Aurora, Colo. — Todd Chamberlain, Aurora’s new police chief, said Thursday during the safety committee meeting that he has started a daily conference call with other agencies to discuss developments related to Venezuelan gangs in the city. “I think it has kind of brought some clarity that I think was missing a bit.”
Chamberlain also said he has met with the city’s consent decree monitor. He said the city has a great relationship with the monitor. He said that relationship will determine the “success or failure” of ending the decree in about two and a half years.
Chamberlain said he sat through several officer-involved use of force incident reviews with the monitor and they were in agreement on things. Chamberlain said there are a couple of things he would like to see put in place regarding officer-involved use of force but he did not specify what at the meeting.
Public safety chair Jurinsky absent
Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky, who has thrust herself into the national spotlight as she discusses Venezuelan gangs, was absent Thursday. In an email to the author of this article, she said she was home with her ill child.