Residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Residents were forced to leave couches, beds, clothes, toys, and other things in their apartments after being evicted from the premises due to deteriorating conditions in the complex on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police stand by as residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7 a.m. to evict the residents due to the "deteriorating" conditions of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police stand by as residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People throw away a large pile of trash near the full bins at Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A kid waits for his mother outside their apartment Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police walk up the stairs at Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning as they prepare to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police talk with residents of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning as they are evicted from the premises due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police stand by as residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7 a.m. to evict the residents due to the "deteriorating" condition of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
“We are not criminals!” A resident shouts in a megaphone as police arrive at Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. The residents were evicted due to the deteriorating conditions of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police check the individual apartments at Aspen Grove Apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning as they prepare to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police arrive at Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning as they prepare to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police arrive at Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning as they prepare to evict the residents due to the "deteriorating" condition of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police stand by as residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7 a.m. to evict the residents due to the "deteriorating" condition of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7 a.m. to evict the residents due to the "deteriorating" condition of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Police stand by as residents and volunteers rush to get as many of their belongings out of Aspen Grove apartments on Nome street in Aurora on Tuesday morning. Police arrived at 7am to evict the residents due to the deteriorating conditions of the property on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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