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Aurora police face culture change as department launches new information sharing center

Aurora police face culture change as department launches new information sharing center

Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman says officers face a culture change come January as they implement a new method of sharing information throughout the department.

The new year will kick off the creation of a Critical Incident Intel Center, which will consist of a full-time data analyst and two sworn police officers to gather and deploy information.

The department is split between units, from special operation groups for narcotics and gangs to a community-oriented policing division. All the units gather intel, but the information gained doesn’t always get shared with the entire staff, Ziman said.

“It’ll be a bit of a culture change because everything will need to go to...

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