Aurora police
Man found dead from gunfire on West Aurora sidewalk
AURORA | An unidentified man was apparently lying on a west Aurora sidewalk fatally wounded by gunfire, possibly for hours, before someone called police Sunday morning, according to police. At about 7:30 a.m. officers were called to the intersection of East Warren Avenue and South Galena Street after reports of a man lying on the […]
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in northwest Aurora early Sunday
AURORA | Aurora police are investigating what appears to be a hit-and-run pedestrian death early Monday in northwest Aurora. Police were called to the intersection of East 16th Avenue and Fulton Street at about 2:30 a.m. after reports of a person in the roadway. “When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man in […]
Aurora police seek public’s help in identifying vehicle in fatal July 27 hit-and-run bike crash
AURORA | Aurora police are asking for the community’s help to identify the car and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a cyclist. Police shared traffic camera photos of a 2015-2019 white Subaru Outback they believe was involved in the July 27 crash and asked residents to help identify it. Police said a […]
Juvenile arrested following fatal shooting of teenage girl in west Aurora Saturday night
AURORA | Police said an unidentified juvenile shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday night at a west Aurora apartment complex. Officers were called to what appears to be the Santana apartment complex on the 9800 block of East Alabama Drive at about 10:20 p.m. after reports of a shooting there. “When officers arrived, a […]
Boy, 17, dies after crash of stolen car following police chase in Aurora
AURORA | A 17-year-old boy has died a week after police say he crashed a suspected stolen vehicle into another car after running a red light following a police pursuit in west Aurora. Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement Monday that officers spotted what they believed to be a stolen Volkswagen Jetta […]
Aurora man dies Monday after collision with car while driving minibike last week
AURORA | An Aurora Man died Monday from injuries he sustained when the minibike he was driving collided with a car in east Aurora last week, police said. Aurora police responded to a crash involving a Subaru SUV and a minibike at 6:45 p.m. June 29 at East Colfax Avenue and Powhaton Road. An investigation […]
Woman struck by bullet in Aurora Sable Ridge neighborhood, police seeking information
AURORA | An unidentified woman was “inadvertently” struck by a bullet and injured early Sunday while in the Sable Ridge neighborhood, police said. Police were called to the 14000 block of East Iowa Drive at about 12:45 a.m. after reports of shots fired in the area, Aurora police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. […]
Motorcycle crash claims life of rider in Aurora early Thursday
AURORA | An unidentified motorcycle rider died early Thursday after apparently losing control of his bike and crashing into a curb at an intersection in southeast Aurora, police said. Officers were called to respond to the crash at about 2:45 a.m. at South Gun Club Road and East Louisiana Parkway. “The investigation determined the adult […]
PERRY: The Elijah McClain homicide trial process didn’t get in the way of the facts, nor the convictions
The facts surrounding the death of Elijah McClain at the hands of Aurora police and paramedics in 2019 have never changed. Despite that, a state court of appeals decision last week upended two of the fact-based, hard-fought court battles to hold some of the cops and paramedics accountable for McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black […]
Stolen motorcycle collision Saturday leaves driver dead, passenger injured in Aurora
AURORA | Police say a man driving a stolen motorcycle collided with a car near midnight Saturday, killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger on the bike. Investigators said the bike was headed west on East Iliff Avenue at 11:49 p.m. Saturday when it collided with an eastbound Honda CR-V turning onto South Idalia […]