The Aurora Pride Parade has been canceled. This comes after parade organizers told the Aurora Police Department last month that uniformed officers wouldn't be allowed to march in the parade.
Parade has been canceled due to a lack of police officers willing to work the event and ensure the safety of participants.
Organizers of the privately-run event had been working with APD to come up with a safety plan. However, Lewebel says the department couldn't make officers work it."We can’t force them or require them to work a special event or any overtime event for that matter – it’s really on a voluntary basis," said Lewbel. "When it comes to this event, specifically, it's not different than any other event that we’ve had where we are just having issues filling that many positions.
Because of the uniform controversy, APD and others including Aurora mayor and gubernatorial candidate Richard IrvinThe city of Aurora released the following statement:
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