Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Department are investigating a traffic accident, which involved a Police vehicle and a Toyota caldina car along Kukum Highway, in Honiara on 12 February 2022.
Supervising Director of the National Traffic Department Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “The Police vehicle was driven by a Police officer who was travelling easterly direction whilst the white Toyota Caldina car westerly direction.”
Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr. Ian Vaevaso has expressed sincere gratitude to the timely and generous support from China Police for providing COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) kits.
The Chinese Police Liaison Team has handed over the 20,000 COVID-19 RAT to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at a handover ceremony at Honiara International airport on 18 February 2022.
On Friday 18 February 2022, all ten (10) Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) officers successfully graduated from the Rifle User Training Program conducted in Australia by full-time Australian Federal Police Operational Safety Trainers.
All members demonstrated the necessary safety, weapon discipline, tactical and shooting skills to graduate from the program.
Commencing this week six Police Response Team (PRT) and two (2) Operational Safety Trainers will participate in a two week Rifle Instructor Training Program
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Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi have arrested three suspects for breaching orders on restriction of movement of small boats from Honiara to Gumba in small Ngella in Central Province on 16 February 2022.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent David Soakai says, “Police have intercepted a 40 horsepower outboard motor engine with three people on board at Gumba Village in small Ngella.”
National Response Department (NRD) officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have successfully completed the second week of Daniels Defence Rifle User Training Program.
The training included:
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) would like to clarify an article published online on 15 February 2022 with a title ‘tension at Papua New Guinea (PNG) Solomon’s border’ is misleading and tarnish the good reputation of RSIPF officers at the border between PNG and Solomon Islands (SI) in Shortland Islands.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) warned members of the public who are selling betel nuts in the Emergency Zone to stop selling it or police would arrest you.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) National Capital and Crime Prevention Mr Simpson Pogeava says, “Selling of betel nuts is prohibited during this time as per the orders. Honiara City Council (HCC) Law Enforcement and police will put up notices on market stalls in the Emergency Zone.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) will mount checkpoints in certain locations in Honiara to check public buses and taxis to ensure they are following health protocols when providing services to the public.
Commissioner of RSIPF Mr Mostyn Mangau says, “Police officers will check to ensure requirements orders are complied with, such as wearing facemasks in the public transport, not more than four people are in a taxi and two people per row in public buses.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested four male adult suspects in relation to a looting incident that happened in the early hours on 12 February 2022 in Chinatown.
Police Commissioner Mr. Mostyn Mangau says, “The incident happened early in the morning when a group of more 20 to 30 people came in and threatened the owner of the Chinese shop, enter and ransack the store.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Department are investigating a traffic accident, which involved a black Caldina car along the Mendana Avenue road, in front of the XJ6 shop in Honiara on 10th February 2022.
Supervising Director of the National Traffic Department Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “The car was travelling in a westerly direction when it hit the rail between the central market and XJ6 shop area.”
