Tag: pete schulte
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Aurora police officer promoted three years after caught drunk on the job
An Aurora Police Department officer who was demoted for driving drunk on the job, but never fired, has now been promoted — prompting some city leadership to call for changes to the promotional process for police officers. Officer Nate Meier was discovered drunk and passed out behind the wheel of his police department vehicle while…
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Aurora Police, civil service commission battle for hiring power
The Aurora Police Department chief of police blasted the city’s Civil Service Commission on Monday saying the group is crippling the agency’s ability to hire officers amid a staffing crisis. Interim Chief Dan Oates voiced strong support for a proposal to shift hiring power from the independent civilian commission back to the city’s fire and police…