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Civilian Detention Officer dismissed

14.03.24

A PSNI Civilian Detention Officer has been dismissed from the police after receiving a suspended prison sentence for assaulting a detainee in the custody suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast.

No evidence that police officers stole £2,000 from motorist

12.03.24

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has found no evidence to support a complaint that police officers stole £2,000 while searching a car near Newry last August.

Consultation: Free Period Products

The Police Ombudsman's Office is preparing to make period products available free of charge at our premises. You can complete a short online survey to take part in the consultation. 

Glenn Quinn murder: PSNI failed over death threat

The Police Ombudsman has found that the PSNI failed to deal properly with intelligence that a Carrickfergus man was to be shot dead, resulting in a failure to warn him about the threat before he was murdered.

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