A 22-year-old male has been sentenced by the Central Magistrates Court in Honiara on 8 August 2018 to pay a fine of $500.00 after he was found guilty of stealing from a market vendor at the National Art Gallery in Honiara on 7 August 2018.
“The victim was selling his necklaces when the defendant went over to his table and pretended to look at the necklaces. He then took four of the necklaces and escaped quickly,” says Provincial Police Commander Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
The nine people missing at sea while travelling from the Russell Islands in the Central Province to Honiara on 2 August 2018 have been found safe and well.
The boat, which had drifted for five days, went ashore at Gizunalapu Island, near Babahaero Village, in the Isabel Province at about 3 am in the morning of 7 August 2018. It is not clear at this stage what happened to them that led them to drift as far as Isabel
Two adults, 31 and 36 years old have been sentenced by the Central Honiara Magistrates Court for the offence of consuming liquor in a public place contrary to Section 65 of the Liquor Act on 6 August 2018.
“On Saturday 4 August an officer of the Honiara City Council was on foot beat patrol around the market area, when he was informed by a by stander that a male was consuming alcohol in front of the next shop,” says Provincial Police Commander Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
Police at the Tetere have arrested and charged three men for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in the GPPOL-3 area of North East Guadalcanal on 30 July 2018.
It is alleged the incident occurred at about 5 am on 29 July 2018, at the GPPOL-3 Labour line.
The three accused are believed to be between18 to 22 years old.
The accused have been remanded in custody by the Honiara Magistrates on 2 August 2018 at the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands Centre at Rove.
Investigation into the matter is continuing.
Police at Tetere in Guadalcanal Province have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male for alleged attempted rape on 30 July 2018 in the GPPOL 1 area on North Guadalcanal.
“It is alleged that the 13-year old victim was walking home from school around 2pm on the day when the accused approached, grabbed her and attempted to rape her,” says Acting Provincial Police Commander Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga.
He adds: “The victim fought the accused and allegedly stabbed him with her pen on his cheek and then escaped.”
Police in Western Province on 4 August 2018 conducted a raid at Sambora Village, on Vella la Vella Island and arrested and charged five people for alleged brewing of kwaso and threatening.
The accused are believed to be 18 to 32 years of age.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Cedar Nevol says, “My officers responded to community concerns about the illegal brewing of home-made alcohol locally known as kwaso and causing disturbances since last week at Sambora Village.”
Police at Gizo in Western Province have arrested and charged ten people on 3 August 2018 for the alleged brewing of kwaso at Lambulambu Village on Vella la Vella Island.
The suspects are believed to be from 16 to 39 years old.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Cedar Nevol says, “The ten people were escorted to Gizo Police Station by a member of the Crime Prevention Committee (CPC) of Lambulambu village, where they were formally arrested by police.”
The Police Response Team (PRT) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is conducting a-two-week Public Order Management (POM) training for the Emergency Response Group (ERG) of the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI) starting today 6 August 2018 at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.
Police in Central Province have arrested and charged five youth for causing nuisance and using abusive words to Police on 5 August 2018 at the Trimax area in Tulagi town.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “It was alleged that the boys were playing loud music in the Trimax area of Tulagi town at late hours. Police verbally warned them about 2 am this morning 6 August 2018 but they continued to ignore the warnings.”
The Close Personal Protection (CPP) Unit of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Response Department has a new office space opened at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara today (3 August 2018).
The new CPP Unit office, which also accommodates the Officer in-Charge of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD), used to be the office of the RSIPF’s Human Resources Department but has been renovated and equipped under the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP).
