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16 August 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation after Police Scotland officers discharged a Taser twice at a 40-year-old man following an incident in Balintore, near Tain, on Thursday 1 August 2019.
The case was referred by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to the Chief Constable in due course.
07 August 2019 | Investigations
Our investigation into allegations of potential criminality against an officer of Police Scotland has now concluded.
We have submitted our report with our findings to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
17 July 2019 | Investigations
In the early hours of Saturday 27 April 2019, a 25-year-old woman was arrested in Glasgow following a report of a disturbance. The woman struggled violently with arresting officers making it impossible to conduct a thorough search of her at that time.
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We have concluded our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 40-year-old woman, whose body was found at a house in Dalkeith on 12 February 2019. The investigation focused on the actions of the police following calls made to the police control room prior to her death. The matter was referred to the PIRC by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and we have now submitted our report to them. |
09 July 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation following the death of a man whose body was recovered from the River Clyde in Glasgow on Wednesday 4 July 2019.
The incident was referred to us by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report will be submitted to them in due course.
04 July 2019 | Investigations
About 2400 hours on Saturday 30 March 2019, at a house in the Bannockburn area, a Specially Trained Officer (STO) of Police Scotland discharged a Taser at a 20-year-old man.
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We are carrying out an investigation into the actions of police officers in the lead up to a road traffic collision in Inverness involving a motorcycle in the early hours of Saturday 29 June 2019. A 33-year-old man died.
The incident was referred to the PIRC by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report will be submitted to them in due course.
27 June 2019 | Investigations
We are investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of a woman in Dundee on Wednesday 26 June 2019.
Police attended following reports of an injured woman in her 50s. She later died at Ninewells Hospital.
As is standard procedure, the incident was referred to us by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and our report will be submitted to them in due course.
27 June 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into 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.
The incident was referred to the PIRC by Police Scotland as is standard procedure and a report will be submitted to the Chief Constable in due course.
14 June 2019 | Investigations
About 1550 hours on Monday 21 January 2019, in the Rutherglen area of Glasgow, an officer of Police Scotland struck a man on the head with a police baton causing a minor laceration.
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