Ricardo dos Santos: IOPC to review case after armed Met police stop athlete London-based Portuguese sprinter says he feared for his safety during the stop – the third in last two years The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022
Pistol found at scene after man shot by police The Independent Office for Police Conduct said a 36-year-old man was shot in the abdomen by an officer but has non life-threatening injuries. The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022
Northumbria Police officer banned from driving police cars as death crash probe continues The Independent Office for Police Conduct has warned the officer they could face criminal charges over collision that killed pensioner, but the cop remains on duty Chronicle Live · Aug 3, 2022
Northumbria Police officer served with gross misconduct notice after A1 collision that killed pensioner The Independent Office for Police Conduct has warned the officer they could face criminal charges Chronicle Live · Aug 2, 2022
Met Police investigated over two more child strip searches The Met was placed under special measures last month after a series of failures and scandals The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Convicted Gunman Sues Police For Accidental Shooting And ‘Life-Changing Injuries’ A gunman who sparked panic when he was seen with a weapon outside his ex-partner’s home is suing police after an armed cop accidentally shot him. Zenger · Jul 28, 2022
Why are strip-searches not a matter of public debate in the UK? The recent story of Child Q, the 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was accused by her teachers of smelling of cannabis and subjected to a strip-search at her school in Hackney, London, without an appropriate adult present, has rightly elicited outrage. The Conversation · Jul 28, 2022
Bike passenger Muriel Pinkney, 74, dies in hospital after Dunston collision between police car and motorcycle The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into incident in Dunston, Gateshead Chronicle Live · Jul 19, 2022
Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for punching handcuffed teenage boy Constable Steven Martin was dismissed without notice for gross misconduct following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation. The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Richard Okorogheye: Met police apologise to the family over failures None of the Met employees were found to have a case to answer for misconduct. Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022
Mother of man found dead in Epping Forest rejects Met’s apology Evidence Joel said the force’s apology over her son Richard Okorogheye “is not accepted”. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
Officials announce new investigation into Stephen Port murder inquiry BBC show Four Lives starring Bristol's Stephen Merchant was delayed due to the inquests Bristol Post · Jun 23, 2022
Met officers who failed Stephen Port victims face new probe Metropolitan Police officers who failed to spot serial Stephen Port are to be reinvestigated, a watchdog accounced on Thursday. Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022
Stephen Port: Police watchdog to reinvestigate Met’s handling of Grindr killer probe Case was previously looked into after the force referred itself in 2015 The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022 Man took own life after police wrongly named him as paedophile in 'human error' Brian Temple's mum described her son as "happy go lucky" but said the ordeal of incorrectly naming him as a paedophile caused him to become closed off and depressed
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022 Child Q: four Met police officers facing investigation over strip-search Four officers served with gross misconduct notices after black schoolgirl searched without another adult present
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Two killed and three injured in smash with van travelling wrong way during police chase A taxi driver and a passenger were killed following the horror smash on the M606, near Bradford, West Yorkshire last night, police have confirmed
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022 Witness appeal after death of man who was pulled from Thames after being Tasered The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the interaction between two Metropolitan Police officers and the 41-year-old.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022 Man dies after being shot with Taser by police and rescued from Thames IOPC watchdog launches independent inquiry into incident on Chelsea Bridge in west London
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022 Police were told Michaela Hall was being strangled. Why didn’t they break in? A vulnerable woman was killed by her violent partner on the night officers knocked at her door. Now her family wants answers
The Independent UK · May 30, 2022 Third Metropolitan Police child strip-search case under scrutiny The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed it is investigating.
The Independent UK · May 27, 2022 Met Police officer David Carrick faces trial over 44 sex offence charges The constable was suspended from the force after first being arrested on the charges in 2021
Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022 Volunteer Special Constables will be allowed to use Tasers for the first time The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has previously noted black people are more likely to be Tasered for prolonged periods of time than white people.
Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022 Distraught dad says 'police officers who ran down my son are murderers' Arthur Holscher-Ermert, 27, died after being hit by an unmarked police car on Saturday night, with his reeling family demanding answers from the force
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Family of man murdered by neighbour criticise ‘toothless’ police response as force refers itself to watchdog Father-of-three Matthew Boorman was stabbed 27 times on his doorstep by Can Arslan