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Police dog bite following Police pursuit in Paeroa excessive
Friday, 2 November 2018, 8:52 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the deployment of a Police dog to apprehend a female passenger was an excessive use of force. The female received substantial injuries to her right arm and was hospitalised for three days. More >>
Non-fatal Police shooting in Nelson justified
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 10:11 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer had legal justification to fire his rifle at a man during an incident in Nelson on 7 July 2017. More >>
Police response to the actions of Quinn Patterson lawful
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:12 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two Police officers acted appropriately when firing at Quinn Patterson at a property near Whangārei on 26 July 2017. Mr Patterson had earlier shot three civilians, and was firing at Police. More >>
Serious failings in Police response
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:05 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the tactical decision-making and control and command exercised by Police in response to shots fired near Kawerau on 9 March 2016 was highly flawed and placed Police officers at risk. The Authority ... More >>
Use of pepper spray in Police cell unlawful
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 10:02 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s use of pepper spray in a Police cell was unjustified and unlawful. More >>
Detention of person by Police for a mental health assessment
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a person detained by Police for a mental health assessment should have been constantly monitored while in Police custody until he was able to be assessed by a mental health professional. More >>
Police use of force during arrest in Ashburton unjustified
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 10:15 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police used excessive force following an arrest in Ashburton on Friday 21 July 2017. More >>
Police use of force during arrest in Henderson
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 10:09 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was not justified in his use of a Taser when arresting a member of the public on 4 March 2017. The arrest took place after the Police officer saw a man on a motorcycle ride ... More >>
Complaint about the Police use of vehicle checkpoint
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:59 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were not justified in stopping vehicles at a vehicle checkpoint to identify individuals who had attended an “Exit International” meeting in Lower Hutt on 2 October 2016. More >>
Fatal shooting of Christopher Brown in Porirua
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s action in firing once at Christopher Brown in Porirua on 26 February 2017 was lawful and proportionate in the circumstances. More >>
Police response to a 111 call reporting a suspicious driving
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 12:39 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that two officers should have made further enquiries when dealing with an incident involving Tevita Filo on 6 January 2016, and that a Police dispatcher did not pass on all the available information. More >>
Fatal shooting of Michael Taylor at Paeroa
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:30 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in shooting Michael Taylor at Paeroa on 10 June 2016. More >>
Use of Taser at the Hamilton District Court not justified
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 1:56 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was not justified in using a Taser on a prisoner on 26 January 2017, because the prisoner was not directly assaulting or threatening him or others at the time. However, Police ... More >>
Death of a young woman following a Police pursuit in Porirua
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 12:16 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer who pursued a fleeing vehicle, which subsequently crashed, was justified in commencing the pursuit and the pursuit was generally conducted in accordance with policy. The front-seat ... More >>
Wellington waterfront pursuit put public at unjustified risk
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 10:13 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer who pursued a fleeing driver along the Wellington waterfront put the public at unnecessary and unjustified risk. More >>
Use of a Taser on a mentally unwell man was unjustified
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 10:17 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a sergeant’s use of a Taser on a mentally unwell Auckland man, while he was in a small cubicle at Counties Manukau Police station, was contrary to policy, excessive and unjustified. More >>
Police use of a Taser on an Auckland man was unjustified
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 10:14 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a probationary constable’s use of a Taser on an Auckland man as he ran away from Police was contrary to policy and unjustified. More >>
Police investigation found to be sub-standard
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 10:23 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer’s investigation into a crash involving an off-duty officer fell short of the expected standard and was not sufficiently thorough and accurate. More >>
Police use of a Taser on a Greymouth man was unjustified
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 10:12 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police actions breached policy when a sergeant directed a probationary constable to Taser a Greymouth man. More >>
Unjustified risks taken during pursuit of fleeing driver
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 10:14 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police involved in a pursuit in Auckland did not comply with the Police fleeing driver policy and that their actions put the five occupants of the fleeing car, as well as other road users, in danger ... More >>
