Tag: Aurora Police
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Aurora police gun violence team expands investigative reach as nonfatal shootings decline
Aurora Police Department officials touted the success of its recently expanded Gun Violence Suppression Team after the team’s first shooting investigation ended in an arrest this week. The team, which expanded its focus to all nonfatal shooting investigations in late January, made what the department called a “first-of-its-kind” arrest Tuesday, according to an APD news…
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DA Padden finds Aurora officer justified in fatally shooting 17-year-old
The Aurora police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old at a gas station in September was deemed to have used justifiable deadly force by District Attorney Amy Padden in a letter Friday. In the letter to Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain, Padden stated that she found Officer Derek Paulson “justified in using deadly physical…
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Aurora City Council member arrested on suspicion of DUI
Aurora police on Saturday arrested recently elected Aurora City Council member Robert Andrews. Aurora Police Department officials confirmed Andrews, 41, was arrested after patrol officers noticed a truck that was weaving. The incident started about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, when “officers on proactive patrol observed a red Ford F250 driving north on South Chambers Road at…
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Aurora City Council Q&A: police reform
In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette asked both new and old councilmembers about their thoughts on specific hot-button issues in Aurora…
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Victims identified in Aurora Christmas Eve shooting
Victims of a Christmas Eve mass shooting at an Aurora apartment complex that killed two and hospitalized three more have been identified, but no arrests have been made. Aurora Police Department officials said Friday no arrests have been made and no updates are available in the Dec. 24 shooting at the Augusta Apartments, off the…
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2 dead after stolen vehicle crashes into pole during Aurora police pursuit
Two people in a stolen car died on Monday after slamming into a traffic light pole during a pursuit by Aurora police officers, according to police. During a Monday afternoon news conference, Aurora Police Department Commander Justin Shipley said the crash ensued after police attempted a traffic stop on a sedan stolen out of Fort…
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EDITORIAL: Zoom in on Colorado’s criminal element
AI technology’s rapid expansion was bound to intersect with society’s need to collar criminals. Hence, the latest generation of facial-recognition technology now employed by several Colorado law enforcement agencies and soon to be implemented in the state’s No. 3 city. When used within reasonable parameters to safeguard citizens’ civil liberties, facial-recognition technology holds promise in…
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Aurora police to ask City Council for approval to use facial recognition tech
The Aurora Police Department will ask Aurora councilmembers at Monday night’s study session for approval to use facial recognition technology. The technology would give police opportunities to enhance productivity, crime solvability, effectiveness and safety, according to council documents. If approved, facial recognition technology would cost about $171,000 over four years. Access to facial recognition search…
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Aurora police search for suspect in fatal alleyway stabbing
Aurora police are searching for a suspect involved in a stabbing that killed a man around noon Tuesday. The stabbing took place around 11:46 a.m. in an alleyway near Hanover Street and 19th Avenue, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. Police said officers responded to “a call of an altercation” in the area.…
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Motorcycle rider dies in racing-related crash in Aurora, police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorcycle rider died after crashing into another vehicle in what Aurora authorities suspect to be a racing-related crash on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the crash around 10 p.m. near the 19500 block of E. 38th Ave., according to a Aurora Police Department news…