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Officer’s actions during Police pursuit unjustified

Thursday, 1 May 2014, 10:16 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority on the serious injury to a passenger during a Police pursuit in Tauranga last year has found the actions of one of the officers to be unjustified, placing the fleeing driver, members of the public and ... More >>

Actions of Police prior to death in custody were justified

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 12:56 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority on the death of Adam Palmer while in Police custody found the actions of Police were justified during the arrest. The report also found that Police took all possible steps to try and resuscitate ... More >>

Authority finds Police use of force during arrest justified

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 10:13 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

In releasing its report on the use of force by Police in arresting a high-risk man who posed a serious threat of harming himself or the officers at the scene, the Independent Police Conduct Authority found that Police complied with the law and Police policy, ... More >>

Actions of Invercargill Police caused serious injury

Monday, 7 April 2014, 10:38 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released its report on the serious injury to an Invercargill man, Mr Blair Taylor following a Police dog bite in April 2011. More >>

Reports on fatal pursuits in Auckland and Whanganui

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 11:10 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released two separate reports on Police pursuits which ended in the death of five young people in Auckland and Whanganui last year. More >>

Flaws in Police investigation of off-duty officer

Thursday, 20 March 2014, 10:26 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An Independent Police Conduct Authority review of a Police investigation into an assault on a Christchurch youth in 2011 by an off-duty Police officer has identified shortcomings on the part of Christchurch Police. More >>

Police failings in handling of 2005 car crash investigation

Friday, 14 March 2014, 2:06 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An Independent Police Conduct Authority report has found that multiple failings by Southern District Police enabled the criminal conduct of two officers to go undiscovered following a car crash in Alexandra involving a Police officer and a 17-year-old. More >>

Serious injury to truck driver following Police failure

Thursday, 27 February 2014, 10:16 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released its summary report on the serious injury to a Dunedin truck driver following a collision with a cattle beast after a Police Communicator’s failure to record significant information during ... More >>

Report on serious injury from Police dog bite released

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 11:45 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released its report on the serious injury to a Palmerston North man (Mr W) following a Police dog bite on 14 November 2012. The Authority found that Police followed all relevant policy and acted appropriately ... More >>

Authority finds failings in Police response

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:07 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released its report on the Police response to complaints made by Ashlee Edwards in May 2012 prior to her death on 27 July 2012. More >>

Police justified in shooting Lachan Kelly-Tumarae

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:23 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released its report on the fatal Police shooting of nineteen-year-old Lachan Kelly-Tumarae in Omahu, a small settlement west of Hastings, in March 2011. More >>

Closure of Homebush Road Party - Report Release Speech

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 12:18 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

As you will appreciate the report’s findings are the result of a very thorough and detailed investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and the report therefore, speaks for itself. More >>

Police closure of private party and use of force unlawful

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 12:16 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An Independent Police Conduct Authority report has found that Police acted contrary to law in entering a private residence on Homebush Road, Khandallah, Wellington in the early hours of 5 September 2009. More >>

Reports: Death of Liku Onesi, Serious Injury of Akshay Fenn

Thursday, 29 August 2013, 3:21 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today released two separate reports relating to incidents involving Police driving in Auckland in 2012. One resulted in the serious injury of two young men during a Police pursuit in Mt Eden, and the other involved ... More >>

IPCA launches investigation into Rewa case

Friday, 23 August 2013, 2:25 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The Independent Police Conduct Authority today announced that it will investigate allegations of Police misconduct and the failure of Police to investigate information relating to Malcolm Rewa. More >>

Report: Police actions during the arrest of John Bennett

Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 2:00 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

The first of its kind to be publicly released by the current Chair of the Independent Police Conduct Authority, this report sets out the Authority’s independent review of the Police investigation into their actions during the arrest of Mr John Bennett ... More >>

Report into Operation Eight finds Police acted unlawfully

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 12:09 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An Independent Police Conduct Authority report has found that Police acted unlawfully in establishing road blocks and detaining and searching people during ‘Operation Eight’. The Authority today released the results of its independent investigation ... More >>

Report into Operation Eight finds Police acted unlawfully

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 12:06 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An Independent Police Conduct Authority report has found that Police acted unlawfully in establishing road blocks and detaining and searching people during ‘Operation Eight’. More >>

IPCA Report - Use of Taser justified

Thursday, 14 March 2013, 12:00 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

An independent investigation has found that a Police officer was justified in using a Taser to arrest a man during an incident in Hornby, Christchurch, on 13 May 2010. More >>

Police could have prevented death, independent report finds

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 12:00 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority

MEDIA STATEMENT 28 February 2013 EMBARGOED 12 NOON Police could have prevented death, independent report finds More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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