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IPCA PUBLIC REPORT - Use Of Force In Hastings Not Justified
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 9:50 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police used excessive force when they arrested a man, who had earlier run from a suspicious car that contained a rifle, after it was stopped in Hastings on 18 January 2021. A Police dog handler ... More >>
IPCA MEDIA STATEMENT - Police Shooting In Te Teko
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 9:49 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer who fired nine shots at a man in Te Teko on 27 May 2020, was justified in firing some, but not all of the shots. Mr X applied for compassionate leave from Waikeria Prison to attend a ... More >>
Force Justified To Prevent Man’s Escape In Inglewood
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 11:03 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using a range of tactics, including Tasers, to arrest a man who was trying to escape in Inglewood on 21 May 2020. The man complained to the Authority about the level ... More >>
Pursuit In Whangārei Where Driver Shoots At Police
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 10:00 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
On 2 September 2020, Police pursued a car where the driver shot at pursuing officers. The pursuit was abandoned but recommenced after the fleeing driver’s car had been spiked. We found that the recommencement of the pursuit was justified, ... More >>
Force Used During Arrest By A Rotorua Dog Handler Justified
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 1:54 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using a Police dog to arrest a man between Rotorua and Taupō on 24 April 2021. Police observed a car being driven in the Rotorua region that had been stolen the ... More >>
Off-duty Police Officer Punches Youth Whole Stole Cigarettes
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 10:11 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an off-duty Police Officer used excessive force when apprehending a 14-year-old boy whom he caught stealing from his North Auckland property in July 2019. The officer was at his home address ... More >>
Kick To Man’s Head Unjustified
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 10:20 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was not justified in kicking a man’s head while arresting him in Christchurch on 2 March 2021. Police were called to the man’s townhouse in Madras Street by neighbours because the man ... More >>
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 >>
