We've been reporting on the mess at some apartment buildings in Aurora, Colorado, which have been taken over by a Venezuelan gang, "Tren de Aragua." The gang members seized control of these apartments, largely inhabited by other Venezuelan immigrants, and have extorted rent from the tenants at gunpoint.
On Thursday we learned that the Aurora city government has known about this problem for at least a year, maybe longer.
One Aurora City councilperson, Danielle Jurinsky, now says she's had enough.
An Aurora City Council member says she has documents verifying that local police knew about the "Tren De Aragua" gang's takeover of local apartment buildings more than a year ago.
The documents contain emails from within the Aurora Police Department discussing extensive gang activities in the area.
"This is one of the biggest cover-ups I've ever seen and Aurora police officers on the front lines are sick of it as well. They are putting their lives on the line and they are fed up," she added.
It sure looks like the Aurora PD under his watch has stepped on a certain appendage in dealing with this.
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