Police have so far arrested four people as investigations continue into the burning down of eleven dwelling houses at Taravo Village, in the Titige area of West Honiara, Guadalcanal Province yesterday(18 November 2018).
It is alleged the houses were burnt down after an argument occurred on 17 November 2018 during which abusive words were used against villagers of Taravo after which one of the villagers attacked the man who allegedly used abusive words and wounded him.
A middle aged male from Indonesia has died during a fatal road accident on a logging road at Lughighi in the western end of Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona Province on 15 November 2018.
Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial Joseph Manelugu says, “The deceased is an employee of the Samlinson Logging Company currently operating on Rennell Island.”
Thirty-six participants, including five female, from the Tasimboko area in North East Guadalcanal have benefited from a Crime Prevention Workshop organised by the Royal Solomon Island Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Christian Outreach Centre on 15 November 2018.
Provincial Police Commander(PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintendent Evelyn Thugea says, “This is the second training conducted in Guadalcanal Province after police established Community Crime Prevention Committees (CPC) in the province last year.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) conducted an Operation last weekend as part of its ongoing work to provide a safe environment for vehicles, pedestrians and stall holders at Fishing Village Market on the Kukum Highway in Honiara
The boat with six people onboard which went missing while travelling between Lituni Village in South Choiseul to Vella La Vella in Western Province on 13 November 2018 has been found.
All six passengers, four male and two female are safe and well.
The 18 feet ray boat driven by a 40 horsepower Suzuki engine, left Lituni Village in South Choiseul on the morning of 13 November with another boat heading to Vella La Vella. The other boat landed safely at Varapata Village on Vella La Vella at about 11 am on the same day but the other one failed to make it.”
The male headmaster of a primary school in South Small Gela in Central Province has been arrested and charged for the alleged indecent assault and rape of his 15-year old step daughter.
The young girl is a Grade Six student at the same school where the suspect is the headmaster.
“The suspect allegedly indecently assaulted and raped the girl on an unknown date between 1 July 2018 and 22 October 2018 at Siarana Village on South Small Gela,” explains Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Hugo Maelasi
The Premier of Malaita Province, Hon. Peter Chanel Ramohia has assured the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) that his provincial government will work closely with the Force on the roll out of the Kwaso Action Plan in the Province.
Premier Ramohia gave the assurance during a brief meeting with the RSIPF’s Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial, Joseph Manelugu in Auki on 14 November 2018. During the meeting AC Manelugu briefed the Premier on the Kwaso Action Plan and the RSIPF preparations for the National General Election next year.
Police in the Choiseul and Western provinces are searching for an 18 feet ray boat with six people onboard missing while travelling between Lituni Village in South Choiseul to Vella La Vella in Western Province on 13 November 2018.
The boat, painted while outside and grey inside, is powered by a 40 horsepower Suzuki engine.
Police at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa Province is conducting an investigation into a fatal accident which occurred at the Tobani log pond in West Makira on12 November 2018, during which a man in his 30s died.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira Ulawa, Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “The deceased, who was a loader machine operator, was allegedly loading round logs when the machine accidently fell off the wharf. It is alleged that the deceased died instantly after breaking his head and neck.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Guadalcanal Province and at the Rove Police Headquarters are investigating the suspicious death of an elderly man at the Chimiu River mouth, in the Longu area of East Guadalcanal on 8 November 2018.
