AURORA | Aurora launched its ‘Fresh Start Week’ this week to help residents clear old arrest warrants without fear of going to jail.
The rare event does not occur as regularly as similar amnesty programs in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, and it continues Thursday and Friday at two locations in Aurora: the Aurora Municipal Court and a satellite location at the Aurora Mental Health and Recovery drop-in center on Elmira Street, near the Martin Luther King Jr. Library.
The one-week event will continue between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. and is designed to give people a safe, predictable way to get back on the court calendar, cancel certain warrants and avoid a trip to jail for eligible Aurora municipal cases. The remote appearance option is not available on Dec. 12…