Police watchdog investigating excessive force claim
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the arrest of a 16-year-old boy in Bloxwich near Wallsall, after a complaint that police used too much force.
During the arrest by police on 5th April, the boy was restrained and received an ear injury.
Police took him to hospital straightaway, where he needed several stitches.
The arrest came after police were contacted following complaints about a noisy house party in Penderel Street in Bloxwich.
The teenager was arrested in neighbouring Hamilton Street.
After he was given hospital treatment, he was served with a fixed penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly.
The boy's mother later complained to West Midlands Police and the IPCC about her son's alleged treatment by police.
The IPCC then made the decision to hold an independent investigation.
IPCC urges Mitchell to let police get on with inquiry
The police watchdog has replied to former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's letter, where he voiced concerns over the apparent leaking of a report into the 'plebgate' scandal.
Deputy Chair of the IPCC Deborah Glass has replied:
While this does not rule out the possibility of the MPS file having been leaked, it also raises other possibilities, either that someone who may have been connected to the investigation or in possession of material had a conversation with a reporter, or that the author/s of the articles were reporting speculatively – I note, for example, the references in both stories to “…it is understood that..."
While I fully understand your concerns about these press reports, it appears to me that the public interest is best served by ensuring that the MPS [Met Police] are indeed carrying out a robust and thorough investigation into the initial incident and its aftermath.
West Midlands Police officer pleads guilty to forgery
A West Midlands Police officer has pleaded guilty to forgery. He has been given a suspended prison sentence, following an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
PC Stuart Williams admitted forging a woman's signature on a retraction statement thereby withdrawing her report of harassment against an ex-partner. This was done without the woman knowing.
A judge described the officer's actions as 'lazy and stupid'. The 37-year-old police officer was sentenced to four months' imprisonment suspended for a year and ordered him to pay costs.
Investigation into death of soldier who was hit by police car
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the death of a trainee soldier from Nottinghamshire who was hit by a marked police car.
Joshua Brown, 21, was hit by the vehicle on a dual carriageway in Surrey in the early hours of Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers were answering an emergency call at the time and the IPCC says it's investigating whether the police response was appropriate for the emergency call, road and weather conditions at the time.
Investigation launched as body discovered day after a 999 call
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched an investigation into the contact between Warwickshire Police and a 44-year-old woman prior to the discovery of her body.
Warwickshire Police received an emergency call at 8.13 pm on the 24th October 2012, the call ended before the caller left any details. The police operator called the line back and spoke to two men and a woman who then said their location.
The next morning around 11.00 am, the police were called to the same address by the ambulance service who had found the woman's body in the house.
"The investigation is examining the actions and decisions of control room staff, supervisors and police officers and whether force procedures and policies were followed in relation to contact with the occupants of Briar Close on the evening of 24 October 2012.
"An investigator has made contact with the woman’s family to explain our role. My thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
Police watchdog investigation after man detained by police dies
Rafal Delezuch died in hospital after being detained by police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Credit: IPCC
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is appealing for information, to assist its investigation into the death of a Polish man who died in hospital after being detained by police last month.
The watchdog is asking for people who knew Rafal Delezuch while he lived in Leicester, as well as anyone who witnessed events around the time he was detained on Wednesday 15 August 2012.
Mr Delezuch, who was 26, was known to attend the Anchor Centre on Dover Street. He had previously lived at an address in Mere Road. He is believed to have come to the Leicester area around two years ago.
A post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out.
Police were called to Devana Road in Highfields on 15 August to reports of a man acting strangely in the street. Mr Delezuch was detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. During the detention, police used incapacitant spray and restraints.
Mr Delezuch was taken by police van directly to the Leicester Royal Infirmary, due to concerns for his welfare. He died in hospital at around 12.30pm.
A man has died after being arrested by police in Leicester
Police were called to a disturbance on Devana Road in Highfields yesterday morning,.
A man was arrested close to the junction of Glossop Street and Osmaston Road at around 8.30am but he was then taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment.
He died around four hours later.
The exact cause of death is not known at this time and the man has not yet been formally identified.
Leicestershire Police has referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed it is investigating the death of a foreign student who was struck by a police car.
Xuan Wei Zhang, who was 24 and from China, was crossing a road in the Newtown area of Birmingham when he was struck by an unmarked BMW police car.
The collision was referred to the police watchdog by West Midlands Police.
The IPCC has viewed onboard CCTV footage from the police car which indicates its audible emergency warning equipment was activated at the time of the incident.
This is very distressing time for all those involved and in particular I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr Zhang for their terrible loss. Our independent investigation is underway and we will be examining all the circumstances of this tragic incident. We would be grateful for anyone who witnessed the collision who has not already come forward to contact the IPCC.”
A report into the collapsed prosecution of six protesters accused of trying to shut down a power station has criticised Nottinghamshire police of 'collective failings'.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the sharing and recording of information about an undercover police officer hadn't been well handled.
The IPCC also concluded that the actions of individual officers did NOT amount to police misconduct.
