The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an officer was justified in using force during the arrest of a man in Palmerston North, but that officers failed to adequately search him when later in custody, which enabled the man to attempt to harm himself. On 18 June 2022, Manawatu Police were attempting to locate and arrest an 18-year-old male. A warrant for his arrest had been issued and he had been evading Police for about 9 months. Police believed that the man posed a high risk to the public and were treating his arrest as a priority.

https://www.miragenews.com/police-justified-in-forceful-arrest-of-man-in-1048402/

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