Aurora Police Sergeant Ken Thurman passed away Wednesday due to complications related to contracting COVID-19 while in the line of duty.
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Thurman joined the Aurora police force in May 2000, where he served for more than 21 years. The department said he helped roll out their body cameras and dash cameras for transparency, and was deeply involved in community policing early in his career. "I'm a non combat veteran, but combat veterans look at the person next to them. That's their brother. They're watching their backs and they watch the other person's back," said Steve Holt, chaplain AMVETS post 13 and retired volunteer firefighter."You rely on them so sometimes they're closer than your brother is."
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