Three Colorado cops involved in the brutal arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia — and later seen laughing and joking about the incident — have resigned, US police said on Friday.
Loveland Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali and Community Services Officer Tyler Blackett stepped down over the June 2020 arrest of Karen Garner, Police Chief Robert Ticer said during a news conference.
“Our goal at the Loveland Police Department has always been to make our community proud. We failed and we are very sorry for that,” Ticer said.
Body camera footage allegedly showed Hopp forcing the elderly woman to the ground and Jalali slamming her against a police car, after she walked out of a Walmart without paying for about $US14 worth of items. Blackett helped transport Ms Garner to the station.
Video released by Ms Garner’s lawyer showed the cops laughing and joking about roughing up the woman — who reportedly suffered severe bruising, a broken elbow and a dislocated arm.
The lawyer…