Tag: Aurora Municipal Court
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Aurora court to hold warrant amnesty week for non-violent offenders
Aurora court officials are holding Fresh Start Week at the beginning of December, when people with certain non-violent active warrants can get them cleared without arrest by showing up at walk-in court. Aurora Fresh Start Week will happen from Dec. 8 to 12, excluding Wednesday, Dec. 10. During the week people with active warrants can…
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Aurora council delays vote on city court adopting 4-day work week
Aurora Municipal Court officials are considering changing the court schedule to a four-day week with employees working 10-hour days. City councilmembers decided to put off a decision on the matter to the next study session after several councilmembers brought forward concerns about the change. The court’s current hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to…
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18th Judicial District given additional funding to handle Aurora’s domestic violence cases
Arapahoe County Commissioners approved additional funding for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday to help with the influx of domestic violence cases that will come from Aurora Municipal Court starting July 1. The total amount includes almost $615,000, a portion of which will help pay for 14 full time employees needed to handle…
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18th Judicial District foresees resource ‘struggle’ as Aurora hands off domestic violence cases
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As Arapahoe County plans for the shift of domestic violence cases out of the Aurora Municipal Court, officials from the 18th Judicial District — which will take on a majority of the cases — said the district will “struggle” to manage the influx without additional resources. Aurora City Council passed a resolution in September to…
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3 Aurora teens arrested in connection to sextortion ring targeting students
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Three teens have been arrested by the Aurora Police Department following a nearly year-long investigation into a “sextortion” ring that targeted students at local schools. The Aurora Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 18-year-old Jamir Deante Bright Friday on charges of child exploitation and criminal extortion, both felonies. A 17-year-old and a 14-year-old,…
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Aurora council moves forward with plans to stop prosecuting domestic violence, challenge state law
Aurora lawmakers on Monday night moved forward with items that deal with the city’s handling of domestic violence cases and potentially explore a lawsuit against the state over a new law on indigent defense. The first of the two is a resolution that directs “the City Manager, City Attorney, Court Administrator, and Presiding Judge to…
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Aurora council delays vote on tougher camping ban penalties, homeless court
Aurora councilmembers on Monday delayed a vote on the proposed “tough love” approach to homelessness, which would bring tougher penalties for violations of the camping ban along the I-225 corridor and create a new court for low-level offenses by homeless people. Councilmembers at Monday night’s regular City Council meeting said they delayed the vote because…
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Aurora committee OKs ordinance sending domestic violence cases to county courts
The public safety committee of the Aurora City Council voted on Thursday morning to move forward with a proposal to remove domestic violence cases from municipal court and instead pass them to state, county or federal court. The proposed ordinance, presented on Thursday by councilmembers Dustin Zvonek and Danielle Jurinsky to the Public Safety, Courts…
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2 Aurora councilmembers team up in push to shift domestic violence cases to county courts
Two Aurora councilmembers are teaming up in the push to end the city’s ability to handle domestic violence cases in municipal court, a responsibility that sets the latter apart from other local governments. Councilmember Dustin Zvonek and Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky in the past week have both addressed the possibility of handing domestic violence cases to…
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Aurora Municipal Court postpones trials through the middle of January due to COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19, officials from the Aurora Municipal Court announced that all jury trials and trials before a judge scheduled between Nov. 30 and Jan. 18 are postponed. Anyone…