Aurora's first independent monitor report shows policing progress and needed changes

AURORA, Colo. – The first report on Aurora's public safety since the city entered into a consent decree with Colorado Attorney General's Office sho...

August 3, 2022
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AURORA, Colo. – The first report on Aurora's public safety since the city entered into a consent decree with Colorado Attorney General's Office shows progress and areas that need improvement.In September 2021, after Colorado's Attorney General Phil Weiser found the Aurora Police Department engaged in racially biased policing, the state and city leaders agreed to a consent decree, a legal agreement and settlement that included a plan for Aurora to improve public safety practices.Jeff Schlanger is the independent consent decree monitor for Aurora.

Micah Smith