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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’
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Huge trash pile plagues Aurora apartment complex, where shootings like ‘warfare’

By Vicente Arenas | Fox 31 News A huge pile of trash was only one of the serious problems at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex in Aurora over the weekend. A wild shootout at the complex focused attention on myriad problems residents say have been plaguing the property for months. FOX31 visited the complex Monday and saw broken windows covered with doors. Someone had even set up what appeared to be a makeshift snack store out of a basement window. More than 12 hours after the shooting, investigators were still at the complex. Police tape surrounded two buildings. Several cars were pierced by bullets, some with broken glass. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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As Aurora police monitor potential protest Saturday, questions persist as to Venezuelan gang’s infiltration of city
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As Aurora police monitor potential protest Saturday, questions persist as to Venezuelan gang’s infiltration of city

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Aurora police are monitoring whether an "international day of protest" Saturday related to the Venezuelan presidential election might lead to protests in Aurora, they posted this week on Twitter/X. "We want our community to know we are actively monitoring the situation due to recent events in our city," the APD post reads. Aurora police also monitored a large assembly of people on the night of the Venezuelan election, July 28, near Havana Street and Mississippi Avenue, which some detail became lawless. As many commented in response to Aurora police on X, the "recent events" were criticized by some in the media as far-right conspiracy with claims of the events not occurring. One of those involves disagreement on the reason an apartment comp...
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Aurora shuts down apartment complex, owners blame Venezuelan gang for building’s condition
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Aurora shuts down apartment complex, owners blame Venezuelan gang for building’s condition

By Nico Brambilla and Carol McKinley | Denver Gazette An Aurora landlord is blaming the city’s decision to shut down an apartment complex on a Venezuelan gang — a claim that city officials dismissed, calling it an "alternative narrative" to numerous code violations and the poor condition of the building. The landlord said it could not resume normal operations at the site because of an immediate threat of danger from the gang that staffers and residents face. City officials insisted that Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang known as TDA, was not responsible for issues that for months have plagued Aspen Grove Apartments at 1568 Nome St. and compelled Aurora to evict dozens of families. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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