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Unclear Expectations On Supervisors While Off-duty Puts Police Reputation At Risk
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police need to establish clear supervision expectations for supervisors if they are expected to manage officers’ behaviour while off-duty. The Authority independently investigated or oversaw the ... More >>
Police Dog Should Not Have Been Used To Pull Man From Car
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 10:27 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer should not have used a Police dog to pull a man from a car after he refused to accompany Police to the station for breath test procedures in Invercargill on 18 October 2020. At approximately ... More >>
Unjustified Use Of Police Dog
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were not justified in using a Police dog to detain one of two youths arrested on 3 August 2021. A dog handler spotted a car known to have been stolen and requested to pursue it. The pursuit ... More >>
Officer Improperly Influenced Prosecution In Northland
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a senior officer improperly involved himself in the prosecution outcome for a man who had been charged with assault in Northland on 14 June 2020. The officer had a business relationship with the charged ... More >>
Excessive Use Of Force And Inadequate Post-injury Care In Counties Manukau Custody Unit
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Custody Officer used excessive force when restraining a detainee in Police cells, and officers did not provide the detainee with appropriate care while in custody overnight. A woman ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog In Whangārei Justified
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 10:03 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer in Northland was justified in using a Police dog to stop a man trying to avoid arrest. A man failed to stop at an alcohol checkpoint, requiring an officer to have to take evasive action ... More >>
Complaint About Force Used In Christchurch Custody Suite Partially Upheld
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 10:00 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were justified in using reasonable force to transfer a man between cells when he refused to cooperate and became aggressive. However, some of the force used was excessive and the man ... More >>
Unlawful Arrest And Dog Bite Of Youth For Breach Of Bail
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 10:39 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was not legally justified in arresting a youth for breaching a bail condition in Porirua on 4 October 2020. The officer neglected to consider the youth’s age, which meant ... More >>
Police Justified In Use Of Dog To Prevent Man From Attempting To Escape
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:27 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer in Northland was justified in using a Police dog to stop a man trying to avoid arrest. Police attempted to stop a car that had been driving at 150kph. At one point the driver ... More >>
Officer Assaults Man During Unlawful Arrest In Tauranga
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 10:22 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was not justified in arresting a man who was seen urinating on a roller door in the Tauranga CBD, and therefore all subsequent uses of force by that officer were unlawful. In ... More >>
Excessive Use Of Force During Arrest Of Youth In Tauranga
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 10:21 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer’s use of force when arresting a 14-year-old boy in March 2019 was unjustified. While the arrest was lawful, it was undesirable and could have been avoided. Two officers responded ... More >>
Use Of Force In Arrest Of Christchurch Youth Justified
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 9:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 8 November 2020, Police were justified in using force to effect the arrest of a youth for a suspected family harm incident and breaching a protection order in Christchurch. In confronting him, Police were aware that the youth had threatened ... More >>
Police Mishandled Arrest Of Youth On Auckland Motorway Causing Injury
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 10:20 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer in Auckland used force that was unjustified and excessive during the arrest of a 14-year-old male (Mr X). In the early morning of 29 March 2021, after the driver of a car failed to ... More >>
Officer Failed To Properly Deal With An Allegation Of Theft Against Another Officer
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 10:34 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that, when an allegation of theft by a Police Officer was notified to the Police Professional Conduct office around October 2018, an officer failed to make an official record, follow due process, or ... More >>
Gisborne Police Response To Family Harm Episodes Inadequate
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found the Police response was inadequate when they dealt with two family harm episodes, involving a man and his partner, at a property in Gisborne on 1 and 5 January 2020. On 1 January a woman ... More >>
Use Of Force During Arrest In Auckland Unjustified
Friday, 1 April 2022, 7:01 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used excessive force during the arrest of a man in Auckland on 21 June 2020. The Authority completed its investigation into this incident in March 2021 but delayed the release of its public ... More >>
IPCA To Conduct Investigation/review Of Policing Of The Occupation And Protest At Parliament (“the Protest”)
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 4:10 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
To date the Authority has received nearly 1900 complaints as a result of the Protest during February and March 2022. Many complaints are from individuals who were not present at the Protest but are concerned about Police actions or inactions. ... More >>
Fatal Shooting By Police In Hamilton Justified But Significant Failures In Firearms Licensing Procedures
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 10:14 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The shooting of Mr Joel Buckley by Police on 14 July 2021 The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police officers were legally justified in shooting a man, Joel Buckley, in Hamilton on 14 July 2021 in self-defence. On 9 July 2021, ... More >>
Use Of Force During Arrest And Detention In Masterton
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 10:01 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 27 December 2019, Police arrested a man for obstruction in Masterton. The man was aggressive and was pepper sprayed by the arresting officer. Following his arrest, the man spat at another officer, challenging him to fight. The officer took the man ... More >>
Police Accept And Acknowledge The IPCA Review Into The Investigation Of The Shargin Stephen’s Death
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
Superintendent Andy McGregor, Bay of Plenty District Commander: Police accepts and acknowledges the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) findings into the review of the earlier investigation into Shargin Stephens' death. Mr Stephens died after ... More >>
