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Excessive force following arrest in Invercargill 

25 August 2022

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer should not have used a Police dog to pull a man from a car after he refused to accompany Police to the station for breath test procedures in Invercargill on 18 October 2020.

Public Report (PDF 540 KB) Media Statement 

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