Body camera footage shows 73-year-old Loveland woman forced to ground by police
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Loveland Police said Thursday the department just learned about an alleged incident of excessive force involving a 73-year-old woman with dementia that happened nearly a year ago when body camera footage of the incident was posted on its Facebook page.
A Loveland attorney filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Karen Garner, the woman in the video. The lawsuit alleges that she was injured after being forced to the ground by a Loveland Police officer.
Her crime? The lawsuit suggests she attempted to leave a Walmart with less than $14 worth of items she forgot to purchase.
The lawsuit says Garner suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken humerus and a sprained wrist during the arrest.
This footage has been edited by the law firm representing Garner.
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