Tag: Aurora Police Department

Aurora Police Investigating fatal Three-Vehicle Traffic Crash On Farnsworth Avenue

The Aurora Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic crash involving three vehicles that occurred on October 21, 2024, at approximately 12:55 p.m.at the intersection of Farnsworth Avenue and Mountain Street. Preliminary details indicate that a white 2024 Nissan Kicks, driven by a male traveling eastbound on Mountain Street, attempted...

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Officer Woolsey receives Distinguished Award

Aurora police officer Jason Woolsey received the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Distinguished Citizen Medal award after being nominated by East Aurora High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps senior instructor and retired Navy Commander, Mike Kerley. This medal was awarded through a national competitive initiative and subsequently...

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Aurora Police Department Coffee with a Cop

Aurora Police Department held its annual “Coffee with a Cop” on Wednesday evening, April 17, at Javaplus Coffee in Aurora. The public was invited. Coffee, pastries and conversation were free. “Building relationships one cup at a time” was the theme. An APD statement said, “The mission of Coffee with a...

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Aurora Police Commander Liz Robinson-Chan retires

Trailblazing Aurora Police Commander Retires After 30 Years

After 30 years of service, Aurora’s trailblazing and history-making Black female police leader retired Friday, Dec. 15. In front of a packed room of early risers, Commander Liz Robinson-Chan gave her final roll call at 6:30 a.m.. Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross led the ceremony for his colleague and friend,...

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Aurora man injured in weekend shooting

Shortly before 1 A.M., December 9, 2023, Aurora Police Department Telecom received 9-1-1 calls about shots fired outside a business in the 700 block of N. Lake Street. Officers arrived on scene and found evidence of a shooting in the parking lot. At the same time, a 29-year-old Aurora man...

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Aurora Police Special Task Force Drug Bust

Aurora Police Department Task Force Special Agent Receives Commendation for Seizure of Dangerous Drugs

The Aurora Police Department is proud to announce that special agent Matthew Huber, of the Aurora Police Department, received two separate commendations from the Illinois MEG Directors Task Force Commanders Association earlier this month. Special agent Huber is assigned to the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DuMEG), which is an initiative...

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Aurora Police Department and Illinois State Police Faith and Blue

Aurora Police and Illinois State Police to be hosts to Faith and Blue event at First Presbyterian Church

The Aurora Police will join the Illinois State Police for a Faith and Blue event, October 9 from 3 P.M. – 6 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church, 325 E. Downer Place, Aurora, Ill.. There will be giveaways, games, and food. The Illinois State Police will be conducting car seat installations....

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Aurora Chief of Police, Keith Cross, addresses Lions Clubs

Members and guests from three Aurora-area Lions clubs were briefed on Aurora Police Department operations from the top cop Thursday, Aug. 17. Chief Keith Cross was the presenter for the Aurora Noon Lions Club, Carillon Lions Club of Aurora, and Aurora Evening Lions Club. Noon Lions President Susan Koepke coordinated...

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Aurora officials help senior veteran John Krebs with chair

The Aurora Police Department recognizes Officer. J. Sullivan for his efforts in helping a Aurora Marine veteran in need. Sullivan is assigned the Bureau of Neighborhood Policing in the Aurora downtown district. He connected with John Krebs, a former Marine tank operator during the Vietnam War. Krebs, 80 years of...

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DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick addresses Citizen Police Academy

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick paid a visit to Aurora Aug. 8. Mendrick cited his department’s challenges and achievements in remarks to the Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora’s monthly meeting at Aurora Police Department headquarters. “We’re hurting. We can’t hire fast enough,” Mendrick said of efforts to hire and...

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Aurora Police Department receives FOID grant

State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has announced the Aurora Police Department (APD) will receive another grant from the Illinois State Police (ISP) to help enforce Firearms Owners Identification Card Act policies and keep Aurora streets safe. The ISP issued $37,501 to the Aurora Police Department to conduct enforcement operations for...

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Aurora Police Department raises funds for Illinois Special Olympics

Aurora Police Department Officer Connor Marchetti, right, greets a drive-thru patron on Friday at Dunkin', 1255 N. Farnsworth Ave., during an annual fundraiser to benefit Illinois Special Olympics.

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Aurora cops to climb 3 Dunkin’ rooftops

Aurora Police Department officers will climb rooftops at three Aurora Dunkin’ locations Friday, May 19, in a fundraiser to support Special Olympics Illinois Coffee for Champions (formerly Cop On Top). From 5 a.m. to noon, officers will be at Dunkin’ locations at 1255 N. Farnsworth Avenue, 1237 N. Eola Road,...

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Blue lights: A boy

It’s a boy! When an Aurora family asked Community Oriented Policing Sgt. Scott Carter to reveal the gender of their baby, Sgt. Carter was all in! He said, “It was so exciting to see the anticipation building up as I drove down the street. Everyone was gathered in front of...

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