🎄🚲🎅 Santa’s doing one last check… and he wants to make sure nobody ends up on the naughty list for riding their new wheels the wrong way this Christmas! E-bikes, e-scooters, and all those fun gadgets under the tree come with rules — and we want everyone to enjoy them safely (and legally!) once the wrapping paper settles. Here are a few things Santa flagged on his list: ✅ Low-speed e-scooters are 18 only and can’t be ridden on sidewalks. ✅ Class 3 e-bikes? Riders must be 16 and stick to the ro

#Recruitmentchallenge Over the past month, the Aurora Police Department hosted a recruitment challenge on TikTok. In this challenge, it allowed users to add their own audio to our recruitment video to allow some of the content creators to be involved and to spread the word we are hiring! This video has fielded over 50,000 views, with over 4,900 likes, over 390 comments and was shared 670 times to this date! This video was inspired by @Mattty via TikTok. He used the song Imagine Dragons - Believe

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Experience the Action – Join the Citizen Police Academy! Have you ever wondered what it takes to protect and serve Aurora? 🌆 The Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is your chance to step into the world of law enforcement and see how our officers work to keep our community safe. 🌟 Highlights of the Program: 📖 Learn about APD’s daily operations 🎯 Participate in exciting, scenario-based training 🤝 Build trust and communication with Aurora’s finest 💬 Hear from our graduates: 🔹 “This program gave me

🎁📦 With the holiday season in full swing, APD is sharing a few simple ways to stay ahead of porch pirates and keep your deliveries safe. 🎄 Bring packages inside ASAP 🔔 Install a video doorbell or security camera 🔐 Use a locking drop box ✍️ Request delivery-confirmation signatures 🫣 Ask drivers to place packages out of sight 📍 Ship to a secure location if you won’t be home 🏬 Choose Ship-to-Store pickup A little prevention goes a long way—let’s keep those holiday gifts where they belong. ✨

🎉 After more than 21 years of dedicated service, Officer Peter Briddell is retiring from the Aurora Police Department. Officer Briddell joined APD in 2004 and spent his career serving on midnight shift patrol. He also served as a Field Training Officer and a member of the Crisis Intervention Team, earning multiple department honors along the way. We thank Officer Briddell for his commitment to the City of Aurora and its residents, and we wish him all the best in retirement. 👮‍♂️👏 | Aurora Ill