A man named Marc Smith was wrongly arrested twice and spent a night in jail due to an emergency dispatcher's misspelling of his name as 'Mark' in connection with a stolen boat case. The Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission criticized WA Police for their lack of diligence in verifying the individual's details despite indications that he was not the wanted person. Despite stating his actual name, he was arrested based on the erroneous details, reinforcing the importance of accurate data entry in law enforcement.
A wrongful arrest was made due to a dispatcher misspelling a suspect's name, leading to two arrests and a night spent in jail for the wrong individual.
The WA Police's failure to properly check the name or verify details resulted in two wrongful arrests of Marc Smith under a mistaken identity.
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