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...
Thursday, Feb. 8, the City of Aurora held a ribbon-cutting in the debut of its new, state-of-the-art, 911 Dispatch Center.
The Aurora Police Shop with a Cop program December 9 produces presents for deserving children and many feel-good photos of happiness.
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,...
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...
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...
The Aurora Police Department is excited to welcome its first bloodhound K-9 Sadie.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Aurora police Sgt. Scott Carter, right, greets visitors to a second annual Aurora Police Department Coffee with a Cop Wednesday, May 10 at Java Plus Cafe in Aurora.
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,...
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...
Joe Jackson, executive director of Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora, is a guest speaker at Aurora Police Department headquarters Tuesday, March 15.
Hello, I’m Chief Keith Cross of the Aurora Police Department. This week, we are releasing portions of the 911 call and body-worn camera footage from the officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday, Feb. 5. In compliance with the Illinois Law Enforcement Worn-Body Camera Act, the faces and identifying characteristics of the...
By Keith M. Cross, Chief of Police, Aurora Police Department Saturday, Jan. 7, similar to many other people all over the world, I watched the horrific events that unfolded during a police/civilian interaction in Memphis, Tenn.. When I watched Tyre Nichols being beaten by several police officers after being pulled...
Aurora police chief Keith Cross cites both 2022 highlights and 2023 plans Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Aurora Police Department. Cross was the keynote speaker at the January membership meeting of Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora
