Photographs taken at Northland police checkpoint unlawful, IPCA says 13 Apr, 2021 03:29 AM 5 minutes to read Photographs taken by Northland police at a road checkpoint in 2019 have been ruled unlawful by the Independent Police Conduct Authority. Photo / File Photographs taken by Northland police at a road checkpoint in 2019 have been ruled unlawful by the Independent Police Conduct Authority. Photo / File Multimedia journalist for the Northern [email protected] Photographs taken by Northland police of a woman and her partner pulled over at a Ruakākā checkpoint near an event attended by gang members were unlawful, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found.