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Harris Elias said his breath test produced a result of 0% alcohol, but was made to do a blood test after his arrest in Loveland.

The complaint claims there are more than a dozen other instances where people have been arrested for drunk driving by Loveland police officers, but blood tests do not back up the charges.

In the past decade, Northern Colorado’s largest cities settled 205 allegations against police. The cost of those settlements was $50 million, roughly enough to fund a police department the size of Boulder’s for a year. That’s according to a KUNC investigation that found a recurring pattern where victims and their families dropped their allegations in exchange for a cash payout.

Some motorists in Florida and Colorado say cops arrested them on suspicion of impaired driving, even though they were sober. In one case, a man was kept in custody for a blood test even after a breathalyzer test came back negative for alcohol consumption.

Violent Colorado arrest puts spotlight on how police treat disabled people Loveland’s police department, like many others, requires officers to be trained to respond to people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. But no national standards exist. That means the amount of training law enforcement officers receive on interacting with disabled people varies widely. Written By: Leigh Paterson / Kaiser Health News | 3:20 pm, Jun. 15, 2021 × A body camera video ...

Loveland City Council members vote 6-3 for Community Trust Commission to help rebuild trust broken after the lawsuit over the arrest of Karen Garner.

Karen Garner was arrested on June 26, 2020 after officials say she tried to shoplift about $14 worth of merchandise from a local Walmart in Loveland, Colo. Image: Screengrab courtesy of attorney Sarah Shielke, Life and Liberty Law Office Multiple charges have been filed against two former Colorado police officers for their roles in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia last year. The charges were filed on Wednesday against former Loveland Police Department officers Austin Hopp and Da...

By: CBS News A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer is accused of failing to stop or report his actions, prosecutors said Wednesday. But CBS Denver reports the family of Karen Garner says other officers involved, in what they believe was the coverup of the arrest and injuries, need to face charges as well. Austin Ho...

2 former Colorado officers charged in arrest that injured woman with dementia David K. Li and Tim Fitzsimons © Provided by NBC News Two former Colorado police officers have been charged in connection with an arrest in which a 73-year-old woman who has dementia is alleged to have suffered multiple injuries, authorities said Wednesday. Austin Hopp, the onetime Loveland police officer who was recorded on body camera video tackling the woman, Karen Garner, on June 26, was charged ...

Screengrab courtesy of attorney Sarah Shielke, Life and Liberty Law Office Originally published on May 19, 2021 9:05 pm Multiple charges have been filed against two former Colorado police officers for their roles in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia last year. The charges were filed on Wednesday against former Loveland Police Department officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, who arrested and booked Karen Garner as she was walking home from a local Walmart after failing to pa...