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Aurora Police Warn Child Trafficking Is Happening in Our Own Backyard

October 9, 2026
Police SUV parked in an Aurora, Colorado, neighborhood at dusk, illustrating concerns about child trafficking and public safety.

By Stepheny Price | Fox News

Dedicated law enforcement unit in Aurora opened 53 investigations, arrested 28 suspects and recovered 29 survivors in its first year

Human traffickers are turning children’s hunger, desperation and need for affection into tools of exploitation, a Colorado city police sergeant warned after his dedicated unit’s first year brought dozens of survivors to safety.

The Aurora Police Department (APD) Human Trafficking Unit opened 53 investigations, arrested 28 suspects and recovered 29 survivors, including 15 minors, in its first year.

APD Sgt. Joseph Sullivan told Fox News Digital the work is exposing abuse that residents may never suspect is happening around them.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), “human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act.”

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