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Police watchdog backs officer who shot at robber's car 14 times
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 21:59 UTC. The headline in use is “Police watchdog backs officer who shot at robber's car 14 times”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The IPCA has found an officer acted in self-defence when he fired 14 shots at a wanted man reversing towards him near Rotorua.
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Police watchdog backs officer who shot at robber's car 14 times
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