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Aug 13
RSIPF discusses more cooperation with US

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has discussed further areas of cooperation with the United States Government during meetings held in Honiara last week.

RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley and his Executive as well as the Supervising Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services of Solomon Islands, Christopher Laore and Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police, Mactus Forau met with a high level delegation of the US Government at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on 8 August 2019.

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Aug 12
RSIPF arrests 47-year-old man in Western for death at logging camp

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a 47-year-old man last week in relation to the death of a 19-year-old girl in a logging Camp at Jericho, North New Georgia, Western Province.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu explains: “The death of the 19-year-old happened last month on 11 July 2019, which the body of the deceased was discovered inside her room on the morning of that day.”

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Aug 12
RSIPF cracks down on illegal sale of alcohol and drugs in GP

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) serving the Guadalcanal Province (GP) have arrested and charged four suspects during a one-week operation targeting the use of illegal alcohol and drugs in Central, East and North East Guadalcanal on 25 July to 3 August 2019.

The suspects were arrested and charged for the offence of restriction of making liquor contrary to section 50 (2) of the Liquor Act and will appear before the Honiara Magistrates’ Court on 26th August 2019.

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Aug 12
RSIPF investigates traffic accident in Temotu Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Temotu Province are investigating a vehicle accident at Nea Village on 31 July 2019 when a three-ton truck over turned after it experienced a mechanical problem.

It is alleged the vehicle with 20 passengers on board experienced a problem with its engine as it was driving up a small hill. The vehicle then rolled back and turned over. Six of the passengers were injured and taken to hospital for treatment

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Aug 12
RSIPF receives first aid equipment

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) working at the Operation Safety Training (OST) Unit have received an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machine donated by the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on 2 August 2019.

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Aug 09
RSIPF continues investigation into burning of two buildings in RenBel

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is continuing its investigation into the burning of two buildings at Tigoa, in West Rennell on the night of 25 July 2019

Commissioner of Police, Matthew Varley told local journalists who attended his weekly conference today: “A team of police investigators, officers of the Forensic department, and the Fire and Rescue Service in Honiara, who were deployed to Tigoa to assist my officers there with the investigation of the arson incident have returned to Honiara.”

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Aug 09
RSIPF arrests a man in his 20s for restriction in making liquor in Temotu Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Temotu Province last weekend arrested a male person in his 20s for allegedly producing homebrew at Malo Village on Santa Cruz Islands in the Temotu Province.

The arrest was conducted following a tip off from an informant that led the RSIPF officers at Lata to apprehend the youth for allegedly distilling the homebrew at one residence at Malo Village.”

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Aug 09
RSIPF appreciates good work of police advisor

The work of a long time police advisor with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) has been acknowledged during the weekly Commissioner’s parade at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today (8 August 2019).

RSSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley presented a certificate of appreciation to Advisor Darren Folau of the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) whose mission ends this week.

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Aug 09
Man remanded in custody following death of his brother in Malaita

A man in his 20’s has been remanded in custody today ( 8 August 2019) on a charge of murder after officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province arrested him this week.

During his weekly media conference today, Commissioner of Police Matthew Varley says, “The man, who is being remanded in the Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) Centre at Auki, is alleged to have caused the death of his younger brother during a fight at Ambu Village near Auki on 2 August 2019.”

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Feb 06
Police investigate suspicious death of male person in Honiara

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara is investigating the suspicious death of a 26-year-old male person who died after he sustained body injuries.

Assistant Commissioner (AC) Crime and Intelligence Ian Vaevaso says, “It is alleged that at about 9am on Sunday 2 June 2019 the deceased was dropped off at his Burns Creek residence east of Honiara by a taxi. Three other male persons with the taxi driver were also inside the taxi. One of the male persons inside the taxi assisted the deceased out from the taxi.”

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