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Man suing police
By Pamela Dickman
The Daily Reporter-Herald
A Loveland man is suing the Loveland Police Department, asking a judge to make the police return guns and ammunition he claims they are illegally holding.
Richard Petersen filed suit Sept. 16 in Larimer County Court. He has asked Judge Christine Carney to order the return of four guns, ammunition and accessories worth $4,865.
The city has not yet responded to the claim. Its attorneys have until Oct. 13 to do so.
City Attorney John Duval said his staff is working on that response.
“I can’t comment on it any more,” Duval said Thursday.
In the suit, Petersen claims a Loveland detective entered his home May 4, 2004, at the request of his landlord as a witness to ensure the landlord did nothing inappropriate.
He claims the officer illegally searched his house then returned, without a warrant or cause, and seized the weapons, which police will not return.
Duval admits the city does have some of Petersen’s guns.
“The guns were turned over to us by his landlord,” Duval said.
However, he did not say why the city would not return them.
“That will be in our answer” filed in court, Duval explained.
The city did offer Petersen $1,550 for his property, Duval said. Petersen did not accept.
In April, Petersen told the Reporter-Herald in an e-mail that he declined the offer because the list used to estimate the value was not a complete list of his property held by police.
http://www.lovelandfyi.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=2388
Something is really weird with all this...
By Pamela Dickman
The Daily Reporter-Herald
A Loveland man is suing the Loveland Police Department, asking a judge to make the police return guns and ammunition he claims they are illegally holding.
Richard Petersen filed suit Sept. 16 in Larimer County Court. He has asked Judge Christine Carney to order the return of four guns, ammunition and accessories worth $4,865.
The city has not yet responded to the claim. Its attorneys have until Oct. 13 to do so.
City Attorney John Duval said his staff is working on that response.
“I can’t comment on it any more,” Duval said Thursday.
In the suit, Petersen claims a Loveland detective entered his home May 4, 2004, at the request of his landlord as a witness to ensure the landlord did nothing inappropriate.
He claims the officer illegally searched his house then returned, without a warrant or cause, and seized the weapons, which police will not return.
Duval admits the city does have some of Petersen’s guns.
“The guns were turned over to us by his landlord,” Duval said.
However, he did not say why the city would not return them.
“That will be in our answer” filed in court, Duval explained.
The city did offer Petersen $1,550 for his property, Duval said. Petersen did not accept.
In April, Petersen told the Reporter-Herald in an e-mail that he declined the offer because the list used to estimate the value was not a complete list of his property held by police.
http://www.lovelandfyi.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=2388
Something is really weird with all this...