Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Gizo in the Western Province are investigating the discovery of the body of a 17-year-old female who believed to have hanged herself in an incomplete house at the Gizo Top Hill on 20 August 2020.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Mathias Lenialu says, “When police officers arrived at the scene, the body of the deceased was hanging in a vertical position from the ceiling of the building with a lavalava.”
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Central Province have received operational equipment worth $30,000.00 from the Central Provincial Government during a ceremony at Tulagi on 21 August 2020.
The equipment included four supper torchlights, a generator, ten VHF radios, a base radio and four loud hailers.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) would like to clarify to the general public that Malaita Province did NOT have three provincial police commanders (PPCs) so far this year as stated by the media this week.
Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Mostyn Mangau paid his first visit to the Western and Choiseul provinces this week to show the seriousness that he as the new Commissioner considers the role that RSIPF plays in keeping the western border with Papua New Guinea safe from any entry of the COVID-19 from Bougainville.
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The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has released confiscated COVID-19 medical equipment supplied by the Republic of China on Taiwan to the Malaita Provincial Government equipment following advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP).
The RSIPF and the Customs Department seized the equipment last month following a formal complaint from the Office of the Attorney General about the suspicious nature of the consignment.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira in Makira Ulawa Province have arrested and charged a male suspect in his 30s for an alleged incident of grievous harm following an incident at Tawatana Village, West Makira on 15 August 2020.
It is alleged that the suspect struck another male person with a bush knife on his right wrist. The alleged incident followed a previous incident during which the victim allegedly killed the suspect’s dog.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) is monitoring a group of youth in Honiara who are believed to be involved in what has been termed as the ‘Bloods and Crips Young Stars’ in Honiara over the past couple of weeks.
RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says, “Police is warning the youth involved in this group in Honiara or anywhere in the country not to be involved in any activity that will disturb the peace and cause threat to the security of our nation.”
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo thanks the good people of Honiara for their support during his term as PPC since 2018.
PPC Riolo says, “Things happen when we work together. Without the support of members of the public, we would not have achieved what we have with policing in the capital city. The support you have given on numerous occasions have made policing in our communities much easier. Without your support, policing will be a challenging job for me and my officers.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on the Ohwa and Manaoru tribes in East Kwaio in Malaita Province to resolve the land dispute between themselves in a peaceful manner.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent William Foufaka says, “The issue of the land dispute has been outstanding for some time and if the tribes cannot resolve the dispute then who else will do it. We need to take leadership of the issue and resolve it amicably.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Honiara City Central Police Station mounted a successful raid at the Karaina settlement in West Honiara confiscating 2,000 litres of kwaso valued about $10,000.00 on 13 August 2020.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Chief Suptintendent Stanley Riolo says, “The raid is part of an ongoing crime prevention strategy to curb the increasing trend of antisocial activities from the consumption of the illegal substance in the capital.”
