Use of irritant spray on man at Fraserburgh police station ‘necessary and proportionate’
The police watchdog has ruled the use of an irritant spray on a man during a struggle at a north-east station was “necessary and proportionate.”
The police watchdog has ruled the use of an irritant spray on a man during a struggle at a north-east station was “necessary and proportionate.”
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner has ruled that officers were justified in using a taser when confronted with a man "with a knife against his throat" in Aberdeen last year.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner has ruled that officers were justified in using a taser when confronted with a man "with a knife against his throat" in Aberdeen last year.
An investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man in Inverness will focus on “police contact” prior to him dying in hospital.
A probe is under way after a 32-year-old man who was taken into the care of police after a city disturbance died at hospital in Inverness.
Police use of a taser against a man armed with guns and a knife was "proportionate and justified", an independent review has found.
The family of a schoolgirl knocked down by a police van say she is now in a stable condition and "out of bed".
Scotland's police watchdog has launched an investigation after a police officer fired a Taser during a disturbance in the Highlands.
The man who spearheaded a high-profile campaign against speed cameras in the Highlands has been left embarrassed - after being caught speeding.
Police Scotland has been ordered to carry out a review into the way it handled an incident involving a north-east woman with severe mental health problems.
A grieving father has accused prosecutors of failing to get justice for his son.
The family of a man who has been left in a coma after plunging over a wall in Aberdeen have been warned they might not recognise them when he wakes up.