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2 Tren de Aragua members arrested in Aurora, linked to Texas murder
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2 Tren de Aragua members arrested in Aurora, linked to Texas murder

By Heather Willard | Fox31 News Two men who are allegedly members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by officials in Aurora in September for the August murder of Nilzuly Enrique Arneaud-Petit, 33, in Farmers Branch, Texas. Homeland Security Investigations reported on Nov. 1 that Carl Luis Zambrano-Bolivar, 26, and Jhonata Nahin Toro Gonzalez, 22, were arrested on Sept. 26 in Aurora by Denver’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team. The arrests are connected to a third individual, 38-year-old Ehiker Morales Mendoza, who was arrested by federal law enforcement on Oct. 11 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX31 NEWS
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Aurora Councilmembers Bergan, Jurinsky spar over vote to repeal employee tax
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Aurora Councilmembers Bergan, Jurinsky spar over vote to repeal employee tax

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora City Council on Monday postponed a decision on whether to keep a tax on businesses after a loud dust-up between councilmembers.  The occupational privilege tax collects $4 monthly from companies for each employee. Employers and employees split the dues, paying $2 respectively. The tax began in 1986 to support street maintenance, police and fire services. In a study session earlier in October, Councilmember Francoise Bergan proposed keeping the occupational privilege tax to fund fire stations in the Blackstone and Southshore areas. READ MORE AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Aurora lawmakers postpone vote to repeal employee tax
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Aurora lawmakers postpone vote to repeal employee tax

By Kyla Pearce, Denver Gazette via Colorado Politics Aurora City Council on Monday postponed a decision on whether to keep a tax on businesses after a loud dust-up between councilmembers.  The occupational privilege tax collects $4 monthly from companies for each employee. Employers and employees split the dues, paying $2 respectively. The tax began in 1986 to support street maintenance, police and fire services. In a study session earlier in October, Councilmember Francoise Bergan proposed keeping the occupational privilege tax to fund fire stations in the Blackstone and Southshore areas. She made the proposal, she said, after hearing concerns from residents about the lack of fire stations in the areas, telling a story about a resident who may have died due to a long resp...
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Aurora cover-up: Leaders downplayed Tren de Aragua gang threat while residents suffered
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Aurora cover-up: Leaders downplayed Tren de Aragua gang threat while residents suffered

By Heidi Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice In recent months, Aurora has become the focus of growing concerns regarding the infiltration of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan criminal gang. The gang’s alleged involvement in local criminal activity, including the takeover of certain apartment complexes and the intimidation of residents, has left law enforcement, property managers, and the community on high alert. One key development occurred in late August 2024, when a video surfaced from a resident, showing armed members of TdA storming Aurora apartment units. The video, which quickly gained national attention, exposed the severity of the gang’s presence in the area and the risks it posed to residents and property management staff. The gang's aggressive tactics shocked many. Proper...
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Aurora Showdown: Anti-Establishment Fire Ignites Voter Frenzy
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Aurora Showdown: Anti-Establishment Fire Ignites Voter Frenzy

By MIG Reports Key Takeaways: Aurora, Colorado, experienced a surge in political enthusiasm from both Trump and Harris supporters, driving high levels of voter engagement. Pro-Trump supporters view him as a necessary disruptor of a corrupt system, while Harris supporters see their vote as a defense against authoritarianism. Both sides share a deep anti-establishment sentiment, reflecting widespread disillusionment with traditional political and media institutions.  Between Oct. 9-16, Aurora, Colorado, became a hotspot for intense political activity and discussion following Trump’s rally in the city. Residents are grappling with a whirlwind of emotions—anxiety, enthusiasm, and distrust—all of which are influencing their civic engagement and voting propensity. READ THE FU...
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‘This was a takeover’: CBZ Management no longer silent on violent TdA activity in Aurora
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‘This was a takeover’: CBZ Management no longer silent on violent TdA activity in Aurora

Jurinsky: 'Police chief leadership and city management lied' By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice A property management company, which has been vilified in Aurora as a slumlord, has begun to speak out through a new social media account. They are providing, in the words of Paul Harvey, the rest of the story. In 2019, CBZ Management was hired to manage Aurora apartment properties by the new owners. The properties were in poor condition and CBZ Management was assigned renovation to increase the rent value, the company's first posting on Oct. 11 reads. "We understood this project would take years to yield results and would be both time-consuming and costly, involving comprehensive upgrades to every unit and the overall structure," the Twitter/X post from @CbzManagement reads. ...
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Resolution claims Denver placed illegals in Aurora without notice, would begin investigation
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Resolution claims Denver placed illegals in Aurora without notice, would begin investigation

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette A resolution under consideration by the Aurora City Council charges that Denver moved immigrants into Aurora without telling city officials. If approved, the resolution will launch an investigation into the claim. Sponsored by City Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, the resolution directs the city manager to provide a list of city organizations that have received funding to aid immigrants, including federal and state funding, as well as dollars from the City and County of Denver. Aurora officials will weigh the proposal a few days after former President Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration, which he said contributed to the Venezuelan gang problem in Colorado’s third-most populous city. READ THE FUL...
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Aurora residents describe how Venezuelan gangs have upended their lives
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Aurora residents describe how Venezuelan gangs have upended their lives

By Jon Michael Raasch  | Daily Mail Migrant gang activity in Aurora, Colorado, is making residents feel threatened and some are avoiding the town all together because of it, locals told DailyMail.com.  Speaking to a crowd of thousands on Friday in Aurora, Colorado, Donald Trump hammered Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's immigration policies, blaming them for local migrant gang activity. Reports of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TDA) operating in Aurora went viral in August after a video showed men with rifles and handguns threatening apartment residents before a 25-year-old man was shot and killed.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY MAIL
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J.D. Vance rips ABC’s Martha Raddatz as she downplays Venezuelan gang takeover in Colorado: ‘Do you hear yourself?’
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J.D. Vance rips ABC’s Martha Raddatz as she downplays Venezuelan gang takeover in Colorado: ‘Do you hear yourself?’

By Ryan King | The New York Post Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance went off on ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz Sunday after she tried to fact-check the senator from Ohio about the presence of Venezuelan migrant gangs in Aurora, Colo. Former President Donald Trump, 78, stumped in the Denver suburb Friday and vented that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) crime syndicate had “overrun” the city. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes — apartment complexes and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns,” Raddatz, 71, told Vance on ABC’s “This Week.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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At MAGA rally in Aurora, Coloradans will hear Trump policies to ‘make America safe again’
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At MAGA rally in Aurora, Coloradans will hear Trump policies to ‘make America safe again’

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Those who waited hours Friday morning to be admitted into the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora should expect to hear former President Donald J. Trump relate open border policies to the reason the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua was able to populate in Aurora. Mr. Trump is expected to address the Make America Great Again rally audience at 1 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 11. He will discuss deportation of criminal illegal immigrants and "make America safe again," his campaign reported Friday on DonaldJTrump.com. A surge in Venezuelans crossing the southern border into America exploded from 50,000 just two years earlier to 335,000 in fiscal year 2023, the campaign reports. The campaign further noted a Daily Mail repor...
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