Judge approves emergency order to close Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex attacked by migrant gang
Last week, a judge in Aurora, Colorado, ordered the immediate closure of an apartment complex overrun by crime and immigrant gangs.
City Judge Shawn Day ruled Friday that the Edge at the Lowry apartment complex must be temporarily closed because of an “immediate threat to public safety.” City officials last week filed suit against Five Dallas Partners LLC, the owner of the apartment complex.
Despite the order, city officials said the closure is not expected to go ahead for several months.
The city’s petition to close the apartment complex comes after a statement from Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain noted a long string of violent crimes at the apartments.
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An Aurora police car sits at a crime scene outside apartments at 12th and Dallas in Aurora, Colorado, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The residences were reportedly raided overnight. (Fox News Digital)
“The edge of the Lowry Apartments is a center for unabated violent crimes and property crimes committed by a criminal organization that exerts control and fear over others living in these apartments,” Chamberlain wrote.
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Much of the criminal activity is linked to the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), officials said.
Nine suspected members of the gang were charged following a December home invasion, kidnapping and robbery on the edge of the Lowry complex.
At 12th and Dallas in Aurora, Colorado, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 Overview of Apartment Buildings. The residences were reportedly raided overnight. (Fox News Digital)
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The Aurora, Colorado Police Department has made nine arrests Monday in an armed home invasion and kidnapping that left two victims seriously injured.
The nine suspects are identified as:
- Andres Alexander Leando-Padilla, 26
- Javier Alexander Alvarado Parada, 24
- Jesus Alberto Alejos Escalona, 22
- Junior Reyes-Barrios, 28
- Barbara Sivele Medina-Arcaya, 29
- Donarkis Teresa Suarez-Quesada, 31
- Luis Javier Soto-Sucre, 26
- Nifred Jose Serpa-Acosta, 20
- Jengrinso Elias Loreto-Petit, 26
Nine suspects in the violent Venezuelan prison gang Train de Aragua (TDA) have been charged following a violent home invasion, kidnapping and robbery in Aurora, Colorado. (Aurora Police Department)
The gang allegedly forced their way into the couple’s home at the Edge of Lowry Apartments. Denver suburbs And they tied up, beat, stabbed and kidnapped victims and hospitalized them. The criminals also allegedly stole jewelery from the victims.
A total of 19 suspects were initially arrested in connection with the kidnapping, which authorities have previously described as “horrific”.
Three men were later released after being interviewed by detectives and were found not to have been involved in the crime, police said.
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The remaining 16 suspects US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
An additional seven suspects, who have not yet been charged, are in ICE custody and are being investigated, police said.
Fox News’ Sarah Rump-Whitton contributed to this report.
