Media Releases
Published Date:
31.10.2017
The Police Ombudsman has found that an incident in which a man sustained three broken fingers in police custody was accidental.
Published Date:
27.10.2017
Three police officers have been disciplined over failings in an investigation into images of child sexual abuse found on a man’s computer.
Published Date:
19.10.2017
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has begun an investigation into concerns about the way in which the PSNI conducted an investigation into allegations of bribery and misconduct in public office in 2014.
Published Date:
28.09.2017
An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has rejected claims that police could have prevented a break-in at Castlereagh police station in 2002, but chose not to for political reasons and in order to...
Published Date:
08.09.2017
Investigators from the Police Ombudsman's Office have this morning arrested a police officer.
Published Date:
31.08.2017
The Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, has said police need to rethink how they handle missing person investigations.
Published Date:
03.08.2017
A police officer has been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found that he had used “excessive and unjustified” force when he kicked a man during an incident in Belfast in July 2015.
Published Date:
01.08.2017
The Police Ombudsman has praised as “efficient and effective” initial enquiries made by police following an assault which left a man with fractures to his skull, cheek and nose as well as bleeding on the brain.
Published Date:
27.07.2017
A Police Ombudsman investigation has found that a police officer made “inappropriate and unprofessional comments” after becoming frustrated with a solicitor during a criminal interview.