RSIPF officers from Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province are mounting an operation to maintain security during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Solomon Islands and New Zealand which will be played at Lawson Tama tomorrow 5 September 2017.
The operation will start today and end on 6 September when the New Zealand Soccer team is expected to leave Honiara.
The RSIPF warns members of the public about the increasing incidences of house break-ins in Honiara and that they take all pre-cautions to ensure their residences and properties are secure at all times.
“From the reports coming in from our officers within the Honiara town, we note that there is an increase in the incidences of house break-ins over the past couple of weeks. This is a concern so we want to advice residences to ensure their homes are properly secured if they are intending to go out or at night when they are asleep,” says Supervising Commissioner, Juanita Matanga.
A 17-year-old male student who has been missing since Friday last week has been found alive and well and is now back with his family.
The young man, after he was last sighted at his school last week, decided to accompany his friends to Tangarare, West Guadalcanal without letting his parents know.
Police joined the search for the missing young man after his parents reported it yesterday.
The male student from Mamasa Village in Central Guadalcanal arrived back in Honiara today without realizing that the police and his family were searching for him.
RSIPF in the Western Province are investigating a robbery at the Harapa logging camp site in the Shortland Islands early in the morning of Monday 28 August during which three chainsaws, one excavator starter motor and personal belongings were stolen.
Information gathered by police in the Shortlands say the alleged eight unidentified suspects travelled in a ray boat. On their way from the logging camp they stopped at Kukuluai Island where they allegedly used a firearm to threaten the owner of a fuel depot to give them fuel.
Police in Guadalcanal Province are searching for a 17-year-old male student who has been missing since Friday 25 August 2017.
The matter was only reported to the Police this morning.
The missing person is from a village on Central Guadalcanal but attends one of the secondary schools in Honiara.
He was last seen at the school on Friday afternoon with his friends. His relatives contacted family members during the weekend but were not able to find him. They only reported the matter to the Guadalcanal Police today.
RSIPF officers in Guadalcanal Province in conjunction with the Immigration Department on 22 August raided and confiscated varieties of liquor worth about $34,000.00 from a business premise in the Henderson area, East of Honiara.
A 29-year Bangladesh national has been arrested on allegation of illegal sale of liquor. The Bangladesh national is also alleged to have breached his visa conditions.
It is also being alleged that the location of the business is not the one stated on the business licence.
RSIPF officers in Guadalcanal Province have arrested five female suspects recently for the alleged attack on an 18-year old girl at Matepono, North Guadalcanal.
The five females allegedly attacked the victim after her boyfriend invited her to meet him at a location at Matepono.
Provincial Police Commander, Guadalcanal Province, Nixon Manetoga says, “It’s believed that the incident came out of a boy and girl relationship.”
The five female suspects are currently in police custody as investigations continue into the incident.
RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley, Deputy Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi and Chief of Staff Evelyn Thugea are in Guam this week to participate in the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) Conference.
Chief Joseph Cruz of the Guam Police Department hosted today's opening ceremony. The conference has brought together chiefs and commissioners of police from almost 20 countries across the Pacific.
RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley today met with the Secretary-General of Interpol, Mr Jurgen Stock at the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference in Guam.
INTERPOL is the international police organisation designed to promote police cooperation against global crime. More than 190 countries are members of INTERPOL and currently Solomon Islands has submitted an application to join.
It is anticipated that the RSIPF application for membership will be considered by the INTERPOL General Assembly in Beijing in late September.
Police in the Choiseul Province are investigating a serious logging accident at the Suri logging camp in East Choiseul last Friday 25 August 2017 during which a log fell and broke the chainsaw operator’s right leg.
Police in Taro became aware of the accident when the male person was brought to the Taro hospital during the weekend. He has since been transferred to the National Referral Hospital in Honiara given the seriousness of his injury.
