Police

This concern was raised by the Member for Maprik, John Simon, regarding the police station commander vacancy at Maprik Town police station.

Simon said Maprik police station has had no permanent PSC since the passing of the former commander.

He noted that the post has been acted upon by acting PSCs however, this needs to be changed immediately.

One of the major reasons behind his concern was that police in the district are too relaxed and there is no proper policing in the town as well as the district.

A new system is set to be officially launched.

The Royal PNG Constabulary FSV database is set to make policing under this unit much more convenient and up-to-date – with data and records just a click away.

This system was designed to hold records and integrate all FSV posts across the NCD command, thus gathering information and records of survivors, perpetrators as well as the number of cases a police officer has.

Manus provincial police commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu, said the woman was held captive in the accused’s house at Pere village for some time, where she was denied her rights and freedom to movement, even to come out of the house for ‘nature’s call’.

He said the convict's wife and the woman were all living in one house and while his wife was allowed to move around freely, the victim was not.

Yapu said the husband of the woman went to the man’s house and asked him to release his wife so he could take her to see their children at their house.

The houses belong to senior officers of the police hierarchy.

The residences have been flooded since last Thursday.

At this stage it is unclear whether the deluge is caused by a blockage or improper drainage.

However, residents believe the flooding may be due to the lack of proper drainage as they claim the main drain has been clogged up.

The families have raised concerns that this is a barracks that caters for officers of law and order but yet, they live in degrading conditions.

The welfare of police officers is as important as their duties.

This comes after concerns were raised on the living standards of some of these officers, especially in the Nuigo and Yawasoro barracks in East Sepik Province.

The provincial police commander, Robert Gesa, says accommodation is one of the major problems faced by the province’s police.

Gesa said one of the barracks has been condemned and to date, most of these police men and women, including their families, are living in this rundown place.

This time the accident occurred on the newly-completed freeway at Eight-Mile.

The collision was between a Hornibrook NGI truck and PMV bus, both full of passengers.

Police say the accident occurred when the Hornibrook truck, whilst travelling into Lae, ran off its lane, skipped over the pavement separating the lanes on the freeway and plunged into the oncoming PMV bus.

The PMV bus was heading to Nadzab.

Police Traffic attended to the scene.

NCD metropolitan superintendent, Commander Perou N’Dranou, said: “One of the suspects that was involved in the shooting was shot dead by security during the armed holdup that went wrong at the Five-Mile service station last Saturday.”

N’Dranou said he received a brief from his investigators fitting the description of the suspect.

The man was allegedly involved in the armed robbery and shooting of a Malaysian man outside Fortune Club earlier this month.

Officer-in-charge, Charles Pokom, says the exercise saw 20 men taken in by the unit for various petty crime.

He says this is in an effort by his unit to ensure that the petty crime issue in his precinct is being addressed one case at a time.

Meantime, the unit has now taken to being more proactive in their approach and part of their efforts to change their approach towards the surrounding community areas.

The Gordon’s precinct is now gearing up for a new more active foot beat and awareness concept that the personnel want to carry out.

The NCD metropolitan superintendent, Commander Perou N’Dranou, challenged people gathered to watch yesterday’s Boroko police station parade to be mindful of how they deal with issues on the street.

He said the community must also play their part, especially in cases where they can step up and prevent crime, like petty theft and bag snatching.

He urged them to make a difference.

N’Dranou says the onus is on everyone to create a safe environment conducive for all.

It is only through a community effort that change can take place on the streets.

NCD Metropolitan Superintendent, Perou N’Dranou, said it is safe to say that homicide is investigating the cases but it involves time and effort.

“All other investigations are continuing, like that of the alleged police shooting of a young boy at the Erima flyover.”

This also includes the other cases that police have been investigating, like that of the late former Border Development Authority chairman, Fred Konga, the late Post-Courier journalist, Rosalyn Albaniel-Evara, and many others.