Sentinel Colorado 6.15.2023

Close Up Wheel fun

The 40th annual Colorado Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp took place June 5-9 at Gateway High School.

Nearly 70 kids in wheelchairs between the ages of 5 and 21 were able to attend the camp, which was free to them and included the efforts of a legion of dedicated volunteers. Aurora Public Schools donated the facility, while a number of other organizations made adaptive equipment available for sports such as golf, lacrosse, archery, basketball and more.

The camp has long had a history in Aurora over its four decades of existence — and returned in 2022 after a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic — and also has been held many times at Aurora Central High School. Visit courtneyoakes.smugmug.com for a full photo gallery from the camp.

Close-up by Courtney Oakes, Sentinel Colorado Sports Editor

Youth experts insist that ounce of community prevention can ward off a ton of gun-violence

The metaphor for living in the Aurora-Denver area tells the story about our growing and rational fear of being shot to death.

Metropolitan areas are like bodies. Gun violence is like cancer. Don’t think that a cancerous shooting during rush hour on I-25 at Sixth Avenue or behind a store in central Aurora doesn’t threaten you. It does. It imperils all of us.

That’s the takeaway made clear by a host of community leader-type folks this week in Denver focusing on ending, or at least slowing, ghastly gun violence in the region.

The meeting was called by John Bailey, who leads the Colorado Black Round Table. There, Denver’s newly elected mayor, Mike Johnston, that city’s police chief, Ron Thomas, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Aurora NAACP president Omar Montgomery, Denver DA Beth McCann, a bevy of school board directors, state lawmakers, educators and other elected and appointed community officials talked about the cancer of gun violence, especially among kids in the region.

DAVE PERRY Editor

Hanging over the meeting was the recent Aurora police shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson.

Police say Richardson and a few other teens stole vaping canisters from a small Aurora store, flashing what appeared to be a gun. Police rolled up, two of them chased Richardson and shot him in the abdomen while arresting him.

The details surrounding the shooting, and what led up to it, are mired in Aurora police confusion and malpractice APD suffers when it comes to relaying news about police shootings and brutality.

Reporting by the Sentinel, Colorado Sun and Channel 9 news are now providing real transparency into the tragedy after Aurora police officials tried to bend the story for their own political purposes.

What’s clear, however, is that a boy that by all accounts of those who knew him, taught him and lived with him was among those considered least likely to be caught up in the deadly regional cancer of gun violence.

It will be months until investigators can factually determine how and why Jor’Dell came to be inside an Aurora shop with a pellet gun, then running from police and then shot dead in a nearby alley.

By then, dozens of kids, or more, will be stricken or killed by our metropolitan cancer.

The message from the Black Round Table participants isn’t to ignore the critical problem of how law enforcers treat and interact with people of color, and especially children of color, but don’t be distracted by it either.

The cancer in our community is caused by opportunity.

Kids whose lives are filled with opportunities for summer swimming, playing baseball, making art in a museum, playing a guitar or learning to fly a plane have little time or interest in messing with guns and “manning up” inside a car against other kids messing with guns and looking for a place and a reason to use them.

Kids afforded endless opportunities to fill

their days and lives risk becoming problems for their parents because they won’t clean their rooms, put down their phones, take out the trash or fill the dog bowl with water.

Kids without those opportunities risk becoming problems for everyone, because those bored, lonely and aimless kids are perfect opportunities for gang recruiters and the false but enticing sirens of gun play, said Terrence Roberts, who ran for Denver mayor.

Parents working endless hours against the forces of the cost of living in the metro area can’t afford or manage the classes and activities that capture the minds of other kids, so that new-style or old-style gang members or gun culture doesn’t fill the void.

It doesn’t mean that the kids of poor families are all doomed to become gun-toting menaces.

Panelist Marjorie Lewis, a Denver therapist and policy analyst, said “demonizing” people for being poor is as wrong and misleading to the public as any other kind of dangerous profiling.

“Being poor doesn’t mean you are a criminal,” she said.

It means that, as a community, we have a duty and a need to step up and make sure every kid has the opportunity to spend their days and nights doing things that are far more attractive to them and all of us than stealing cars or learning how to load guns.

It’s futile to spending huge resources on uselessly trying to police ourselves out of gun violence trying to adjudicate and incarcerate our community. All of that fails to create a place we don’t fear getting shot at and killed in at the grocery store or at the stoplight on Havana and Mississippi.

We need to do much more to stop all that

before it happens, rather than just run cops to the scene of the crimes to offer thoughts and prayers.

Ask any doctor whether it’s wiser, cheaper and in every way better to prevent cancer, or to catch it and treat it early, than to wait until it spreads.

Bailey and other panelists said the metroplex must focus on ensuring schools have the resources and additional programs to give kids a better option than gun violence.

And kids who look like they might become victims of the community cancer?

Identify and work with them early and fast to prevent the malady from becoming malignant and fatal.

Opportunities to work with kids in school or programs like Boys and Girls Clubs, before they get taken up in gun violence and even taken out by it, are far better answers to the problem than building more and bigger places to warehouse kids for the rest of their lives.

Schools, the nexus for everyone, need to evolve further to be the place where kids have the opportunities to be drawn into theater or video game development or fencing, and the opportunities for mental health treatment or meaningful counseling when problems are identified.

That costs time and money, which most schools don’t have.

But what Bailey and others want all of us to understand is, that money spent now to prevent the cancer of gun violence is pennies on the dollar compared to the cost of death, injury and trying to cure the “cancer” with courts and prisons after it metastasizes into all of our lives. Follow

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A boy recites chants to a crowd of protesters outside Aurora city hall June 9, 2023 while waiting for the end of an Aurora police press conference where interim Police Chief Art Acevedo released body cam video of the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after an alleged armed robbery.

Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado

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Aurora police undermines credibility by confusing transparency with spin in latest cop-related shooting

Not only does Aurora have yet another shooting tragedy to bear, they have another Aurora Police disaster on their hands in their mishandling of it.

What’s clear in the tragedy is that an Aurora boy, 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson, was shot dead by an Aurora police officer on June 1. Little else about the shooting, relayed by police, is clear or even credible at this point.

The Aurora Police Department debacle is yet another episode of police spin, misinformation and inconsistencies about what really happened.

It’s a calamity all too familiar for residents of Aurora. Someone is maimed, injured or killed by an Aurora police officer. The details of the incident are either withheld, sketchy or outright contrived to create a narrative in defense of police.

Ultimately, the truth drips out, making police officials look disingenuous at best and, at worst, as in the past, repugnant liars.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of talented, righteous and passionate cops on the force are slandered in the tumult.

It’s unclear where Aurora’s current interim Chief Art Acevedo will land in hindsight, but his meandering commentary about this shooting so far has been catastrophic all by itself.

Acevedo came to Aurora late last year at the behest of the last interim Aurora police chief, Dan Oates, at least that’s according to one story told by police and city officials.

Oates, a former Aurora police chief, replaced former Chief Vanessa Wilson a little more than a year ago. She was unceremoniously sacked after becoming a firebrand for no-nonsense police reform in Aurora.

City officials have yet to provide a compelling explanation for Wilson’s firing.

Oates’ brief tenure was ruinous toward improving the police department’s shredded credibility.

Amid a history of virtually endless scan-

dals and horrific episodes of police brutality, malfeasance and abuse of power, Oates last year shielded an Aurora police commander from her part in a Denver-based crime, actually promoting her to the highest ranks in the department. Outed by a Sentinel investigation and other media accounts, the police commander ultimately quit the department rather than face demotion.

Acevedo was partially credited for making right Oates’ astounding wrong.

But on June 1, just a few hours after Richardson had been shot dead by Aurora Police Officer Roch Gruszeczka, Acevedo hastily went on camera and delivered a wandering narrative clearly intended to give political cover to police for the lethal shooting of a teenager.

Acevedo haphazardly told the public that a local beat cop saw a group of teenagers wearing COVID masks and hoodies, appearing suspect.

He said the group committed an armed robbery at a convenience store, and as one of the robbers bolted as other officers rolled up, a chase ensued.

Acevedo told the public he had watched the police body camera video and had a clear picture of what happened. He said one of the cops tackled Richardson as he ran, that he had “what appeared to be” a semi-automatic handgun in his waistband, and that the cop shot the boy as he was reaching, possibly, for the weapon.

He made it clear the dead boy and others had committed an “armed robbery” of the store, stealing vape canisters, but that wasn’t known to the officers as they chased the boy.

Acevedo said Gruszeczka has been on the force since 2017, and that he had been assigned to the city’s gang unit in 2019.

What he withheld was that the officer was the subject of a lawsuit, accused of illegally arresting and searching a Black man during a 2018 apartment-parking lot encounter. That $100,000 lawsuit was just settled in February, the Sentinel reported.

Although Acevedo said he watched June 1 body cam video after the shooting, he with-

held from the public at the time that the boy clearly appeared to have a police handcuff on one wrist at the time of the shooting.

He withheld during that first stand-up that the boy clearly told the officer that tackled him, “Stop, please, you got me.”

Acevedo said the boy was shot during a struggle, and that the boy’s gun was tossed away just after he was shot by Gruszeczka.

What he withheld — for weeks — was that the boy’s pistol looked like a semi-automatic gun, but it was actually a BB gun.

Outside investigators have told the Sentinel that the gun was confiscated and placed in evidence inside the Aurora Police Department the day of the shooting.

Anyone who’s handled a real gun would be able to tell immediately that the BB gun was not a “semi-automatic” firearm, which Acevedo called it on subsequent conversations he had in public.

On Monday, Acevedo blamed Aurora police staffers for not telling him the boy had a BB gun. Staffers said Acevedo was told on Thursday, but he didn’t disclose the fact to the family until minutes before the press conferences last Friday, and that’s when he told the public.

Whether the gun was real or fake, in the chaos of the struggle it appears to have prompted the police shooting. That isn’t at issue right now in regards to the police decision to shoot the boy based on what looked to be a real gun.

Not disclosing the BB gun, however, directly undermines the police’s ability to be perceived and truthful and “transparent.”

On June 1, Acevedo talked prolifically about police transparency and how horrific the tragedy was and that kids like Richardson act as if armed robbery is as inconsequential as a video game.

The boy had just been shot dead, yet Acevedo lamented during a rambling homily that a hard-working family running the store had been victimized and that the officer is also a victim in the tragedy, having to live with the shooting death.

He wove a narrative, defending the shoot-

ing in what sounded like opening remarks of a trial, not an explanation of the facts by police.

Acevedo then, and days later during an even more contrived and expanded press performance, insisted this is the ultimate in police transparency.

The only thing transparent about Acevedo’s sermons is that he was intent on defending the shooting at all costs.

The “cost” was the destruction of his own credibility and that of the department and city.

The tragedy here now is that a real investigation into the shooting may well find the police homicide was either accidental or maybe in some way justified, given the chaotic nature of the events that led to it.

Acevedo’s actions so far, however, sully whatever result an outside investigation will reveal.

The interim chief is clearly oblivious to the mile-long Aurora Police Department rap sheet of murder and mayhem. He does not fully appreciate that people of color rightfully fear encounters with Aurora police based on the history of some officers in the department and the culture inside the department that hid it.

The State of Colorado has essentially put APD on parole through a complicated and apparently ineffective consent decree.

The demand of the Colorado Attorney General, and the public, is for Aurora police to provide real transparency and real accountability.

These spectacles are neither.

By purposely, or carelessly, withholding, twisting or outright inventing a narrative clearly intended to allow police to dodge blame and innuendo, Acevedo has done vast damage to the department and his own tenure.

The public needs and deserves an accurate, unbiased account of these kinds of incidents, and they aren’t getting it.

Whether he is able to undo this damage to his credibility depends on his next moves, which should be a profound apology to the family and the public for trying to sell unbridled spin as transparency to a savvy and enlightened public that knows the difference.

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WHY?

Questions build after police begin revealing details after police shoot and kill boy, 14, accused of armed robbery

BY CARINA JULIG AND MAX LEVY, Sentinel Staff Writers

For the first time since the long, hot summer of 2020, racial justice protesters shut down traffic in Aurora as they marched in the streets Friday afternoon demanding justice for Jor’Dell Richardson, a 14-year-old shot and killed by police on June 1.

The protestors voiced anger at Friday’s announcement from the Aurora Police Department that Richardson, a suspect in the robbery of an Aurora convenience store, had a pellet gun at the time of his death — not a firearm, as police had said earlier.

“Jor’Dell was a boy and had a toy,” said Siddhartha Rathod, a lawyer representing Richardson’s family.

Police argued that the pellet gun looked like a real firearm, describing it as a replica of a Heckler & Koch USP handgun.

On Monday, friends and members of Richardson’s family

announced they will hold a memorial and funeral procession Friday at the Aurora Municipal Center with the boy’s casket.

Many in the crowd on Friday were veterans of the protests calling for justice for Elijah McClain, and questioned why the city was yet again asking for answers following the death of a young Black male at the hands of police.

“You cannot be trusted if you cannot tell us the truth,” Pastor Thomas Mayes said of APD. “Come clean, or stay away dirty.”

Dueling press conferences took place Friday afternoon at the Aurora municipal complex, with APD holding a press conference where body-worn camera footage of the shooting was publicly released for the first time. Following the police press conference, Richardson’s family held a press conference and then a march around the complex, which spilled into the streets.

Scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the

family’s press conference began over an hour and a half late due to how late the sprawling and lengthy police press conference ran, where the footage was not shown until about 45 minutes in.

Some protesters accused the police of intentionally stalling to try to discourage the crowd, which Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo scoffed at.

“I’m not going to come in here and rush this press conference because he thinks that’s what I should do, and shame on him,” he said in response to a comment from Rathod.

Acevedo at the press conference avoided weighing in on the decision by one of his officers to fatally shoot Richardson but displayed an image that he said showed the boy reaching into his waistband for a pellet gun resembling a firearm.

Explaining his reluctance to talk about officers’ actions, he said the investigation by the 18th Judicial District’s Critical

Incident Response Team into whether criminal charges ought to be filed against the officers involved was ongoing, along with an internal probe.

Multiple sources familiar with the matter told the Sentinel that the chief has spoken about the possibility of pulling the department out of its current agreement with the 17th and 18th judicial districts to handle investigations of officer-involved shootings.

The chief would not answer whether Aurora police would remain in the current agreement but said the process was not entirely consistent with what he would like to see. He said it would not impact the Richardson investigation and that he didn’t want to speculate on who might take over those investigations.

Friday’s event included the release of body-worn camera

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Laurie Littlejohn, mother of Jor’Dell Richardson, and her son Keyshawn Richardson, touching her shoulder, outside Aurora city hall June 9, 2023 after an Aurora police press conference where interim Police Chief Art Acevedo released body cam video of the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after an alleged armed robbery.

Photo by PHILIP B. POSTON/ Sentinel Colorado

AROUND AURORA

Aurora lawmakers reject proposed charter changes — except police and fire modifications

Aurora lawmakers last week rejected the idea of sending a variety of charter changes to voters, including proposals to move local elections to even-numbered years, increase pay for council members and change how vacant council seats are filled.

At the same time, the group gave initial approval to changes requested by Aurora’s police and fire agencies that would remove limits on lateral hiring, peg the number of senior police leadership positions to the city’s population and allow the chief of police to block promotions.

After those items moved forward from the council’s June 5 study session, they were passed unanimously on first reading June 12.

Giving the chief the power to bypass a candidate who would otherwise be eligible for a promotion was framed as a check in the case of police officers such as Nate Meier, who kept his job after driving a police vehicle while drunk and was promoted automatically earlier this year after passing an exam.

Although a citizen commission

met six times starting in March to review the proposed charter changes and provide recommendations, they broke at the end of May without doing so, saying they were not given enough information or time to ask questions about the proposals.

Former mayor Ed Tauer spoke about the committee’s work June 5, saying the group wasn’t able to weigh competing ideas and look into how the proposals stacked up against alternative ways of accomplishing the same stated goals.

“There were questions that we really didn’t have answers to,” he said, adding that committee members emerged from the process with the same opinions about the charter changes that they had come in with. “The team said, you know, if we’re going to give the council some direction or an opinion, we’d like to do that as well as we can.”

Sponsored by progressive Councilmember Juan Marcano, the first charter change considered by the council would have required candidates for Aurora City Council to state on the ballot whether they are affiliated with one of the political parties registered with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.

Marcano said the change would make the elections “transparently partisan.”

“I say ‘transparently’ because I think they already are very clearly (partisan), and I think it would be beneficial to the public to have more information on the ballot,” he said.

“On top of that, having that affiliation on the ballot tends to actually increase turnout because folks have easier access to more information.”

Conservatives objected, saying the change would exacerbate partisan divisions on the council and make candidates with extreme beliefs appear more legitimate by allowing them to associate with established political parties.

“I think it’s terrible to want to make local politics partisan, because local politics is about fixing our roads, making sure we have an adequate water supply for the future, making sure that we fight crime, that we have public safety and protect everybody, so it should not be a partisan issue,” Councilmember Francoise Bergan said.

A majority of conservatives voted against allowing the item to move forward from the June 5 study session. They also cited the report by the citizen commission that said they needed more time to evaluate the changes.

Other items sponsored by Marcano would have tried to increase voter participation by moving local elections to even-numbered years and established a new procedure for filling vacant council seats to avoid repeating the deadlock that occurred in 2021 after Nicole Johnston stepped down. Conservatives voted those items down with no discussion.

Marcano also presented a proposal on behalf of Councilmember

Alison Coombs, who was absent June 5, that would remove language in the charter referring to the city attorney and other council appointees as male, replacing these and other gendered references with gender-neutral terms.

The council put off making a decision on the proposal after Jurinsky and Bergan said they would rather replace male and female pronouns with “he or she” as opposed to “they” or instead use the name of the position in question. The group ultimately decided to wait to give Coombs the chance to present on the proposal at an upcoming meeting.

A majority of conservatives also turned down a proposal by Councilmember Angela Lawson to clarify in the charter that being a council member was a full-time responsibility and increase pay by an unspecified amount starting in 2027.

Lawson argued that the change would make the position accessible to more working-class people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to juggle the responsibilities of a full-time job with serving on the council.

“We need to think about the future of Aurora, and I really think that a lot of people who want to be public servants or do this job, they can’t, because they can’t afford to do it,” she said.

While opponents said the change might impact council members because employers who were aware of the charter language might

not hire or retain someone who had committed to serving full-time on the council, Lawson said she did not think that would happen and pointed out that nothing in the charter would prohibit a council member from working full-time.

Three changes proposed by police and firefighters weren’t opposed by the council, including charter language allowing the police chief to bypass officers eligible for a promotion and giving those officers the chance to appeal the chief’s decision to Aurora’s Civil Service Commission.

Bergan asked Art Acevedo, the city’s current interim chief of police, whether the change could facilitate favoritism in the police department and exclude people from the department’s command staff.

He answered that promotions above the rank of captain were already appointments and that the change would allow police leadership to hold officers accountable for misconduct. He also stressed that he would have to be able to explain his decision to the Civil Service Commission.

“I’d have to be able to articulate a valid reason for why this employee is not being promoted and why I’d want to bypass them, and quite honestly, in every place I’ve been, there has been a bypass process,” Acevedo said.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

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Rob Lee Andrews announces candidacy for Aurora mayor

Rob Lee Andrews, the president and CEO of the Denver-based nonprofit CommunityWorks, has announced that he will run for Aurora mayor this fall, becoming the second registered Democrat to declare their candidacy.

On his campaign website, Andrews describes himself as a former pro-football player for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League who went on to work for the re-election of former President Barack Obama and run for city council, though the website does not specify where and whether he was successful in his council bid.

“Disillusioned with local politics, Rob wanted to pivot his focus on social entrepreneurship, a type of entrepreneurship that, instead of focusing on profit margins, looks at how their success impacts their causes,” his campaign website says, explaining how Andrews shifted his focus to CommunityWorks.

“Rob Lee Andrews’ mission is to align businesses with peoples’ needs, keep money in local economies, and empower others to create social change in small and massive ways,” the website says. A section describing Andrews’ position on issues has yet to be completed.

Andrews said in an email that a kick-off party including free food, haircuts and a clothing giveaway for community members in need will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday at Fletcher Plaza, 9898 E. Colfax Ave.

Andrews will go up against progressive Democrat Councilmember Juan Marcano and incumbent Republican Mayor Mike Coffman this fall.

— Max Levy, Sentinel Staff Writer

POLICE AND COURTS

Aurora cop charged with wrongfully shooting man New Year’s Eve

A former APD officer who resigned from the department after being charged for allegedly punching a disabled woman during a dispute is facing new charges for shooting a man in the leg during a call on New Year’s Eve.

Douglas Harroun, 33, is facing charges of first-degree assault, a Class 3 felony and second-degree assault, a Class 4 felony.

According to an arrest affidavit for Harroun filed June 8, shortly before 11 p.m. Dec. 31 APD responded to a 911 call for a woman who said she was being physically assaulted by a man in a home in the 1200 block of Chambers Road. Harroun and officer Daniel Aguirre arrived at the scene, with now-former Officer Eduardo Landeros responding later as backup.

At the scene, the woman said that the man, Juan Ruiz-Reta, had come upstairs while drunk, broke

down the door and pushed her in the chest and grabbed her cell phone and smashed it against the ground. By the time police arrived, he had gone into the basement, the affidavit said. The woman told officers that Ruiz-Reta spoke only Spanish and that she did not believe he had any weapons.

Ruiz-Reta refused commands from the officers to come upstairs, and Harroun and Aguirre radioed for backup and descended into the basement with their guns drawn. There were three men in the basement, the affidavit said. Ruiz-Reta put his hands up and the other two retreated and raised their hands.

Harroun placed Ruiz-Reta into custody, and while he was attempting to handcuff him the two got into a physical altercation that dislodged Harroun’s body camera, the affidavit said. After being handcuffed, Ruiz-Reta was resistant to going up the stairs and struggled with Harroun on the staircase.

While on the staircase, Harroun could be heard from Landeros’ body camera footage telling someone three times to get back, the affidavit said. After the second time, Harroun unholstered his gun and shot one of the other men in the room.

A description of Landeros’ body camera footage said the victim was at the bottom of the stairs with his left hand in or near his pocket, and his right hand visible without any weapons.

“He appears to be walking towards the stairway in a non-aggressive manner,” the affidavit said. “He took an additional two steps towards the stairs as the ‘get back’ commands were being said.”

Ruiz-Reta was taken into custody on a domestic violence charge. The shooting victim was transported to University Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right ankle. According to the affidavit, a doctor who treated the victim describes the injuries as carrying a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement and protracted impairment of function.

The incident was investigated by the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, which is responsible for conducting an independent investigation anytime there is a use of force incident by a police officer.

In an interview with the lead CIRT detectives, Harroun said that he shot the victim because it looked like he was planning to move up the stairs. He said he could not see the victim’s left hand and was worried that he had gone into the basement kitchen and grabbed a knife.

He told investigators that he could not use his taser because he was being screamed at and hit by the woman who had made the 911 call and was attempting to fend her off with his left hand.

In reviewing body camera footage from the three officers, an investigator with the DA’s office said he did not observe the woman attacking Harroun, and Landeros’ body camera showed he was standing between her and Harroun at the time of the shooting.

“Your affiant did not observe any aggressive posturing, mannerisms

or movements that would justify or authorize Officer Harroun using deadly force” against the victim, the affidavit said.

In a presentation to the District Attorney’s office, the CIRT team determined that Harroun’s shooting was a negligent discharge.

Neither of the other officers was accused in the use of force case.

In an unrelated situation, Landeros was criminally charged in connection with a fatal traffic crash in March and resigned from the department.

On Jan. 11, Harroun was arrested by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Officers after he and his wife got into

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an argument with a woman who was walking her dog on the street in front of their apartment complex.

According to an arrest affidavit, Harroun got out of his car to speak with the woman, who he said was blocking the road. After arguing verbally, the affidavit said Harroun got out of his car and punched the woman in the face, knocking her to the ground.

Witnesses said that Harroun then “got on top of her and continued to punch her in the head four to five more times,” according to the affidavit.

Man shot at Colfax hotel parking lot walks into hospital for treatment

A wounded man who walked into a local hospital June 6 for treatment of a gunshot wound was apparently shot in the parking lot of a Colfax hotel in Aurora, police say.

Police were called to the parking lot of the Comfort Suites hotel, 14571 E. Colfax Ave. at about 9:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting in the parking lot there.

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Harroun is facing third-degree assault charges in connection with the case, a Class 5 felony. He was placed on indefinite suspension without pay, and resigned from APD on Jan. 30.

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Harroun was on administrative leave while the Dec. 31, shooting was being investigated at the time of the alleged assault.

Harroun is scheduled to have his next hearing for the Jan. 11 case in Arapahoe County District Court on June 21. No court dates have been scheduled yet in connection with the new charges.

— CARINA JULIG, SENTINEL STAFF WRITER

Police said in a social media post there was no information about a victim or a suspect.

“However, a walk-in gunshot wound was reported at a local hospital minutes after the shooting,” police said shortly after.

“Detectives were able to confirm overnight a man who walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound was involved in the shooting” at the Colfax hotel parking lot, police said Wednesday morning.

The man, who was not identified, was shot in the abdomen, but he is expected to survive, according to police.

— Sentinel Staff

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The “movie” has come to an end for John Reyes, but it had an exceptional run for a decade.

Reyes’ memorable 10-season stint as head boys and girls track coach at Grandview High School concluded at Jefferson County Stadium May 20 with a near miss for the Wolves in the chase for the Class 5A girls state championship, which came down to the final race.

Reyes had to settle for three state championships — the girls in 2017 and boys in 2021 and 2022 and a trio of runner-up finishes — plus double-digit individual and relay titles as he helped usher a good program in the state’s elite.

everybody onboard as a team? I wish there was a magic answer to be honest. I’ve definitely had years where that happened and years where it didn’t.”

High jump coach Dylan Baumgarten has recorded and cataloged data at the 5A state track meet since 2014 and the numbers paint the picture of the most successful overall run in the state’s largest classification in that span.

Grandview scored a combined 924 points (562 for the girls, 362 for the boys), which is the most in 5A for any program since 2014, with only the 916.2 of Cherokee Trail — which won the 2023 boys 5A crown — coming close.

Reyes’ last run

“The last three years I’ve coached — since COVID — I felt like I’ve been living a movie,” Reyes said. “I don’t know how it happened or what, but I always tell the kids ‘I don’t pump my chest because I’m your coach, I’m just glad to be part of this group.’”

BY COURTNEY OAKES Sports Editor

The 45-year-old Reyes noted that when he and his wife and assistant coach, Natalie, came to Grandview in 2014 after 11 seasons at ThunderRidge (which followed a season as an assistant at Broomfield, his alma mater, plus two as head coach at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas), Grandview was the only program in Cherry Creek Schools that hadn’t won a state championship in boys or girls track.

Now, when the duo departs, it is the program that has jockeyed with rival Cherokee Trail for tops in the district over the last decade.

“It’s really hard to build a track team because its basically built on a lot of individual performances,” Reyes said. “You’ve got very different athletes. Your distance group is nothing like your throwers, your throwers are nothing like your sprinters, hurdlers or jumpers, so it’s not easy.

“I get asked that question a lot, how do you get

The girls team piled up a stunning 120 points at the 2017 meet (the most since George Washington scored 124 in 2000). That has been the only girls team other than the 2015 Cherokee Trail (99.5) to even approach 100 points at state in that span.

Under the Reyes’ watch, the Wolves won a combined 11 relay championships — after the school only had one previously — and had 13 individual state championship victories, capped by a trio of titles at the 2023 meet with 100 and 300 meter hurdles crowns for junior Gabriella Cunningham, who also teamed with sophomore Leiava Holliman, junior Mikaya Singleton and senior McKenzie Droughns to win the 4x100 meter relay.

Reyes had success finding athletes from other sports in an athletically gifted school to join the team. He and his staff found a way to help those athletes maximize their abilities in ways they didn’t expect.

“I was thinking about doing baseball my freshman year, but he made it sound too good to be true,” senior Gibby Leafgreen said after two trips to the medal podium in hurdles events. “But it wasn’t too good to be true. I had a great time and I’m very glad he got me out here running.”

The numbers stand for themselves, but the intangibles carry much more weight.

That was evident at the end of the meet when a parade of athletes spent time in embraces with Reyes, some of them overcome with emotion.

“That’s the greatest track coach in the state by far and maybe in the country,” Leafgreen said. “The man knows his stuff and he gets it done. I owe everything to that man, we all do. I love that man with everything in my heart.”

Senior sprinter Luke Trinrud — who was part of one of Reyes’ most special memories when he teamed with David Maldonado, Charlie Dick and Evan Johnson to set the Colorado record in the 4x100 meter relay in 2022 — echoed the sentiment.

“He’s given me this love for the sport and I don’t know if I could repay him,” Trinrud said. “He does everything he can to give us the best opportunity to succeed, so there’s nothing more you want to do than to go out and thank him by doing your best and performing.”

Added Cunningham: “He’s created a family within our sport. I can’t give enough gratitude or words of expression to that man. He’s taught me so much.”

With this chapter at its conclusion, Reyes is ready for a bit of rest and deservedly so.

He has worked often as a race starter during the cross country season and served as an official, while he poured himself into the promotion and execution of the Stutler Twilight meet, which had one of the most loaded fields during the season.

Reyes believes his successsor is set up continue where he left off.

“Whoever it is will get a really good job with some really good kids and really good people around them,” he said. “There will be lots of chances for success.”

ABOVE: After he coached his last meet as head boys and girls track meet with Grandview High School, John Reyes, center, speaks with senior Luke Trinrud on May 20 at Jefferson County Stadium. BELOW: Reyes and his wife, Natalie, who he gives a large amount of credit to helping the growth of the program, which has transformed in the past decade. The Reyes depart after 10 seasons with the Wolves, who have scored the most combined points of any team at the 5A state meet in the last decade, won three team championship and a combined 24 individual and relay event titles . Photos by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado

Glad dads

LAHMAJOUN ‘PIZZAS’ ARE A FAMILY-FRIENDLY DINNER TO SATISFY DAD

BY CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, Associated Press

On this Father’s Day, consider lahmajoun. It’s a meat-topped flatbread topped with spiced ground lamb, tomatoes and bell pepper. It’s popular in Turkey, Armenia and the Levant. The paper-thin dough is hard to get right, so the cooks at Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street make a family-friendly version using rounds of pita bread. Rather than chop the ingredients by hand, they use a food processor to combine ground lamb or beef with a spice mixture of paprika, cumin and red pepper flakes. Served with lemon wedges on the side, it evokes the real thing and takes only about half an hour to make.

In Turkey, Armenia and the Levant, a meat-topped flatbread known as lahmajoun comes topped with spiced ground lamb, tomatoes and bell pepper. With the dough stretched paper-thin, diners typically drizzle the popular dish with lemon juice and roll it up to eat.

We were in Istanbul when we came across this tasty, social dish, which fills a similar place in the culture as pizza in many other places, with equally exacting standards for what makes a good lahmajoun. The toppings

are chopped coarsely for a rustic texture, the dough is expertly stretched by hand, and the flatbread cooks in minutes in a roaring-hot oven.

Though delicious, authentic lahmajoun is out of reach for kids trying to do something nice for Father’s Day. That’s why we created this recipe for our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals. Kids can help out, though the recipe does involve a food processor and a very hot oven.

We swap the usual homemade flatbread dough for store-bought pita breads. Simply combine the meat mixture in a food processor and spread onto the pita, then bake it in a hot oven. Either ground lamb or beef will taste great with a mixture of paprika, cumin and red pepper flakes.

Served with lemon wedges on the side, it evokes the real thing while finishing in about half an hour.

When processing the meat mixture, don’t overdo it or the meat may become tough. Pulse a few times, just until combined. If you like, finish the dish with a sprinkling of fresh herbs and a drizzle of cooling yogurt to complement the spiced meat.

Weeknight Lahmajoun

Start to finish: 30 minutes

Makes four 8-inch flatbreads

Four 8-inch pita breads

1 small red OR yellow onion, roughly chopped

¼ cup roasted red peppers, drained and patted dry

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1½ teaspoons ground cumin

¾ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Kosher salt and ground black pepper

8 ounces ground beef OR ground lamb

Heat the oven to 500°F with racks in the upper- and lower-middle positions. Arrange the pita breads on 2 rimmed baking sheets; set aside.

In a food processor, pulse the onion until finely chopped, about 5 pulses. Add the roasted peppers, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, pepper flakes, ½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Process until smooth, about 10 seconds, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the beef and pulse just until incorporated, 3 or 4 pulses.

Divide the beef mixture evenly among the pitas (about a scant ½ cup each) and spread over the rounds, leaving a ½-inch border around the edge. Bake until the pitas are golden brown on the edges and the meat is sizzling, switching and rotating the baking sheets halfway through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a cutting board and cut into wedges.

Optional garnish: Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley OR whole-milk yogurt OR lemon wedges OR fresh mint a combination

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for lahmajoun, a flatbread topped with spiced ground lamb, tomatoes and bell pepper. Milk Street via AP

scene & herd

The Annual Father’s Day Show at Colpar’s Hobbytown USA

June 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 1915 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80014. Visit http://alturl.com/5dw27 for more information.

If you haven’t yet locked in plans for Father’s Day, we may have the solution. Colpar’s Hobbytown on Havana Street is hosting an event dripping in “dude” stuff. We’re talking car show people — trucks and motorcycles too. Expect to lay your eyes on hot rods and street machines as you enjoy the tasty treats from Piramids Mexican Restaurant, relaxing to the tunes on deck from Cruisin’ Dave himself.

There will also be raffles and prizes to be won from Cruisin’ Dave and Colpar’s Hobbytown USA. You’re gonna have a Sunday here, folks.

Denver Fan Expo at the Colorado Convention Center

June 30 through July 2 with times varying depending on the day.

700 14th St. Denver, CO 80202. For ticketing and event times visit http:// alturl.com/neg8j.

Denver Fan Expo returns for another year, and this hack is as excited about it as the rest of you mega fans. We’re talking three days of fun and fan-filled pop culture overload.

A weekend full of shopping for your favorite fandom items, panels with big-name celebrities like Hayden Christensen, Chevy Chase and Christina Ricci, to name a few — all of which you will have the chance to meet and accrue autographed memorabilia. And the panels! Oh the panels. Including an evening with Anakin Skywalker himself, Hayden Christensen.

It’s truly a fun-filled weekend oozing with pop culture excitement, and we will see you there.

Backyard BBQ Class at Launch Pad Brewery (Father’s Day Edition)

June 18 at 11:00 a.m. 884 S. Buckley Rd. Aurora, CO 80017. Visit http://alturl.com/8m6d6 for more information.

Our favorite brewery from the east side of town is hosting an event perfect for you and your dad, or anyone special in your life who you would want to share the smoker with.

Launch Pad brewery is bringing in the 12-year pitmaster Blake Butler to showcase his skills in making

three tasty treats perfect for a day of slow cooking meats. He’ll be preparing charcoal grilled flank steak, pellet smoker pork tenderloin and drum smoker smoked sausage and cheeses.

In this class you will learn the trick of the trade from an expert in his field, after which sampling the delicacies will take place.

Tickets are $75 for the class. Make sure you come hungry — for food and knowledge. Mostly food though.

Havana Street Night Market at Leezakaya

June 17 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 2710 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80014. Visit http://alturl.com/gxvow for more information.

One of the more exciting events of the summer is set to take place this weekend on the storied Havana Street corridor. The Havana Street Night Market is set to return with a fully loaded evening, including local vendors, shops and restaurants. Grab a drink and cut loose to some K-Pop favorites while you take in all the excitement of the electric evening filled with fun that On Havana has planned for the night.

A new Izakaya restaurant will be opening that evening as well, and the whole event will be a perfect way to welcome them to the neighborhood.

Modern Swing Mondays at Stampede

Every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. 2430 S. Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014. Visit

www.stampedeclub.net/tm-event/ modern-swing-mondays/ for more information.

Fancy yourself a dancer, do you?

Yes? No? Either way, Modern Swing Mondays at Stampede is a great opportunity to cut a rug, or even just learn the skills necessary for aforementioned rug cutting should you not yet possess the required skill set. You read that right, you can pop in to Stampede every Monday, grab a swing lesson at 6:30 p.m. and then showcase your newly-learned moves the same night during Open Dance which begins at 7:30 p.m. This seems like a truly perfect date night as well, so definitely keep it in mind when trying to woo your significant other(s). Admission is $10.

Southlands Sunset Market at Southlands Mall

As well as the local artisans and vendors, shoppers will be treated to street style entertainment as you give the wallet a break from supporting all of the makers and shakers offering their locally made product.

Adult Field Day at Cheluna Brewing at

Stanley Marketplace

June 17 beginning at 10:00 a.m. 2501 Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010. Visit http://alturl.com/352h8 for more information.

Colorado Brewery Running Series is making a stop at the city’s favorite marketplace. Well, a brewery within the aforementioned. And technically, in the field that is adjacent to said marketplace.

Wednesdays from June 21 to July 19 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 6155 S. Main St. Aurora, CO 80016. Visit http://alturl.com/kdhxa for more information.

No one would blame you if just reading the alliteration of this event has you chomping at the bit to head east for cool summer nights meandering through booths filled to the brim with goods and wares from local vendors. Beginning on June 21, you will be provided this relaxing opportunity, and every Wednesday for the next month.

Y’all still with me? The old faithful field day games that will immediately drench you in the nostalgia of simpler times — childhood. Only this time, you’ll maybe be a little imbibed.

The games offered, to mention a few, will be a 0.5k Fun Run, Grain Sack Race, Blind Bartender, a Water Balloon Toss, with the penultimate of this list likely not being one from the days of yore.

Nevertheless, activity with bellies full of suds is guaranteed a good time, so if you happen to find yourself with a free Saturday next weekend, maybe consider some light physical activity while having a good time with friends, new and old.

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footage from the perspective of two Aurora officers involved in the June 1 incident — including the officer who fired the fatal single shot, Roch Gruszeczka — though the videos fail to show what exactly Richardson was doing at the moment he was shot.

After officer James Snapp tackled Richardson, the teen said, “Stop, please, you got me.”

“Gun, gun, let go of the f*****g gun,” Gruszeczka yells. He then yells that he is going to fire, and a gunshot is heard.

The footage captures the hectic final moments of Richardson’s life as he screams, pleads for help, tells officers that he cannot breathe and becomes unresponsive. Police tried unsuccessfully to revive Richardson before paramedics arrived and took over medical care.

While Acevedo would not say whether he believed Gruszeczka was right in shooting Richardson, one image highlighted by Acevedo that was taken from another officer’s perspective shortly before Richardson was tackled to the ground and several seconds before he was shot showed Richardson’s hand near his waistband.

The chief remarked to those present, “you can make your own assessment, and that will be part of the investigation.”

Acevedo said Gruszeczka and Snapp were both hired in 2017 and are presently serving with the department’s gang intervention unit. He also said neither officer had a record of “significant” use-of-force incidents or disciplinary histories.

Responding to criticism from community members stemming from his apparent decision to tell Richardson’s mother that he didn’t think the teen had suffered, Acevedo said he was hopeful Richardson did not suffer as his stomach wound worsened.

“I just hope and pray that he didn’t suffer, that he was in the arms of angels right away when he went into cardiac arrest,” he said. “It’s a tragedy because we have yet again in this country an encounter involving young people, and acts of violence, and ultimately an officer-involved … shooting.”

Richardson’s father, Jameco Richardson, criticized Acevedo for those comments at the family’s press conference.

“Our son died in a dirty alley,” he said. “How dare you.”

While Acevedo lamented the fact of the shooting, he said officers may have feared for their lives during the struggle with Richardson, who police say was tackled after robbing a convenience store for vape cartridges.

Addressing the attorneys representing the family of the slain teenager, Acevedo accused representatives of the family of misrepresenting what happened and said officers weren’t able to break the situation down at the time like people viewing the video footage frame by frame.

“When your life is on the line,

mister attorney, what are you going to do?” Acevedo asked.

“We have a 14-year-old kid dead, and we have officers who were involved who have to live with this critical incident for the rest of their lives. So it is not a toy. In fact, our officers believed that it was a semi-automatic, nine-millimeter (pistol). But I understand the lawyers’ (decision) to call it a toy. And by the way, pellet guns can cause serious bodily injury or death.”

Rathod said Richardson’s family was told that he had a pellet gun, not an actual handgun, “about five minutes” before the public press conference began. He said police did not give any explanation for why they were just being told this over a week after the shooting.

Acevedo said he had “confirmed” that the item was a pellet gun rather than a firearm the day before Friday’s news conference. He later blamed a communication breakdown within the department for the delay.

Juan Marcano, an Aurora City Council member, also said that the information was new to him despite having been in conversation with the police department since the incident.

Acevedo criticized the media for sharing what he said was incorrect information about the shooting without specifying what coverage had been in error.

Leon Kelly, executive director of Open Door Youth Gang Initiatives, was also invited by police to speak. He argued that the individuals who were with Richardson, and community members who did not intervene to dissuade Richardson from involvement in crime, were also to blame for the teen’s death.

“I wouldn’t be standing here if I didn’t have compassion for the family,” he said. “This is not a George Floyd. … This was technically a robbery. It was in the commission of a crime.”

He argued that Acevedo had acted with transparency by releasing the body-worn camera footage and sharing other information with the public.

Acevedo said two other 14-year-olds involved in the alleged June 1 robbery had been arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and aggravated robbery, and that other people who were involved had been tentatively identified.

Rathod characterized APD’s press conference as an attempt by Acevedo to “exonerate” the officers rather than an exercise in transparency. Other speakers made similar remarks.

Jameco Richardson said that he would like to see Acevedo removed from his position.

“You don’t deserve that badge,” he said. “You don’t deserve to be called chief. You’re a coward.”

Also present were Richardson’s mother, 19-year-old brother and grandmother. His mother, Laurie Littlejohn, said that he had been “the light of our house.”

“For a week now, our light has dimmed low,” she said.

Littlejohn thanked everyone for the support the family has received over the past week, and said that her son did not deserve what happened to him.

“In life, we make mistakes so that we can grow,” she said. “They took that from our son.”

Littlejohn asked people not to forget his name in the weeks and months to come.

“This is going to be a long road for us,” she said.

Pellet gun revelation timeline

On Monday, Acevedo blamed communication lapses in his department for the fact that it took more than a week to correct past statements that Richardson had a handgun at the time of the shooting.

Acevedo announced at a news conference the day of the shooting that Richardson had a “semi-automatic firearm pistol,” referring to the item as a firearm or gun no fewer than four times. Community activists Candice Bailey and Tim Hernandez said the chief reiterated at a meeting early last week with Aurora residents that Richardson had a gun.

While activists accused Acevedo of lying to deflect criticism from officers, the chief said after Monday’s Aurora City Council meeting that he first learned of the discrepancy Thursday when he asked department staffers for information about the gun that he could share with the public.

Acevedo said he would have had “nothing to gain” by intentionally misleading the public. When asked who told him that the item was a gun, Acevedo said, “I looked at it,” and also that he had not handled or touched it.

“Everybody’s looking at it. Everybody thinks it’s a firearm. What did it look like to you when you looked at it?,” he asked. “I didn’t get an update, and my assumption was that that was accurate. … I still need to find out who booked it into evidence, how it was booked into evidence and why I wasn’t updated sooner. Had I not asked for that update, I would still be in the dark on it.”

Rathod said he didn’t understand Acevedo’s comments over the past few days.

“Are we saying when APD officers shoot a 14-year-old boy, the chief of police isn’t briefed?” he asked. “I understand there’s a CIRT team investigation, and rightfully so...then he should be going out to the public saying I’m not briefed, I don’t know what happened. That’s not what he said.”

Rathod questioned why Acevedo had been making definitive public statements about the shooting if he wasn’t fully up to date on the investigation.

“Isn’t it irresponsible of him to be issuing a statement? None of this makes sense,” he said.

At Friday’s press conference,

TOP: Aurora Police Department Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo addresses the press during a conference, June 9, at APD headquarters to address the police shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson after an alleged armed robbery.

MIDDLE: Councilmember Juan Marcano, with microphone, addresses protesters outside Aurora city hall June 9, waiting for the end of an Aurora police press conference where interim Police Chief Art Acevedo released body cam video of the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after an alleged armed robbery.

BOTTOM: Attorney Siddhartha Rathod speaks outside Aurora city hall June 9, after an Aurora police press conference discussing the shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson. Photos by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado

Acevedo said that he makes a point to personally respond to the scene of officer-involved shootings, noting that “you can rely on a report, you can rely on your own eyes, and I like to rely on both.”

He said he wanted to review the process of how information is shared within the department. The Sentinel asked the Aurora Police Department to provide a timeline of how the information was relayed before the chief reportedly made his request Thursday and were told police would “not be releasing any reports or documents until the three open investigations are completed.”

Before Acevedo spoke with the Sentinel on Monday, the Aurora Police Department offered an unclear answer for why it would take the police chief a

week to determine the kind of weapon Richardson had.

“The 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is the primary investigative agency into the shooting,” spokeswoman Faith Goodrich wrote in an email Monday afternoon.

“Additionally, the officers, at the time the information was confirmed to the Chief, had not been interviewed. To respect the open investigation by CIRT, and to not taint any interviews that had not yet occurred, that information was withheld until Friday’s press conference.”

Acevedo said he was still getting accustomed to Aurora’s arrangement with the CIRT team and that the situation was complicated by the multiple ongoing investigations into the incident, including the robbery case and

concurrent internal affairs and CIRT probes.

The CIRT team is responsible for conducting all outside investigations of lethal officer use-offorce incidents for APD, though crime-scene evidence is the responsibility of the law enforcement agency being investigated, the district attorney’s office confirmed Monday for the Sentinel.

The chief also said representatives of the Richardson family who called the pellet gun “a toy” and who criticized officers’ decision to shoot the 14-year-old were trying to “rile up” the community.

“It is not a toy,” Acevedo said of the pellet gun carried by Richardson. “It looks just like what? An exact replica.”

Acevedo mentioned Friday and Monday how pellet guns have caused serious injuries and deaths, though they are not classified as firearms by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He also struck back at his critics, saying they were trying to sow discord in the community.

“I made a report based on what I knew, and no one had advised me otherwise,” Acevedo said Monday. “I know that we want to find a boogeyman behind everything and try to build mistrust, but that’s not the way I roll.”

Past complaints about officer

Acevedo’s remarks at Friday’s press conference that neither officer involved in Richardson’s death had a record of “significant” use-of-force incidents or disciplinary histories were also called into question by court records showing Gruszeczka was a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that he and two other officers racially profiled two Black Aurorans during a 2018 search.

Officers Gruszeczka and Snapp took Richardson into custody, with Gruszeczka firing the single shot that killed him. The city settled the lawsuit against Gruszeczka and others for $100,000 in February.

In a complaint filed in 2020 in U.S. District Court in Colorado, lawyers for plaintiff Tevon Thomas allege that the City of Aurora and APD officers Gruszeczka, Jonathan Fullam and Cassie Longnecker violated Thomas’ Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure.

On Nov. 10, 2018 at about 3 a.m., a female friend gave Thomas a ride home to the apartment complex in Aurora where he lived with his mother, according to the complaint. The two, who are both Black, were having a conversation and continued to talk in the friend’s parked car once they arrived.

Around 4 a.m. another resident returning home from work called 911 and asked officers to escort her to the building out of an abundance of caution because there was a parked car running

outside. The three officers responded, and after walking her inside, parked their police car behind the vehicle and began questioning the pair about where they lived.

“When Mr. Thomas began to answer, ‘my mother stays—’ he was interrupted by Defendant Gruszeczka, who demanded to know ‘honestly, where do you guys live at?’” the complaint said.

Gruszeczka then asked about the contents of the car and if there was “anything in the car I should know about,” the complaint said. He did not articulate a reason for his suspicion, according to the complaint.

After asking for both their IDs, Gruszeczka ordered the woman out of the car for questioning and placed her in the back of the police vehicle, the complaint said. He and the other officers then ordered Thomas out of the vehicle, and after seeing the handle of a pistol in his pocket, drew their guns and ordered him to lie down on the ground. He complied, and the officers handcuffed, searched and arrested him.

The complaint argued that the officers did not have any justification to search the car because neither Thomas nor his friend had been doing anything illegal at the time, and that the search was another example of Aurora’s “longstanding, persistent and widespread custom of illegally seizing Black people.”

“Rank-and-file members of the APD regularly escalate their interactions with Black people into unreasonable seizures without any basis for suspecting them of criminality or of being a threat to themselves or others,” the complaint said. “In conjunction, APD officers regularly use race and race-based animus as motivating factors in police decisions and actions.”

Thomas was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. In 2020 a federal judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible in court because Thomas had been illegally searched.

David Lane, one of the two attorneys who represented Thomas, said Tuesday that the treatment of his client was a clear example of racially biased policing.

“He was basically arrested for being Black while sitting in a parked car, and it cost Aurora $100,000,” Lane said.

Rathod said he believed it was hypocritical of Acevedo to specifically mention the officer’s lack of disciplinary history without also mentioning that Richardson had no previous criminal history.

“You know if he had a criminal history, they’d be going through it,” he said.

He said that the press conference, which Acevedo described as an exercise in transparency, was another example of APD selectively releasing information.

The department is under a consent decree “because of this

exact type of behavior,” Rathod said.

The City of Aurora has been under a consent decree with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office since 2021 which mandates it to implement a litany of reforms intended to break a pattern of excessive force and racial bias. A “patterns and practices” investigation by the AG’s office found that APD had broken state and federal law and violated the civil rights of its residents through its policing of minorities.

The investigation, which began in August 2020 and was published about a year later, claims Aurora police use force against people of color about 2.5 times more than on their white counterparts, and local officers arrest Black residents about twice as much as whites.

Both Gruszeczka and Snapp have active certifications in Colorado’s peace officer database, according to Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards & Training website. Neither have any disciplinary records listed.

A records request from the Sentinel for both officers’ internal affairs files from APD is currently pending.

A public funeral and procession

For the second Friday in a row, supporters and family members of Richardson will gather at the Aurora Municipal Center, this time for a community memorial and procession.

The event will be directly following a private funeral for Richardson and will include eulogies by local faith leaders and a public procession of Richardson’s casket.

“Our family is in mourning, we are in pain, but our entire community is also in pain,” Jameco Richardson, Jor’Dell Richardson’s father, said in a Monday news release. “We are gathering together to honor and celebrate his life, and grieve a death that came far too early.”

The public event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at city hall with eulogies from Richardson’s family members and faith leaders. At 5:40 p.m. a processional march will begin which will be led by pallbearers carrying Richardson’s casket.

The procession “will likely follow a route that surrounds the Aurora Municipal Center,” the release said. That’s the route protestors took Friday following a press conference on behalf of Richardson’s family, where a group of several hundred briefly halted traffic on South Chambers Road and East Alameda Parkway during a march around the complex.

A flyer for the event says the procession is scheduled to last until 6:30 p.m.

The event was initially announced Sunday to be taking place outside the Capitol Building in Denver, but was moved Monday afternoon.

MIDDLE: Protesters march outside Aurora city hall June 9, 2023 after an Aurora police press conference covering the shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson.

BOTTOM: A boy recites chants to a crowd of protesters outside Aurora city hall June 9, 2023 while waiting for the end of an Aurora police press conference.

Photos by PHILIP B. POSTON/Sentinel Colorado

“Jor’Dell Richardson lived in Aurora and died in Aurora at the hands of the Aurora Police Department,” teacher and activist Tim Hernandez wrote in a Twitter post Monday. “Jor’Dell’s Community March and Procession will NOT be in Denver; it will be in Aurora, too.”

Donations for Richardson’s family are being solicited through a GoFundMe page which has raised about $16,500 as of Monday evening.

Organizers of the event include longtime Aurora activist and former city council candidate Candice Bailey.

“We are asking all people who care about racial justice in Denver, Aurora, and the larger Denver-Metro area to support the family of Jor’Dell Richardson on Friday as they lay their son to rest with community,” Bailey said in a statement.

Other organizers included Richardson’s friends and several former teachers.

Alicia Garcia, a former dean at Kenton Elementary School where Richardson attended prior to Aurora West, told the Sentinel on Friday that she was “absolutely gutted” by the news of his death.

While she believes that all kids have an inherent goodness, she said Richardson wasn’t the kind of student who got into trouble at school.

“If he was in the dean’s office, it was to bring my spirits up,” she said.

Garcia remembered Richardson as someone who was always trying to make jokes and cheer other people up.

“Some kids just have a bright light,” she said, tearing up. “And that was Jor’Dell.”

TOP: Community activist Candice Bailey and the Rev. Thomas Mayes outside Aurora city hall June 9, 2023 waiting for the end of an Aurora police press conference where interim Police Chief Art Acevedo released body cam video of the shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after an alleged armed robbery.

Because the people must know

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0137-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 31, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Celeste Trevino

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

September 24, 2009

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 21, 2009

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

B9115545

Original Principal Amount

$158,574.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$124,791.45

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 7, BULIDING 24, WINDSONG CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE WINDSONG CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON JULY 12, 1983 IN BOOK 3912 AT PAGE 441 AND MAP RECORDED ON JULY 12, 1983 IN BOOK 65 AT PAGE 47, IN THE RECORDS OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF PARKING SPACE NO. 443, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7474 East Arkansas Avenue #2407, Denver, CO 80231.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/02/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/8/2023

Last Publication 7/6/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/31/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 21-025965

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0148-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

CHERI M CRAWFORD

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A

QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

December 20, 2016

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 23, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D6149891

Original Principal Amount

$202,730.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$179,744.03

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 22, BLOCK 3, OLDETOWN SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 293

S NOME ST,, AURORA, CO 80012-1212.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/09/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/15/2023

Last Publication 7/13/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/07/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0160-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On April 11, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Bekhzod Eshkobilovich Abdiev

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

September 07, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 16, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E1144413

Original Principal Amount

$504,591.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$494,488.47

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 10, BLOCK 14, SADDLE ROCK HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 3710 S Nepal Court, Aurora, CO 80013.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/09/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/15/2023

Last Publication 7/13/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/11/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE

NO. 0100-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Emmanuel M. Assaf

Original Beneficiary(ies)

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPO-

RATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST

COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST

2006-NC3

Date of Deed of Trust

December 29, 2005

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 09, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

B6003164

Original Principal Amount

$64,350.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$46,713.31

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Legal Description

Condominium Unit 114, Building No. 8826, Country Club Villas Condominium, Arapahoe County, Colorado as shown on the Condominium Map recorded in Book 45, Page 76, and subject to the Condominium

Declaration for Country Club Villas Condominium recorded in Book 3230 at Page 425, Arapahoe County Colorado Records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 197321411133

Also known by street and number as: 8826 East Florida Avenue Apt.114, Denver, CO 80247.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/05/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/11/2023

Last Publication 6/8/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO

A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/07/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029474

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0102-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 10, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Qiuanna Mingo

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

April 16, 2008

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 05, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

B8051510 Book: N/A Page:

Original Principal Amount

$90,969.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$80,295.60

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 6, Block 3, Lexington East Subdivision

Filing No. 2, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 19658 East Bails Place, Aurora, CO 80017.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/12/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/18/2023

Last Publication 6/15/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/10/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

David W Drake #43315

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00049-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

ALL OF LOT 13, BLOCK 2, HAVEN VILLAGE EAST SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 13 ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 605.32 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 1.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, 122.21 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 13 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. APN #:197324406031

Also known by street and number as: 13308 E Florida Ave, Aurora, CO 80012. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/19/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/25/2023

Last Publication 6/22/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 03/21/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029509

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0119-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 21, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Candice O Bacon

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

February 26, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 29, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E1052098 Book: N/A Page:

Original Principal Amount

$225,060.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$218,227.72

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Exhibit “A”

Legal Description

Exhibit A, in its entirety, documents the legal description of the land referenced in the document.

The legal description may extend to multiple pages.

The land referred to in this document is situated in the State of Colorado, County of Arapahoe, and is described as follow:

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 204, BUILDING NO. 8, BRANDYCHASE CONDOMINIUMS, AN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON OCTOBER 6, 1978 IN BOOK 2863 AT PAGES 143-176, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 6, 1978 IN CONDOMINIUM MAP BOOK 36 AT PAGES 4, 5 AND 6 AND AMENDMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 6, 1978 IN MAP BOOK 36 AT PAGE 41, OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO THE USE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: STORAGE SPACE 8-204, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

13261 E Asbury Dr Apt 204, Aurora, CO 80014. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/19/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/25/2023

Last Publication 6/22/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/21/2023

Michael Westerberg,

Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

Scott D. Toebben #19011

Aricyn J. Dall #51467

David W Drake #43315

Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 23CO00087-1

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015 COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0121-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Leo Guzman

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Oaktree Funding Corp, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as

Owner Trustee for Verus Securitization

Trust 2021-R3

Date of Deed of Trust

January 03, 2019

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 10, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D9003079

Original Principal Amount

$603,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$647,004.33

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, BLOCK 1, HONEYSUCKLE HILLS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 18149 East Hinsdale Avenue, Foxfield, CO 80016. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY

mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21121

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0122-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Chris Bombard and Autrey Hummel

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

New American Funding, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

February 10, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 16, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D7019024

Original Principal Amount

$309,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$280,081.55

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 4, BOX ELDER CREEK RANCHES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1226 South Musk Ox Drive, Bennett, CO 80102. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228

(303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO10008

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0123-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

MICHAEL BENFORD

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY

AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING

Date of Deed of Trust

November 15, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 16, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D8113388

Original Principal Amount

$225,150.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$263,126.96

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

UNIT 7, BUILDING 21, CHARLESTON PLACE CONDOMINIUMS ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDER IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY IN BOOK 34 AT PAGE 47 AND ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR CHARLESTON PLACE RECORDED IN SUCH RECORDS IN BOOK 2773 AT PAGE 196, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 14033 E BAILS PL, AURORA, CO 800125609. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009728916

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0124-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Neil G Ramirez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

ALLIED FIRST BANK SB DBA SERVBANK

Date of Deed of Trust

October 11, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 12, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D8101264

Original Principal Amount

$149,572.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$139,297.67

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 16, TOWN OF DEER TRAIL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 031578795

Also known by street and number as: 548 3rd Avenue, Deer Trail, CO 80105.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029465

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

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PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0125-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

KEVIN TREESH

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 20, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 14, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E0121127

Original Principal Amount

$434,072.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$414,095.30

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 19, BLOCK 4, WHEATLANDS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 6214

S IDER WAY, AURORA, CO 80016.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391

Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009735895

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0126-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Godwin Andem Effiong and Maria Effiong

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

March 25, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 27, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E0037915

Original Principal Amount

$575,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$540,113.29

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the

deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 16, BLOCK 5, PINEY CREEK VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 16284 E Lake Dr, Aurora, CO 80016.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Erin Croke #46557

Steven Bellanti #48306

Holly Shilliday #24423

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-23-955238-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0127-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Darren J. Kipp and Michelle L. Klindera

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Amerifirst Financial, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Citizens Bank NA f/k/a RBS Citizens NA

Date of Deed of Trust

April 25, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 28, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E2047017

Original Principal Amount $517,750.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$515,128.88

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12, BLOCK 7, TOLLGATE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 17704 East Tennessee Place, Aurora, CO 80017. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration

Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21531

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0129-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 24, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Analilia Varela

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOME MORTGAGE ALLIANCE, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE

AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

April 03, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 06, 2020

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E0041518

Original Principal Amount

$320,100.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$306,257.05

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 7, BLOCK 2, CHAMBERS HEIGHTS, FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 682 Dawson Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

(303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028094

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0132-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

William T. Payne

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Synergy One Lending, Inc. dba: Retirement Funding Solutions, its successors and as-

signs

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 21, 2018

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 28, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D8126124

Original Principal Amount

$405,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$124,121.36

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 15, BLOCK 4, AURORA KNOLLS SOUTH-SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1026 S Macon Street, Aurora, CO 80012.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE

MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11071

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0134-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Amigo Denver LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Capital Fund I, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

DO Income Fund, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

June 23, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 09, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

E1108958

Original Principal Amount

$354,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$326,000.00

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1, BLOCK 10, AURORA HILLS FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 11552 E Virginia Drive, Aurora, CO 800122252.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY

ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/26/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/1/2023

Last Publication 6/29/2023

Name of Publication Sentinel IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/28/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: /s/ Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21125

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

COMBINED NOTICEPUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0138-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 31, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

ROBERT E FIELDS AND KAYE F FIELDS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF THE WEST, A CALIFORNIA STATE BANKING CORP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK OF THE WEST

Date of Deed of Trust

September 27, 2016

representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 04, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/ or Book/Page No.)

D6112937

Original Principal Amount $329,750.00

AVISO DE HALLAZGO SIN IMPACTO

SIGNIFICATIVO Y AVISO DE INTENTO DE SOLICITAR LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS

15 de junio de 2023

División de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Aurora

15151 E. Alameda Pkwy Aurora, CO 80017

303-739-7921

Estos avisos deberán satisfacer dos requisitos de procedimiento separados pero relacionados para las actividades a realizar por el nombre de RE o el beneficiario de la subvención.

SOLICITUD DE LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS

Aproximadamente el 3 de julio de 2023, la Ciudad de Aurora presentará una solicitud a HUD para la liberación de fondos CDBG en virtud de la Subvención en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario, según enmendada. Este compromiso será para la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Aurora que actúa como afiliado del Propietario y como Desarrollador, utilizará fondos de CDBG para ayudar en el proyecto de desarrollo de renovación y nueva construcción conocido como Willow Park, un complejo multifamiliar existente de 68 unidades. desarrollo de viviendas familiares asequibles que se encuentra en 14001

E. Colorado Drive. Willow Park consta de 68 unidades bajo contrato HAP construidas en 1980. La Autoridad de Vivienda de Aurora renovará 64 de las 68 unidades.

También demolerá un edificio existente ubicado en el lado este de la propiedad y construirá un edificio nuevo con 16 unidades nuevas (incluidas seis unidades ADA), una casa club para residentes y oficinas para el personal. Este enfoque permite que se construyan más viviendas en un sitio existente y lleva la propiedad a los estándares modernos para unidades accesibles y administración de propiedades.

La Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Aurora ofrecerá unidades del 30%, 40% y 60% en Willow Park. Este proyecto será financiado con $1,000,000 de los fondos CDBG de la Ciudad de Aurora. El financiamiento total para este proyecto se estima en $25,530,300 de otras fuentes.

La autoridad legal de los fondos del Programa de Subsidios en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (o CDBG, por sus siglas en inglés) se encuentra bajo el Título I, Título 1 de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974, Ley Pública 93-383, según enmendada 42 U.S.C.

HALLAZGO SIN IMPACTO SIGNIFICA-

TIVO

La Ciudad de Aurora ha determinado que el proyecto no tendrá un impacto significativo en el entorno humano. Por lo tanto, no se requiere una Declaración de Impacto Ambiental bajo la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental de 1969 (NEPA). La información adicional del proyecto está contenida en el Registro de Revisión Ambiental (ERR) archivado en el Centro Municipal de la Ciudad de Aurora ubicado en 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy y se puede examinar o copiar los días de semana de 8 a. m. a 5 p. m.

COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS

Cualquier individuo, grupo o agencia puede enviar comentarios por escrito sobre la ERR a Alicia Montoya, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; o amontoya@auroragov.org. Si tiene preguntas e información adicional, comuníquese con Alicia Montoya a la dirección anterior o llame al 303-739-7900. Todos los comentarios recibidos antes del 2 de julio de 2023 serán considerados por la Ciudad de Aurora antes de autorizar la presentación de una solicitud de liberación de fondos. Los comentarios deben especificar a qué Aviso se dirigen.

CERTIFICACIÓN AMBIENTAL

La Ciudad de Aurora certifica a HUD que Alicia Montoya, en su calidad de Gerente de la División de Desarrollo Comunitario, consiente en aceptar la jurisdicción de los Tribunales Federales si se inicia una acción para hacer cumplir las responsabilidades en relación con el proceso de revisión ambiental y que estas responsabilidades han sido satisfechas. La aprobación de la certificación por parte del estado de HUD cumple con sus responsabilidades conforme a la NEPA y las leyes y autoridades relacionadas, y permite que el nombre del beneficiario de la subvención utilice los fondos del Programa.

OBJECIONES A LA LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS

HUD aceptará objeciones a su liberación de fondos y la certificación de la Ciudad de Aurora por un período de quince días después de la fecha de presentación anticipada o la recepción real de la solicitud (lo que ocurra más tarde) solo si se basan en una de las siguientes bases: ( a) la certificación no fue ejecutada por el Oficial Certificador de la Ciudad de Aurora; (b) la Ciudad de Aurora ha omitido un paso o no ha tomado una decisión o hallazgo requerido por las regulaciones de HUD en 24 CFR parte 58; (c) el beneficiario de la subvención u otros participantes en el proceso de desarrollo han comprometido fondos, incurrido en costos o realizado actividades no autorizadas por 24 CFR Parte 58 antes de la aprobación de una liberación de fondos por parte de HUD; o (d) otra agencia federal que actúa de conformidad con 40 CFR Parte 1504 ha presentado una conclusión por escrito de que

el proyecto no es satisfactorio desde el punto de vista de la calidad ambiental. Las objeciones deben prepararse y enviarse por correo electrónico de acuerdo con los procedimientos requeridos (24 CFR Parte 58, Sec. 58.76) y deben dirigirse a Noemi Ghirghi, Directora de CPD Región VIII, a CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud.gov. Los posibles objetores deben comunicarse con CPD_COVID-19OEE-DEN@hud.gov para verificar el último día real del período de objeción.

Alicia Montoya, Gerente División Desarrollo Comunitario

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel City of Aurora

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HUD Programs Program Year 2023

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROGRAM YEAR 2023

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NONPROFIT/ SUBRECIPIENT PLANNING PROCESS

The City of Aurora expects to receive approximately $4,095,792 in federal grants for the 2023: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program ($2,624,202), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program ($1,241,225) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program ($230,365).

The City of Aurora Housing and Community Services Department will begin the planning and development process for the 2023 CDBG/HOME/ESG Consolidated Program Year. Funding will be prioritized for the benefit of primarily the low-to-moderate-income population within the City of Aurora. Each project will produce outcomes that provide an impact to the community’s needs as outlined in the 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

Priority funding areas include (priority funding areas subject to change based upon public input gathered during the ongoing Needs Assessment Survey):

Rehabilitate degrading infrastructure to improve mobility and reduce hazardous conditions for Aurora residents; Develop and maintain an adequate supply of safe, sanitary and decent housing that are affordable and accessible to residents within low-income guidelines by utilizing CDBG and HOME funds to assist with housing rehabilitation efforts; Reduce homelessness by providing supportive services through local shelters and non-profit agencies; Strengthen neighborhoods by investing in public service activities benefiting the community including those with special needs; and Ensure fair housing choice opportunities to all residents of Aurora.

In the Workshop PowerPoint will be available on the City of Aurora Community Development Webpage at https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development on July 12, 2023. All non-profits, subrecipients, City Departments and other organizations interested in funding should refer to the HUD Consolidated Plan Budget PowerPoint for an overview interest of public safety during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Application of the programs. Should you have any questions or if you do not have internet access, please contact our office at (303) 739-7900 or comdev@auroragov.org.

A virtual public meeting will be held via Microsoft TEAMS by the City of Aurora Housing and Community Services Department and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Housing and Community Development on July 11, 2023, at 6:30 PM to go over any questions related to the HUD Consolidated Plan Budget PowerPoint. The Microsoft TEAMS link will be posted on July 7, 2023, at the City of Aurora webpage at https:// www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development. All interested parties are invited to participate.

In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should notify the Community Development Division at (303) 739-7900. For hearing or speech-impaired residents, please call 7-1-1 for the Colorado Relay Number. Citizens’ inquiries and comments may be directed to:

City of Aurora Community Development Division 15151 E. Alameda Parkway Suite 4500 Aurora, CO 8112

Sarah A. Carroll Housing and Community Development Supervisor (303) 739-7601 or (303) 739-7900

sacarrol@auroragov.org

Para obtener más información sobre estos programas, puede contactar al Departmento de Vivienda y Servicios Comunitarios al (303) 739-7900. También, untraductor en Español estará presente durante la audiencia pública a petición de por lo menos 72 horas antes.

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-14

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE USE OF LEASE-PURCHASE FINANCING TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN EQUIPMENT

DURING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF AN EQUIPMENT LEASEPURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE AURORA CAPITAL LEASING CORPORATION, AS LESSOR, AND THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AS LESSEE; AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS OF THE CITY TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY; AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS

Ordinance 2023-14 was finally passed at the June 12, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on July 15, 2023. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www. auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-15

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 22-567 AND ADDING SECTION 22-610 TO THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO HUMAN HABITATION OF DWELLING PREMISES

Ordinance 2023-15 was finally passed at the June 12, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on July 15, 2023. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www. auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-16

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO URINATING OR DEFECATING IN A PUBLIC PLACE

Ordinance 2023-16 was finally passed at the June 12, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council and will take effect on July 15, 2023. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www. auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO

Ordinance 2023-17

A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING THE 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE PLACETYPE MAP FROM INDUSTRY HUB TO URBAN DISTRICT FOR THE AREA LOCATED NORTH OF 6th AVENUE AND WEST OF DILLON WAY, BOUNDED BY I-225 ON THE WEST AND TOLLGATE CREEK/13TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH (TOLLGATE APARTMENTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT URBAN DISTRICT) Ordinance 2023-17, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO

Ordinance 2023-18

A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING 13.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED NORTH OF 6TH AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF DILLON WAY, BOUNDED BY I-225 ON THE WEST AND TOLLGATE CREEK/13TH AVENUE STATION TO THE NORTH, CITY OF AURORA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO FROM BUSINESS/TECH ZONE DISTRICT (I-1) TO MIXED-USE

TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT EDGE SUBDISTRICT (MU-TOD-EDGE) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY (TOLLGATE APARTMENT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT)

Ordinance 2023-18, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-19

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, TO EXERCISE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY INTERESTS NECESSARY FOR THE EASTERN AURORA UTILITY EXTENSION PROJECT

Ordinance 2023-19, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-20

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 94-42 (4) OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO HARASSMENT

Ordinance 2023-20, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-21

AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 3-16, SUBSECTIONS (2) & (6), AND ARTICLE 3-17 SUBSECTION (3) OF THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING POLICE AND FIRE PROBATIONARY PERIODS AND PROMOTIONS

Ordinance 2023-21, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-22

AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 3-16 SUBSECTION (10) OF THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING HIRING AND TRAINING OF LATERAL POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS Ordinance 2023-22, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO Ordinance 2023-23

AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 3-14, SUBSECTIONS (1), (5), & (7), OF THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING AUTHORIZED POLICE DIVISION AND DEPUTY CHIEF POSITIONS AND CLARIFYING EXCEPTIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERSHIP Ordinance 2023-23, which was introduced on June 12, 2023, will be presented for final passage at the June 26, 2023, regular meeting of the City Council. The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the City Clerk’s Office, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 1400, Aurora, Colorado, and on the city’s website at: https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/public_records/legal_notices/ordinance_notices/.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel ciudad de aurora AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA Programas de HUD Programa Año 2023 DEPARTAMENTO DE VIVIENDA Y SERVICIOS COMUNITARIOS PROGRAMA AÑO 2023 PLAN DE ACCIÓN ANUAL PROCESO DE PLANIFICACIÓN SIN FINES DE LUCRO/SUBRECIPIENTE

La Ciudad de Aurora espera recibir aproximadamente $4,095,792 en subvenciones federales para el 2023: Programa de Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG) ($2,624,202), Programa de Asociaciones de Inversión HOME (HOME) ($1,241,225) y Programa de Subvención para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG) ($230,365).

El Departamento de Vivienda y Servicios Comunitarios de la Ciudad de Aurora comenzará el proceso de planificación y desarrollo para el año del programa consolidado CDBG/HOME/ESG 2023. Se priorizará la financiación para el beneficio principalmente de la población de ingresos bajos a moderados dentro de la Ciudad de Aurora. Cada proyecto producirá resultados que impactarán las necesidades de la comunidad como se describe en el Plan Consolidado de Cinco Años 2020-2024.

Las áreas de financiación prioritarias incluyen (áreas de financiación prioritarias sujetas a cambios en función de los comentarios del público recopilados durante la Encuesta de evaluación de necesidades en curso):

Rehabilitar la infraestructura degradada para mejorar la movilidad y reducir las condiciones peligrosas para los residentes de Aurora;

Desarrollar y mantener un suministro adecuado de viviendas seguras, higiénicas y decentes que sean asequibles y accesibles para los residentes dentro de las pautas de bajos ingresos utilizando los fondos de CDBG y HOME para ayudar con los esfuerzos de rehabilitación de viviendas;

Reducir la falta de vivienda brindando servicios de apoyo a través de refugios locales y agencias sin fines de lucro;

Fortalecer los vecindarios invirtiendo en actividades de servicio público que beneficien a la comunidad, incluidos aquellos con necesidades especiales; y Garantizar oportunidades de elección de vivienda justa para todos los residentes de Aurora.

En interés de la seguridad pública durante la actual pandemia de COVID-19, el PowerPoint del taller de aplicación estará disponible en la página web de desarrollo comunitario de la ciudad de Aurora

en https://www.auroragov.org/residents/ community_development el 12 de julio de 2023. Todos las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, los subreceptores, los departamentos de la ciudad y otras organizaciones interesadas en la financiación deben consultar el PowerPoint del presupuesto del plan consolidado de HUD para obtener una descripción general de los programas. Si tiene alguna pregunta o si no tiene acceso a Internet, comuníquese con nuestra oficina al (303) 739-7900 o comdev@auroragov.org.

El Departamento de Vivienda y Servicios Comunitarios de la Ciudad de Aurora y el Comité Asesor de Ciudadanos sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario llevarán a cabo una reunión pública virtual a través de Microsoft TEAMS el 11 de julio de 2023 a las 6:30 p. m. para repasar cualquier pregunta relacionada con el HUD. PowerPoint del presupuesto del plan consolidado. El enlace de Microsoft TEAMS se publicará el 7 de julio de 2023 en la página web de la ciudad de Aurora en https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development. Todos los interesados están invitados a participar.

De conformidad con la Ley de Discapacidades Estadounidenses, las personas que necesitan adaptaciones especiales (incluidos servicios y ayudas comunicativas auxiliares) deben notificar a la División de Desarrollo Comunitario al (303) 739-7900. Para los residentes con problemas de audición o del habla, llame al 7-1-1 para obtener el número de retransmisión de Colorado. Las consultas y comentarios de los ciudadanos pueden dirigirse a:

ciudad de aurora

División de Desarrollo Comunitario

15151 E. Alameda Parkway

Paquete 4500

Aurora, CO 8112

Sara Carroll

Supervisor de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario (303) 739-7601 o (303) 739-7900 sacarrol@auroragov.org

Para obtener más información sobre estos programas, puede contactar al Departmento de Vivienda y Servicios Comunitarios al (303) 739-7900. También, untraductor en Español estará presente durante la audiencia pública a petición de por lo menos 72 horas antes.

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

June 15, 2023

City of Aurora Community Development

Division 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy Aurora, CO. 80017 303-739-7921

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the name of RE or grant recipient.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about July 3, 2023 the City of Aurora will submit a request to HUD for the release of HOME funds under the HOME Investment Act , as amended. This undertaking will be Columbia Ventures LLC. acting as an affiliate of the Owner and as Developer, will use HOME funds to assist in a new construction development project known as Elevate Aurora, a 137-unit multifamily affordable housing development to be located at 1671 Altura Blvd. Columbia Ventures will build 137 units of affordable rental housing and a Community Service Facility on a vacant parcel currently owned by Living Hope Community Church located at 1671 Altura Blvd. The Community Service Facility will be the Aurora location for a metro-area non-profit organization, Cross Purpose. Cross Purpose will offer workforce development services to residents and the broader community. Columbia Ventures will offer 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70% AMI units at Elevate at Aurora. This project will be funded with $1,000,000 of the City of Aurora’s HOME funding and a $750,000 in ARPA funding. Total funding for this project is estimated to be up $60,211,194 from various other sources.

HOME Investment Partnerships Program (or HOME) fundings legal authority is under Title II Section 288 of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (as amended).

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The City of Aurora has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the City of Aurora’s Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 5 P.M.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Alicia Montoya, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; or amontoya@ auroragov.org. For questions and additional information please contact Alicia Montoya at the above address or call 303-

739-7900. All comments received by July 2, 2023 will be considered by the City of Aurora prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The City of Aurora certifies to HUD that Alicia Montoya in his capacity as Community Development Division Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s State’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the name of grant recipient to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Aurora certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Aurora; (b) the City of Aurora has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Noemi Ghirghi, CPD Region VIII Director, at CPD_COVID19OEE-DEN@hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact CPD_COVID-19OEEDEN@hud.gov to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Alicia Montoya, Community Development Division Manager

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

June 15, 2023

City of Aurora Community Development Division 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy Aurora, CO. 80017 303-739-7921

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the name of RE or grant recipient.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about July 3, 2023 the City of Aurora will submit a request to HUD for the release of CDBG funds under the Community Development Block Grant , as amended. This undertaking will be for the Housing Authority of the City of Aurora acting as an affiliate of the Owner and as Developer, will use CDBG funds to assist in the renovation and new construction development project known as Willow Park, an existing 68-unit multi-family affordable housing development that is located at 14001 E. Colorado Drive. Willow Park consists of 68 HAPcontract units built in 1980. The Aurora Housing Authority will renovate 64 of the 68 units. It will also demolish one existing building located on the eastern side of the property and construct a new building with 16 new units (including six ADA units), a clubhouse for residents, and staff offices. This approach allows for more housing to be built on an existing site and brings the property to modern standards for accessible units and property management.

The Housing Authority of the City of Aurora will offer 30%, 40%, and 60% units at Willow Park. This project will be funded with $1,000,000 of the City of Aurora’s CDBG funding. Total funding for this project is estimated to be up $25,530,300 from various other sources.

Community Development Block Grant Program (or CDBG) fundings legal authority is under Title I Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, as amended 42 U.S.C.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The City of Aurora has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the City of Aurora’s Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 5 P.M.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Alicia Montoya, City of Aurora, Community Development Division, 15151 E. Alameda, Aurora, Colorado, 80012; or amontoya@ auroragov.org. For questions and additional information please contact Alicia Montoya at the above address or call 303-

739-7900. All comments received by July 2, 2023 will be considered by the City of Aurora prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The City of Aurora certifies to HUD that Alicia Montoya in his capacity as Community Development Division Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s State’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the name of grant recipient to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Aurora certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Aurora; (b) the City of Aurora has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Noemi Ghirghi, CPD Region VIII Director, at CPD_COVID19OEE-DEN@hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact CPD_COVID-19OEEDEN@hud.gov to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Alicia Montoya, Community Development Division Manager

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 1995-2031-03

Applicant: Murphy USA

Application Name:8641 Murphy at 32nd and Airport – Zoning Map Amendment

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on June 26, 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Aurora Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE 0.7 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, FROM MU-C (MIXED USECORRIDOR) TO I-1 (BUSINESS/TECH) ZONE DISTRICT. This meeting also has a virtual attendance option. Please visit the City website, at auroragov.org for instructions on virtual attendance.

Site Location: Southwest Corner of N Airport Boulevard and 32nd Avenue Site Size: .70 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2002-2002-01

Applicant: Clayton Properties Group II / Oakwood Homes Application Name: Prairie Point Site Plan No 1 (Kings Point North) - Zoning Map Amendment

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on June 26, 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Aurora Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING TO ADJUST THE ZONE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR 910.0 ACRES, MORE OR LESS FROM R-1 (LOW-DENSITY SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT) TO R-2 (MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT) AND R-2 TO R-1. This meeting also has a virtual attendance option. Please visit the City website, at auroragov. org for instructions on virtual attendance.

Site Location: E-470 and Ireland Parkway Site Size: 910.0 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2018-1006-13

Applicant: City of Aurora Planning And Development Services

Application Name: Unified Development

Ordinance Amendment - Prairie Dogs

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. This meeting will be a virtual meeting, please go to the city website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. The hearing will consider a request for approval of an Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, UDO, to identify options for the humane relocation or extermination of prairie dogs.

Site Location: Within the city boundaries

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2022-2002-00

Applicant: Kemberlin Arch

Application Name: Westlake Vista - Zoning

Map Amendment

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on June 26, 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aurora, Colorado. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in the Aurora Municipal Center located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE 2.72 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, FROM R-R (RURAL RESIDENTIAL) TO R-2 (MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO R-1 (LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL). This meeting also has a virtual attendance option. Please visit the city website, at auroragov.org for instructions on virtual attendance.

Site Location: Northeast Corner of Sable Boulevard and E 21st Avenue

Site Size: 2.72 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2022-6042-00

Applicant: MA Mortenson Co

Application Name: High Point- Building 2

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. This meeting will be a virtual meeting, please go to the city website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. The hearing will consider a request for a Site Plan with an Adjustment for a 136,700-square-foot industrial/ distribution facility. An Adjustment is being requested for metal panels exceeding 10% of a building façade.

Site Location: Northwest quadrant of Denali Street and 60th Avenue Site Size: 18.5 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Number(s): 2023-6005-00

Applicant: Columbia Ventures

Application Name: Elevate at Aurora

You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Aurora, Colorado. This meeting will be a virtual meeting, please go to the city website (auroragov.org) for instructions on participation. The hearing will consider a request for approval of a Site Plan with Adjustments for 137 units in four buildings and one office building. Adjustments are being requested for multi-family buildings fronting on the street and setbacks between buildings oriented toward a green space.

Site Location: Southwest Corner of 17th Avenue and Altura Boulevard

Site Size: 5.0 acres

At said meeting any person in interest may appear and be heard on the requested approval.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON JULY 17, 2023, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO TO FIND AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, MEETS THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF COLORADO CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 2, SECTION 30 AND C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 AND 31-12-105, AND IS CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION. THE HEARING WILL BE HELD UPON THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER LOCATED AT 15151 E. ALAMEDA PARKWAY, AURORA, COLORADO 80012 OR VIRTUALLY (PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF AURORA WEBSITE AT AURORAGOV.ORG FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATION).

AT SAID MEETING ANY PERSON IN INTEREST MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE REQUESTED APPROVAL.

/s/ Kadee Rodriguez City Clerk

RESOLUTION NO. R2023-62

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, FINDING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3112-107(1), C.R.S., AND GIVING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION (Overlook at Kings Point South) 19.937 ACRES.

WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of a certain parcels of land, described herein in Exhibit A attached hereto, has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Aurora, Colorado (the “City”); and

WHEREAS, the petition has been referred to the City Council of the City for a determination of substantial compliance with requirements of Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised by staff, and has taken official notice of all maps, records, and other information and materials on file with the City regarding said petition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO:

Section 1. The petition for annexation of certain land more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby determined to be in substantial compliance with Section 31-12107(1), C.R.S.

Section 2. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation on July 17, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora, Colorado, or, if the hearing is not held in person, then by such telephonic or electronic means accessed as described on the City’s website Auroragov.org, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation.

Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution and a Notice of Public Hearing once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2023PR30435

Estate of Deward Edgar Walker III, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado, on or before October 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lindsay Walker

Personal Representative 1048 W. Barre St. Baltimore, MD 21230

Attorney for Personal Representative Nicholas Klimas, Esq., Atty #: 48658 Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 517 E. 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Final Publication: June 29, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2023PR30468

Estate of Sherry Ann Puls aka Sherry A.

Puls aka Sherry Puls, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, on or before October 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kennth L. Puls, Jr.

Personal Representative c/o Barbara R. Butler, Esq. 744 Horizon Court, # 300 Grand Junction, CO 81506

First Publication: June 1, 2023

Final Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2023PR30574

Estate of Anthony J. Reinhart, Deceased. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before October 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Geraldine A. Reinhart

Personal Representative 7644 S. Platteview Dr. Littleton, CO 80128

Attorney for Personal Representative David M. Swank

Atty: Reg. #: 23408 Swank Law Firm, LLC 4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80237

Phone: 303-773-2000

First Publication: June 1, 2023

Final Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

Case No. 2023PR30625

Estate of Darlene Schoenfeld, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before October 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chanda Leopold c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Phone: 303-245-2100

First Publication: June 15, 2023

Final Publication: June 29, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-01, C.R.S.

Case No. 2023PR30434

Estate of MARLA JEAN HECKENLIVELY, aka MARLA J HECKENLIVELY, aka MARLA J. HECKENLIVELY, aka MARLA

HECKENLIVELY, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are re- quired to present them to the Per- sonal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, Case No. 2023PR30435

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2023PR185

Estate of Deward Edgar Walker ceased.

Estate of Matthew Modjeski, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named es- tate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 8, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy Modjeski

Personal Representative

c/o Baker Law Group LLC 8301 E. Prentice Ave., Ste. 405 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Final Publication: June 22, 2023

Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

All persons having claims against above-named estate are required ent them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams Colorado, on or before October or the claims may be forever barred. Lindsay Personal Representative 1048 W. Baltimore, Attorney for Personal Representative Nicholas Klimas, Esq., Atty #: 48658 Gendelman Klimas, Ltd. 517 E. 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 720-213-0687

First Publication: June 15, 2023

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2023PR30576

Final Publication: June 29, 2023 Sentinel

Estate of Linda J. Meyer aka Linda Joann Meyer aka Linda Meyer, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are re- quired to present them to the Per- sonal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 8, 2023, or the claims may before forever barred.

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, Case No. 2023PR30468

Leanne Kaldahl

Personal Representative 17418 W. 162 St. Olathe, KS 66062

Attorney for Personal Representative

Patrick M. Plank

Atty Reg #: 24024

26 W. Dry Creek Circle, #420 Littleton, CO 8d0120

Phone: 303-794-5901

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Final Publication: June 22, 2023

Estate of Sherry Ann Puls aka Puls aka Sherry Puls, Deceased. All persons having claims against above-named estate are required ent them to the Personal Representative to the District Court of Arapahoe on or before October 1, 2023, or may be forever barred. Kennth L. Puls, Jr. Personal Representative c/o Barbara R. Butler, Esq. 744 Horizon Court, # 300 Grand Junction, CO 81506 First Publication: June 1, 2023 Final Publication: June 15, 2023

Sentinel NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2023PR30608

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, Case No. 2023PR30574

Estate of Jackie D. Kennedy aka Jackie Dane Kennedy aka Jackie Kennedy, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are re- quired to present them to the Per- sonal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 8, 2023, or the claims may before forever barred.

Estate of Anthony J. Reinhart, Deceased. All persons having claims against above-named estate are required ent them to the Personal Representative to the District Court of Arapahoe Colorado, on or before October the claims may be forever barred.

Shannon Elder

Personal Representative 2699 W. Long Circle Littleton, CO 80120

M. Swank

Attorney for Personal Representative

Patrick M. Plank

Atty Reg #: 24024

26 W. Dry Creek Circle, #420 Littleton, CO 80120

Phone: 303-794-5901

Reg. #: 23408 Swank Law Firm, LLC 4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite Denver, CO 80237 Phone: 303-773-2000

First Publication: June 1, 2023

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Final Publication: June 22, 2023

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Final Publication: June 15, 2023 Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Case No. 2023PR30617

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, Case No. 2023PR30625

Estate of Arlene Caroline Edwards aka Arlene C. Edwards aka Arlene Edwards, Deceased.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are re- quired to present them to the Per- sonal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 8, 2023, or the claims may be for- ever barred.

Estate of Darlene Schoenfeld, Deceased. All persons having claims against above-named estate are required ent them to the Personal Representative to the District Court of Arapahoe Colorado, on or before October or the claims may be forever barred. Chanda Leopold c/o

Patricia J. Dirgo

Personal Representative 2922 S. Tower Way Aurora, CO 80013

Attorney for Personal Representative

Kirch Rounds Bowman & Deffen- baugh, P.C.

Charles E. Rounds, Esq. Atty Reg #: 37786

Marketplace Tower II 3025 S. Parker Road, Ste. 820 Aurora, CO 80014

Phone: 303-671-7726

First Publication: June 8, 2023

Final Publication: June 22, 2023 Sentinel