Like a lot of cities across the country, Aurora faces a police shortage. The city is also trying to diversify its police force.
When Abdul Syidi emigrated to the United States with his family in 1981, he knew just a handful of English words. Today, he’s on the front lines helping APD deal with its police officer shortage as a police recruiter.
Since the beginning of this year, APD has lost 57 officers, according to data APD provided to the city council. Twenty-three of those officers have retired. So far, the department has been able to replace 38 of those 57 officers. In total, there are 77 vacancies across APD. “We're very heavily involved in community events, not only in the city of Aurora but in Denver and other places within the metro area,” he said. “We try to get out, try to get to the community, and try to find folks to come join our ranks.”
Since 2021, Aurora has been under a consent decree following an investigation by the Colorado attorney general that found APD had a “pattern and practice” of racially biased policing and using excessive force.
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