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18 February 2019 | Investigations
About 2350 hours on Monday 18 June 2018, a Police Scotland Specially Trained Officer (STO) discharged a Taser device at a 21-year-old man in a house in Jedburgh. The officers had been called to a report that a man was going to harm himself with a crossbow and he had assaulted a woman at the house.
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In June 2018 police officers traced a 33-year-old man to an address in Aberdeen following a report of an incident earlier that day involving the man’s partner. One of the officers who attended this incident was a Specially Trained Officer (STO) who was equipped with and trained in the use of Taser. When the police gained access to the flat they found the man behaving in an erratic and unpredictable manner. He was threatening to kill himself, holding a knife to his throat and a pair of scissors to his abdomen.
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On Sunday 1 July 2018, a Police Scotland Specially Trained Officer (STO) discharged a Taser device at a 35-year-old-man on a street in Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Officers had been called to a report that a man was in possession of a large knife and had threatened to assault a woman with it. On arrival, police officers found the man behaving in a violent and erratic manner which they considered posed a danger to nearby members of the public, including children.
Download05 February 2019 | Investigations
We are carrying out an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the death of a 38-year-old woman whose body was found in Irvine on 29 December 2018.
Our investigation will focus on reports of concern for the woman's welfare made to Police Scotland prior to her death.
The incident was referred by Police Scotland and a report will be submitted to them in due course.
25 January 2019 | Investigations
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police took all reasonable steps to trace a 22-year-old man suffering from mental health issues who ran off while they were taking him home and died after lying down in front of a train.
Download22 January 2019 | Investigations
A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that Police Scotland failed to record a report for concern for a 25-year-old vulnerable man who went missing and was later found dead.
Download28 December 2018 | Investigations
We are investigating the death in custody of a 24-year-old man at Clydebank Police Station in Glasgow on 23 December 2018.
The investigation will focus on the circumstances leading up to the man’s death.
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.
28 December 2018 | Investigations
We are investigating allegations of criminality against officers of Police Scotland.
This is a live enquiry and as such no further detail can be given at this time.
The matter was referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) by the Crown office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report on the Commissioner's findings will be submitted to them in due course.
27 December 2018 | Investigations
We are investigating allegations of criminality against an officer of Police Scotland.
This is a live enquiry and as such no further detail can be given at this time.
The matter was referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) by the Crown office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and a report on the Commissioner's findings will be submitted to them in due course.
24 December 2018 | Investigations
We are investigating the police response following a 36-year-old man's 999 call for assistance after he had been attacked and received serious injuries.
The man made a subsequent 999 call and was attacked again before officers arrived.
The investigation will focus on the call handling, management and control of Police Scotland's response to the incident on 3 September 2018 in Penicuik, and the failure to refer to matter to the PIRC at that time.
The matter was referred to the PIRC by Police Scotland on 24 December 2018, following concerns raised by Lord Mulholland at the subsequent trial.
A report will be submitted to them in due course.
