Author: Nicole C. Brambila The Denver Gazette
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Internal emails show Venezuelan gang TdA eyed Denver for U.S. headquarters
The Venezuelan prison gang known as Tren de Aragua (TdA) eyed Denver as its headquarters in the U.S., according to internal communications within the Aurora Police Department. The internal communications were citing federal intelligence reports. “Intelligence from ICE is that TdA has decided to make Denver their headquarters in the U.S. and will be violent…
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Colorado purges 500,000 from Medicaid rolls with public health emergency ‘unwind’
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic — with the Medicaid rolls swollen with out-of-work and uninsured Coloradans — the state decided to keep tabs on enrollees. It ended up being a fortuitous decision. As Medicaid is the nation’s health care safety net for the low income and the disabled, this cohort often share similar hurdles:…
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A look at Trump’s eclectic campaign playlist and past musician complaints
From campaign trail soundtracks, former President Donald Trump’s playlist at his rallies have always struck a chord. Trump’s politics may be polarizing, but his music selection is eclectic. His campaign played a mix of genres from country to pop, symphonic rock and R&B, folk and heavy metal music, even a gospel song by Elvis. Here’s…
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Trump vows to launch ‘Operation Aurora’ to deal with Venezuela prison gang if elected
In Aurora for a campaign stop on Friday, former President Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration, which he said contributed to the Venezuelan gang problem in Colorado’s third-most populous city. Trump took the stage — 25 days before the November election — at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in…
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Trump playlist at Aurora campaign rally eclectic
From campaign trail soundtracks, former President Donald Trump’s playlist at his rallies have always struck a chord. Trump’s politics may be polarizing, but his music selection is eclectic. His campaign played a mix of genres from country to pop, symphonic rock and R&B, folk and heavy metal music, even a gospel song by Elvis. Here’s…
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San Diego investment firm eyes troubled Aurora apartment complex
The rundown Aurora apartment complex officials shuttered in August for health and safety issues — and plagued with crime that the landlord blamed on a Venezuelan gang takeover — has attracted at least one potential buyer, The Denver Gazette has learned. The troubles at the apartment complex put Colorado’s third largest city in the national spotlight right in the…
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Gazette reporter visits Casa Bonita as a skeptic, leaves a fan
The iconic Lakewood restaurant just started accepting reservations.
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Aurora complex, which owners said was ‘overtaken’ by Venezuelan gang, will be for sale soon
The owners of a troubled apartment complex in Aurora have found a broker to list the property they said was overtaken by a Venezuelan gang. Aurora officials last month boarded up the Aspen Grove and evicted roughly 300 people, citing health and safety issues. Jason Hornik, first vice president of investments for Marcus & Millichap…
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Aurora shut down apartment complex so owner could take control of building from Venezuelan gang, letters suggest
Communications between the City of Aurora and the counsel of a troubled apartment complex show that officials understood the owners of Aspen Grove at 1568 Nome St. wanted the local government to board up the building in order to take back “control of the property” from a Venezuelan gang. The information was revealed after the…
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Aurora police provide update on apartment complex shooting, video tied to Venezuelan gang operation
Aurora police officials on Friday disclosed that they were looking into three men they said were involved in an Aug. 18 shooting at an apartment complex the property owner has claimed was overtaken by a Venezuelan gang. The shooting happened outside The Edge at Lowry at East 12th Avenue and Dallas Street at about 11:30…