Media Releases

Jul 21

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) National Traffic Department have recorded40 traffic incidences in the period 10 to 16 July 2020 in Honiara compared to the previous week when only 29 cases were reported.

This is an increase of 11 cases.

Complainants reported five cases while officers of the National Traffic Department reported 35 cases.

The 40 incidences included:

• Nine cases for presence of alcohol in person’s blood;

• Seven cases for using unlicensed motor vehicle;

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Jul 17

Police at the Naha Police Station in East Honiara are investigating the discovery of the dead body of an infant at the Ranadi Dump site on 15 July 2020.

Provincial Police Commander Honiara City Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “The body of the infant was discovered by someone residing at the dump site while going through the rubbish thrown there by a Honiara City Council garbage truck on the morning of 15 July 2020.”

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Jul 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the Central Province took 33 cases before a recent court circuit conducted in the Province but only 15 matters were able to be dealt with and 14 suspects convicted for imprisonment.

The court circuit was held from 1 to 10 July 2020 with a team consisting of one Principle Magistrate, one defence council, two officers from the Office of the Director Public Prosecution and police prosecution in Central Province

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Jul 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province are investigating an arson incident that occurred at Kubokisa Village, Northeast Choiseul on 1 July 2020.

It is alleged the incident occurred early in the morning of 1 July 2020 when the complainant discovered that his private kindy classroom was completely burned down by unknown persons. The building was made of bush materials.

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Jul 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the patrol Boat Auki assisted other government agencies during the two-day lockdown at Komaliae Village in the Shortland Islands, Western Province from 14 to 16 July 2020.

The patrol boat Auki delivered food to the people of Komaliae Village during the lock down which ended at 6 am this morning (16 July 2020).

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Jul 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Auki Police Station in Malaita Province have arrested and charged the driver of a three-ton truck which was involved in the death of an adult female person in East Malaita on 10 July 2020.

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Jul 17

Continuous bad weather in the Temotu Province is hampering efforts by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and members of the local community in the search for six people who been missing while travelling in an outboard motorised boat (OBM) from Kala Bay on Santa Cruz Island to the Reef Islands on 11 July 2020.

Police at the Lata Police Station only received a report on the matter on 13 July 2020.

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Jul 13

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (RSIPF EOD) team will be conducting a Render Safe Procedure task in the Kongulai Heights area, West Honiara from 8 am to 2 pm tomorrow Tuesday 14 July 2020.

Officer In-charge (OIC) of the EOD team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “This is in response to an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) report submitted to police previously by communities in the area. The UXO is currently not safe to be moved and a Render Safe Procedure (RSP) task is now required.”

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Jul 13

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have conducted cybercrime awareness for youth and children at Rendova, Rano, Vancouver and Ela Beach United Church in the Western Province, students at Tulagi in Central province and RSIPF female soccer team members in Honiara last week.

RSIPF encourages all Solomon Islanders to remain vigilant against the threat of cybercrime, as we need to look out for ourselves, our family and friends so that we can all stay safe whilst online

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Jul 10

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) commends the good citizens of Solomon Islands for a safe and peaceful 42nd Independence Anniversary celebration on Tuesday 7 July 2020.

Deputy Commissioner Ian Vaevaso says, “Despite the cancellation of the official celebrations in Honiara a lot of people, organisations and communities went ahead to mark the historical occasion with their own activities.”

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