Aurora Police Department interim Chief Heather Morris shared an update after video surfaced of gang members taking over an apartment complex.
Aurora police shared an update after video surfaced allegedly showing heavily armed Venezuelan migrant gang members trying to break into an apartment in Colorado. In a video from a news conference posted to the department's official X account late Friday evening, Aurora Police Department interim Chief Heather Morris said 'gang members have not taken over' the apartment complex. 'I’m not saying that there’s not gang members that don’t live in this community,' she said.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Coffman said 'the Aurora City Attorney's Office is preparing court documents to request an emergency court order to clear the apartment buildings where Venezuelan gang activity has been occurring by declaring the properties a ‘Criminal Nuisance.’ 'This will require a municipal judge to issue the order with the goal of getting these properties back under the control of the property owners.
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