Tag: Art Acevedo
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Aurora police’s crisis response teams saw success in 2023
Aurora Police Department’s co-response programs, which pair mental health clinicians with emergency responders, saw growth and success in 2023 — diverting hundreds of people from jail or emergency rooms. In a recent Aurora public safety committee meeting, staff presented the 2023 outcomes of the city’s co-responder programs, which include Aurora Mobile Response Team (AMRT) and Crisis…
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Heather Morris named Aurora interim police chief following Acevedo’s departure
Heather Morris was sworn in as Aurora’s new interim police chief this week, taking over the department’s top position after former chief Art Acevedo resigned earlier this month. As interim chief, Morris said she is proud to lead the team and excited to continue to reduce crime and make progress with the consent decree the…
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Fired Aurora officer not-guilty in the death of Elijah McClain; co-defendant convicted
Jason Rosenblatt acquitted, Randy Roedema found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault
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Aurora Community College starts new program to educate, employ law enforcement cadets
The Community College of Aurora, in partnership with the Aurora Police Department, will begin a program this fall to connect students interested in law enforcement with education and career resources and the opportunity to get their education costs covered. Students in the Cadet Pilot Program can earn an associate degree from Community College of Aurora…
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Aurora revives reserve police force after 18 years
“I really think this program is going to position us to meet the growing needs of a growing city,” Aurora police chief Art Acevedo said.
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Slain teen’s family accuses Aurora police of misleading the public, calls for chief’s resignation
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A white hearse carrying the 14-year-old’s body drove past the Aurora Municipal Center through drizzling rain and led the way west on East Alameda Drive for two hundred people who called out his name. Jor’Dell Richardson’s death two weeks ago has prompted some to call for police reform and for the resignation of Aurora Police…
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Aurora clerk evaluates ‘strong mayor’ petition, other charter amendments advance
The city clerk in Aurora will soon begin assessing whether an initiative to instate a strong mayor system in the city has secured enough petition signatures to put a question on the November ballot. The move requires amending the city charter, which must get voter approval. Meanwhile, voters will likely decide on three other charter…
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Jor’Dell Richardson death: Pellet gun vs. handgun at center of controversial shooting
As Jor’Dell Richardson’s family prepares to bury him, several investigations are looking into whether a pellet gun the teen was carrying gave the Aurora police officer who shot the him reason to fear for his life. When Richardson was shot, he was hiding a pellet gun in his clothing which was an exact replica of…
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Aurora officer told 14 -year-old ‘Get your hand off the gun’ before he fired, police chief said
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Representatives of Jor’Dell Richardson’s family met with Aurora Police Tuesday and reviewed the “disturbing” police body worn camera footage of his death. The 14-year-old was shot and killed by Aurora Police June 1 after he and a group of teens allegedly robbed a vape shop, according to police. Richardson’s grandmother, aunt, mother, his mother’s boyfriend…
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5-year-old girl missing from Aurora, police asking for public’s help
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation put out an endangered missing alert for 5-year-old Maha Li Hobbs, who was reported missing Tuesday. Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Hobbs, who was last known to be in the area of Mississippi Avenue and South Sable Boulevard in Aurora, just east of I-225 near Gateway…