One of them, a Jack Russell terrier, started barking at the officers when they were trying to get the daughter into handcuffs. Loveland resident Pretson Sowl filed the lawsuit against the city of Loveland, Loveland Police Department and Loveland police officers Paul Ashe andBenjamin DeLima, Det. ), First published on January 27, 2021 / 4:46 PM. Siers then can be seen complying with Sychla as he handcuffs him, but asks him to put the dogs away, stating he doesnt want the officers to shoot them. Body camera footage then shows an officer yanking Skippys collar and pulling him off the ground as Mr. Siers yells, Dont choke my dog!, Im not choking, the officer says. The department also faced an excessive use of force suit for the 2019 arrest of Preston Sowl, which was settled by the city for $290,000. Nicole Yost, a spokeswoman for the city of Loveland, said she did not know who was representing the officers. Schielkeis alsorepresenting Karen Garner and her family in an ongoing civil rights lawsuit against Loveland police. This is not the first time the department has faced an excessive use of force lawsuit for actions of its officers. The city said Ashe violated three department policies and procedures: limits of authority and exercise discretion; search and seizure; and use of force. Loveland police officer violated policy in arrest of motorcycle crash Living at Kimberly Court can seem like living in the most convenient location in Boulder. Following the footage of the arrest the video stated that the event was reviewed by LPD chain of command and deemed reasonable and justified.. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lawsuits pile up at Loveland Police Department | FOX31 Denver It also includes a post from Overcash in February of 2021 congratulating two of the three officers involved in the incident for receiving awards from the department for actions in 2020, with Dunlap and Wood each receiving an Exemplary Action Ribbon for an undescribed reason. According to a release from the city, Ashe violated three LPD policies and procedures: Tice recommended a written warning and more training for the officer, according to the memo. The citys statement that it was hiring the consulting firm came after attorney Sarah Schielke filed a lawsuit against the city over the ordeal involving the girl, her father and their dog. While the original complaint totaled 15 pages, the amended complaint was filed at four times larger, coming in at 62 pages of information, allegation and claims for relief. In Talmadge's narrative of events, he attempted to eject his roommate from his Loveland home on July 6, 2019, but the roommate refused and instead called police to the home. The city of Loveland and Loveland Police Department settled the lawsuit with Sowl in January for nearly $300,000. In a written response reflecting many points Stewart said during Mondays press conference, the department said it can not comment on specific cases and wants to be transparent and open in our work.. DENVER - A consulting firm that the city of Loveland brought in to assess the Loveland Police Department last year amid several lawsuits filed over officers' use of force in different cases is coming in to look at another case in which LPD officers are alleged to have used excessive force against a man, his teenage daughter, and their dog. Member subscribers also receive the weekly print edition of our award-winning newspaper, containing outstanding features and news stories, in their mailboxes every Saturday.