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The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Suspected gang members terrorize Colorado apartment complex in shocking doorbell video
Chilling doorbell footage captures suspected gang members terrorizing an apartment complex in Colorado. Video from the Aurora Police Department shows a group of roughly nine individuals lurking outside of an apartment on June 9. Several of the suspects can be seen knocking at the door and aiming their guns. The residents did not open the door and the suspects eventually leave the premises. In a press conference Tuesday (17 June), Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said the residents who lived in the targeted apartment had just moved in from Venezuela two days prior to the incident. According to Chamberlain, the apartment complex has been the site of repeated criminal activity, with numerous reports of shots fired. Four suspects have been arrested. Police believe the incident is linked to Venezuelan gang activity that is rampant in the Aurora area. However, while Chamberlain noted similarities to the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, he reportedly did not confirm that the group is connected.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
Suspected Tren de Aragua gang members terrorize apartment complex in shocking doorbell video
An armed crew of nine suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members were caught on camera wreaking havoc at a Colorado apartment complex earlier this month, in an incident Aurora police are calling "very reminiscent" of the violence previously incited in the area by the Venezuelan gang. Doorbell video shows the group pointing guns and repeatedly knocking on an apartment door in a building near 6th Avenue and Potomac Street in Aurora, Colorado, on June 9, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said during a press conference on Tuesday. "This might sound like déjà vu," Chamberlain said. "… We are addressing this actively, effectively and immediately." The people who lived in the apartment were also from Venezuela and had just moved in two days prior to the incident, Chamberlain noted, acknowledging that it's a good thing the residents did not open the door after hearing the knocking. "I shudder to think what might have happened to them, but unfortunately that is what we have seen at that apartment complex, and it's what we've been dealing with," he said. Following the incident, police began investigating and identifying the suspects in the video. On June 11 and 12, law enforcement arrested two suspects. Four others known to be involved in prior criminal activity were also detained, according to Aurora Police. The investigation to identify and arrest the remaining suspects in the video is ongoing. Since August of last year, the Aurora Police department has received 44 radio calls for service at the apartment complex, which they narrowed down to about 12 separate individual incidents. These calls were related to shots fired, kidnapping, assault, and more, Chamberlain said. "I want everyone to understand and to know that we are ahead of this," Chamberlain said. "This isn't something that we're reacting to. This is something that we are proactively addressing with everything that we can possibly do." The shocking footage comes as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement works to remove TdA from U.S. soil. In February, the U.S. declared TdA a global terrorist organization. Aurora is the third-largest city in Colorado with a population of more than 398,000, according to the City of Aurora website. Last summer, an Aurora apartment complex was at the center of the TdA gang takeover controversy after a viral video showed heavily armed gang members taking over an apartment by busting down the door with heavy artillery. Earlier this year, nine suspected TdA members were charged following a violent home invasion, kidnapping and robbery in Aurora. Aurora Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
New York Post
3 days ago
- New York Post
Ruthless armed Tren de Aragua gangbangers menace residents in Colorado apartment complex, chilling video shows
A gun-toting crew of nine suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers unleashed chaos at a Colorado apartment complex — just one year after the notorious Venezuelan gang seized properties across the state and sparked a wave of violent crime. Chilling doorbell footage captured the disturbing moment the violent thugs brandished firearms and repeatedly knocked on the door of a Potomac Street apartment in Aurora on June 9, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain shared during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The heavily armed group pestered the complex for about a minute before they left, the footage showed. Advertisement 'There is, without question, gang involvement in this,' Chamberlain said, explaining how the terrifying incident is 'very reminiscent' of what the city experienced in the past at another apartment building. 5 Surveillance video still image of a person in a pink hoodie holding a gun outside an apartment in Aurora, Colo. Aurora Police/YouTube 'I look at these individuals like a cancer — not a benign cancer — they are a cancer that is causing victimization, they are a cancer that must be addressed, they must be cut out and they must be stopped.' Advertisement Two of the gang's members, Larry Galbreath, 23, and Jordan Green, 22, have since been arrested, as police work aggressively to pursue the remaining individuals involved, who are all believed to be Venezuelan. 5 Larry Galbreath was arrested and charged for menacing with a firearm. Aurora Police Cops also recovered a gun matching one seen in the video from a tatted and marked Galbreath, who also lived in the same building his crew allegedly targeted. 'I want everyone to understand and to know that we are ahead of this,' the police chief assured. Advertisement 5 Surveillance video still image of a person holding a handgun. Aurora Police 'This isn't something that we are reacting to — this is something that we are proactively addressing with everything that we possibly do, everything that we can possibly achieve, and everyone we can hold accountable, we will do so.' Aurora — a quiet bedroom community with a population of 395,000 directly east of Denver — emerged last year as a stronghold for the ruthless gang, which gained national attention after wreaking havoc on migrant residents living at apartment complexes that were commandeered. 5 Surveillance video still image of armed individuals at an apartment complex. Aurora Police/YouTube Advertisement Chamberlain said the individuals allegedly targeted in last week's harrowing attack had moved to the area just two days earlier from Venezuela, adding he was grateful they didn't open their door. 'I shutter to think what would have happened to them,' he said. 'They weren't there with coffee cake and a welcoming tray. They were there with guns. But unfortunately, that is what we have seen at that apartment complex and what we've been dealing with.' Chamberlain said the police department has responded to 44 calls for service at the complex, related to 12 separate incidents, including threats made to tenants, shots fired and squatting, since August 2024. 5 Chief Todd Chamberlain speaking at a podium. Aurora Police/YouTube Police are now working with state and federal partners, including the Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to catch the remaining perps. The community was also encouraged to come forward with any information on suspected gang activity. 'Aurora is not taken over by gang members by any stretch of the imagination,' Chamberlain said. Advertisement 'We will not rest until no one left in that apartment complex or any other apartment complex in Aurora is victimized the way that we have seen past victimization occur.' Tips relating to the case can be sent to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
CBS News
3 days ago
- CBS News
Aurora police investigate suspected gang activity at Colorado apartment complex, chief says suspects "must be stopped"
The Aurora Police Department is investigating suspected gang activity at an apartment complex that is reminiscent of last year's Tren de Aragua gang activity at another apartment complex in the Colorado city. The apartment complex in Aurora is near the intersection of 6th Avenue and Potomac Street. CBS During a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain spoke about an incident last week involving armed suspects at 544 Potomac Street. He played a video from June 9 showing several people armed with guns positioned in hallways and stairways, many of them knocking repeatedly on a unit's door. Aurora Police "The one thing I think is the positive about this is the individuals who had just moved into that apartment complex did not open that door," said Chamberlain. "Had they opened that door, I shudder to think of what might have happened to them." Chamberlain said the people living in that unit had moved from Venezuela just two days before, and he believes they are being victimized by others who also immigrated from Venezuela. "They are picking on a community that they are versed in. They are picking on a community that is the immigrant population in the city of Aurora. They are picking on a community that are primarily Venezuelan," said the chief. The police chief explained the June 9 incident was not the first time Aurora police had responded to the apartment complex near 6th Avenue and Potomac Street. Calls for service began in August 2024, he said, for at least 12 separate incidents including shots fired, squatters, assaults and a kidnapping. Chamberlain said the video was given to police by a neighbor. That video helped officers execute a search warrant on June 11, and officers also passed out flyers -- in English and Spanish -- and spoke to people living in the building about the concerning activity. Chamberlain noted that while there are problems in the complex, it is not a problem location. During their search, Chamberlain said detectives found a firearm and a red hoodie that was used by one of the suspects seen in the surveillance video. That suspect, 23-year-old Larry Galbreath, was arrested and faces charges including felony menacing with a firearm and violation of a protection order. Aurora Police Chamberlain explained Galbreath lives in the apartment complex and told police he was tattooed, or "marked," by a Venezuelan. "They are building networks by using other people," Chamberlain said of the influx of gang activity in that area. Police believe there are at least nine people involved in this incident, two of whom are now in custody, including Galbreath. Investigators are actively working to identify the others and take them into custody. While Chamberlain could not definitively say if this latest gang activity is Tren de Aragua, he said it is "disturbing" and he will use every resource he can -- local, state, and federal -- to hold them accountable. "The reason that I am sharing this video now is because I want everyone to understand and know that we are ahead of this. This isn't something that we are reacting to, this is something that we are proactively addressing," Chamberlain said. "I look at these individuals like a cancer. They are not a benign cancer, they are a cancer that is causing victimization, they are cancer that must be addressed, they must be cut out and they must be stopped." Chamberlain said, unlike the incident at the apartment complex last summer, the property owners and management company are cooperating with this investigation.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Credit card skimmers found on pumps at popular gas station in Aurora
DENVER (KDVR) — If you've been to the Flying J Pilot Travel Center in Aurora recently, you may want to check your bank statement. The Aurora Police Department said customers' cards may be 'compromised' after credit card skimmers were found at the Flying J Pilot Travel Center at 16751 E 32nd Ave. This gas station is just off Interstate 70 and down the road from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. Can you spot a credit card skimmer? What to look for The department said an unknown suspect placed credit card skimmers at four gas pumps between May 25 and 31, and people who used No. 22 and 24 diesel gas pumps on the semi-truck side during that time may have 'compromised' credit or debit cards. Credit card skimmers are devices that look like card readers and are usually placed at ATMs, gas pumps, or credit card readers at retail outlets, according to the FBI. Once the victim swipes their card, the device either stores or sends the information to the criminals. If you used these gas pumps in late May, the department recommends that customers notify their dispatch centers and banks and cancel their cards. Wanted fugitive found in Centennial while mowing the lawn The department said the skimmers were removed, but were stolen from the business before being turned over to authorities. This is still an active investigation, and the department is asking anyone with information to contact the Denver Metro Crime Stoppers at (7867). If you used the affected pumps during that time and have questions, the department said to contact Detective Steve Cox, Aurora Police District 2 Criminal Investigations, at 303.739.6060. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
