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The Latest Breaking News from the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Teenager was Tasered by police before being killed by car on M5

Logan Smith, 18, got out of ambulance driving him to hospital in Somerset, says official watchdog

The Guardian - UK

Teenager tasered on motorway by police before being fatally struck by car

The teenager was being taken to hospital in an ambulance when it stopped

The Independent UK

Six police officers face misconduct proceedings over fatal Cardiff car crash

Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, found dead at scene of incident on A48 in St Mellons in 2023

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Senior police officer investigated after drone crash injures child

Drone fell on child while in operation searching for assault suspect, police say

The Independent UK

Police officers accused of sharing anti-Muslim and pro-Tommy Robinson messages

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into 11 officers working at Charing Cross police station in London.

Evening Standard

Watchdog launches probe after man dies in custody after being tasered by police

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it is investigating after the 23-year-old died in hospital.

Evening Standard

Officer facing gross misconduct hearing after death of teenagers in e-bike crash

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in May 2023 when they crashed on a Sur-Ron bike in Cardiff.

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Police staff member suspended over security breach in maternity care investigation

Nottinghamshire Police said information was allegedly changed or deleted from its systems

The Independent UK

NCA taking over inquiry into allegations police took part in Rotherham abuse

It comes after five women alleged they were exploited by grooming gangs in the town when they were children and also sexually abused by officers

Evening Standard

Five Met police officers charged with GBH over hospital restraining incident

Breaking: Charges follow probe by IOPC into incident where man detained under the Mental Health Act was restrained by police

Evening Standard

OPINION - I'm a former Detective Chief Inspector. This is what's going wrong at The Met

You must have heard this week’s horrifying new stats by now. Knife attacks in London have risen by 86 per cent in a decade. As a former Detective Chief Inspector at The Met, I am well placed to help explain how we’ve witnessed such a catastrophic increase.

Evening Standard

Man with ‘chainsaw and gas mask’ shot by police who ‘feared gun or bomb’

The man refused to leave a house and armed officers were deployed, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said.

Evening Standard

Insufficient police training before nine-year-old murdered, watchdog finds

Alfie Steele was killed by his mother and her partner after police visited the home on multiple occasions.

Evening Standard

Officers involved in shooting of stabbing suspect ‘did not commit offence’

The Independent Office for Police Conduct launched an investigation after a man was shot in Huyton, near Liverpool, on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Use of force during arrest of Sex Education star ‘reasonable’, watchdog finds

Reece Richards was mistaken for a suspect and arrested in Fulham in September last year.

Evening Standard

Police watchdog to complain to Ofcom over Chris Kaba Panorama episode

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has asked for a public apology from the BBC.

The Independent UK

Suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences

The PPS in Northern Ireland also said Will Kerr will not face charges relating to an allegation of misconduct in public office.

Evening Standard

Family of man stabbed to death pay tribute to ‘gentle giant’

Leicestershire Police have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in connection with the death of Louis Howard.

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Man shot dead by armed officers at station was carrying a knife, police say

Officers were called to Milton Keynes railway station after reports of a man carrying a gun.

Evening Standard

Pedestrian killed in collision involving police car

Birmingham Police said they are liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

The Independent UK

No misconduct case for officers who tried to ‘deflect blame’ after Hillsborough

Families bereaved by the stadium disaster in Sheffield in 1989 have been sent a letter from the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

The Guardian - UK

Man who died on M4 had been accused online by ‘child protection team’

Man had been arrested but not charged after claims he attempted to engage in sexual activity during a livestreamed video

The Independent UK

Manhunt over after murder suspect arrested

Paul Antony Butler, 53, was located and arrested in the Liskeard area of Cornwall, which is around 20 miles from Plymouth.

The Independent UK

Doorbell footage shows moment armed police shoot man on Christmas Eve

Marcus Meade had been involved in a standoff at a property in Worcestershire for over five hours before he was fatally shot by police

Evening Standard

Man shot dead by armed police after Christmas Eve standoff

The police watchdog said it would conduct a ‘detailed and robust investigation’ into the incident.

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