Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew has assured the public that strategic changes implemented by the Force last month have resulted in a notable decrease in reported crimes in Suva.

The overall crime rate has decreased by 13 per cent in the first six months of this year.

A youth found loitering and acting in a suspicious manner at a shopping complex in Lami this morning has been taken into custody.

Opposition MP Premila Kumar is calling for more CCTV cameras in towns and cities.

A police officer is now one of six people charged with the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man in Tovata, Nasinu.

A 36-year-old man has been remanded for his alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case in Nadera last week.

45-year-old businesswoman, Usha Kiran, has been granted bail by the Magistrates Court in Lautoka.

Two people have been jointly charged for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man in Tovata earlier this year.

A 45-year-old businesswoman will appear in the Lautoka Magistrates Court today for allegedly being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime.

Two men have been taken in custody for their alleged involvement in a robbery at the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park yesterday.

The Fiji Police have recorded an alarming 384 cases of illicit drug use from January to April this year.

The police officers have made several arrests last week of people with unlawful possession and cultivation of drugs.