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Aurora City Council Votes To Ban No-Knock Warrants

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- The Aurora City Council voted to ban no-knock warrants by police officers. The 7-3 vote passed the measure at Monday night's regularly-scheduled city council meeting.

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(credit: Aurora Police)

The no-knock ban requires that police officers identify themselves or notify residents as they enter property.

Since 2018, data shows that judges have signed off on 10 no-knock warrants for police in Aurora to carry out. Only half of those were carried out.

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