Rajon Belt-Stubblefield
EDITORIAL: Grand jury indictment against APD officer reflects larger transparency problem
The Aurora police department’s greatest impediment to restoring badly needed public trust is a consistent and pervasive lack of transparency and candor as officers carry out duties, and too often become the center of some crisis. The grand jury indictment this week of Aurora police officer Matthew Neely on murder charges in connection with the […]
Grand jury indicts Aurora cop in fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield at traffic stop
EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Aurora police officer faces a murder charge for the fatal shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop last year. On Monday, an Arapahoe County grand jury indicted Aurora Police officer Matthew Neely, 54, on […]
Aurora police shooting of Black man during traffic infraction under review by grand jury
EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Arapahoe County grand jury will decide whether an Aurora police officer acted legally when he shot a Black man during a traffic altercation last summer. “Following completion of the (Critical Incident Response Team) investigation and this […]
EDITORIAL: Condolences aren’t the problem in Aurora. Police shootings are
The problem Aurora can’t get past was made clear this week with controversy created in trying to adopt a policy dictating how city lawmakers should behave when they have to confront the public after news of an officer-involved shooting. One side of the city council scowlingly insists that offering condolences to friends and family members […]