Media Releases
Published Date:
01.10.2014
The Police Ombudsman's Office has told 25% of its ‘historical’ cases workforce it can no longer afford to fund their posts. Most of those affected are agency staff employed by the Office and are expected to ...
Published Date:
30.09.2014
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has issued an appeal for anyone who saw the fatal road collision near Newry this morning (September 30) to contact them.
Published Date:
15.09.2014
A police officer who used unnecessary force on a woman in a custody cell has been disciplined following an investigation carried out by the Police Ombudsman’s Office.
Published Date:
11.09.2014
The Police Ombudsman has recommended that police custody cells should be searched with metal detectors, after an investigation found a man who self-harmed had concealed a piece of razor blade inside a pillow.
Published Date:
09.09.2014
The Police Ombudsman has found that police were justified in using Taser against a man who had a knife and was threatening to kill himself during an incident in north Belfast in October 2013.
Published Date:
03.09.2014
The Police Ombudsman has found no evidence that a police officer made suggestive comments or accepted a bribe from the owners of a restaurant who were seeking to obtain a liquor licence.
Published Date:
26.08.2014
The Police Ombudsman has concluded that a police officer was justified in firing two shots at a stolen car being driven directly towards him in Dundonald in January 2007. One of the shots struck the car’s fr...
Published Date:
31.07.2014
Police were justified in using Taser against a man who had barricaded himself in a room and was threatening to kill himself, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman has concluded.
Published Date:
09.07.2014
A man who had been self-harming and had a knife held to his chest, has said he might not still be alive if police had not used Taser against him.