Aurora Sentinel: Aurora has repeatedly learned the hard way that police cannot police themselves.

Still, years after the city’s trust in law enforcement was shattered, the Aurora City Council still has not delivered what the community was promised and desperately needs — a truly independent, empowered system to oversee, regulate and hold the Aurora Police Department accountable.

The history of APD makes the case undeniable. Internal affairs reviews, command-level investigations and disciplinary processes have repeatedly failed to catch misconduct early, stop patterns of abuse or impose consequences that match the harm done.

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