aurora police
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Aurora City Council member arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Aurora police on Saturday arrested recently elected Aurora City Council member Robert Andrews. Aurora Police Department officials confirmed Andrews, 41, was arrested after patrol officers noticed a truck that was weaving. The incident started about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, when “officers on proactive patrol observed a red Ford F250 driving north on South Chambers Road at…
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Aurora City Council Q&A: police reform
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In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette asked both new and old councilmembers about their thoughts on specific hot-button issues in Aurora…
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Aurora police to ask City Council for approval to use facial recognition tech
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The Aurora Police Department will ask Aurora councilmembers at Monday night’s study session for approval to use facial recognition technology. The technology would give police opportunities to enhance productivity, crime solvability, effectiveness and safety, according to council documents. If approved, facial recognition technology would cost about $171,000 over four years. Access to facial recognition search…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Aurora for officer’s attack on woman
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A federal judge last month refused to dismiss a woman’s claim that the city of Aurora’s policies motivated an officer’s decision to attack her while he was on administrative leave. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against Officer Douglas Harroun and the city after Harroun attempted to arrest Martinez at her apartment complex in January 2023 while…
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Aurora police’s crisis response teams saw success in 2023
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Aurora Police Department’s co-response programs, which pair mental health clinicians with emergency responders, saw growth and success in 2023 — diverting hundreds of people from jail or emergency rooms. In a recent Aurora public safety committee meeting, staff presented the 2023 outcomes of the city’s co-responder programs, which include Aurora Mobile Response Team (AMRT) and Crisis…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss excessive force lawsuit against Aurora officer
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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss an excessive force claim against an Aurora police officer for shooting a gun-wielding man, even though the man was not pointing his weapon at anyone and had only two seconds to react to the officer’s commands. U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez agreed Officer Joseph…
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Aurora Police have no mental health clinicians for their co-responder program
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Sunday night on Colfax Boulevard in Aurora saw lots of flashing lights and evidence markers. Police shot and killed a man on an RTD bus who they say was threatening people with a knife. Aurora Police Interim Chief Dan Oates said the man left a work release program for inmates with mental health and substance…
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Metro Denver on edge: Community activists press call for police accountability after shootings
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The recent spate of officer-involved shootings in metro Denver that placed the metropolis on edge – four in four days – spurred some community activists to action Monday. At a rally on the west steps of the state Capitol Monday, several groups said they are organizing people across the state in response to the recent…
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Aurora police union president suspended after inflammatory email
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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 a racist email he wrote last week. Aurora police officer Doug Wilkinson was suspended Nov. 17, a day after he penned the memo calling a consent decree designed to…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
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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 the department as prosecutors mull formal charges. Haubert turned himself…
