Media Releases

Oct 03

Taskforce Janus have arrested a 47-year-old male suspect for the allegation of multiple false pretenses and uttering false document charges on 26 September 2024.

The charges relate to alleged conduct that occurred in 2021, 2022 and 2023 which at that time the suspect was a sales manager with Raretech Enterprises, a Honiara based business which supplies ICT equipment and services.

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Oct 02

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a male teacher in his 40s for having sexual intercourse with his 6-year-old step daughter recently in Makira/Ulawa province.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira/Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai said, “The shocking incident occurred last month at their family home.”

PPC Sitai said, “The mother went home and found her husband committing the act. The mother took the victim child to Kirakira hospital for medical assistance and had her husband arrested.”

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Oct 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira police station have arrested a male suspect in his 30s for a serious injury incident at Rohua village in West Makira recently.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira/Ulawa province, Superintendent Peter Sitai said, “It was alleged that the suspect and the victim were having a few beers when an argument broke out between them.”

PPC Sitai said, “The argument triggered the suspect to chase the victim and cut him with a bush knife which landed on his chest.”

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Oct 01

Fifteen officers of the Correctional Services of Solomon Island (CSSI) are the latest recipients of a 3 days’ workshop on Train the Trainers (TT) last week.

The TT workshop was delivered by New Zealand (NZ) Police under Solomon Island Police Support Program (SIPSP) at Rove Correctional Facility in Honiara.

The workshop focussed on Crime Prevention and Mindset training which has been amended and is fit for purpose for CSSI officers.

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Oct 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Gizo police station have arrested a 38-year-old male teacher for the allegation of rape on 27 September 2024.

Gizo police have arrested the suspect after he raped a 17-year-old girl on three different occasion at the suspect’s house in Kolobangara island on the month of January 2024.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, “The suspect threatened the victim not to tell anyone about what he did to her until the victim got pregnant.”

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Oct 01

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Harapa police station have arrested and charged a 33-year-old male person for attacking his 15-year-old nephew with a bush knife in Shortland islands last week.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki says, “It is alleged that on the day of the incident, the suspect invited his nephew to his house.”

PPC Miriki says, “The victim walked into the house with no sense of being in danger. As he entered the house, he saw his uncle armed with a bush knife.”

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Sep 30

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki police station raided beer outlets and kwaso (homebrew) during a snap operation on 26 September 2024.

During the snap operation police have checked five illegal beer outlets in West Kwara’ae and confiscated a good number of carton beers. The police raid includes seven Kwaso producers with their sales person.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said, “A total of 60 bottle kwaso and 20 cartons of beer has been confiscated during the snap operation.”

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Sep 30

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Malu’u police station have arrested and charged a male suspect in his 20s for the allegation of rape on 25 September 2024.

The suspect was arrested after he raped a 16-year-old girl at Kwailabesi area in North Malaita on 12 September 2024.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said, “The suspect was brought to Auki police station and dealt with.”

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Sep 30

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki police station have arrested a 21-year-old male suspect for a grievous harm incident at Kilufii area on 27 September 2024.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said, “The suspect was arrested after several police attempts but he escaped.”

PPC Tafoa said, “It was alleged that the suspect assaulted the 16-year-old girl on 5 September 2024 at Kilufii area.”

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Sep 30

New Zealand Police under the Solomon Islands Police Support Program (SIPSP) alongside Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Provincial Training Officer (PTO) returned to Makira Province to deliver Crime Prevention Strategy (CPS), Mindset and Family Violence training.

The training allowed the officers to enhance skills learnt from previous training and to apply practical crime prevention strategies to issues they face within their communities.

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