Aurora interim Deputy Chief of Police Heather Morris (Provided by Aurora Police Department) A police veteran with experience in Houston and Miami will join the Aurora Police Department’s executive staff as interim deputy chief of police. Heather Morris, who has worked in patrol, field training, DWI task force, and criminal and internal affairs investigations, will be sworn in to the position on April 3, police said in a news release. Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo announced the hiring.