Community frustrated by lack of transparency as Aurora's newest police chief is sworn in

Published: Sep 09, 2024 Duration: 00:02:52 Category: News & Politics

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Another Aurora city council meeting has been shut down by protests tonight. It's over two issues. People are demanding city council apologize to the Venezuelan community and hold police accountable for the death of Kyle Lewis. Nine news supporter, Rachel Kraus is in Aurora. Outside that meeting, Rachel, this comes as the city swore in a new police chief hours ago. Yeah, a lot of people here are feeling pretty frustrated for years. They've been telling the city and the police that they want transparency in a voice about what's happening in their community. So seeing Todd Chamberlain sworn in earlier today, the new chief of police, they say just kind of erodes the public's trust even further. A new police chief, Todd Chamberlain started right away, speaking with protesters, they want justice and Kylin Lewis's death. Yes, but also answers as to why the police's new leader was picked in private questions. Medin Shaner took straight to Chamberlain. Why would you accept a position knowing that there wasn't community involvement? That's a question many in the Aurora community aren't asking of the city's sixth chief in five years. He's leading plagued with issues in operating under a consent decree for how it polices the community. Why should we trust you? What do we go back to our communities and say to me, why should we trust you? No, no, no, not getting to know you. But why should we trust me? Because again, I'm here to serve you. But trust is in short supply around Aurora. Right now, the city and police have refuted claims that a Venezuelan gang has taken over apartment complexes. Conservatives have said the city and APD are lying and tenants have said the city needs to do more with bad landlords. Even those who have been pushing for details following Lewis's debt say this is another example that shows black and brown people in Aurora deserve better and we are here today yet again in the city of Aurora because we continue to be failed by the city leadership in Aurora. More than 100 days after his son was shot by an Aurora police officer, Robert Lewis says they're still in the dark and something needs to change. Now they got this new police chief from that don't understand. You know, they don't need a new police chief. They ain't no new system, a whole new police force. This has been, this is mad. People need to wake up and understand this can't go on anymore. Protesters here say this new chief should resign and let the community be part of the next search but if Chamberlain plans to stay, they want him to sit down and find a way to rebuild their trust. Speaking with Chamberlain today, she asked if the new chief would commit to sitting down for a community meeting and he said he would. Now those here today say if that meeting does happen, they've got a lot of questions for the new chief reporting live. A Rachel Nine News.

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