2000-2010 Media Releases
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was justified in using CS Spray when he discharged it at a male armed with a knife, after being called to a disturbance in Bessbrook in October 2004.T...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman has released details of an incident during which CS Spray was used to subdue two males at Railway Street in Strabane on 5 September 2004.The incident happened at around 8.30am after a po...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman's Office has said a police officer was right to discharge CS Spray twice at a group of people during fighting in the Main Street, Maghera, in which a man was being badly beaten.For a lim...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman's Office has released details of its investigation into an incident just before Christmas 2004 when police officers and a member of the public ended up in a fight in a dimly light gravey...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman has found that a police officer was justified when he used CS Spray during an incident in Antrim, but has also recommended that the PSNI should ensure that it keeps accurate records of a...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was right to use CS Spray to subdue a male armed with knives during an incident at Crumlin on 5 November 2004. The incident happened at around 10.25pm...
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03.08.2006
The Police Ombudsman has found that a police officer was justified in using CS Spray during an incident near Enniskillen in December 2004.The incident happened near the junction of the Sligo/Swanlinbar roads...
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02.08.2006
An investigation by the Police Ombudsman's Office has concluded that a police officer was justified in using CS incapicitant spray against a man who was being disorderly at Coleraine train station on 25 Sept...
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19.07.2006
The Government has asked the Police Ombudsmans Office to deal with serious complaints made against the Immigration Service and Her Majestys Revenue and Customs.Legislation is also being enacted to make certa...
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17.07.2006
A Police Ombudsman investigation into the death of a 19-year-old man who drowned in a stream following a collision with a police car, has strongly criticised police procedures and training for vehicle pursui...