Police in the Central Province have completed high visibility patrols in 11 villages and schools on Savo Island throughout the past week.
The villages and schools included Reko, Kuila, Pagopago, Kalaka School, Paposi School Paibeta School, Bokilo School, Panueli, Bonala, Monago and Kaugele Village.
Police in Tulagi Central Province (CP) successfully mediated a suspected sorcery case at Belaga Village, North East Small Gela on 12 August 2018.
Operation Manager at the Tulagi Police Station Inspector John Sara says, “It is alleged that the family of a 51-year-old man from Belaga Village claimed that the man died of black magic. The matter between the parties was tense hence it needed to be promptly addressed to avoid any escalation.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Isabel Province have been kept busy during the past month of July 2018 with policing duties in that province.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Isabel Province, Superintendent Leonard Tahnimana says, “My officers have been very busy during the month of July with various activities in the province as part of the Crime Prevention Strategy roll out.”
The activities in which officers of RSIPF in Isabel attended include:
Police in Tulagi Central Province have arrested six male youth on the night of 12 August 2018 for the alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman.
It is alleged that between 1.00am and 4.00 am on 26 July 2018 the victim from Tambariki Village and her cousin sister went to buy rolls of tobacco when the incident occurred at Salavo Village, Sand-fly area.
Police at Taro in Choiseul Province have arrested 15 people in relation to the Voruvoru wounding incident in Choiseul Province on 28 July 2018.
Operation Manager Choiseul Province, Senior Sergeant(S/Sgt) Rolland Lapo says, “A total of 15 suspects were arrested in relation to their alleged involvement in the Voruvoru Village incident on 28 July 2018.”
S/Sgt Lapo says, “This incident occurred after a fight broke out between a local person at the Village and an Asian employed at a nearby Paopao logging camp.”
Police in the Central Province have completed high visibility patrols in 34 villages throughout the Province during the past week.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “Villages visited during the high visibility patrol are on Gela and Russell Islands.”
PPC Leta says, “Police in Tulagi and Yandina are heavily engaged in visiting communities as part of the ongoing Crime Prevention Strategy. They conduct community engagements with village chiefs and awareness on drug and kwaso (home brew) related activities.”
Police at Auki in Malaita Province today (9 August) conducted high visibility police presence in Auki town as a lead up to the Malaita Province Second Appointed Day 35th anniversary next week.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Inspector Fredrick Pado says, “This high visibility operation is to reduce illegal alcohol consumption and other criminal activities in Auki.”
Inspector Pado says, “Several kwaso (home brew) products been confiscated from some of the Auki betel nuts stalls and currently investigation underway in to those matters.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province have conducted a week of community policing in West Kwaio, from 30 July to 4 August 2018.
The community outreach started from Kwarekwa to Rate Village.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today show-cased the capability and challenges faced by its provincial police stations when it took the visiting Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Andrew Colvin on a visit to the Tulagi Police Station in Central Province.
More than 30 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Malaita Province will be deployed to provide security during the second Yam Festival which be held near the Afio Sub-station on Small Malaita from 11 – 17 August 2018.
