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Full probe into sex claims against ex-officer ‘essential’ for public trust

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher welcomed the investigation being carried out by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Mar 11

Family of 1975 murder victim Bertie Frazer ‘failed by RUC investigation’

The police ombudsman found the level of available archive material was a ‘stark example of limited police record management’.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

Former RUC chief sorry for impact of ombudsman spat on Omagh bomb victims

Sir Ronnie Flanagan hit back in 2001 after then Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan published a critical report of the police probe into the Omagh bomb.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025

Initial police investigation into Katie Simpson murder ‘flawed’, says watchdog

The Police Ombudsman concluded that the initial investigation had ‘failed the Simpson family’.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Police Ombudsman faces calls to step aside amid probe into incident at her home

DUP MP Gavin Robinson and UUP leader Doug Beattie said Marie Anderson should step aside until the police investigation concludes.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Gerard Lawlor family ‘disappointed’ by Ombudsman report

The family has differed with the findings of a Police Ombudsman report which found failures in the probe, but no collusion.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Suspended chief constable ‘strenuously denies any allegations of criminality’

Will Kerr, Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, is being investigated by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the police watchdog.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

New inquest granted into 1974 killing of nationalist councillor Patsy Kelly

He was abducted and killed by loyalists as he left the bar in Trillick, Co Tyrone, where he worked.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

PSNI officer dismissed for 'gross misconduct' after taking vulnerable man's bike

The bike was eventually returned to its owner after being found at the officer's home during a police search organised after a sergeant raised concerns in March 2021

Belfast Live · Jun 29, 2023

Man finally learns UVF shot and killed dad 50 years after his death

John Crawford was killed by the UVF in January 1974 at the furniture workshop he owned in West Belfast.

Daily Record · May 16, 2023