The city of Aurora announced Tuesday that it has appointed Art Acevedo as the police department’s interim chief
Arcevedo, who has served as police chief in Austin, Texas, Houston and most recently Miami, was appointed as city officials “resets the national recruitment process for a permanent chief,” a release from the city read.
Earlier this year, Acevedo filed a lawsuit against the city of Miami claiming he was wrongfully fired as Miami’s police chief in 2021 after just a few months on the job.Acevedo most recently worked as a CNN law enforcement analyst and an adviser with the body camera analytics company Truleo.
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