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Inappropriate Behaviour Amounting To Serious Misconduct
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 11:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
While Officer A’s behaviour was verbal, the frequency and nature of it over the secondment created an increasingly uncomfortable atmosphere for Officer B, to the point where she believed the behaviour could escalate and become physical, and she ... More >>
Investigation Into Police Conduct Prior To Fleeing Driver Crash That Killed Zara Mitchell
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 10:06 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The officers lost sight of the Falcon, which continued at high speed into Rangiora where it crashed into a tree on a residential property, tragically killing Ms Mitchell who was a back seat passenger. More >>
Allegation Of Excess Force During Enforcement Of Alcohol Ban In Whangamatā
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 10:27 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
Mr Z was arrested for refusing to provide his details and an attempt was made to escort him to a nearby Police vehicle. Video footage of the incident shows Mr X pulling his arm forcefully from the grip of an escorting officer before it is brought back ... More >>
Police Use Of Force In Kaeo
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:08 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
During the operation, the AOS surrounded the property and called to the occupants to come out of the house. At the rear of the house, a man (not the person whom Police were there to arrest) was yelling abuse at Police. More >>
Police Officer Justified In Signalling Stolen Car To Stop Before Serious Crash In Christchurch
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 10:35 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Authority concluded that the decision whether or not to signal the Aqua to stop was finely balanced, but reasonable in the circumstances as the dog handler perceived them to be. More >>
Officer Convicted After Falsifying Bail Checks In Counties Manukau
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 10:09 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
Police then conducted further investigations which led to the officer being charged in December 2021, and pleading guilty in April 2024, just prior to his court hearing. The officer resigned in May 2024. More >>
Unjustified Use Of Force In Counties Manukau Custody Unit
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:15 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that force used by two custody officers restraining a detainee within the Counties Manukau Custody Unit on 31 October 2022 was unjustified. More >>
Arrests And Use Of Force In Auckland Unjustified
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:56 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the arrest and force used against two men in Auckland in 2022 was unjustified. The Authority completed its investigation in 2023, but was obliged to wait for Police to complete court and employment ... More >>
Police Use Excessive Force During Arrest
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 10:29 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was unjustified in punching a man three times in the head while the man was in the back of a Police car in Waimauku on 12 December 2022. More >>
Non-Fatal Shooting In Grey Lynn Justified
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 10:58 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in shooting a man who was in possession of a shotgun and had fired several shots at an unoccupied Grey Lynn address during an incident on 18 July 2022. More >>
Kick To The Head By Officer In Hastings Justified
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 10:54 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the force used by a Police dog handler, including a kick to the head, was justified in apprehending a suspected fleeing burglar on 20 September 2023. More >>
Police Justified In Shooting David Fononga In Henderson
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 10:24 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were justified in shooting Mr Fononga in Henderson on 17 March 2023. More >>
IPCA Public Report - Death Of Mr Mcclelland Following Police Pursuit In Dunedin
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 11:02 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
In the early morning hours of 26 May 2023, a stolen car with five occupants stopped near a liquor store in Dunedin. Some of the occupants broke into a container on the premises setting off the security alarm. More >>
Police’s Use Of Force During The Waikeria Prison Riot Justified
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 1:11 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 29 December 2020, Police were called to help Corrections deal with a riot that broke out at Waikeria Prison and lasted until 3 January 2021. The Authority found that the Police’s use of force to defend themselves and Corrections staff during ... More >>
Unjustified Strike In Manukau District Court Cells
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 12:00 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a custody officer was unjustified in striking a detainee on the side of his head in the Manukau District Court cells in January 2023. More >>
Officer Used Justified Force In Kaitaia During Public Disorder
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 11:58 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using pepper spray during a public disorder incident in Kaitaia in October 2022. More >>
Use Of Police Dog In Tauranga Justified
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 12:10 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
In Tauranga on 18 April 2023, a man stole his ex-partner’s car and abducted their 8-month-old child, in breach of a Protection Order. The man fled from Police when they attempted to stop him. On 19 April, the man arranged to meet his ex-partner ... More >>
IPCA PUBLIC REPORT - Officer Uses His Vehicle As A 'Weapon Of Opportunity'
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
We found that the use of a weapon of opportunity, in these specific circumstances, was justified under section 48 of the Crimes Act 1961. More >>
Use Of Force On Man In Palmerston North Justified
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 10:28 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 4 April 2023, Mr X was released on electronic monitoring bail from Manawatu Prison. Two days later, on 6 April 2023, Mr X cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and absconded from his bail address in Bulls. That same day a warrant to arrest Mr ... More >>
Inadequate Investigation Into An Alleged Sexual Assault
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:13 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a man was inappropriately charged with a serious sexual assault arising from events in Auckland in October 2019, as a result of an inadequate Police investigation. More >>
