Report: Aurora police cooperating with independent monitor in excessive force review

By Jennifer McRae July 26, 2022 / 4:10 PM / CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department is under review for its use of force. The review is from the ...

July 30, 2022
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By Jennifer McRae July 26, 2022 / 4:10 PM / CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department is under review for its use of force. The review is from the Independent Consent Decree Monitor, which is part of a process that mandates reforms in the department. In 2020, the Colorado State Attorney General's office ordered an investigation into what it called a pattern of racially biased policing and use of excessive force in Aurora. The investigative team found "Aurora Police has a pattern and practice of racially biased policing, using excessive force, and gaining to record required information when it interacts with the community.

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