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Summaries of Police investigations overseen by the IPCA

We oversee complaints referred to the Police for investigation. You can view summaries of those investigations here.

2025

Dog handler mistakenly apprehends fleeing resident

11 April 2025

Officers’ actions investigated after complaint of assault and theft of property during arrest in Christchurch

9 April 2025

Officers investigated following pursuit and crash in Wellington District

8 April 2025

Complaint of assault by Authorised Officer not upheld

4 April 2025

Officer investigated after disposing of a cardboard box containing their colleague’s wallet, as well as a vial and used syringes

2 April 2025

Police investigate officer’s driving following a complaint

28 March 2025

Police employee breached Police Safety Order, resigns

26 March 2025

Police employee inappropriately accessed Police records

24 March 2025

Police employee misuses Police database

24 March 2025

Allegations of physical and sexual assault by a Tasman District officer not upheld

21 March 2025

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2024

Officer acted unprofessionally while arresting a man in Auckland

19 December 2024

Southern District officer investigated for sharing Police information with their partner

13 December 2024

Unjustified force used during the arrest of a male in Palmerston North

13 December 2024

Northland Police inappropriately delayed responding to a call from a distressed woman who reported that her children were dead

11 December 2024

Complaint of sexual assault and excessive force during an arrest in Counties Manukau not upheld

3 December 2024

Central District Police officer investigated for allegedly making culturally inappropriate remarks

29 November 2024

South Island Police officer investigated in relation to the acquisition of firearms and access to Police computer systems

28 November 2024

Officer not at fault after hitting pedestrian while driving in Auckland

28 November 2024

Complaints about force used by officers while searching a house in Southern District not upheld

22 November 2024

Allegation of excess use of force against a youth during an arrest in Hastings

20 November 2024

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