AUBURN — After serving as interim police chief since August, Jason Moen on Friday was named to fill the chief position. Auburn City Manager Peter Crichton made the announcement Friday afternoon. “I am deeply impressed by Chief Moen’s many accomplishments and by his commitment to Auburn,” Crichton wrote in a news release. “The safety of our […]
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Auburn man critically injured in morning fight; Lewiston man charged
AUBURN — Police charged a Lewiston man with elevated aggravated assault Friday morning after responding to a report of a fight in progress at a home on Washington Street. Jason Wotton, 31, was arrested early Friday morning at the victim’s residence. Officers arrived to find Leon Hunt, 37, seriously injured. He was taken to Central […]
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Auburn police to patrol local churches on Sunday
AUBURN — Local police announced Thursday that they plan to patrol local churches this weekend in response to the killing of more than two dozen people at a Texas church on Sunday. The Police Department posted the information on its Facebook page, apparently in an effort to reassure churchgoers that they will be safe attending […]
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Police still 'chasing leads' in Auburn robbery
AUBURN — Police said they are “still chasing leads” in a case in which a Park Avenue woman was tied up at her home when she apparently interrupted a robbery last month. Deputy Chief Jason Moen wrote in an email this week that police had no new information to release on the Oct. 12 incident in […]
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‘Mean’ cow shot by Auburn police
AUBURN — Officers Monday morning fired 10 to 15 rounds into a cow bound for the slaughterhouse after it escaped its trailer by the Minot Avenue rotary and caused a scene for 45 minutes. Deputy Chief Jason Moen said police were called around 10 a.m. when a cow being transported by Harvest Hill Farm in […]
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Auburn police wants students to “make it home alive”
AUBURN — Edward Little High School officials and Auburn police are partnering to help students “make it home alive” this prom season by holding a mock fatal car wreck, according to Deputy Chief Jason Moen. The wreck will be staged in the high school parking lot at 9 a.m. Wednesday and all of the actors will […]
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Auburn police propose coordinating resources for poorest areas
AUBURN — City officials are considering the reorganization of part of the Police Department, creating a special unit to tackle issues bred from poverty in the poorest downtown neighborhoods. Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen and Police Chief Phil Crowell presented the idea to city councilors at a workshop Monday night. The proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Unit would […]
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Auburn police assist with credit card fraud investigation
PORTLAND — A New York woman on Wednesday admitted to using counterfeit credit cards to make purchases at stores in several area cities and towns, including Auburn. Xiu Fang Zhang, 21, of New York City pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to commit credit card fraud. Prosecutors said between Jan. 3 and Jan. […]
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Police: Watch for students, school buses
AUBURN — Police stepped up speeding enforcement in school zones over the past week, reminding drivers to slow down and preparing to make it safer for children walking to schools and bus stops. Signs reminding drivers to stop for children in crosswalks, with the message “Stop For Me, It’s the Law,” have been placed in […]
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Auburn conducting OUI checkpoint this week
AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will conduct an OUI checkpoint this week, according to a statement from Deputy Chief Jason Moen. The effort is made possible by a grant through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety’s “Drive Sober Maine 2015” program.