![]() "There is only an element of truth in this claim: Homicides in Aurora dropped from six to four during Irvin’s first year as mayor," according to BGA. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Better Government Association (BGA) said Irvin’s claim was “misleading.” Irvin was lampooned earlier this year for misreporting the numbers in his debunked claim that he had reduced Aurora’s homicide rate by 40%, according to the Dupage Policy Journal. The newly released report has many questioning Irvin’s previous comments regarding his “tough on crime” stance. The Tribune reports Ayala-Clarke “kicked the security guard in the leg and struck her in the abdomen before the guard pepper sprayed Ayala-Clarke in the face, according to the report.” Irvin told the Tribune he arrived on the scene afterward where the police report indicates he was overheard saying “the charges will be taken care of.” “Her boyfriend called someone via Bluetooth within the vehicle and relayed to the person on the other end of the phone that the ‘charges would be taken care of.’”Īccording to the Chicago Tribune, Laura Ayala-Clarke, Irvin’s then-girlfriend, was at Zen Leaf buying cannabis products on May 24, 2021, when she refused to leave the premises after being asked to do so. ![]() ![]() He’s the mayor of Aurora,” Chicago’s Morning Answer co-host Dan Proft, tweeted from a report on the incident. Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin is facing unwanted attention after a police report indicates he fixed charges against his girlfriend after she hit a security guard at a cannabis dispensary.
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