2016 Media Releases
Published Date:
24.02.2016
A Police Ombudsman investigation has rejected claims that police used excessive force while responding to a report that a “very drunk” man was wheeling a toddler in a buggy at a Belfast play park.
Published Date:
18.02.2016
Two police officers have been disciplined over failings in the investigation into the suspected theft of an engagement ring at a Belfast gym.
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16.02.2016
The Police Ombudsman has rejected a woman's complaint that a failure by police to contact her led to her being prosecuted for the fraudulent sale of concert tickets.
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11.02.2016
Police were entitled to tell a man’s employer that he had been convicted of drink driving, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has found.
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09.02.2016
An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has resulted in a police officer being disciplined for slapping a woman across the face in the back of a police Land Rover.
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04.02.2016
A Police Ombudsman investigation has rejected claims that police punched and kicked a man when he was arrested at his home in Enniskillen last July.
Published Date:
02.02.2016
A police officer has been disciplined after an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office concluded that she had failed to make adequate enquiries to identify a suspected drunk driver who drove off after...
Published Date:
28.01.2016
A Police Ombudsman investigation has allayed concerns that police lacked urgency in their response to a reported mugging in south Belfast last year.
Published Date:
12.01.2016
A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that a civilian police employee who struck a teenager used “necessary force” after being bitten on the hand.