After nearly 20 years, Aurora city leaders are considering bringing back a reserve police force. via BrandonLRichard
Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky introduced a proposal that would authorize a reserve police force. It would be composed of unpaid volunteers.
“And that scared me. It's like, wait a minute. If they're with the SWAT team and they're armed, and they get into a use-of-force incident, I want to be able to protect the firefighters or paramedics and my client being the city, protect the city as well," he said. City officials said they must all be in good standing — meaning they left previous employment on their own accord and are not under investigation — and go through six weeks of training to get certified.The proposed ordinance says the police chief may appoint"up to the number corresponding to five percent of the authorized sworn strength of the regular police department" as police reserve officers.
Aurora Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo told council members similar programs have worked in other parts of the country. Community activist Candice Bailey said given Aurora’s history, city leaders should get more community input before bringing back a reserve police force. "It's not like LAPD, where they have just hundreds of reservists that have never been police officers that actually go out and work patrol on a regular basis. It's going to be more of a measured and, I think, more of a focused program."
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