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Police slammed over conflicts
A report released today by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has criticised the police handling of conflicts of interest and the execution of search warrants.

The report comes after a complaint by Dunedin man, Bruce Van Essen, whose home was searched for suspected ACC fraud.

In September 2006, Mr Van Essen's home was searched by police after a request by the ACC.

The authority has criticised the way in which the case was handled and the search was carried out.

The police officer who sought the search warrant from Dunedin District Court, Constable... Read more

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IPCC criticises police pursuit

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has found that police chases on public roads are often "too risky".
The report comes after a fatal crash on the M4 on 17th September, involving a car that had been chased by police until it turned onto the wrong side of the carriageway, when the pursuit stopped. The car later crashed head on into another vehicle, killing five and leaving the motorway shut for hours.

IPCC chairman Nick Hardwick said, "the danger is that officers initiate a pursuit without any tactics available to end it and simply wait for something to happen." It's now being suggested that a strict code should be enforced to tell police when and when not to pursue suspects, rather than have them decide on the scene. There were 49 fatal and serious injuries as a result of police chases in the first half of 2007.

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