Loveland Hires Public Safety Firm Hillard Heintze For Independent Review Of Karen Garner Arrest

LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – The city of Loveland has hired an independent consulting firm to review its police department following the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia. Karen Garner was confronted by Loveland police in June 2020 after leaving a Walmart without paying for $14 dollars of merchandise.
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Video of the arrest went viral with community members calling for greater police training and accountability. Many Colorado law enforcement agencies have added pol