Media Releases

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;

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

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).

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.