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Mar 06
Police arrest and charged suspect of arson in East Areare

Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki Police Station in Malaita Province have arrested and charged a man in his 50s for allegedly burning two excavators in East Areare on 26 February 2025.

Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said the suspect, who has a history of criminal activity, reportedly had a dispute with a renowned logging company over financial matters.

The dispute is believed to have led to the destruction of the machines, valued at SBD$2 million.

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Mar 06
Police arrest and charge a man for having multiple Sex in Choiseul Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province have arrested and charged a male suspect for allegedly having multiple sexual intercourse with his niece at a village in Northwest Choiseul.

Choiseul Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Berry Pogesopa, said these incidents occurred on different dates and locations between January 2023 to January 2025.

According to PPC Pogesopa, initial report shows the first incident took place when the victim was 14-years-old.

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Mar 06
Police arrest 25-year-old male for rape in Auki

Police in Auki, Malaita Province, have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman at a village in Auki on 25 February 2025.

Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa, said the victim, who is believe to drunk, was raped in her room while she was asleep.

According to Chief Superintendent Tafoa, the suspect creeped into the victim’s room, undressed and raped her without the victim’s consent.

He said the victim’s girlfriend witnessed the scene.

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Mar 06
Police arrest 23-year-old male under warrant for domestic violence

Police officers at Auki Police Station in Malaita Province have arrested a 23-year-old male who was under warrant for domestic violence in Honiara last year.

The Office of Public Prosecution informed Auki police that a warrant has been issued for the 23-year-old for domestic violence.

The suspect failed to attend court after he was charged with domestic violence and went home. He was then issued with a warrant for evading and failing to attend Magistrate Court.

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Mar 06
RAPPP supports delivery of Mental Health training to RSIPF Frontline

Doctors at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) delivered a series of mental health workshops to Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in February 2025.

Officers from the Honiara City Police (HCP) Frontline and Watch House attended the five mental health workshops. They include officers from the Central Watch House, Naha, White River and Central Police Station.

The workshops aim to upskill RSIPF officers’ strategies in identifying mental health issues and to effectively and safely engage with people facing mental health challenges in the community.

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Mar 05
Nutrition program for RSIPF

The RSIPF & AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) is rolling out a Nutritional Advice & Incentivisation Program for RSIPF officers.

This is a new initiative that was put together by the RAPPP’s Health, Wellbeing and Community Engagement Team (HWCE) and the RSIPF Gym to promote healthy eating among RSIPF officers.

Hency Charles, a member of the HWCE team and senior fitness trainer at the RSIPF Gym, said RSIPF officers need to eat healthy food to keep them strong to carry out their police duties.

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Feb 28
Police remands father for raping his 19-year-old daughter

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Tulagi, Central Islands Province, have remanded a father who allegedly raped his 19-year-old daughter at Big Ngella recently.

Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent David Soakai, said it is alleged that prior to the rape incident, the suspect had attempted three times but failed.

Superintendent Soakai said on three occasions the father sexually relieved himself whilst forcing his daughter to watch.

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Feb 28
Police investigates death in Malaita Province

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers at Auki and Malu’u Police Station in Malaita Province are investigating the cause of death to a male who was found floating along the coast of his home village of Nuideli on 17th February 2025.

The 25-year-old deceased went fishing in his dugout canoe around 4pm on 17 February 2025.

Before his body was discovered around 7pm that same day, his canoe was first seen floating. His relatives noticed there was no one in the canoe so they conducted a search and the body was eventually found.

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Feb 28
Police in Malaita arrest 19-yr-old kwaso seller

Royal Solomon Islands police Force (RSIPF) officers in Auki, Malaita Province, have arrested and charged a 19-year-old male person who allegedly sell homemade spirit (Kwaso) at his village.

Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Michael Ramosaea confirmed police in Auki responded to a report of the suspect and his movements.

The suspect was about to board a public bus, with the illegal products, when police arrived and apprehend him.

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Feb 27
RSIPF and community leaders discuss ways to improve frontline policing

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and community leaders representing Honiara communities convened a workshop to look at ways to strengthen and improve frontline policing.

The two-day ‘RSIPF Frontline Review Workshop’ was opened at the National Traffic Centre (Kukum) on 20th February 2025.

Over 20 RSIPF and RSIPF & Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) officers and around 15 community leaders attended the workshop.

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