Loveland has four natural areas along the Big Thompson River as it flows through the town. One of which is the Old St. Louis Natural Area.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
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The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
Loveland has four natural areas along the Big Thompson River as it flows through the town. One of which is the Old St. Louis Natural Area.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
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The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
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They named it Old St. Louis after it being near the location of the first settlement of Loveland, which was known as St.Louis. The area stretches westward toward St. Louis Avenue.
Screengrab courtesy of attorney Sarah Shielke, Life and Liberty Law Office
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A screenshot from former Loveland police officer Austin Hopp s body camera moments before he forcefully arrested 73-year-old Karen Garner on June 26, 2020. Screengrab courtesy of attorney Sarah Shielke, Life and Liberty Law Office
Three Loveland, Colo., police officers involved in the forceful arrest and detention of Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia, have resigned from the department. I share the community s concerns on this. It hurt to see that, Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer said of the body camera footage of the arrest during the conference. I ve been in law enforcement 32 years, and what I saw in there hurt me, personally.
3 Colorado Officers Involved In Forceful Arrest Of Woman With Dementia Resign
By Claire Cleveland
May 1, 2021
Three Loveland, Colo., police officers involved in the forceful arrest and detention of Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia, have resigned from the department.
“I share the community’s concerns on this. It hurt to see that,” Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer said of the body camera footage of the arrest during the conference. “I’ve been in law enforcement 32 years, and what I saw in there hurt me, personally.”
Ticer made the announcement Friday during a press conference, which came more than a week after a federal civil rights lawsuit against multiple officers and the Loveland Police Department was filed by Sarah Schielke from The Life and Liberty Law Office on behalf of Garner. Officers Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali and community service officer Tyler Blackett, who assisted in booking Garner, all resigned.