Arrest and use of pepper spray on a man is illegal, says IPCA

[ad_1] A police investigation found that agents in Northland broke into a man’s property, then illegally pepper sprayed him and arrested him. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Independent Authority for Police Conduct oversaw a police investigation into the incident, the outcome of which was treated confidentially. “The police investigation …

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Man sentenced for indecency at school and in the cemetery

[ad_1] A Dunedin man who touched a dog walker in a cemetery explained his actions to police: “I was in that kind of mood.” Judge Jim Large granted the defendant, in his 20s, a permanent name suppression yesterday when he was sentenced in Dunedin District Court. The publication of the …

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M. bovis found at Mid Canterbury farm

[ad_1] Mycoplasma bovis has raised its head again. A positive case has been confirmed in Mid Canterbury. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor told The Country’s Jamie Mackay that they had found positive for the cattle disease on three farms. The Ashburton Guardian reported that the new positive case was on a …

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