The Independent Monitor for the Aurora Consent Decree says in a new update that it is encouraged by the city’s progress as it continues to make reforms to its police department.
At the same time, new department policy has led to a marked increase in the number of vehicle pursuits officers can make, leading to more than 100 more pursuits in the latest tracking period compared with the period before. And after a fatal officer-involved shooting in August stemming from an attempted traffic stop and subsequent pursuit, the monitor is suggesting that the Aurora Police Department consider whether they should mandate that all officers carry a taser in addition to their service firearms.
In the ninth progress report of the Aurora Consent Decree released this month, all areas the monitor previously identified as needing to be addressed are no longer on a cautionary track…