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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 >>
IPCA - Co-ordinated Review Of Events Leading To Attack At New Lynn Countdown
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 6:23 pm | Independent Police Conduct Authority
IPCA, Office of the Inspectorate and IGIS to conduct a Coordinated Review of events leading up to the attack at New Lynn Countdown on 3 September 2021 The Independent Police Conduct Authority, the Office of the Inspectorate at the Department of Corrections, ... More >>
Use of force in Auckland unjustified
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 10:02 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer was not justified in punching a man during his arrest in Auckland on the night of 7 March 2020. The intoxicated man was riding his bicycle with no lights on and was wearing ... More >>
Decision to fire shots at man in oncoming car justified
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9:54 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was justified in deciding to fire three shots at a man who drove his car directly at him while trying to escape from Police in Auckland on 31 January 2019. At about 3.10pm, Police ... More >>
Police use of force in Waharoa arrest incident justified
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 9:52 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in using force to restrain two women and a man after his arrest in Waharoa. On 11 September 2020, a man was arrested for assaulting a relative and damaging property in Waharoa. ... More >>
Police dog bite in Ōtāhuhu justified
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 9:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was justified in using a Police dog to assist in the arrest of a high-risk offender in Ōtāhuhu on 28 May 2020. Police had reasonable grounds for believing the man might be armed. More >>
Police Pursuit Preceding Fatal Crash In Kaitaia Unjustified
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 10:05 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police should not have started pursuing a Mazda near Kaitaia in the early hours of 10 October 2020. The fleeing driver crashed the Mazda seconds after Police abandoned the pursuit. The fleeing ... More >>
Concerns About Police Enforcement Of Heavy Vehicle Towing Regulations And Auckland Motorway Contract
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 10:14 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
In a report released today, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that for the last eight years Police failed to properly monitor whether a consortium of heavy vehicle towing contractors, operating under a contract with Police for vehicle ... More >>
Force Following Pursuit In Auckland Unjustified
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the force used to remove a youth from a car following a pursuit was unjustified. In the early hours of 11 December 2018 three stolen cars were involved in a ram raid burglary in Te Atatū, ... More >>
Use Of Force On Youth In Wellington Justified
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 9:55 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was justified in using force to restrain a youth after he resisted an arrest for disorderly behaviour. On 4 September 2020, a 14-year-old male was arrested for disorderly behaviour outside ... More >>
Use Of Force In Matamata Not Excessive
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 9:57 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers did not use excessive force on a man while in attendance at an address in Matamata. On 13 December 2019, two officers visited the address to serve a Court document. On arrival they found ... More >>
Unreasonable Use Of Force For Disorderly Behaviour In Invercargill
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:08 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used unjustified force when he placed an intoxicated woman in a headlock and pulled her to the ground on 25 July 2020 in Invercargill. The officer, along with three other officers, approached ... More >>
Pursuit And Dog Bite In Christchurch Justified
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 10:01 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that officers were justified in pursuing offenders who had stolen cars and burgled a liquor store in Christchurch on 11 November 2019. The use of a Police dog to assist in the arrest ... More >>
Complaint That Officer Used Excessive Force During Arrest In Wellington
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 10:04 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority investigated a complaint that excessive force was used on a youth following his arrest in Wellington on 12 January 2020. The incident took place after a car appeared to evade an alcohol checkpoint. The ... More >>
Police Shooting Of Armed Man In Waitara Justified
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 9:56 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police were justified in shooting a man when he pointed a firearm at an officer. Police were notified that the man had been involved in a domestic incident where he pointed what was suspected ... More >>
Actions Of AOS Officers Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Astin Hooper Unjustified
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 9:58 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that, although two Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) officers were acting in self-defence when they fired at Astin Hooper immediately after he shot at them, their prior actions were not justified in the ... More >>
Use Of Police Dog Following Pursuit In Hamilton Not Justified
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 10:00 am | Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that the use of a Police dog to bite a young person (14 years old) following a pursuit was not justified in the circumstances. On 8 October 2019, the young person was staying at his friend’s ... More >>
