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20 December 2019
Prompt action by Inspector following injury to man in police custody
An investigation has found that a drunk man fell and cut his head in a police station after the two officers who had arrested him became distracted while using their mobile phones.
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17 December 2019
New investigations launched after serious injury and incapacitant spray incidents
Several new investigations have been launched, including a serious injury case and two incapacitant spray discharges.
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28 November 2019
Investigation launched following road traffic collision in Aberdeen
The PIRC is carrying out an investigation following a road traffic collision in Aberdeen on 25 November 2019.
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11 October 2019
Police issue further guidance on monitoring people being transported in custody
Procedures to monitor people being transported in custody have been reviewed after a man set himself on fire in the back of a police van.
The incident on 15 February 2019 happened after the 42-year-old man was arrested in Arbroath following a disturbance, where it is alleged he had been in possession of a knife.
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12 September 2019
Serious assault could have been prevented, report finds
An investigation report has found that if police had attended an initial report of a serious assault they could have prevented a subsequent attack on a man, which left him seriously injured and permanently disfigured.
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09 September 2019
Police not at fault for collision between marked police car and two other vehicles
An investigation report has found that a police driver was not to blame for a collision involving their vehicle and two other cars being driven by members of the public.
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27 June 2019
Investigation launched after serious injury of motorcyclist, 28, following police pursuit
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the circumstances leading up to and including the serious injury of a 28-year-old man following a police pursuit in Aberdeen in the early hours of Wednesday 26 June 2019.
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14 June 2019
PIRC investigation finds police officer was justified in hitting violent man with baton
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police were justified in using a baton on a man with a history of violence who threatened to stab one of the officers pursuing him.
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07 June 2019
PIRC makes recommendations to Police Scotland following two incidents resulting in serious injuries
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that officers who pursued a stolen car before it was involved in a high speed collision were not trained or authorised to do so.
In a second report published today, the PIRC has made three recommendations to Police Scotland about the use of the Criminal History System (CHS) and Police National Computer (PNC), following the serious injury of a 31-year-old woman in Fife.
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