Investigation Reports

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Use of 130 baton rounds justified as gunmen and blast bombers take to the streets in east Belfast

Incident Date:

20.06.2011

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that police were justified in firing 130 AEP baton rounds during two nights of serious disorder at an east Belfast interface in June 2011.

Officer fires shot through floor of car outside Hydebank

Incident Date:

07.06.2011

The Police Ombudsman has said it was fortunate no one was killed or seriously injured when a police officer accidentally fired a shot through the floor of a police car outside the Hydebank Young Offenders Ce...

Custody officer disciplined after prisoner uses razor blade to cut wrists while in police custody

Incident Date:

Jun 2011

A police custody officer has been disciplined after a prisoner at the Strand Road police station in Derry/Londonderry cut his wrists with a razor blade in June 2011.

Taser use justified against man threatening to cut his own throat

Incident Date:

28.05.2011

A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that police were justified in using Taser against a man armed with a knife who was threatening to cut his own throat.

Police failed to take reasonable precautions to protect man who died after escaping from police car

Incident Date:

22.05.2011

A Police Ombudsman investigation has found that police failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent the escape of a man who died after running away from police in Strabane in May 2011.

Police acted properly in using Taser against man armed with knife at Lisburn

Incident Date:

03.04.2011

The Police Ombudsman has found that police were justified in using a Taser against a man armed with a knife at Lisburn in April 2011.

Police officer disciplined for evidence he gave in court

Enniskillen Courhouse

Incident Date:

Apr 2011

A police officer had been disciplined following a case at Enniskillen Magistrate’s Court when the presiding judge said he believed one of the officers who had given evidence to the court had lied.

Officer properly assessed woman’s fitness to drive prior to fatal crash, but second officer disciplined over insurance check failings

Incident Date:

17.03.2011

A police officer took all reasonable steps before returning car keys to a woman who died when her car collided with a lorry 16 hours after she was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit.

Three officers disciplined following investigation into police handling of shooting

Incident Date:

11.03.2011

Three police officers have been disciplined following a Police Ombudsman investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of Marion Millican.

Full public statement: Three officers disciplined following investigation into police handling of shooting

Officer was wrong to shoot towards fleeing robbery suspects

Police Ombudsman cordon tape

Incident Date:

02.03.2011

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was wrong to fire a warning shot into the ground as two men ran off from the scene of an attempted robbery in east Belfast in March 2011.

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