Art Acevedo joined the Aurora Police Department in December 2022 and will leave Jan. 22, according to a city news release. He is resigning to return to Texas and spend time with his family, the city news release said.
Art Acevedo, who joined the Aurora Police Department as its interim chief in December 2022, announced he was resigning to return to Texas to be with his family.
ELIJAH MCCLAIN DIED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY IN 2019, IN AURORA, COLO. THE FOLLOWING YEAR’S PROTEST MOVEMENT — AND THE BACKLASH TO IT — TRANSFORMED HOW THE COMMUNITY SAW HIS DEATH. One by one, the five men — three police officers and two paramedics — walked up before the judge one afternoon this January. Their lawyers stood beside them, and the wooden benches of the Colorado courtroom were filled with family, friends and fellow police officers and paramedics. Sign up for The Morning newsletter fr