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Force Following Pursuit In Auckland Unjustified
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the force used to remove a youth from a car following a pursuit was unjustified. In the early hours of 11 December 2018 three stolen cars were involved in a ram raid burglary in Te Atatū, ... More >>
Use Of Force On Youth In Wellington Justified
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was justified in using force to restrain a youth after he resisted an arrest for disorderly behaviour. On 4 September 2020, a 14-year-old male was arrested for disorderly behaviour outside ... More >>
Use Of Force In Matamata Not Excessive
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers did not use excessive force on a man while in attendance at an address in Matamata. On 13 December 2019, two officers visited the address to serve a Court document. On arrival they found ... More >>
Unreasonable Use Of Force For Disorderly Behaviour In Invercargill
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:08 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used unjustified force when he placed an intoxicated woman in a headlock and pulled her to the ground on 25 July 2020 in Invercargill. The officer, along with three other officers, approached ... More >>
Pursuit And Dog Bite In Christchurch Justified
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 10:01 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were justified in pursuing offenders who had stolen cars and burgled a liquor store in Christchurch on 11 November 2019. The use of a Police dog to assist in the arrest ... More >>
Complaint That Officer Used Excessive Force During Arrest In Wellington
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority investigated a complaint that excessive force was used on a youth following his arrest in Wellington on 12 January 2020. The incident took place after a car appeared to evade an alcohol checkpoint. The ... More >>
Police Shooting Of Armed Man In Waitara Justified
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 9:56 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in shooting a man when he pointed a firearm at an officer. Police were notified that the man had been involved in a domestic incident where he pointed what was suspected ... More >>
Actions Of AOS Officers Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Astin Hooper Unjustified
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 9:58 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that, although two Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) officers were acting in self-defence when they fired at Astin Hooper immediately after he shot at them, their prior actions were not justified in the ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog Following Pursuit In Hamilton Not Justified
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 10:00 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the use of a Police dog to bite a young person (14 years old) following a pursuit was not justified in the circumstances. On 8 October 2019, the young person was staying at his friend’s ... More >>
Non-fatal Police Shooting On Motorway North Of Auckland Justified
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two officers were justified in firing shots at a male passenger in a car fleeing Police to avoid arrest on the Northern Motorway in October 2018. The man had fired a shotgun at Police multiple ... More >>
Unconscious Man In Manukau Cell
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 10:10 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that on 15 September 2019, Police in Manukau did not take appropriate actions to care for a man held in their custody who drifted in and out of consciousness for almost three hours before he was taken ... More >>
Arrest For Firearms Offence
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
Police arrested a man after receiving information that he had been in Auckland in possession of a military style semi-automatic firearm. The Independent Police Conduct Authority investigated the circumstances of the arrest after the man claimed Police ... More >>
Photographs Taken At Police Checkpoint Unlawful
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 9:56 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that although the initial stop at a checkpoint was lawful, at the point Police required a woman to pull over to the side of the road for intelligence gathering purposes she was arbitrarily, and ... More >>
Use Of Force During Bail Process In Hastings Unjustified
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 10:12 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found the use of force against a man during a bail process in Hastings was not justified. On 23 January 2020, a man was arrested for reckless driving in Hastings. He was uncooperative and showed ... More >>
AOS Commander Not Justified In Speeding To A Briefing
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 10:06 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) Commander was not justified in driving to Nelson above the road speed limit to attend an operation briefing. On the evening of 19 January 2020, Police in Nelson ... More >>
Use Of Force During Fatal Shooting Tauranga Justified
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 10:09 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in shooting Mr Anthony Fane following a pursuit, in which on five separate occasions he fired shots at four Armed Offender Squad (AOS) officers while driving in a highly ... More >>
Review Of Bullying And Culture Highlights Way Forward For Police
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 11:35 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
In a new report released today, Bullying, Culture and Related Issues in New Zealand Police , the Authority finds significant elements of bullying in some workplaces, and a related negative culture. “ This negative culture did not permeate every ... More >>
Fatal Shooting Of Donald Ineson To Defend Others Legally Justified
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 10:10 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two Police officers were legally justified in shooting at Donald Ineson, who had threatened his wife with a shotgun and hit one of the officers with his car as he fled his home. A bullet ... More >>
Fatal Shooting Of Graeme Warren Justified
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 9:54 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was legally justified in shooting Graeme Warren in Kurow on 5 December 2019, as he acted to defend both himself and another officer. Mr Warren’s adult son alerted Police that his ... More >>
Loss Of Consciousness In Christchurch Custody Suite
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 10:06 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police officers used reasonable force to restrain a man remanded in custody in the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct Custody Suite. While being restrained, the man lost ... More >>
