Tag: seth garrett franco
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Seth Garrett Franco arrested in 2017
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Police encountered Seth Garrett Franco at a restaurant in Boulder in September 2017. Franco sued the city of Boulder alleging their welfare check was an unlawful arrest based on a probation violation, which is not a crime. A jury later awarded Franco, who has since died, $3.41 million. The city is appealing the ruling.
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Failure to train: The 7 minutes that cost Boulder $3.41 million
When four women and three men walked into a federal courtroom one Friday afternoon in October, they handed down one of largest jury awards against the city of Boulder in its history: $3.41 million. The circumstances in the case involving Boulder police were a bit unusual: There was no excessive force; no one lost a…