Tag: Loveland Police
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Former Loveland police officer denied release to community corrections
The Weld County Community Corrections Board Wednesday rejected the application of a former Loveland police officer who has served nine months in prison of a five-year sentence for assaulting an elderly woman with dementia. Austin Hopp, now 28, will be eligible for parole in July 2024. He’ll continue serving his five-year sentence in prison until…
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Woman killed in Loveland had multiple protection orders against alleged killer declined
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The woman who was killed last week in Loveland had multiple requests for protection orders against her alleged killer denied by the court beginning last fall, according to the Loveland Police Department. Lindsey Daum 41, filed petitions against Javier Acevedo Jr. in September and November 2021 and filed a third in January in Larimer County…
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Former Loveland officer pleads guilty in Karen Garner case
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A former Loveland police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to an assault charge in connection with the rough arrest of Karen Garner, an elderly woman with dementia. Austin Hopp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as part of a deal with prosecutors. The crime carries a sentence of two to eight years in prison; however, the judge…
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Lawyer: New video shows Loveland police knew woman with dementia was injured during arrest
Two more officers have been added as defendants in a lawsuit against the Loveland Police Department for their use of force while arresting an elderly woman with dementia. According to an amended complaint filed Sunday, the additional defendants knew about the woman’s injuries and were “personally complicit in the continued denial of … care.” Loveland…