Investigation Reports

'No misconduct' by officers over application for interview tape

The Police Ombudsman found no evidence of wrongdoing by two PSNI Sergeants following an investigation into their handling of an application for a copy of a tape-recorded interview.

Warning shots "unjustified" after youths stop police car near west Belfast

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer's decision to fire a warning shot when a group of youths stepped onto a road and forced a police car to stop near west Belfast in July 2006, was "unne...

No Misconduct By Officers At Incident Scene

The Police Ombudsman has concluded no misconduct offences were committed by any police officers who attended an incident during which a 26 year old man was threatening to throw himself from the 14th floor of...

Actions of officer who shot man dead were critically flawed: Police Ombudsman.

The Police Ombudsman has found that the actions of a policeman who shot dead the driver of a stolen car in Ballynahinch on Easter Sunday 2006 were "critically flawed".

Full public statement: Actions of officer who shot man dead were critically flawed

Public Statement: The murder of Denis Donaldson

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman has found no evidence that police leaked information about the whereabouts of former Sinn Féin member and self-declared informant Denis Donaldson prior to his murder ...

PDF: Full public statement

Officer cleared of firing unnecessarily at stolen car

A misconduct panel has cleared a police officer of using excessive force after he fired two shots at a stolen car which mounted a footpath and drove directly towards him.

Police Ombudsman praises officer for firing gun

The Police Ombudsman has praised a police officer for his quick thinking in discharging his firearm during an incident reminiscent of one of the most gruesome images of 'the Troubles.'

Use of stun grenades and CS rounds was justified as police stormed Loyalist paramilitary meeting

The Police Ombudsman has found that police were justified in firing 82 CS irritant canisters and six stun grenades as they stormed a meeting of Loyalist paramilitaries in the Alexander Bar in north Belfast ...

Officer justified in using vehicle to knock down and disarm man armed with machete

The Police Ombudsman has found that a police constable was justified in using his police Land Rover to knock down a man armed with a machete and a knife, to provide other officers with an opportunity to disa...

Officer placed himself in danger during Omagh incident

The Police Ombudsman has found that a police officer placed himself in danger and created a situation in which he was forced to fire a warning shot at a vehicle which he feared was going to run over him.