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Aurora to get rid of shelter, notice requirements for homeless camp abatements
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Aurora to get rid of shelter, notice requirements for homeless camp abatements

By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette Aurora city councilmembers passed an ordinance Monday night that gets rid of the requirement to provide shelter options and a 72-hour notice before abating homeless encampments. The ordinance, which was passed through a study session two weeks ago, prevailed with three 'no' votes from councilmembers Alison Coombs, Ruben Medina and Crystal Murillo. Prior to the ordinance's passage, city code read that "no city employee authorized to issue a citation shall issue a citation, make an arrest, or otherwise enforce this section against a person camping on public property unless the city has a shelter option available for the person ordered to move from the camp and the person has been offered placement in the shelter option." READ THE FULL STORY AT ...
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City Council to vote on Aurora law changing how city handles unauthorized encampments
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City Council to vote on Aurora law changing how city handles unauthorized encampments

By Michael Abeyta | CBS Colorado The Aurora City Council is set to vote on a proposal that would change the way the city handles unauthorized encampments. Currently, if the city wants to clear an unauthorized camp, they must give the people living there seventy-two hours of notice and have a bed at a shelter available for them. City officials discussed plans and concerns over the possible changes during a study session on Jan. 13. "We wanted our ordinance on camping to align with the latest Supreme Court ruling," said Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Sundberg. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Aurora officials to close troubled ‘The Edge’ apartments where TdA problems began
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Aurora officials to close troubled ‘The Edge’ apartments where TdA problems began

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado The City of Aurora is moving forward with plans to close The Edge at Lowry apartment complex at 12th and Dallas. Last week, a municipal judge granted an emergency order to close the complex. The property has been deemed a criminal nuisance due to persistent violent incidents. The emergency order says the complex is an "immediate threat to public safety." Aurora City Attorney Pete Schulte says a full closure of the property is expected by mid-February. Schulte says the closure timeline has been in the works since early December, giving nonprofit organizations and local agencies time to prepare support for affected tenants.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Mayors of Denver and Aurora clash over ‘offloading of illegals’ in Aurora
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Mayors of Denver and Aurora clash over ‘offloading of illegals’ in Aurora

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado In an op-ed published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman accused Denver Mayor Mike Johnston of not being truthful about how migrants, including Venezuelan gang members, ended up in Aurora. Coffman said he filed an open records request that shows Johnston used the cover of non-profits to quietly dump migrants in other cities. Johnston denied the allegations, stating,  "The City of Denver never places anyone anywhere."  Johnston said he was blindsided by the op-ed that included a headline claiming, "Denver's Mayor offloads immigrants on Aurora." READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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ACLU claims Aurora police may have ‘exceeded their authority’ in working with ICE
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ACLU claims Aurora police may have ‘exceeded their authority’ in working with ICE

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is speaking out about the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement action in Aurora that led to 16 people detained in December. ICE was involved with the investigation of an armed apartment invasion on Dec. 16 and 17 at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex in Aurora where 19 people were initially detained, but ultimately 16 were arrested. Aurora police said the incident began when two Venezuelan individuals were accosted by a large group of armed individuals and forced into an apartment unit. There, the group allegedly tied them up, beat them, pistol-whipped them and stabbed the male victim. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Aurora’s mayor questions why Tren de Aragua impacts have been felt less in Denver
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Aurora’s mayor questions why Tren de Aragua impacts have been felt less in Denver

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News At the same time that the ACLU of Colorado is investigating the Aurora Police Department’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Aurora’s mayor is asking Denver’s mayor for clarity on how and why the migrant population spread to Aurora. Specifically, Mayor Mike Coffman wants to know why the ongoing Tren de Aragua gang activity has been largely tied to Aurora when busloads of migrants were sent to Denver from Texas last year. Denver reported over 42,000 migrants, mainly from Central and South America, were sheltered by the city between Jan. 2023 and July 2024. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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How Venezuela’s TdA gang used tactics seen in Aurora to seize a building in San Antonio, Texas
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How Venezuela’s TdA gang used tactics seen in Aurora to seize a building in San Antonio, Texas

By Nicole C. Brambila | Denver Gazette The Venezuelan gang that infiltrated and terrorized tenants at three apartment complexes in Aurora used similar tactics to seize control of a San Antonio apartment complex, highlighting the increasingly disparate strategies employed by police in these cities. In both instances, Tren de Aragua (TdA) appeared to have gained a foothold in buildings largely occupied by Venezuelan nationals who arrived in both cities after illegally crossing the southern border. Law enforcement in San Antonio responded to the gang’s presence with handcuffs, while Aurora police countered with eviction notices. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Suspect in Aurora home invasion was wanted from previous apartment unit takeover caught in viral video
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Suspect in Aurora home invasion was wanted from previous apartment unit takeover caught in viral video

By Sage Kelley | Denver Gazette The video that catapulted a Colorado city to the center of the debate over illegal immigration and brought to the attention of millions of viewers the tentacles of a Venezuelan gang operating in metro Denver showed six men barging into an apartment unit. In the video, posted on X in August, six men walked up the stairs at The Edge at Lowry apartments. Four carried guns; one of them a rifle. A another man was holding a cellphone. One man knocked on Unit 301 twice. Somebody opened from the inside. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Aurora police seek charges for suspects in Colorado apartment torture case
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Aurora police seek charges for suspects in Colorado apartment torture case

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department is seeking charges against 11 suspects in its investigation into a violent kidnapping and assault earlier this week at an apartment complex in Aurora.  Two victims were confronted by approximately a dozen armed suspects and taken to a vacant apartment against their will where they were bound, threatened, and tortured. Chief Todd Chamberlain emphasized the critical role the victims played in bringing this case to light. "The courage of our victims to come forward really changed the dynamics of how this incident unfolded," Chamberlain said. "Had it not been for the courage of them to come forward, we never would have known about this, and what else we wouldn't have known is what's unfolding as this investigation conti...
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Number detained by police in gang-related Aurora home invasion grows overnight to 19
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Number detained by police in gang-related Aurora home invasion grows overnight to 19

By Ashley Portillo | CBS Colorado The number of people detained by police in Aurora is growing after an alleged overnight home invasion and kidnapping at an apartment building in the Colorado city. Police believe most of the suspects are Venezuelan migrants but they are unsure if they're part of a notorious gang. A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department said on Tuesday evening that 19 people have been detained at the apartment complex, in two separate waves of police actions. Police responded to the apartment building at approximately 2:30 a.m. A group of people there had kidnapped and tortured a man and a woman, according to police. The group allegedly tied up the couple, took them to a different unit that was vacant and beat them there while they burglarized their apartme...
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