The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl following an alleged rape incident on Tikopia Island in the Temotu Province on 4 October 2018.
“We are working very closely with the family of the suspect who allegedly raped the 12-year-old girl at Namo Village on Tikopia,” says Assistant Commissioner, Provincial Joseph Manelugu.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Forensic investigators have scientifically confirmed that the 500 kilograms of drugs seized off the yacht Vieux Malin in Honiara on 28 September 2018 is cocaine.
Police at Gizo in Western Province have rescued a white 21 foot banana boat with seven people onboard while drifting between Kolombangara and Gizo Island on Wednesday 03 October 2018 after their engine broke down.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Cedar Nevol says, “A banana boat powered by a 40 horse engine loaded with cargo and seven passengers left Gizo for Ringi in Kolombangara when its engine developed problems on the way.”
Police officers in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 40-year-old male following a fatal traffic accident which claimed the life of a four-year-old male child at Komabulu Village, in the Reko area of North East Guadalcanal on 1 October 2018.
Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Tetere Police Station, Inspector Hughes Nevol says, “It is alleged that the 4-year-old was walking on the road side between 6 to 7 pm when the vehicle hit him.”
Police in Tulagi, Central Province is investigating the death of a couple at Gole Village, in Central Province after their bodies were found buried in their garden hut by a land slide on 27 September 2018.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander Central Province Inspector John Sara says, “It is alleged that the couple went gardening on the morning of Wednesday 26 September 2018. By afternoon the weather became bad. Heavy rain and strong winds were experienced and they did not return home.”
Several hundred members of the public and school children attended the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Open Day at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara and the provincial stations held 27 – 28 September 2018.
The program at the Rove Police Headquarters saw the various RSIPF departments and units as wells as stakeholders set up information stalls to talk about the activities of the departments as well as how the stakeholders work together with the police to prevent crime from communities in the country.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) must succeed in its work of ensuring a safe and peaceful Solomon Islands and for this to happen the leadership in the Force must work as a team.
“I want to thank you all for your commitment to the RSIPF through your leadership as provincial police commanders (PPCs) and departmental directors,” says Commissioner Matthew Varley when addressing the week-long PPCs and Directors 2018 Annual Conference which opened at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today( 1 October 2018).
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today commemorated the Blue Ribbon Day at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara to honor those officers who has passed on in the past 12 months.
The event is marked annually by Police officers in the country and internationally.
For the past 12 months RSIPF has lost three of its officers. They are late Staff Sergeant Rolland Lapo who served 36 years, late Senior Police Constable Zephaniah Rangi who served for 12 years and late Police Constable Tetoa Mosese who served for 5 years 3 months.
Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have successfully worked with Australian authorities on a joint investigation which has resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine on a yacht in Honiara. Although forensic work is currently ongoing, it is assessed this is a large commercial shipment of cocaine of several hundred kilograms.
The joint investigation involved the RSIPF, the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), NSW Police Force (NSWPF) and Australian Border Force (ABF).
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek East of Honiara on Friday 28 September 2018.
Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12pm on 28 September 2018.”
