Armed crew flaunts guns inside Colorado apartment building overrun by Venezuelan gang
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis dismissed anger over Venezuela n gang Tren de Aragua taking over apartment buildings in the Denver suburb of Aurora, calling it “imagination” — despite video footage, police reports and the city’s mayor confirming it’s happening.
Further, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, told Fox News on Thursday that “there are several buildings” that have “fallen to these Venezuelan gangs” in his city. The Post exposed the gang’s takeover of apartments in Aurora and identified the area’s “shot-caller” Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirino, who is known as “Galleta,” or cookie in English.
“They were first hanging out around the property and creating a bad element that’s constantly there. And then they started taking over, quite a few months ago, they started taking over vacant units.” In recent months, the governor signed legislation to support their new lives in the state by making it easier for them to obtainStill, many stayed and some moved to nearby Aurora — which has a population of 390,000 — where apartments are now under the gang’s siege.
Colorado Illegal Immigrants Venezuela
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis calls special session on property taxes — the second in last yearGov. Jared Polis has called the state legislature into a special session aimed at building on recent property tax cuts and heading off a pair of ballot measures that opponents warn would be disastr…
Read more »
Gov. Jared Polis calls special session, beginning Aug. 26, to address Colorado property tax reliefKatie joined the Denver7 team as a digital content producer in April of 2023.
Read more »
Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers face growing calls for special session to stem property tax ballot measuresColorado policymakers faced growing calls Monday for a special session on property taxes — for the second time in less than a year — to cut taxes even more and head off a pair of ballot…
Read more »
Gov. Jared Polis to speak at Democratic National Convention on WednesdaySeth Klamann is a statehouse reporter at the Denver Post, covering policy, state government and the legislature. He previously worked for the Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. He's a graduate of the University of Missouri and a proud Kansas City native.
Read more »
Kamala Harris’ campaign fills out state staff to “help deliver Colorado once again” for DemocratsVice President Kamala Harris has hired several Colorado campaign staffers who have ties to Gov. Jared Polis, former U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow.
Read more »
Who will be Kamala Harris’ running mate? VP announcement expected todayPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are reportedly the two finalists.
Read more »