Aurora Police impound dozens of cars in first weeks of new law
In the first few weeks since a new law went into effect, the Aurora Police Department impounded dozens of cars.
The new ordinance, Aurora Municipal Code 134-37, was passed on Sept. 23 during an Aurora City Council meeting. It says officers must have a car towed away and impounded if the car’s registration is not up-to-date, the driver doesn’t have a valid driver’s license and they don’t have insurance. It’s a three-strike rule designed to increase compliance with driving rules and regulations.
The owner can’t retrieve the car until all three violations are fixed.
In the first 12 days of November, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said, 52 cars were impounded under the new law.
“It’s a problem much bigger than people think,” Coffman said at the council meeting in September. “I hope this sends a strong message.”
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