IOPC guidance on tactical moped stops says it is legitimate use of force

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IOPC guidance on tactical moped stops says it is legitimate use of force

Officers with specialist training allowed to deploy tactic when authorised says complaints body.

Date - 17th October 2019
By - Gary Mason

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New guidance from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on tactical contact manoeuvres to stop suspects on mopeds acknowledges that the procedure is now a "legitimate use of force" for officers with the specialist...

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