Tag: Vanessa Wilson
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Aurora police union president suspended after inflammatory email
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The president of one of two Aurora police unions is on paid administrative leave after several Aurora police officers complained to the city’s Human Resources Department about an email he wrote last week that called diversity provisions in the city’s consent decree “sexist and racist.”…
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‘You just about got shot’: New video shows how an Aurora traffic stop in May escalated
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New video released by the Aurora Police Department shows an officer telling a 25-year-old Black man that he “just about got shot” after he exited his vehicle during a traffic stop to provide officers with his driver’s license and ended up in a tussle with…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from…
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Aurora PD joins critical incident investigation teams
The Aurora Police department is joining a multi-agency critical incident response team who will be responsible for investigating shootings and in-custody deaths involving Aurora officers. Prior to the department joining the 17th and 18th Judicial CIRT teams, APD was responsible for investigating its own officers’ shootings and in-custody deaths. “When a person dies or is…
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Asian Americans in Colorado say enough is enough after year of pandemic-related hate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over the last year, racist assaults on people of Asian descent have often taken the form of epithets hurled related to the COVID-19 pandemic: “Go back to China!” “You brought the flu!” “I’m out of work because of you!” Other times, the attacks have crossed…
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Aurora police officer fired for lying to supervisors, leaving shifts early multiple times
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora Police Department (APD) announced Wednesday the firing of Officer Robert Lyons for dishonesty and theft of time following an investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau. APD officials said in a release that Lyons…