LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland officer was assaulted after responding to a shoplifting call at a Safeway store on Tuesday.
According to the police department, officers responded to the store at 860 Cleveland Ave. around noon. An employee reported that a man threatened to kill the employee when confronted.
By the time officers arrived, the man had fled the store and was not immediately located. The officers, however, reviewed surveillance footage and took note of distinguishing characteristics of the man, his clothing, and his possessions…