Media Releases
Published Date:
06.12.2018
A police officer who tampered with a search warrant meaning a case of drug possession could not be prosecuted, has been disciplined after an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office.
Published Date:
06.12.2018
Published Date:
12.11.2018
The Police Ombudsman’s Office is appealing for witnesses to an incident in Lurgan on Thursday 18 October.
Published Date:
12.11.2018
Police Ombudsman investigators will be in Downpatrick on Wednesday (14 November) as part of their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting in the town in 1991.
Published Date:
01.11.2018
A police officer has been disciplined after breaching a homeless hostel’s policies by climbing in through a window and spending several hours drinking with residents.
Published Date:
31.10.2018
The Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, has said that while he understands the family of Robert McCartney may well feel that the criminal justice system has failed them, there is no evidence police played ...
Published Date:
26.10.2018
A police officer accused of sexual assault by a woman he arrested for drink driving has been cleared following an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s office.
Published Date:
18.10.2018
A Police Ombudsman investigation has found no evidence to indicate that RUC officers were complicit in the murder of a colleague nor protected those responsible from investigation.
Published Date:
09.10.2018
A judge’s criticism of evidence given by two police officers in court has led to five police officers being disciplined for failing to keep proper records.
Published Date:
13.09.2018
An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office of a complaint about how the PSNI handled reports of alleged child abuse has found that police failed those who were said to have been abused.