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Officer justified for punching man who strangled police dog, IPCA finds

The authority said officers used reasonable force to stop a man who was choking a police dog during an arrest.

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An investigation has found police were justified in punching a man who was trying to strangle a police dog during an arrest in Northland last year.

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Officer justified for punching man who strangled police dog, IPCA finds

An investigation has found police were justified in punching a man who was trying to strangle a police dog during an arrest in Northland last year.

·Wellington, New Zealand
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Kaikohe arrest: Driver choked police dog before officer punched him

The police watchdog has found that the force used to arrest a man in Kaikohe last year was justified. The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA)...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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Man choked police dog after fleeing officers. The watchdog says what happened next was justified

The Independent Police Conduct Authority found an officer's use of force was justified after a driver rammed two patrol cars in Kaikohe.

·Wellington, New Zealand
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Stuff broke the news in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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