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Aurora Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Friday Evening
Aurora police reported officers are investigating a fatal shooting Saturday after a man was shot and killed on the city’s east side Friday evening.
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More Charges Filed Against Couple That Allegedly Kept Girls as Slaves in Aurora
Additional charges were filed against a couple from Guatemala that allegedly used two undocumented girls as slaves in suburban Aurora.
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Crisis Intervention Teams Change the Way Police Respond to Some Calls
Aurora police officers used special training and teamwork to help defuse a mental health crisis situation Wednesday after someone threatened to commit suicide in the parking lot of a shopping area.
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Crisis Intervention Teams Change the Way Police Respond to Some Calls
Aurora police officers used special training and teamwork to help defuse a mental health crisis situation Wednesday after someone threatened to commit suicide in the parking lot of a shopping area. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.
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3 Injured in Aurora Shooting
Three people were shot Sunday in west suburban Aurora. The shooting happened in the 100 block of Trask Street, according to a tweet posted by Aurora police at 5:35 a.m. The three victims are being treated for their injuries at Aurora-area hospitals, police said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call investigators at 630-256-5500.
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Aurora Police Say Missing 13-Year-Old Boy Has Been ‘Safely Located'
Aurora officials announced Monday a missing and endangered teen has been “safely located.” Police announced an Endanger Missing Person Advisory for a young boy who went missing Sunday night. Officials received a call for missing 13-year-old Byron Sparrow around 10 p.m. Sunday. Police responded to the area and continued their search Monday morning. According to police, Sparrow has a medical…
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Aurora Police Search for Missing 13-Year-Old Boy
Aurora police announced an Endanger Missing Person Advisory for Byron Sparrow who went missing Sunday night. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.
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Aurora Police Respond to Suspect Barricaded Inside Home
Aurora police were responding to a barricade situation in the western suburb early Wednesday. At around 2 a.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Bangs Street for a report of a person with a gun and shots fired at another person, Aurora police said. The initial call reported shots had been fired, but the caller later said the man…
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Aurora Police Release Video to ‘Tell the Entire Story' of Arrest
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Aurora Police Release Video to ‘Tell the Entire Story' of Arrest
Police in west suburban Aurora on Sunday night released dashcam footage of an arrest in which officers pulled a Black man and woman from a vehicle, both screaming and the woman shouting that she couldn’t breathe, after an altercation that escalated when the woman refused to give officers her birth date.
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Aurora Police Release Video to ‘Tell the Entire Story' of Arrest
Police in west suburban Aurora on Sunday night released dashcam footage of an arrest in which officers pulled a Black man and woman from a vehicle, both screaming and the woman shouting that she couldn’t breathe, after an altercation that escalated when the woman refused to give officers her birth date.
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Aurora Takes Measures to Prevent Looting
Chicago’s suburban Aurora takes preventative measures Monday night after looters took to the streets damaging local businesses. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges After Aurora Police Chase, Crash
A passenger in a vehicle that was the subject of a police chase in suburban Aurora Wednesday is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting that led to the pursuit, officials announced Thursday evening. Police also said that the driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Erik Esparza of Aurora, was killed in the crash that occurred after police terminated…
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Police Chase Ends in Multiple-Vehicle Crash in Suburban Aurora
Aurora police have shut down a stretch of East New York Street after a police chase ended in a multiple-car crash. According to authorities, police responded to a call of shots fired in the 600 block of South Broadway at approximately 1:30 p.m. When officers arrived in the area they spotted a vehicle that matched the description of the car…
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Aurora Shooting: Man Who Shot 5 Dead Had Criminal Record, Neighbors ‘Knew It Had To Be Him'
Police say that the gunman in Friday’s fatal shooting at an Aurora industrial complex purchased his gun legally, but that he was rejected for a concealed carry permit for the weapon.
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Aurora Police Chief to Attend State of the Union
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman will attend the State of the Union speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as a guest of Rep. Bill Foster after leading law enforcement through the Henry Pratt shooting last year. They tell NBC 5’s Alex Maragos about the honor.
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Cop Wounded in Aurora Warehouse Shooting That Left 5 Dead Retires
One of five police officers wounded last year in a workplace shooting that left five dead has retired from the Aurora Police Department. Officer James Zegar was among a group of officers that entered the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse on Feb. 15 during the incident. He was shot in the neck outside the warehouse as the officers reacted to new…
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Investigation Continues After 1 Killed, 4 Wounded in Aurora Shooting
The investigation continues in the shooting in suburban Aurora Sunday morning that left one person dead and at least four others injured.
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Video of Woman Dragging Kid by Hair at Hospital Investigated
Aurora police are investigating a “possible child abuse case” after video showing a woman dragging a child by his hair at a suburban emergency room was posted to social media Monday. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the details.
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3 Charged in Connection With Aurora Drive-By
A man and two juveniles are accused of firing shots into a group of people earlier this month in west suburban Aurora.