25 April 2019
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that the use of PAVA irritant spray on a 39-year-old man during a violent struggle in a police cell was both necessary and proportionate.
Read more23 April 2019
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police officer’s discharge of a Taser on a 28-year-old man was not reasonable or necessary.
Read more18 April 2019
An investigation by the independent Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that there was a delay in police going to the flat of a missing 37-year-old man, who was later found dead.
Read more12 April 2019
The Police Investigations & Revew Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the circumstances of an incident in Bannockburn in which a Taser device was used by police.
Read more04 April 2019
A Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) report has found that police were justified in their use of PAVA spray to arrest two men.
Read more03 April 2019
02 April 2019
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a man who was seriously injured while being arrested by police did not receive medical treatment for eight hours.
Read more29 March 2019
A firearms incident involving a woman who reported she was being threatened with a crossbow, has been a reminder to police of the importance of swift actions, when carrying out searches during these types of operations.
Read more27 March 2019
A report by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a police pursuit of a car which crashed leaving a female passenger seriously injured, was proportionate and justified.
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20 March 2019
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police should have been sent sooner to the home of a woman listed as a vulnerable person, after a call from a concerned family member about her welfare was categorised as a priority.
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