Police officers in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 23-year-old male who is the suspect in an alleged rape committed almost a year ago in the Marau area of the Province.
Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent, Nixson Manetoga says, “The suspect was arrested on 19 January 2018 and has been remanded at the Rove Correctional Service facility in Honiara.”
Police at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa Province have successfully mediated a long standing land issue between a logging company and landowners during a meeting held on 23 January at the Kirakira.
The long standing land issue involves logging company currently conducting logging operations on disputed customary land in Central Makira.
During the meeting, Chaired by the Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Makira Ulawa Province, Superintendent, Peter Sitai, the tribal leaders with representatives of the company to resolve:
Police in the Western Province have commended relatives of a victim in a recent assault incident for not taking the law into their own hands but allowing the matter to go before the court.
Police from the Naha Police Station in East Honiara are investigating the death of a male person at a factory in the Ranadi area of Honiara today (22 January).
It is alleged the deceased died inside the factory. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the person.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has killed over 27 crocodiles since the rearmament of the Force in May 2017 until the second week of this month.
“Since the Police Response Team (PRT) was re-armed in May 2017, RSIPF has conducted several operations to manage the crocodile population throughout the country. These operations are conducted following requests from communities after they sight the reptiles in their areas,” says Supervising Director of the National Response Department, Superintendent, Rex Waiwori.
The Police National Traffic Department reports a slight drop in the number of reported traffic cases in Honiara during the first few weeks of January 2018.
“This is a very good outcome,” says Supervising Director of the Traffic Department, Staff Sergeant George Mouli.
Staff Sergeant Mouli explains, “During the first week of January 2018, we recorded a total of 49 cases mostly being for unlicensed motor vehicles followed by permitting unlicensed motor vehicle, careless driving and presence of alcohol in person’s blood.,”
Police at Kirakira in the Makira Ulawa Province have advised the captain of vessel MV Awaka on 19 January 2018 during a safe boat operation to ensure the ship is safe before travel as it appeared the boat was overloaded with passengers.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “My officers at Kirakira have checked the vessel, M.V Awaka and the number of passengers who intended to travel on-board was between 300-400 people.”
A team of police officers from Kirakira Station, in Makira Ulawa Province successfully completed a week's tour of Ugi Island as part of the Crime Prevention Strategy; from 12 -16 January 2018.
Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “Following the arrest of two female teenagers over the festive season at Umara village led to the need for police to do more awareness talks.”
Police at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province confirms the person reported missing from the Tenaru area in Central Guadalcanal since Sunday 14 January 2018 has been found and well.
It was alleged that the man went missing between 2 and 3 am in the early morning of 14 January after watching video at a neighbour’s house in the Tenaru area in Central Guadalcanal.
The relatives conducted a search on the night and later reported the matter to the police the next day.
The Crime Records Office of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has recorded 5,457 criminal cases throughout the country in 2017.
The record highlights various categories of crimes and in which the highest number of cases recorded was crime against person 1,812; statute offences 1,683; crime against property 1,430; public morality 120 cases and crime against lawful authority 412.
