Aurora Police Department
| Aurora Police Department | |
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| Common name | Aurora Police |
| Abbreviation | APD |
| Motto | "To make Aurora safer every day" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1949 |
| Annual budget | $129 million |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Map of Aurora Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 154.19 square miles (399 km2) |
| Population | 361,710 (2016)[1] |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 15001 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora, CO 80012 |
| Police officers | 744 (2020) |
| Unsworn members | 237 |
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The Aurora Police Department (APD) is a law enforcement agency serving the City of Aurora, Colorado, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at East Alameda Parkway.[2] APD is one of the largest municipal police departments in Colorado.
The Aurora Police Department is an internationally accredited law enforcement agency and meets the high standards of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).[citation needed]
Organization
The Aurora Police Department currently employs 744 officers and 237 civilians.[3]
Rank structure
These are the current ranks of the Aurora Police Department:
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Misconduct
On 2 March 2015, An Aurora officer shot and killed Naeschylus Carter-Vinzant while trying to serve a warrant. He was unarmed. The matter was settled with a payment of over two and a half million dollars.[4]
New reports indicate that on 29 June 2015, arrested a pickpocket Jeffery Gale. Seven Aurora officer handcuffed and hog-tied him. They then repeatedly attacked him with a Taser.[5]
On 14 November 2015, Aurora police officers illegally arrested Dwight Crews after ordering him from his house. They had no warrant for his arrest. The matter was settled with a payment of $35,000.[6]
On 22 December 2015, OyZhana Williams drove a man to the emergency room for treatment of a gunshot wound. There, several Aurora officers attacked her, slamming her head the ground and stomping on her. The matter was settled with a payment of $335,000.[7]
On 19 February 2016, Aurora police officers detained Darsean Kelly as he was near the scene of a crime. Although he did not resist the police, they attacked him with a Taser. The matter was settled out of court for $110,000.[8]
On 16 March 2016, Aurora officers entered a coffee shop and approached Omar Hassan who was eating a muffin. With their hands on their guns they ordered out of the store telling him, "Your kind of business is not welcome here." The matter was settled for $40,000.[9]
On 2 June 2016, in a case of mistaken identity, police entered a home without a warrant and handcuffed two men. The matter was settled with a payment of $150,000.[10]
On 18 June, 2017, Lt. Charles DeShazer was recorded using the racial slur "Alabama porch monkeys" to refer to black people. DeShazer was fired for his comments, but subsequently reinstated.[11][12]
In March 2019, Officer Nate Meier was found in his uniform and official police vehicle asleep. A blood test showed five times the legal limit of alcohol. Aurora officers responding to the situation turned off their body cameras, failed to test a clear liquid found in a bottle in the car and did not collect evidence that could have been used in a criminal prosecution. After being demoted, Officer Meier remained on the job.[13]
On 24 August 2019, responding to a call of a "suspicious person", the Aurora Police Department arrested Elijah McClain while he was walking home with groceries. McClain subsequently died as a result of police action during the arrest.[14]
In February 2020, an Aurora officer was fired for misconduct during an incident the preceding August. The interim police chief Vanessa Wilson announced the action to the press but refused to elaborate on what the officer might have done.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates Tables". Census.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Make an online report" (PDF). www.auroragov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Police - City of Aurora". Auroragov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Map" (PDF). Colorado ACLU. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Gelardi, Liz; Larson, Jace (July 10, 2018). "Aurora police chief fires officer after racial slur, but he's back on the job". The Denver Channel.
- ^ "Colorado cop caught calling black people 'Alabama porch monkeys' reinstated". AL.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Schmelzer, Elise (6 February 2020). "Why prosecutors say they can't charge the on-duty Aurora police officer who passed out drunk while driving". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Aurora Police Announce No Charges In Death Of Elijah McClain Following Arrest". CBS Denver. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Durschlag, Jack (25 February 2020). "Colorado police chief fires officer citing 'severe misconduct': report". Fox News. Retrieved 25 February 2020.