In a six-week span after the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus opened, police responded to calls, issued citations and charged people with crimes approximately 140 times, according to records obtained by Westword.
The 600-bed, $40 million homeless shelter opened on November 17 at 15550 East 40th Avenue, to much acclaim from Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman. Unlike at most homeless shelters, residents can move from a cot to a private room at the Navigation Campus by getting a job and staying sober. But the Aurora center has had a rocky first few months.
The forty-year-old building is plagued with maintenance and operational issues, and the Navigation Campus can count increased crime among its problems, too. According to Aurora Police Department data, there has been a significant increase in APD-reported crime and calls for service at 15550 East 40th Avenue since the facility opened…