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Oct 17
RSIPF kills six crocodiles in Western Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Police Response Team (PRT) have responded to a crocodile incident in Roviana Lagoon in Western Province and killed six crocodiles in an operation conducted from 8 - 11 October 2019.

The operation was conducted after a man was killed by a crocodile while diving for trochus near Belo Belo Island on 2 September 2019.

A request was sent to police to attend to the report and on 9 October 2019, a team of officers travelled from Honiara to the Western Province.

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Oct 16
RSIPF arrests male person for allegation of raping a young girl in Honiara

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force have arrested an adult male person for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl at the National Museum area in Central Honiara on 15 October 2019.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Stanly Riolo says, “My officers formally arrested the suspect yesterday (15 October 2019) and placed him in police custody as the investigation continues.”

“It is a sad incident that happened during the International Rural Women’s Day commemoration held at the National Museum in Honiara.”

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Oct 15
Police arrest six suspects for burning incident in Central Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Tulagi, Central Province have arrested six suspects in relation to a burning incident at Bola Village in Big Ngela on 12 October 2019.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “Police received information that a group of boys from Bola Village were drunk and allegedly burnt down part of a dwelling house. The incident occurred at around 6.30am on Saturday 12 October.”

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Oct 10
New police post open in Isabel Province

More than 7,000 people in the Gao and Bugotu District of Isabel Province will benefit from a new police post which has been opened at Tatamba today (10 October 2019).

The official opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke, the Member of Parliament for Gao and Bugotu Constituency Hon. Samuel Manetoali; Isabel Provincial Premier Hon. Leslie Kikolo, the Supervising Commissioner of Police Juanita Matanga, provincial workers, Tatamba leaders and members of the community.

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Oct 09
27 -year-old male arrested on allegations of sexual assault

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Sexual Assault Unit have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male on 7 October 2019 for an allegation of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in West Honiara.

It is alleged that on 14 July 2019, the victim was fast asleep in her bedroom at her home in the Mbokona area of West Honiara when the defendant entered into the house and sexually assaulted her.

The 9-year-old victim told her parents about what happened and the matter was reported to police on 22 July 2019.

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Oct 09
RSIPF arrests man for possession of marijuana in Western Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo, Western Province have arrested a male person on 8 October 2019 at the Gizo market after receiving information from a member of the community that he had dried marijuana (Indian hemp) in his possession.

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Oct 09
RSIPF uproots more than 1500 marijuana plants in Guadalcanal Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have uprooted more than 1500s marijuana plants near Kolona Village in North East Guadalcanal during an operation carried today (8 October 2019).

Team Leader of the Central Response Unit (CRU), Sergeant Loginor Waiparo says, “This was a joint operation between CRU and police at Tetere in North Guadalcanal.”

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Oct 09
Police confiscate 1000 litres of kwaso in Western Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have confiscated 1,000 litres of kwaso in the Waste Water area of Noro in Western Province during a raid this morning (7 October 2019)

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “Police at Noro conducted an early morning raid today and confiscated more than 1000 litres of kwaso in the Waste Water area.”

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Oct 07
Vehicle drivers and OBM skippers urged not to drink and drive

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Gizo, Western Province have conducted a traffic and sea safety awareness talk at Gizo Market on 4 September 2019.

The awareness talk was held for the public to be aware of their safety and how Police and public can work together in carrying out Law and order by reporting those breaching our laws.

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Oct 07
Police arrest two suspects for selling kwaso in Central Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested two suspects for selling homebrew (kwaso) at Tulagi in Central Province on 6 October 2019.

A 13-year-old girl and a 30-year-old male person were arrested at a private resident in Tulagi following information received from the community in the early hours of Sunday 6 October.

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