A MAN has confessed to possessing a police VHF radio inside his vehicle in Honiara last October when he appeared in the Honiara Magistrate Court, Tuesday.
Darren Maelaua entered a guilty plea to one count of Possessing Police Property, contrary to section 183 (a) of the Police Act 2013.
Following his guilty plea, Magistrate Emily Zazariko Vagibule Pakoa adjourned the matter to Friday.
That is for mitigation and sentencing submissions.
An informant witnessed Maelaua in possession of the police radio on 18 October 2024 at the Koloale Car Wash and contacted police.
The Police Response Team officers were deployed to the scene, searched Maelaua’s vehicle and found the radio inside.
The police officers identified it as a Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) radio and confiscated it from Maelaua’s possession.
He was subsequently arrested and charged.
Wally Hatingongo of Public Solicitor’s Office is representing the defendant, whilst Police Prosecutor Smith Abuo appeared for the Crown.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
Solomon Star, Honiara
