Tag: Aurora Consent Decree
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Aurora monitor calls for review of police shootings involving cases of mental health crises
The consent decree monitor overseeing the Aurora Police Department called on city officials to examine in more depth how police respond to critical incidents involving mental health crises following three fatal shootings in the last year. Independent Monitor Jeff Schlanger, who oversees the consent decree for the City of Aurora and the APD, recommended in…
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Aurora police will likely not reach full compliance with consent decree by deadline, monitor says
As the Aurora Police Department’s consent decree under the Colorado Attorney General’s Office enters its final scheduled year, the department has made significant progress but will likely not be fully compliant by the decree’s end. The consent decree, which the city entered into to implement sweeping changes to policing, notably in the use of force and…
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Aurora consent decree monitor ‘pleased’ with progress
In the latest Aurora Police Department consent decree report, the monitor praised the department’s follow-up to the Kilyn Lewis shooting last May and said the police chief made important changes to the SWAT team. The eighth of 12 reports from the consent decree monitor was released Tuesday, laying out the progress the department has made…
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Monitor: Aurora police making ‘substantial progress’ on consent decree
Aurora’s efforts to reform the city’s police department through a consent decree are making “substantial progress,” according to the most recent report from the Independent Consent Decree Monitor. The most recent report also covers the death of Kilyn Lewis, who was shot and killed during an attempted arrest for an attempted murder warrant by an…
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Aurora’s candidates disagree on city’s progress in implementing consent decree
Aurora’s candidates for council offered differing views on the city’s progress in implementing a consent decree with the state that outlines major changes to its fire and policing practices, with some expressing satisfaction and others worry. concern Mayor Mike Coffman, who is seeking reelection, said the police and fire departments are making “great strides” toward…
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Aurora is making ‘great progress’ in consent decree, independent monitor says
As the two-year mark of the City of Aurora’s consent decree approaches, the independent monitor overseeing its implementation concluded the city has made “significant progress” in pursuing its requirements. Aurora officials shared details of the progress in a meeting on Tuesday. The city entered into the consent decree with Colorado Attorney General’s Office in 2021…
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Public meeting on Aurora consent decree to provide updates Tuesday
Aurora police officials will use a hybrid community/online meeting in Aurora Tuesday to update the public on progress the department has made under the consent decree monitorship and open up the forum to public questions and comments. The meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 24, in-person at the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy in the…
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Aurora highlights successes, hurdles in first year of consent decree
A photo of Elijah McClain flashed across the screen and the room fell quiet. Omar Montgomery, co-chair of the Aurora Community Advisory Council helping shepherd the city’s consent decree process, wanted to remind the audience why the community was gathered on a Tuesday night to discuss the city’s progress toward changing its public safety policies.…
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Aurora police officers undergo new de-escalation, bias training
The Aurora Police Department said it has provided de-escalation training from nationally established programs to its officers, part of complying with its ongoing consent agreement with the state. The department is also developing new anti-bias training. All sworn officers have gotten instruction in constitutional policing, Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) and Active Bystandership for…