Police in the Central Province have completed high visibility patrols to 17 villages in the Province during this past week.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “The villages patrolled during the week are Haleta, Aviavi, Bokolonga, Siarana, Koilovala, Ghumba, Vuturua, Ghole, Tavulea, Salesapa, Una, Somata, Nukufero, Karumuloun, Marulaon and Niumugava.”
Three male persons have been sentenced to four months in prison after they were found guilty by the Honiara Central Magistrates court on 23 July 2018 for causing disturbances at Lengakiki in West Honiara on 22 July 2018.
The trio was playing very loud music from the booth of their car causing disturbances to the nearby residents that night.
“The defendants were warned twice by a member of the community to turn their music down, but did not comply,” says Provincial Police Commander Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
Police at Gizo in the Western Province have conducted community awareness talks to about 250 people at the Sambora and Varesi villages, on Vella La Vella from 24 to 25 July 2018.
During the two days of talks, the Community Policing Team from Gizo Police Station presented topics including:
• What is law, three sources of law which is divine law, customary law and constitution law;
• Marijuana and its side effects and its offence; and
• Kwaso-homebrew, its effects and its offence
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after being found guilty in the Honiara Central Magistrates Court on 23 July 2018 for stealing.
The young man was convicted on charges of house breaking and committing felony contrary to Section 300 (a) of the Penal Code for which he was sentenced for two years in prison and a further nine months for a count of simple Larceny contrary to Section 261 (1) of the Penal Code. Both sentences are to run concurrently which means he will serve two years and nine months in prison.
Somata Village in the Russell Islands, Central Province has become the latest village on the Island to set up rules to prevent crime from happening in their community.
The Somata Village rules were launched during an awareness talk at Somata Village conducted by police officers from Yandina Police Station on 22 July 2018.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Central Province Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “The Village Chiefs and Crime Prevention Committee (CPC) Members of Somata village came up with their Village rules.”
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 27July 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 2pm on 27 July 2018.”
Police at the Naha Police Station in East Honiara are investigating a dead human foetus (unborn baby) found at the Ranadi Rubbish Dump in East Honiara on Sunday 22 July 2018.
“The unborn male human foetus was discovered at the rubbish dump by a woman who was collecting waste food for her pigs soon after a Honiara City Council Wrings driver dropped off his load of rubbish on the morning of 22 July at the Ranadi Rubbish Dump,” explains Provincial Police Commander, Honiara City, Chief Superintendent Alfred Uiga.
Police at Gizo in Western Province is investigating the sudden death of a 30-year-old male inmate at the Correctional Services Solomon Islands (CSSI) Centre at Malakerava on 24 July 2018.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “It is alleged that the deceased complained of a chest pain but shortly after he collapsed and became unconscious.”
Police in the Western Province have arrested a 70-year-old man for the alleged rape of a 6-year-old girl in Niumala Village, Kohingo Island in Western Province on 19 July 2018.
The alleged suspect is a native of Samangago Village, in the Shortland Islands but was living with his brother at Niumala Village at the time of incident.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The victim in this matter is a niece of the alleged perpetrator.”
Police officers in Central Province have successfully mediated a family issue at Tavulea Village, on Small Ngella on 23 July 2018 involving a widow and her brother in-laws.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “It is alleged that the issue was between a widow and her brother in-laws regarding valuable properties that needed to be handed back to the widow and her children.”
