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2 days ago
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‘We're committed to safety': Aurora city council looks to hold property owners responsible
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — After a year of apartments being shut down after neglect, violence, and crime like what was seen at the apartments on Dallas Street, the city of Aurora is looking to change. 'When property owners are not responsible. You have an element that moves in, that takes over, there's opportunities for crime, there's opportunities for victimization, and all kinds of bad things happen, and that's not what we want,' Aurora City Council Member for Ward 4 Stephanie Hancock said. The Edge at Lowry complex in Aurora officially closes A new ordinance approved by the city council in a meeting Monday night works to hold landowners accountable by ensuring they are working with the city to make sure their properties are up to city code. 'We're committed to safety. We wanna make sure that all of our parks, all of our neighborhoods and our streets and our businesses are safe for our Aurora citizens to visit, to enjoy,' Hancock said. According to the code in Aurora, a property owner must take steps to fix nuisances on their property or they could face a summons. Hancock says the city is already looking at multiple properties within the city as this new ordinance rolls out. 'At the end of the day, the city is not a landowner. The city does not want to be a landowner. The city wants all of our businesses and our citizens that own property to be responsible owners,' Hancock said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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30-04-2025
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Nearly 1,000 vehicles seized in Aurora through 3 strike policy so far this year: police
AURORA (KDVR) — Aurora Police Department statistics show 920 vehicles have been impounded under the city's new three-strikes seizure law. Ward IV Council member Stephanie Hancock sponsored the city's new traffic law. Witnesses say it was chaos inside RTD's Chestnut Pavilion following shooting 'I think the concern with our constituents has been, 'Why are there so many cars with expired tags or no license plates at all on the roads?' It's very likely these cars don't have insurance,' Hancock said In Aurora, vehicles can be seized when a driver has no license, no insurance and their vehicle is not registered. Pictures of some of the vehicles that have been seized and sold can be seen at the Roller Auction Website. When the new law went into effect, FOX31 saw several expired plates in just one location. APD said there are also a lot of fake license plates. 'Clearly, when we see those, we know these people are not putting effort into even trying to get insurance; they most likely don't have a driver's license. Those are the vehicles we are targeting,' APD Public Information Officer Matthew Longshore said. Council member Danielle Jurinsky heads the city's safety committee. 'This is recovering a lot of stolen vehicles and it's getting a lot of people off the road who quite frankly shouldn't be driving,' Jurinsky said. Some people have complained that the three-strikes rule is too harsh. Hancock says that's not the case. 'This legislation is not meant to be punitive; it's meant to remind drivers that driving is a privilege and a responsibility,' Hancock said. Hancock said illegal vehicles can cost legal drivers a lot of money. The hope, she said, is to get them off the street one at a time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
