Posted on 10/14/2024 5:25:23 AM PDT by Red Badger
Gangs have taken control of several of our properties in Aurora, Colorado.
In an attempt to discredit this fact for political purposes and avoid governmental accountability, some have spread false information about our situation. Let’s set the record straight...🧵
We started managing these buildings when new owners acquired the Colorado properties in 2019. At the time, the properties were in poor condition, and our mission was to renovate them, thereby increasing their value. This was an ambitious project that would significantly benefit the people of Aurora while providing returns to the new owners.
We understood this project would take years to yield results and would be both time-consuming and costly, involving comprehensive upgrades to every unit and the overall structure. To manage the project effectively, given our New York-based operations, our representative moved to Colorado with his family.
We also undertook a complete renovation of nearly every unit in the now well-known building you’ve seen in the news. (The images shown depict our newly renovated apartments.)
Everything was progressing smoothly: property values were rising, and vacancy rates were dropping. It was a win-win for both the owners and the city of Aurora.
Then, the gangs arrived...
After some time, we noticed a rise in crime and tenant complaints. The most alarming moment occurred when our local CBZ representative was attacked at the end of 2023.
He had gone to inspect a recently vacated three-bedroom apartment (a rare occurrence for such a large unit) only to find a group of men already inside. When he refused their $500 bribe to overlook the situation, they brutally attacked him. (This photo was taken shortly after he escaped, just before being admitted to the hospital. The video footage comes from one of our security cameras, capturing part of the assault.)
After the attack on our CBZ representative, he began getting threatening text messages. We also frequently found people illegally occupying newly vacated apartments during scheduled tours. This was initially attributed to an influx of migrants exploiting squatter laws. We even received a call from a tenant returning from vacation, only to find strangers living in his apartment. This legitimate tenant was forced to find a new home after police couldn’t help him.
When confronted, many of these illegal tenants and squatters claimed they had already paid rent, which we soon realized was true—but not to us. They were paying rent to a different entity.
To address this entity (gangs) we contacted every city official we could think of for help with the problem. Unfortunately, none were willing to take meaningful action.
Meanwhile, our CBZ representative continued receiving threatening messages, in which these criminals revealed his home address and his spouse’s name.
Finally, the APD, FBI and Homeland Security informed us that those sending the messages and controlling our buildings were part of the notorious Tren De Aragua gang from Venezuela. They also mentioned that our situation was just "a blip on the radar," as this gang is causing significant problems nationwide.
Two days after our FBI meeting, the gang confronted our on-site manager, asserting control over all three properties. They offered an ultimatum: share rental income 50/50 or lose the buildings permanently. They also threatened to harm him and his family.
For the safety of our management team and their families, we withdrew them from the properties and focused on seeking help from government agencies.
Once we fully understood what we—and our tenants—were facing, we expected a swift response, with the city offering meaningful resources and police protection—perhaps even from the National Guard—to help us regain control of our properties. That never happened. Instead, we were left helpless, watching as violence, bullets, and destruction overtook our buildings. Many of our legitimate tenants fled out of fear.
Despite the obvious crisis, several city officials refused to acknowledge the reality. Instead, they blamed us, citing "code violations" as the reason for shutting down our property—violations we couldn’t resolve for tenants who weren’t even ours.
Finally, one city councilwoman, @DaniJurinsky , decided to take action after one of our last remaining legitimate tenants, Cindy Romero, reached out to her in desperation.
Luckily, Cindy had her own cameras (most of ours had been destroyed by the gangs) and provided video proof to the councilwoman.
She realized the city could no longer ignore the situation if it was documented on camera.
Once she gathered sufficient video evidence, she assisted the tenant in relocating to safety before publicly releasing the footage.
Despite clear evidence, many still deny the reality of the situation, sometimes using us as scapegoats. That’s why we are no longer staying silent. We will continue to counter falsehoods with simple facts and evidence.
Yes, gangs did take control of our apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado, and the government did nothing. That is the real story.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
But…but it’s just a handful…orange man bad…deportation…threat to democracy…!!!
Yeah, it’s only several. People need to go find a real problem.
JD Vance owned that media hack Martha Raddatz on ABC This Week over this very issue.
It was a beautiful thing.
Vance Vanquishes ABC's Martha Raddatz On Migrant Gangs In Colorado
Raddatz tried to cut Vance off, saying "I'm going to stop you. The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes."
Martha!.....................Slowly I turn........
Tomorrow’s NYT byline. “Tren De Aragua’s successful property management proves Republicans wrong”
The City Officials, yes even the Republican ones, are denying the condition because there is Federal grant money, contract money and other Federal subsistence money at stake here. There’s also the threat of loss of Colorado State money.
If the citizenry gets a wide spread understanding that this is going on, they cannot ‘manage’ in their current state, and would likely be ousted.
Let's set the record straight.
It's never a matter of *can't*. It's ALWAYS *won't*.
The police and politicians WON'T help any situation in regard to squatters.
Raddatz resides in Arlington, Virginia, with her third husband, journalist Tom Gjelten. She has two children from two previous marriages: a daughter, Greta Bradlee, and a son, Jake Genachowski. Her first husband was Ben Bradlee Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor for The Boston Globe, biographer, and son of former Washington Post executive editor Benjamin C. Bradlee. Her second husband was Julius Genachowski, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under the Obama administration. President Barack Obama attended their wedding in 1991, when he and Genachowski were students at Harvard Law School.
Nope…no possibility of bias in this jack wagon.
I certainly hope this wake up call changes his voting habits.
If they’ve voted dem in the past, no sympathy. They’re reaping what they sowed, in the whirlwind.
Sounds like the beginnings of the establishment of the equivalent of the “no-go zones” that plague areas of France. And it seems to me that the rational policy is to nip this crap in the bud (even at some cost) or it doesn’t take too long before it gets totally out of control (despite whatever the morons at CBS think).
Make that ABC morons (like there’s a difference)
Sure, but not ALL of the properties....
Thanks for that clarification, Martha.
Bfl
nothing less than a full scale, violent and highly illegal incursion into THESE United States of America by foreign soldiers and WHERE IS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION? they fiddle with themselves while time burns. the fact that the most WORTHLESS administration in our entire history REFUSES to dispatch the violent enemies of These United States of America, that are already INSIDE OUR GATES, and these bastards want another another shot at running the county is bad enough but having the support of half the country it total insanity! we have to have the STUPIDEST people on this planet as a voting public when half of them are willing to vote for THE most treasonous administration in our history.
Why is it the backgrounds on all the establishment Democrats and corporate media people seem so incestuous?
“...and focused on seeking help from government agencies.”
LOL! LOL! And you said COMEDY was dead! ;)
These people need to find others in the same dire straits and sue Brandon, Mayorkus (sp?) and Heels Up to the Moon.
Unfortunately, none were willing to take meaningful action.
Bribes say it bribes
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