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Aug 16

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Director of National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) attended a Community Policing (COMPOL) Course held in Tokyo, Japan, recently.

There were 21 COMPOL directors from around the world who attended the 15-days program where three directors are from the Pacific region (Solomon Islands, PNG and Samoa).

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Aug 15

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of a large bomb at Vatupilei Area, North West of Guadalcanal on Monday 14 August 2023.

Supervising Officer In-charge of EOD, Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere says, “The Vatupilei Demolition Range in North West Guadalcanal will be active from 10am to 1pm (14th August 2023).”

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Aug 14

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) ‘Titus Rore’ recruits graduated on11 August 2023 and received not only their recruitment training certificates but also bibles gifted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) through the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP).

The gift was delivered under the RAPPP Health & Wellbeing Program which aims to support the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of RSIPF members.

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Aug 12

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of a large bomb at Vatupilei Area, North West of Guadalcanal on Monday 14 August 2023.

Supervising Officer In-charge of EOD, Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere says, “The Vatupilei Demolition Range in North West Guadalcanal will be active from 10am to 1pm (14th August 2023).”

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Aug 12

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has welcomed 65 incoming Police officers who have graduated as police constable yesterday (11 August 2023) at Rove Police Headquarters.

The graduates consist of 45 male and 20 females who were selected from all nine provinces. The patron of the recruit course is Pastor Titus Rore of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

The recruit course ran for 18 weeks with intensive training and mentoring from the Police Academy. Five officers were discharged during the training due to disciplinary matters.

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Aug 09

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province have attended a three days training conducted by the officers of the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) together with Police Academy and officers of the Solomon Islands Police Support Program (SIPSP) on change of 5 step mindset for police officers in Taro, Choiseul Province last week.

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Aug 09

Police Brass Band of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have participated in community engagement, providing music and entertainment during the consecration of Transfiguration Church at Sapapera village, North Guadalcanal on 6 August 2023.

Over hundreds of people from surrounding communities have also attended the event and enjoyed the great performance the police band put on in their efforts to build safer communities.

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Aug 09

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has issued a warning to residents of Gizo, the provincial center of Western Province, to be vigilant of dog attack.

Western Province’s Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Supt. Mathias Lenialu, issued the warning following a deadly stray dog attack that led to the death of a person in Gizo.

According to PPC Lenialu, the deceased sustained critical injuries from the dog attack and was admitted at the Gizo Hospital but later passed away on 1 August 2023.

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Aug 08

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Kirakira, Makira-Ulawa Province, are continuing to roll out the RSIPF Crime Prevention Strategy in communities in the Province.

The RSIPF Community Policing Team in Kirakira witnessed a By-law launching programme that was held at Asimanioha Community (Ward 8) in West Makira Constituency on 3 August 2023.

The launching ceremony coincides with the province’s Second Appointed Day commemoration.

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Aug 08

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Western Province, Chief Supt. Mathias Lenialu, reminded the people in the province to always think ‘safety first’ when travelling out at sea during bad weather.

Chief Supt. Lenialu said the recent tragedy in the province involving an OBM that was sunk between Gizo and Kolombangara Island leaving three missing and four rescued is a reminder to everyone to take heed of warning issued by the Solomon Islands Metrological Service.

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