2016 Media Releases
Published Date:
22.11.2016
Police had justifiable reasons for planning to search the isolated home of an elderly lady as part of a major anti-drugs operation, a Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded.
Published Date:
15.11.2016
Two police officers have been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found that virtually nothing had been done to investigate a report of an assault in a pub in Derry/Londonderry in June last year.
Published Date:
10.11.2016
The Police Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint that a man was assaulted and verbally abused by police, after his account was contradicted by a number of witnesses.
Published Date:
03.11.2016
A police Civilian Detention Officer has been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found failings in the care provided to a man with mental health issues while detained in police custody in Co. ...
Published Date:
01.11.2016
The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was justified in firing two warning shots into the ground near a man who aimed a crossbow at officers.
Published Date:
31.10.2016
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has appealed for information about an incident involving police and a member of the public they were attempting to restrain in Kilrea in August.
Published Date:
18.10.2016
A Police Ombudsman investigation has found that police used minimal force after a man grabbed medical notes from a police doctor and put them in his mouth.
Published Date:
13.10.2016
Two police officers have been disciplined after the Police Ombudsman found failings in the way police investigated an incident which left a teenage boy fighting for his life.
Published Date:
06.10.2016
The PSNI has updated its firearms training following a Police Ombudsman investigation into an incident during which a female police officer accidentally shot herself in the leg while placing her gun into its...
Published Date:
04.10.2016
An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has found that police did not fail to properly care for a drunk man who required urgent hospital treatment after being becoming unresponsive at a police cust...