17 December 2018
A Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) report has found that police were justified in their use of a Taser to arrest a man who they believed posed a threat to people inside his flat.
The 32-year-old was incapacitated by an armed officer using the Conductive Energy Device at the property in Dundee on 7 July 2018.
Read more14 December 2018
The use of a baton round launcher by Police Scotland to help disarm a woman wielding an axe was necessary and proportionate, a report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.
Read more13 December 2018
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a Police Scotland controller failed to pass accurate and relevant information to officers following a 999 report of a disturbance at a flat in Edinburgh, where a 51-year-old man was later found dead.
Read more10 December 2018
The police response to a report of people being in a disused quarry prior to the death of a 28-year-old man was appropriate and proportionate, a report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.
Read more07 December 2018
The Police Investigations and Reviews Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the use of an incapacitant spray, known as PAVA, on a 39 year old man in Fraserburgh on 16 November 2018.
Read more30 November 2018
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is investigating the circumstances of a road crash on the A73 in Newmains, Lanarkshire on 22 November 2018.
Read more28 November 2018
A report has found that Police Scotland were justified in sending firearms officers to an emergency call from a woman who said that a man had threatened her with a handgun.
Read more23 November 2018
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the use of an incapacitant spray, known as PAVA, on a 27 year old man in Edinburgh on 31 October 2018.
Read more23 November 2018
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner publishes her 2017-18 Annual Report today.
Read more16 November 2018
Two police officers who were seriously injured as well as the officers who came to their aid and arrested the man responsible, displayed extreme bravery, professionalism and sound judgement, a PIRC report has found.
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