After division among elected officials and law enforcement over claims of a violent gang takeover, a 'unified statement' aims to 'clear the record.'
After division among elected officials and law enforcement over claims of a violent gang takeover, a"unified statement" aims to"clear the record."
"Please understand that issues experienced at a select few properties do not apply to the city as a whole or large portions of it," the September 11 statement by Aurora reads."TdA has not 'taken over' the city. The overstated claims fueled by social media and through select news organizations are simply not true."
Jurinsky's approval of the statement is significant because she's been amplifying claims of a gang takeover in front of national TV and social media audiences. Jurinsky is also the chair of the city council's Public Safety Committee. According to a September 4 statement by APD, two of those TdA arrests were of Jhonnarty Dejesus and Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, brothers from Venezuela arrested in early September for charges related to an attempted homicide on July 28 on Nome Street; CBZ Management claims this incident led them to abandon the property and neglect its code violations. APD confirmed the brothers' gang ties by working with local, state and federal partners, according to the statement.
Aurora is"optimistic about public safety in our city," the statement reads. noting that it swore in new APD Chief Todd Chamberlain on Monday, September 9, the city's fifth police chief in two years. The statement also promises that Aurora"will continue to embrace our identity as the most diverse city in Colorado and remain steadfast in our commitment to arrest bad actors.
For some time, well before concerns about TdA in Colorado generated national attention, APD had been arresting people for various criminal activities who had suspected, but not necessarily confirmed, TdA connections. To date, APD has now linked 10 people to TdA and has arrested eight of those people. Two of the eight individuals who were taken into custody were involved in a July shooting at one of the specific properties in the city that have experienced issues with TdA activity.
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