The Aurora Police Department addressed recent social media posts suggesting that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was headed to Colorado. The department stated that they "did not believe the posts to be credible." In spite of this, the cops kept an eye on things out of prudence.
Over the weekend, there were reports going around social media that said Hells Angels members were going to be visiting the region. The Hells Angels are a global outlaw motorcycle club with a history of criminal activity. They were established in California in the middle of the 20th century. The gang was previously connected to violent occurrences in Colorado, including a fatal firefight in 2020 that claimed the life of a senior Hells Angels member.
According to some of the social media posts, the Tren de Aragua gang, a criminal organization with its headquarters in Venezuela, had taken over an apartment complex in Aurora, and the Hells Angels were reacting to those claims.
Interim Chief Heather Morris of the Aurora Police Department addressed these allegations and provided clarification in a social media video. She said that although there may be gang members living in the neighborhood, the police had not discovered any proof that any gang, including the Tren de Aragua, had taken over the complex.
“I’m not saying that there’s not gang members that don’t live in this community,” Morris said in the video. “But what we’re learning out here is that gang members have not taken over this complex.”
APD officers have been proactively patrolling areas where there is suspected TdA activity. Today, Interim Chief Heather Morris and several officers connected with residents at The Edge at Lowry apartments at Dallas Street and 12th Avenue to offer reassurances, provide updates… pic.twitter.com/sOYSWW8aHk
— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) August 31, 2024
In response to the matter, the Denver Police Department addressed the gang affiliation rumors regarding the Tren de Aragua. The agency said in a statement on Wednesday that they "did not know" of any Denver apartment complexes that the gang had seized control of. The Denver Police Department stressed that there was no proof the gang had taken over any apartment complexes in the city, even if it acknowledged that certain Tren de Aragua members could be connected to crimes in the region.