Tag: Consent Decree
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New Aurora councilmembers to host meetings about creating civilian oversight of police
Two of Aurora’s new councilmembers plan to hold listening sessions with community members to talk about establishing an independent civilian oversight committee for Aurora police. Gianina Horton and Amy Wiles, who were both elected to the Aurora City Council in November, are hosting sessions on Tuesday and Jan. 29 at the Aurora Center for Active…
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Aurora police car chases skyrocket after stolen car policy change, consent decree report says
The number of Aurora Police Department car chases increased exponentially after the department changed its pursuit policy in March, according to the latest Independent Consent Decree Monitor report. Meanwhile, the number of SWAT incidents has decreased. The report, released in October covering Feb. 16 to Aug. 15, also discussed officer-involved shootings. “While APD has made…
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30 boxes of evidence recovered from floorboards of retired APD detective’s house
A retired Aurora Police Department homicide detective kept 30 boxes of evidence, including photos and VHS tapes, for 35 different cases under his floorboards, Chief Todd Chamberlain said at a news conference Thursday. Current detectives came across the boxes of evidence while reviewing a cold case from 1997, Chamberlain said. They reached out to the…
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Aurora consent decree to remain despite end of federal police consent decrees
A recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division that it will start dismissing lawsuits against police departments across the country and the consent decrees that go with them will not affect Aurora’s consent decree. The Aurora Police Department voluntarily entered into a consent decree with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in…
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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.…