"Police Chief Luke Hecker has supported the actions of the involved officers and expressed that, given the public location of the contact, in conjunction with the presence of other people in the park, the officers acted professionally and reasonably."
"In settling the lawsuit, the police chief steadfastly maintains that perspective," the statement said.

Sounds like the Loveland PD is offering $15k awards to any and all OC proponents! Talk about unclear on the concept. Personally, I don't OC and I wouldn't in town unless I was participating in a demonstration to make a point. But I'm actually glad that some people are willing to walk their talk.