Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s (IPCA) findings relating to the arrest of a man in Rotorua in 2019.
On 18 November 2019 Police stopped and arrested a man riding his bicycle without a helmet.
The IPCA deemed the arrest and subsequent use of force to be unlawful.
The staff involved were spoken to after the arrest.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
