Media Releases

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 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.”

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.”

Police in Central Province are mounting an operation in the provincial capital Tulagi to clean up anti-social behavior in the town.

“The operation, which will be from 1 – 4 August 2018, is focused on black markets, people causing nuisance during night times, marijuana, illegal brewing of alcohol and drunk and disorderly,” says Inspector Hugo Maelasi, Operation Forward Commander.