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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 >>
Fatal Police Shooting Of Shargin Stephens In Rotorua
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 9:59 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 6 July 2017, the Independent Police Conduct Authority published a report on its independent investigation into Police’s fatal shooting of Shargin Stephens, which occurred on 14 July 2016 in Rotorua. The investigation found that ... More >>
Unlawful Arrest In Rotorua
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:07 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found Police unlawfully arrested a man for disorderly behaviour in Rotorua on 18 November 2019. Officers had seen the man riding his bicycle without a helmet and stopped to talk to him. The man became ... More >>
Unjustified Arrest For Obstruction In Wellington
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 10:38 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were not justified in arresting a man for obstruction in Wellington on 27 February 2021. Two Police officers were walking to attend a large fight in Wellington when a man walked about ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog Following Pursuit In Greymouth Not Justified
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the use of a Police dog to apprehend a man following a pursuit was not justified. On 29 May 2020, a member of the public approached an officer who was parked outside a school and reported ... More >>
Independent Police Conduct Authority Advises Of A Security Breach And Privacy Breach
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 10:42 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On Friday 3 December 2021, a staff member reported that they believed they had lost a non-password protected USB stick containing complainant and Police information. Investigations between 3 December 2021 and now established that the USB stick is ... More >>
Inappropriate Conduct By Court Custody Officer
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 10:01 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an Auckland District Court custody officer acted criminally when he repeatedly behaved in an unwanted and sexually inappropriate manner towards a colleague in 2018. The custody officer also subjected ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog In Palmerston North Justified
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:23 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using a Police dog to arrest a man in Palmerston North on 15 June 2021. Police were patrolling the area to find a wanted gang-member who had known access to firearms. ... More >>
Police Fail In Their Duty Of Care To Allen Ball In Hāwera
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 9:52 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that, on 31 May 2019, Hāwera Police officers failed to seek medical attention for Mr Ball, who died in a Police cell after being placed there while unresponsive. Mr Ball’s cause of death was ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog In Arrest Of Youths In Gisborne Justified
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 9:50 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using a Police dog to arrest two youths in Gisborne on 10 February 2021. A car was stolen in Gisborne, and officers located it at the end of an isolated, dead-end road. ... More >>
Use Of Force On A Man In Central North Island Justified
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 9:51 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in using force to defend himself when he was accosted as he arrested a man in central North Island. The officer attended a house to arrest the man for breaching his electronic ... More >>
Arrest Of Man In Palmerston North Not Justified
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the arrest of a man for disorderly behaviour in Palmerston was not justified, and the man should not have been given a formal warning. The Authority also found that the way in which the officers ... More >>
Justified Search And Charging Decision In Whanganui
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 9:54 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in searching and charging a woman who had been arrested and taken into custody in Whanganui on 1 September 2020. During processing, a female officer searched the woman in accordance ... More >>
Unjustified Entry And Use Of Force During Search In Palmerston North
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 9:56 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the use of force on a youth (Mr Y) who had hidden in a ceiling cavity was unjustified as Police had no lawful authority to enter the Palmerston North property on 8 November 2020. Police went ... More >>
IPCA Release Thematic Review Of Policing In Small Communities
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 9:52 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has today released its review of policing in small communities, which makes 41 recommendations to Police. We undertook the review after several people in different ‘small communities’ (communities with ... More >>
Use Of Force On A Youth In Auckland Justified
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 9:53 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was justified in his use of force to detain a young woman who had absconded from hospital. The young woman had been admitted to hospital because of serious concerns ... More >>
Excessive Use Of Force In Waihi
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:02 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer used excessive force when he struck a man four times while trying to remove him from a patrol car in Waihi on 28 December 2019. The man failed a roadside alcohol breath test so was ... More >>
Police justified in use of dog to prevent man escaping
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 9:53 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in the use of a Police dog to arrest a man who tried to run from officers in Dunedin. More >>
