Opinion: Former police Inspector Regan Tamihere should be celebrated not condemned
The police inquiry into Inspector Regan Tamihere has no cultural component.
The police inquiry into Inspector Regan Tamihere has no cultural component.
At the time, one source said the Auckland inspector took family members to a funeral.
The aggressive man was also wrestled to the ground and bitten by a police dog.
Police were pursuing a car after its driver was seen firing a gun out the window.
The watchdog says police 'pre-emptively exonerated' the officer.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has received 162 complaints.
But the IPCA found shooting him with a sponge round was justified.
The rider lost control shortly after police started pursuing them.
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At least seven complaints were made over a 15-year period.
'It was his favourite bong, and he did not want it to be taken by police.'
Scene examinations are continuing at the house.
The IPCA said police negotiation efforts left them 'looking incompetent'.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority found police were justified in their response.
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'They were itching for a fight.'
The woman was hiding behind a hedge following a police pursuit.
Incident comes days after police shot gunman following rampage across West Auckland.
Kaoss Price was killed by police last year.
The detainee says he attacked the officer because he believed he would be assaulted again.
Youth ran from off-duty police officer after being caught trying to steal a motor scooter.
The officer quit before any formal employment sanction could be taken.
Police discovered a firearm in the fleeing driver's car following his crash.
The use of a police dog that latched onto a youth's arm was justified the IPCA says.
The woman appeared to be having a mental health crisis at the time she was restrained.
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The employees who he claimed needed the money, later denied working for him.
Several officers have reported feeling frustrated and powerless with the current laws.