🏈🐻 Brightening Game Day for Aurora! 🐻🏈 Today, the Aurora Police Department Honor Guard will present the colors at the Chicago Bears game! 🎖️ Representing the men and women of APD with professionalism, honor, and pride, the Honor Guard stands tall during the most important ceremonial moments, embodying the very best of Aurora. While the Bears' season might not be going as planned, we hope seeing your hometown Honor Guard at Soldier Field adds a bright spot to your day! ☀️ If you're headed to

Today, we are releasing a critical incident video relating to an officer-involved shooting that occurred May 4, 2024. We aim to release these types of videos within 30 days of an incident, taking into account that we cannot legally release them to the public until 72 hours after an affected family has viewed them. Our Victim Services Unit continues to offer support and resources to affected families. Interim Chief Heather R. Morris has implemented a new information-sharing process following a cr

Last Friday, APD's Patrol and SWAT teams responded to an armed and dangerous fugitive that locked himself in his vehicle for several hours and refused to come out. He knew he would be arrested for several warrants. Below you can see the incident as it unfolded. The goal was to get the suspect into custody as safely as possible, without compromising the safety of others around him, including our officers. Crisis negotiators continuously urged the individual to come out of his vehicle. He would re