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Dennis Donovan

(22,007 posts) Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:05 PM Sep 7

Rep. Jason Crow: Per LEO, those exaggerating and distorting Aurora, CO gang issue need to stop

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Rep. Jason Crow
Those exaggerating and distorting the Aurora gang issue need to stop. Their misrepresentations are not based in reality.

I've met and spoken with federal law enforcement and local leaders: the gang issues are being grossly exaggerated and misrepresented.

Current gang activity is consistent with trends across Colorado and law enforcement is dealing with it. In fact, violent crime is going down in the metro area.

Misrepresentations about crime only make it harder for law enforcement to do their job and harder for the residents impacted by squalid conditions to find suitable housing.

To be clear, the politicians parachuting into our community couldn’t care less about youth violence, housing insecurity, or refugee resettlement challenges.

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Rep. Jason Crow: Per LEO, those exaggerating and distorting Aurora, CO gang issue need to stop (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Sep 7 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Clouds Passing Sep 7 #1

Take a guess. Yep. Complete BS. underpants Sep 7 #2

Thanks for setting me straight Clouds Passing Sep 7 #3

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underpants

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2. Take a guess. Yep. Complete BS.

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Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:21 PM

Sep 7

“A social media rumor claiming that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is headed to Aurora, Colorado to violently confront Venezuelan immigrants has gone viral,” a spokesperson for the club said in a statement posted by the Rocky Mountain charter on Instagram. “Most of these posts regurgitate this lie, and attempt to validate it with a video of motorcycles riding in organized pack.”

“The HAMC strongly denies the foundation and validity of these absolutely ridiculous and false claims,” the statement from the Hells Angels reads. “The HAMC does not involve itself in political issues outside of motorcycling and takes no stance on the issue of immigration or the presidential election.”

https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/aurora/are-the-hells-angels-coming-to-confront-gangs-in-aurora-the-biker-club-says-thats-absolutely-ridiculous

Clouds Passing

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3. Thanks for setting me straight

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Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:29 PM

Sep 7

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