The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has highly commended members of the Civil Society Group for the peaceful march from SMI to the office of the Prime Minister, West Honiara today 19.09.2017.
Deputy Commissioner Operations Mr Gabriel Manelusi said, “I behalf of the RSIPF I wish to acknowledge the Civil Society Group and students who involved in the peaceful march.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will maintain visibility during the approved march by the civil society group scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday 19 September 2017.
“I can confirm that the police has given approval for the peaceful march by the civil society group. The approval was given after the organisers of the event have assured us that it will be a peaceful march from the SMI area near Town Ground in West Honiara to the Office of the Prime Minister,” says Gabriel Manelusi, Deputy Commissioner, Operations.
Police in Malaita Province have arrested a 42-year-old male on the 10th of September 2017 following a complaint the man had allegedly falsified documents for payments.
The man was later charged by police for allegation of False Pretence and appeared before the Auki Magistrate Court on 13th September 2017 .The court ordered he be remanded in custody for 14 days.
Police in Guadalcanal Province are investigating the dead of a male adult at a location west of Honiara last night.
The police was only alerted to the incident after the body had been taken to the National Referral Hospital (NRH).
“We want to call on the family and relatives of the deceased to allow the police to continue with its investigation into the matter and not to take the law into your own hands,” says Supervising Commissioner of Police, Juanita Matanga.
Police officers in Western Province have arrested two male suspects in connection with an incident where a group of boys allegedly stoned a two-tonne vehicle causing damage to the vehicle on Sunday 10th September 2017 at Niumanda Village, near Gizo town.
The vehicle owner was also allegedly assaulted as he got out of the vehicle to speak with the youth.
A joint operation from Central and Naha Police in Honiara have arrested two suspects in relation to the alleged break in and stealing of a substantial amount of money and property from a vehicle parked at a shop in the Kukum area of East Honiara on 11 September 2017
The manager of the shop parked his car behind the shop with SBD$10,000.00 and US$5000.00 and bag with two pairs of shoes inside. After closing his shop in the evening, he went to his vehicle but discovered that his vehicle has been broken into and all the money and the shoes gone.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is upgrading the skills of its detectives with a five-week Detective Qualifying Course coordinated by the Police Academy with other stakeholders including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Judiciary.
Family members and representatives of the RSIPF Executive today (10 September) welcomed back two of the five RSIPF officers who have served under UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan for the past year as they arrived at the Henderson International Airport in Honiara.
The five RSIPF officers were the first ever to be deployed by the local police to any UN Peacekeeping Mission around the world. The two officers who returned today are Charlton Metopa and Robert Satini.
Twenty-one officers of the RSIPF from stations throughout the country have completed a two-week Middle Management training program coordinated by the Police Academy at Rove in Honiara.
The training included topics such as, Organisational, Command and Community Responsibilities, Leadership and Legislations, Team Management, Communication Techniques, Leadership and Problem Solving Skills and Discipline Policies and Procedures.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will benefit greatly if its application to be a member of the INTERPOL is approved at its General Assembly which will be held in Beijing, China, later this month.
INTERPOL is the international police organisation designed to promote police cooperation against global crime. More than 190 countries are members of INTERPOL.
