Six men have been arrested in Gizo, Western Province for an armed robbery incident at a logging camp in North New Georgia. In a media release, the Police Media Unit says the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in Noro made the arrests and the armed robbery happened on Thursday afternoon.
The Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast has urged families to be careful with fire, saying the dangers associated with fire are real. The police commissioner made this call following a fatal fire incident which claimed the life of a boy in Honiara last weekend.
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of raping a mentally-ill woman at the Honiara Magistrate area just this month. It is believed the accused forced the woman with a knife and raped her. Police reports shows the victim had knife wounds to her left back.
Two women have been detained on fraud-related charges – committed at two different times and incidents. One suspect, a Guadalcanal woman from Vobvota Village, was arrested after she deposited a total of 133-thousand, 8-hundred 29 and seventeen cents to two different account holders at a bank in…
A man accused of going armed in public and stealing a wallet containing $3,000.00 has spoken out in court this morning, after his case was further adjourned. In court this morning, the accused asked the Court why his case is taking so long to conclude, and that he is tired of being remanded in jail.
Police are investigating three reported death incidents over the weekend. The Police Media Unit today says, Police are conducting investigation cases relating to a fire incident which left a seven year old boy deceased at Kaibia heights and a body discovered floating at Mamana water area yesterday…
The new Police Commissioner, Frank Prendergast says one of his top priorities as commissioner of RSIPF is to address family violence in the country. Commissioner Prendergast made this statement to local media during police weekly press conference in Honiara yesterday.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force are concerned about recent reports of sexual assault committed by unknown taxi drivers on school children in Honiara.
The High Court has forfeited 10,000 Euros to the State that were undeclared by a couple from New Caledonia. The couple in March this year pleaded guilty to one count of failing to declare the sum to a Customs officer and one count of false declaration under the Customs and Excise Act. The case came
Special Coordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI, has said everybody must understand that the training facet of the police rearmament project is very rigorous.
The Magistrate Court has adjourned the sentencing submissions and mitigation for a man who was arrested for wielding a 30 centimetre hook during the Prime Minister’s election in 2011.
The new Chief Magistrate of the Honiara Magistrates Court Emanuel Kouhota said the increasing incidents of rape in Solomon Islands is worrying. Chief Magistrate Kouhota made the statement after being sworn-in by the country’s Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) NCID Unit have finally arrested and charged a man in his 40’s in relation to the Beche-de-mer theft at the Fisheries compound last year.
Traffic offenders have claimed in Court they paid fines to traffic officers who arrested them expecting they will be free of further prosecution. Two traffic offenders told the Court they paid fines to the traffic officers who arrested them and see no reason why they should also pay fines to the…
The Malaita Ma’asina Forum (MMF) has lashed out on the new Police Commissioner’s comments that he was cleared 13 months ago of any open cases and investigations. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast told local reporters last Thursday there’s no legal case against him in Australian.
Four men at Masupa Village in East Are Are, Malaita Province have been arrested on charges of malicious damage to properties belonging to a logging camp in the area. The incident occurred on August 29, last month.
Solomon Islands could have done better by asking the right questions prior to intervention of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI. Member of Parliament for East Choiseul Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament during the debate on the Independent Review of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.
The RSIPF Police Commissioner says the Guadalcanal Police have positively responded to a disorder situation at Ruavuatu on Tuesday. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast says police will not tolerate such behaviours in the community.
Police have confirmed, they are currently investigating the beche-der-mer consignment which was stolen from the Ministry of Fisheries compound late last year. Assistant Commissioner for Provincial Operations Selwyn Rotu told the media today in the police weekly conference.
The New Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) Commissioner Frank Prendergast has confirmed that there is no open case against him in Australia. Mr Prendegast made the comment while answering questions from local journalists following allegations against him in Australia.
