The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has named a Romanian man who was shot dead by police in the English city of Derby last week and has given more details about the incident. Marius Ciolac, who was 35, was only shot by police after a Taser and a stun grenade had failed to subdue…
Romanian Shot Dead by Police in Derby After Taser and Stun Grenade Failed
UK Police Watchdog Says Rapper, 24, Shot by Police in London Was Unarmed
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement on Sept. 7 that a detailed search of the scene where a 24-year-old man was killed by police in south London on Sept. 5 had been completed, “No non-police issue firearm has been recovered from the vehicle or the scene.” Chris Kaba, a rapper…
Cressida Dick ‘May Have Breached Professional Standards’ Over Daniel Morgan Case
The former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick, may have breached the standards of professional behaviour in regards to murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, a review by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found. The murder of Morgan—who was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion…
‘Systemic Deficiencies’ in Handling of Domestic Abuse Allegations Against UK Police Officers
One of the biggest investigations ever into the way police forces in England and Wales investigate domestic abuse allegations against their own officers has found there are “systemic deficiencies” and has recommended a series of improvements. But a joint report by the College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service…
UK Police Watchdog Appeals for Witnesses After Chelsea Bridge Taser Death
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has appealed for witnesses after a man jumped into the River Thames in London and died after a Taser was used on him on Saturday. The IOPC has not named the 41-year-old man who jumped into the Thames from Chelsea Bridge and later died after the Taser was used several…
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