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The IOPC also conducts independent investigations of serious allegations of misconduct or criminal offences by police officers and other law enforcement officers. 'Mandatory' referrals are usually made to the IOPC should a person die or sustain serious injuries following police contact.
The IOPC said that at about 15:45 BST, a patrolling police officer reported seeing the boy pulling out "what appeared to be a handgun" and pointing it at a female on Buxton Road, before they both ...
The IOPC said "no conduct issues" were identified for any officer. It reviewed police body cameras, radio transmissions, mobile phone footage from the public and witness statements.
The police stopped the car, and armed police then approached on foot. Kaba then rammed an unmarked police vehicle. An armed officer fired a single round at Kaba through the car windscreen. Kaba was taken to hospital but died of his injuries the following day. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) then began an investigation.
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson said that after GMP's own inquiry, and the CPS's decision "to take no further criminal action against serving officers", he was lifting the previous suspension of an officer. Two officers remain under investigation by the IOPC. [11]
A police officer who failed to safeguard a woman and tried to cover up his mistake has been sacked. Robert Coffey, a former PC with Cleveland Police, was dismissed without notice after an ...
Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced. ... The IOPC said it has served both officers ...
The IOPC continued to argue that police officers should be sanctioned for use of force in cases where their belief that force is required is unreasonable or irrational. [25] Baker's family's solicitors argued that a finding in favour of the police, who argued that officers should not be sanctioned for use of force in such cases, would weaken ...