Tag: Aurora
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Driver killed after stolen motorcycle collides with SUV in Aurora
A man was killed late Saturday in a collision involving a stolen motorcycle and an SUV at an intersection in Aurora, authorities said. Officers responded about 11:49 p.m. to a report of a crash near East Iliff Avenue and South Idalia Street. According to a preliminary investigation, a stolen motorcycle was traveling westbound on East…
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Fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield referred to grand jury
The Aurora police shooting that killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield was referred to a grand jury for further investigation Friday. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office referred the case following the completion of Critical Incident Response Team and district attorney’s office reviews, according to a news release Friday afternoon. Belt-Stubblefield was shot during a traffic stop on…
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Aurora police body camera footage shows moments leading to stabbing, fatal shooting
Aurora Police Department body camera footage released Friday shows officers’ attempts to de-escalate a mental health crisis situation before an officer fatally shoots Amare Garlington. The footage shows Aurora’s Crisis Response Team calling Garlington from outside the house and telling him he is not in trouble. Later, the footage shows the moment Garlington ran out…
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Annual ParkScore report indicates surprising Colorado city is lacking in terms of green space
Trust for Public Land has officially released their 2026 ParkScore report, which analyzes a lot of data related to outdoor spaces and their economic impact. One key part of the report is how it ranks the country’s 100 largest cities across 15 data points that fall into the five categories of acreage, access, equity, investment,…
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Aurora faces federal lawsuit over police shooting of Lewis
The Kilyn Lewis family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Aurora, claiming the city’s policies, practices and “longstanding customs” led to his fatal shooting. Lewis, 37, was shot by Aurora Police Department SWAT Ofc. Michael Dieck on May 23, 2024, while officers were attempting to arrest him on an attempted murder…
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Rideshare passenger dies after two-car crash in Aurora
A rideshare passenger died after a crash in Aurora on Monday. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Laredo Street, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. A Toyota Rav4 ran a red light at the intersection and collided with a sedan that was being…
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Aurora communication policy changes raise concerns for public safety, press freedom
Proponents argue arestees have a right to privacy until adjudicated An Aurora City Council decision to alter social media policies for the police department has raised concerns from press freedom and public safety advocates, who worry that limiting what police can release to the public will impact safety and limit media professionals’ ability to access…
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Tapped: Aurora cracks down on water use as reservoirs fall, runoff shrinks
Editor’s note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Federal judge green-lights jury visit to Aurora detention center in forced-labor lawsuit
A federal judge granted a request on Thursday to have jurors visit the privately run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora as part of an upcoming civil trial over alleged forced labor practices. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane said he wanted the “best possible trial,” and initially postponed his…
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Aurora, Arapahoe County see rise in homelessness, but more people sheltered
Aurora and Arapahoe County both saw increases in the number of homeless people in this year’s Point-In-Time count, but fewer of those people went unsheltered this year. Aurora saw a 33% increase in the overall number of homeless people from 2025 to 2026, with 626 last year and 832 this year. While the number of…