Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province are investigating an allegation which appeared in the media accusing officers of the misuse of a police vehicle in the provincial capital.
Operation Manager, RSIPF Malaita Province, Inspector Charles Edward Koto says, “We were made aware of the allegation when the Solomon Star newspaper carried the story on 2 September 2019.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara City have arrested 15 people in connection with the Father’s Day celebrations during the weekend.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Chief Superintendent Stanley Riolo says, “The Police operation in Honiara during the weekend arrested 15 people but 11 of them were warned and released.”
“Four suspects were formally arrested and charged for consuming liquor in a public place. The suspects will appear in the Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court on 16 September 2019.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested and charged thirteen people in relation to alleged incidents relating to Father’s Day celebrations in Western Province over the weekend.
The incidents happened in Gizo and Munda.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “Seven suspects were arrested and charged for Consuming Liquor in a Public Place while the other two were charged for going armed in a public place and common assault.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Guadalcanal Province continued with their visits to night clubs and pubs on 30 and 31 August 2019 at premises in the province.
During the visits, Officers checked that the night clubs and pubs displayed their licenses and that those people under 21 years old were not inside in the premises according to the Liquor Act.
They also continued with deterrence patrols at some hot spot areas within the province.
Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Western and Choiseul provinces and the Police Response Team (PRT) joined staff from National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and other Government Agencies (OGA) agencies in Taro for the commencement of the 2019 Coastwatchers Exercise on 28 August 2019.
The ‘Exercise Coastwatchers’ is a bilateral Exercise between the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), and OGAs in Solomon Islands.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Kirakira are investigating an alleged infanticide incident that occurred at a School in East Makira in the Makira-Ulawa Province on 20 August 2019.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira Ulawa Province, Inspector Jerry Muaki says, “A report received from a School in West Wainoni, East Makira alleged that a 17-year-old female student killed her baby shortly after giving birth to the baby boy before disposing the body at sea.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki are investigating a burning incident at Waisisi Village in West Are’Are, Malaita Province on 26 August 2019.
Operation Manager at the Auki Police Station, Inspector Charles Edwin Koto says, “The report reveals that it was a dwelling house that was burnt down in retaliation to claims of sorcery.”
Inspector Koto says, “People at Waisisi Village saw the house burning so they ran and put off the fire. The fire partly destroyed the semi-permanent house.”
Inspector Kerry Sireheti is a 37-year-old male officer in the Royal Solomon Islands who hails from Munda in the Western Province and Langalanga in the Malaita Province. He’s the third child in a family of four.
Recently he was awarded an international award by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 40 under 40 Award winners for 2019. He is part of what has been described as “an incredibly talented, accomplished and dedicated group of individuals who demonstrate leadership and exemplify a deep commitment to the profession”.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Tulagi, Central Province have arrested and charged a 32- year- old man from Haleta village in West Big Gela on allegations of domestic violence on 27 August 2019.
It will be alleged in Court that in the early hours of 25 August 2019, the accused was drunk, came home to his wife and accused her violently of past issues.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Tulagi, Central Province have arrested a 41-year-old male person for allegedly assaulting his wife at their home village in Haroro, Sunfly on 19 August 2019.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “Information obtained by the police so far alleged that the suspect was not happy with how his wife shared the meal for dinner so he then grabbed the pot of food and threw it away from the house. He then got hold of a big bush knife and started cutting their belongings.”
