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17 December 2018 | Investigations
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.
Download14 December 2018 | Investigations
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.
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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.
Download10 December 2018 | Investigations
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.
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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.
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A report has found that two police officers who were stabbed and the officers who came to their aid displayed extreme bravery, professionalism and sound judgement during an incident in Greenock on 1 June 2018.
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A report has found that Police Scotland failed to follow standard procedures in dealing with reports of concern for a vulnerable 65-year-old woman, who was later found dead in her Glasgow home on 24 February 2017.
Download05 September 2018 | Investigations
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police officers were justified in using PAVA irritant spray to subdue a man they were trying to detain during a drugs search and to prevent him from escaping.
Download29 August 2018 | Investigations
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police officers failed to make diligent enquiries to trace a 72-year-old man who made a 999 call for an ambulance before he was found dead in his home in Inverness the following day.
Download17 August 2018 | Investigations
The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) find that two police officers acted courageously and professionally when confronted with a violent man who was armed with knives and intent on suicide.
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