City of Aurora contradicting itself on Venezuelan gang activity

Published: Aug 31, 2024 Duration: 00:01:45 Category: News & Politics
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The city of Aurora is contradicting itself on the extent of Venezuelan gang activity in that city. The mayor told Fox News this week, the gang is collecting rent at a troubled apartment complex. The interim police chief in a video press release says that's not happening. It's uh it's an intimidation factor where you've got, uh you know, Venezuelan gang members who, who have gone into an apartment complex, uh that, that where there is a concentration of, of Venezuelans, uh and uh pushed out the property management uh through intimidation and, and now they're intimidating uh the the tenants there to, to pay them, uh the rent and, and probably extort other things from them. I'm not saying that there's not gang members that don't live in this community, but what we're learning out here is that gang members have not taken over this complex. We've really made an effort to the last few days to just really ask the specific questions of the direct questions in terms of the gang activity and who's actually uh making sure that people aren't paying rent to gang leaders or gang members that that's not happening. And we've discovered here today and talk. And yesterday talking to, you know, so many residents said that's not the case. So we don't generally air video news releases from police departments in cities for ethical reasons. We weren't there to shoot that video ourselves or ask Chief Morris any questions. But her comments in that video directly contradict what Mayor Kaufman said and add further confusion in a week when the city's public statements on Venezuelan gang activity hasn't always lined up. Mayor Kaufman has said contradictory things and interviews just hours apart. The city is trying to get a court order to clear out two or three apartment buildings to combat gang activity. They're planning to declare the properties a quote criminal nuisance.

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