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Police Dog Bite in Upper Hutt legally justified

31 October 2019


The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer's use of a Police dog on a man who was being arrested was legally justified, because the officer believed the man posed a risk of serious injury to his fellow officers.

Public Report (PDF 323 KB) Media Statement


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