An Adult man has been ordered to pay a total fine of $3,050 for multiple traffic charges at the Honiara Magistrate Courts on 22 May 2019.
The defendant was charged with three counts under the Road Transport Act, including presence of alcohol in person’s blood, driving unlicensed motor vehicle and driving uninsured motor vehicle.
Assistant Commissioner Crime and Intelligence, AC Ian Vaevaso warns, “Traffic offences carry hefty fines if found guilty.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Gizo in the Western Province played a friendly soccer match with a team from Saeraghi community on 21 May 2019 as part of the community engagement program.
Saeraghi scored two goals to one against Gizo police.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The program involved youth and members of the community.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will conduct bomb blasting at one of the Russell Islands in the Central Province on Saturday 25 May 2019.
Officer In-charge (OIC) of the RSIPF Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “Six operators from the EOD will travel tomorrow (24 May 2019) to the Russell Islands to destroy five World War II bombs which have been discovered by locals at a reef off Elephant Island.”
A 20-year-old man has been remanded at the Lata Correctional Service Solomon Islands Centre in Temotu Province on a charge of alleged rape and will appear in the Lata Magistrates Court on 29 May 2019.
Investigators of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) arrested an adult male person in Honiara on 17 May 2019 on an allegation of unlawful assembly.
RSIPF Assistant Commissioner of Crime Intelligence, Ian Vaevaso says, “My investigators from the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) last Friday 17 May arrested an adult male person for unlawful assembly pursuant to section 74 of the Penal Code.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) continues to deploy some of its officers from Honiara to the Shortlands as part of the border security to assist officers in the Western Province.
RSIPF Supervising Assistant Commissioner (AC) National Operations, Alfred Uiga says, “I have directed some Police Respond Team (PRT) officers to be deployed to the Shortlands in Western Province yesterday and today to assist officers in that Province as part of the security at the common border with Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the suspicious death of a 50-year-male whose body was found on 17 May 2019 along the bush road leading up to Haukona Village, in West Are'are in Malaita Province.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) Crime and Intelligence Mr Ian Vaevaso says, “On late Friday 17 May 2019, my Office was briefed about the incident. A team of investigators was send to the area during the weekend to carryout investigation."
The Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Choiseul Province Superintendent Vincent Eria welcomes the court decision by the Taro Magistrates Court which convicted two men, 42 and 44 years old, for illegal border crossing on 13 May 2019.
PPC Eria says, “I welcome the Taro Magistrates Court ruling on 13 May 2019 that two adult men from Solomon Islands were convicted on illegal border crossing from Solomon Islands (SI) territory into Papua New Guinea (PNG) territory early last month.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will mount an operation to provide security at the National Parliament for the first meeting of the 11th Parliament in Honiara tomorrow (15 May 2019).
RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) for National Operations, Mostyn Mangau says,
“We expect the operation to go ahead smoothly as I do not see any trouble happening like what happened on 24 April after the election of the Prime Minister. But should anything happen, the RSIPF is ready to deal with it.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) wishes to advice the general public especially in Honiara that its “business as usual” this week as the first meeting of the 11th Parliament convenes tomorrow (15 May 2019) and the High Court continues with the hearing of the case between Hon. Matthew Wale and Hon. Manasseh Sogavare on 17 May 2019.
