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Aurora settles $285,000 police brutality lawsuit without admitting liability ACLU: Racially biased policing embedded in department The City of Aurora has agreed to pay $285,000 to settle a police brutality lawsuit, filed by a Latino resident. and last updated 2020-12-12 12:17:41-05 AURORA, Colo. -- The City of Aurora has agreed to pay $285,000 to settle a police brutality lawsuit filed by 32-year old Jamie Torres. The ACLU says Torres was "illegally ordered out of his home" and "unjustifiably beaten" by officers who were called to investigate a noise complaint back in 2016. Body cam video sho...

Aurora Police to pay man $285,000 settlement for ordering him out of home, slamming him on ground A lawsuit by the ACLU said Aurora officers ordered a man to leave his home and slammed him out on the ground while he was fixing his car in the garage. Author: Allison Sylte Updated: 9:03 AM MST December 11, 2020 AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department (APD) will pay a $285,000 settlement for ordering a Latino man out of his home and slamming him on the ground while investigating a noise complaint. That's according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU...

Over the next two years, more examples of alleged brutality by Aurora Police Department officers against people of color have surfaced, the most infamous involving the death of Elijah McClain in August 2019 following what an attorney representing his family describes as extended torture. In a recently filed court document, Aurora claims that its actions were justified in the McClain case — but the city has now agreed to settle the Torres complaint for $285,000. Aurora issued this statement about the case: "The city has entered into a settlement agreement with Mr. Torres on this matter. As ...