Case of Interest

Two youths were arrested last night for their involvement in an aggravated robbery case in Kaunitoni Street, Vatuwaqa yesterday afternoon.

The incident was captured on video and shared on social media.

The Divisional Police Commander South (DPC/S) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Wate Vocevoce said the 14-year old victim reported the incident at the Nabua Police Station whereby the Southern Division Task Force Team was deployed.

SSP Vocevoce said one of the suspects was arrested in Raiwai while the second suspect was arrested along Waimanu Road in Suva. Both suspects remain in custody as investigations continue.

Meanwhile the Assistant Commissioner of Police – Operations (ACP) Livai Driu said such incidents will not be taken lightly.

“This was a cowardly act on a young person, and will not be tolerated. We have task forces and quick response teams throughout the five policing divisions who will be deployed at any given time when serious reports are received”.

ACP Driu is also calling on the public to lodge reports or call Police immediately when they witness a crime being committed.

“Police will only act on reports, which is why we have been reiterating the importance of lodging reports as we will not be able to, nor do we have the resources to be running after every issue that is posted on social media”.

“We note also that there have been concerns on the handling of reports which has led to the lack of confidence in the lodging of reports, but I can assure members of the public that if there are issues on our part, our internal disciplinary mechanisms will deal with the inaction of our officers”.