Independent Professional Standards Investigation For Loveland Police Department Following Karen Garner Arrest Set To Be Complete By Early September

LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– The Metropolis of Loveland has an up to date timeline on the evaluation of its police division following the violent arrest of a 73-year-old girl with dementia. Karen Garner was confronted by Loveland police in June 2020 after leaving a Walmart with out paying for $14 {dollars} of merchandise.

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Video of the arrest went viral with group members calling for larger police coaching and accountability. Many Colorado regulation enforcement companies have added police training on the best way to work together with individuals residing with dementia.

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Loveland awarded a $152,500 contract to public security consulting agency Hillard Heintze to conduct an impartial skilled requirements investigation concerning Garner’s arrest. The evaluation can even consider Loveland Police Division insurance policies, practices and procedures.

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Karen Garner (credit score: Garner Household)

The impartial skilled requirements investigation by Hillard Heintze is about to be full by early September.

There may be additionally an utility course of for the 16-member Advert Hoc Neighborhood Belief Fee. That utility course of opened Aug. 13 and might be open for 30 days. Purposes and particulars in regards to the distinctive course of and necessities for this short-term fee may be discovered on the Metropolis’s Boards and Commissions utility web site, cilovelandco.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.

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“We’re making progress in a number of of those areas to make sure belief, accountability and credibility, and recognize the general public’s assist as we proceed with these essential initiatives,” mentioned Loveland Metropolis Supervisor Steve Adams.