Fifty sworn Auburn police officers and seven civilian employees moved into their new space at Auburn City Hall in April 2011.
The patrol division has set up shop on the ground floor while criminal investigations and administration have taken over the third floor. “It’s working out great,” said Deputy Chief Jason Moen. “It’s a huge improvement for us.”
Each day at 8 a.m. and again at 7 p.m., a lieutenant briefs the officers and gives assignments. Patrolmen work from four work areas (desks) on the lower floor while more in-depth investigations take place on the secured upper floor. Two desks used by undercover drug agents have not been used in days as their work takes place on the streets.
“We still have some stuff to get up on the walls,” said Moen. “But it’s a work in progress.”
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- Deputy Chief Jason Moen is also the chief of the Casco Volunteer Fire Department. He also worked part time for the Farmington Fire Department while in college at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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- Six officers are assigned to the two Harley Davidson police motorcycles at the Auburn Police Department. This particular bike will be on display in a police department museum on the department’s third floor. The museum will depict the history of the agency and is a work in progress.
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- Patrol officer Mark Lemos works from his desk at the Auburn Police Department. There are four desks for officers on duty and one for the patrol supervisor in the main work area.
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- Underage drinking parties may get a visit from the Juvenile Alcohol Response Team.
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- Officer Norman Philbrick’s bent firearm is featured on the department’s memory wall on the third floor. Philbrick was killed in the line of duty on July 7, 1949, when Lewiston and Auburn fire trucks collided.
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- Berni Mowatt is one of three school resource officers with the department.
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- The emergency operations center was outfitted using Department of Homeland Security funds. The room is a gathering and planning place for multiple agencies working together. Planning for Tropical Storm Irene took place here in August.
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