Conservative leaders claim — without evidence — that Venezuelan gangs control parts of Aurora
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Some of Coffman’s fellow conservatives on Aurora City Council, which is elected in nonpartisan municipal elections, said they don’t believe the city.
“We have a Venezuelan gang problem that has taken over a number of our apartment complexes,” Aurora City Councilman Steve Sundberg said at a Thursday meeting.
The claim has been widely promoted by anonymous, far-right social media accounts. The city of Aurora said the apartment building being closed is not under the control of a gang.
Some Aurora City Council members insist that areas within the city are under the control of a Venezuelan gang, as police and Aurora’s mayor urge them to sort fact from fiction.
The flashpoint of the conflict is the impending closure of an apartment building near Nome and Colfax. The city of Aurora and Mayor Mike Coffman said the unprecedented action by the city is the result of years of dangerous code violations.