Tag: dui arrest
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A wrongful DUI arrest by Loveland PD kept woman from her kids for months. It’s part of a pattern, attorney says.
Emily Dutka was arrested by the Loveland Police Department on two counts of DUI in May 2020. The issue was, she wasn’t drunk. After the arrest, a blood test confirmed Dutka’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.027 — significantly below the legal limit of 0.08. Charges against Dutka were dropped and her record was expunged, but…
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Loveland police officer sued over alleged wrongful DUI arrest
A Loveland police officer is accused of wrongfully arresting a man for drunken driving in a lawsuit that details the officer’s alleged history of unjustified arrests. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Larimer County, claims Officer William Gates arrested Fort Collins resident Harris Elias for driving under the influence on Jan. 4, 2020, though the breath…