AURORA, Colo. (KKTV) – A number of 11 Information viewers have reached out asking for protection on Venezuelan gang exercise in Colorado.
11 Information doesn’t have the copyright clearance to share a video that has been circulating on social media, however our information accomplice CBS Colorado spoke to a girl who lives inside an condominium advanced and has video exhibiting armed males strolling by an condominium advanced constructing knocking at doorways. A metropolis council member tells CBS Colorado the armed males are a part of a Venezuelan gang. Click on right here to see the video and extra protection from CBS Colorado.
The Aurora Police Division responded to group issues over the exercise with a put up on social media on Aug. 28:
“The town and Aurora Police Division, as beforehand said, established a particular activity drive in collaboration with different native, state and federal companions to particularly handle issues about Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and different legal exercise affecting migrant communities. We’re grateful that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a precious federal accomplice, has acknowledged its ongoing work into TdA throughout the metro and admire the extra sources it offers to fight this problem. #APDNews
We’re conscious that parts of TdA are working in Aurora. APD has been more and more gathering proof to point out the gang is related to crimes within the space. Nonetheless, as we’ve got stated beforehand and because the DEA equally said, it might be improper presently for the town and APD to make any conclusory statements about particular incidents or present particulars about regulation enforcement technique and operations.
Primarily based on our preliminary investigative work, we imagine reviews of TdA affect in Aurora are remoted. We urge all group members, together with members of our migrant communities, to please report crimes dedicated towards them to their native regulation enforcement businesses and never stay silent victims. Crime victims can report crimes anonymously by calling Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.STOP (7867).
As at all times, info might change because the investigations proceed on the native, state and federal ranges.”
The lady CBS Colorado talked to, Cindy Romero who lives on the condominium advanced, says she survived the ordeal by staying quiet, and giving them meals and bedbug spray.
The condominium advanced is at twelfth Avenue and Dallas Avenue.
Romero put in a number of cameras that captured violent exercise over weeks. Doorbell video exhibits a gaggle of armed males forcing their approach into her neighbor’s residence. One other evening, her digicam outdoors captured two males approaching a automobile with weapons drawn.
Click on right here for the total CBS Colorado story.
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