Media Releases

Dec 14

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers in Auki have recently arrested a 20-year-old male person for throwing rocks at a teacher’s house at Alotaa community high school in Lilisiana, Malaita province.

Malaita Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Tex Tafoa says, “the suspect was drunk when he went into the school compound and threw rocks at a teacher’s house. He was then taken to Auki police by the victim.”

He was then charged with Malicious Injuries contrary to section 326(1) of the penal code.

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Dec 12

As the national parliament is in the process of determining when the no confidence motion will be debated on the floor, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) wishes to inform the public that today (Friday 13th December) is business as usual.

You may be aware; a no confidence motion against the Prime Minister was lodged to parliament on Thursday 5th December. The motion is expected to be ready for debate today (Friday 13th December).

Whether parliament will debate the motion on today or not, that day should be a normal day.

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Dec 12

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is urging Honiara residents to follow the law that requires dark-tinted windows on public service vehicles be removed.

The RSIPF maintained that this is a law and no one should take the law into their own hands.

Earlier, the Honiara City Council (HCC) passed a by-law banning dark-tinted windows on all public vehicles licensed to carry passengers that includes buses, taxis and trucks.

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Dec 12

Members of the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI) have taken their oath of office as authorised officers to support the RSIPF Police Response Department (PRD) in preparation for their participation in providing security during the upcoming Motion of no confidence and continued on for the festive season operations.

Over 30 plus CSSI officers take their oath to form part of RSIPF operation.

The oath of office was administered by the Commissioner of the RSIPF Mr. Mostyn Mangau for the CSSI officers at Rove Police headquarters on 10 December 2024.

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Dec 12

Police in Auki, Malaita Province, recently conducted an operation and raided homebrew outlets in response to calls made by community leaders to curb crimes.

Malaita Province’s Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa, said the raid was carried out after police received information of illegal brewing of home brew (kwaso) that triggered many unwanted behaviours causing fear and threat to women, elderly people and children in the community.

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Dec 12

New Zealand Police Inspector Warwick McKee has concluded his deployment to the Solomon Islands.

Inspector McKee was the Team Leader for the Solomon Islands Police Support Programme that has been working alongside and supporting the RSIPF.

He was deployed to the Solomons Islands since May 2022 and leaves after two years and eight months.

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Dec 11

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is aware of the application to the Parliament for the Motion of No Confidence hence is reminding Honiara Residents and our good people of Solomon Islands to stay calm and respect the principles of democracy.

As per the normal processes and procedure of Parliament, the Motion of No Confidence submission will come before parliament deliberation after clear seven days from the date it was submitted.

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Dec 11

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Community Policing Team at Kirakira Police Station conducted awareness talks on Crime Prevention Strategy at Waita and Mwaniwaro communities in West and Central Makira, Makira-Ulawa Province, recently.

Under the crime prevention strategy initiative, awareness talks covering topics like Kwaso, domestic violence, marijuana and alcohol abuse were covered in presentations.

Makira’s Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Peter Sitai, said Kirakira police and communities agreed to have these talks.

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Nov 29

The School Cyber Awareness Program that has been delivered to over 10,000 students, teachers and interested groups has imparted vital online safety information to those who receive it.

The program is a result of collaboration between the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), the Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and the RSIPF-AFP Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP).

The NCPD, CERT and RAPPP has a shared goal of enhancing online safety for children.

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Nov 28

Tualgi police have arrested a 50-year-old mother and his 32-year-old son for damaging community water tap supply at Hagalu village in big Ngella, Central Province, on November 19, 2024.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Island Province, Superintendent David Soakai, said it was alleged that the mother helped his own son to do the damage to the community water tap.

PPC Soakai said the 32-year-old son uses a half-iron rod and weeps the tap water. He then pulls out the water tap stand, and he damages the pipe that supplies water from the main tank.

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