Aurora shopping centers face fear of closure as crime continues to get worse

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'S OFFICE I COMPLICATE THE INVESTIGATIONS. >> DRY, WARM WEATHER ROLLS ON. WHEN IS OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE FORECAST? THE NEWS STARTS NOW. >>> IT IS A SHOPPING DISTRICT WHERE SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO GO. NO MATTER HOW MANY POLICE AROUND, IT IS NOT GETTING ANY SAFER. THE TROUBLE WAS ORIGINALLY CENTERED AROUND A WALMART IN AURORA THAT STORE ENDED UP CLOSING BECAUSE OF THAT. NOW THOSE AND OTHER CRIMINALS MOVED DOWN THE STREET, SETTING THEIR SIGHTS ON A NEARBY TARGET. THE SPOT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE AREA OF CALLBACKS INTO VIENNA. MIKE HOFFMAN SAYS THIS SECTION OF AURORA IS A PRIORITY. BOTH IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND LONG TERM. TORI MASON KNEW A REPORTER IN AURORA WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS TROUBLING SITUATION. >> NO ONE WANTS TO STOP AT THE SHOPS ANYMORE. >> Reporter: STORE OWNERS FEEL SAFER DISGUISED, DESPITE THE CITIES AND THERE IS IMPROVEMENT AT HALL FOX. >> THEY PASS THROUGH THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY AND THEY DO NOT STOP YOUR >> Reporter: MIKE HOFFMAN TOLD THEM HELP IS COMING WITH BETTER RECRUITMENT BUT MANY TOLD HIM THINGS HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. >> THE MAYOR DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW . PEOPLE NOTE -- NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH. >> BEING OUT HERE 24-7 WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE BUSINESS THE BUSINESS AND THEY SAW A DRUG DEAL HAPPEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. THERE IS ONE HAPPENING IN THIS ALLEY RIGHT NOW. >> PRIVATE SECURITY INTERRUPTED. >> PEOPLE, BACK TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> Reporter: TODD CHAMBERLAIN HAS THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE FOR THESE ISSUES, OWNERS CHALLENGE KAUFMAN TO SEE THEM FOR HIMSELF. >> WE WANT YOU TO COME UP WITH US AND WATCH THE AREA AT NIGHT WITHOUT POLICE OFFICERS TO SEE WHAT THIS REALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT WAS AWFUL. >> Reporter: THE SUMMER SAFETY PLAN CONTINUES, BUT FOR REAL CHANGE, KAUFMAN SAYS THE CORRIDOR MUST BE DEVELOPED. >> THERE HAS TO BE A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO IT. 20 MULTIFAMILY HOMES AND APARTMENTS WILL MEAN MORE EYES ON THE STREET. IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING ON COLFAX FURTHER EAST. THE CHALLENGES GENTRIFICATION. >> AS LONG AS WE CAN STABILIZE THE AREA, I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE FINE. >> RENT IS ALREADY INCREASING. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT ALREADY.

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