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    Auburn Police Department vehicle. Courtesy Photo
    Diesel fuel theft | Auburn police blotter
    By Reporter Staff • October 2, 2025 5:00 pm

    From the Auburn police log.

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    People in the audience pay attention to what city leaders are saying Sept. 30. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter
    Auburn officials continue community conversations
    By Robert Whale • October 2, 2025 4:24 pm

    At a time of heightened tensions about the rising tide of youth related crimes in Auburn in 2024, local leaders…

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    Upcoming town halls in Auburn
    Upcoming town halls in Auburn
    By Reporter Staff • September 28, 2025 1:30 pm

    Mayor Nancy Backus and city leadership will hit the road this fall for a citywide town hall series, and everyone’s…

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    Left to right: Jose Rodolfo Aguilar Cortes and Alex Ortiz. Photos from court documents
    Auburn and Federal Way men sentenced for drug...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 28, 2025 7:30 am

    The men were part of a drug ring with ties to Mexico.

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    Deer trapped between two fences | Fire blotter
    By Reporter Staff • September 27, 2025 1:30 pm

    From the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

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    Kevin Coe’s mugshot taken in August 2006. Courtesy of the Department of Corrections.
    ‘South Hill rapist’ Kevin Coe could move to...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 27, 2025 9:35 am

    After being civilly committed at McNeil Island since 2008, Coe could be released on Oct. 2 and move into an adult family home in Federal Way.

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    Lingerie theft | Auburn police blotter
    By Reporter Staff • September 27, 2025 7:30 am

    From the Auburn police log.

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    Auburn Justice Center, 340 E. Main St. File photo
    Auburn to set up a muncipal court by...
    By Robert Whale • September 26, 2025 4:30 pm

    In a work session Sept. 22, the Auburn City Council gave what may be the final eyeballing to an ordinance…

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    I-5 southbound in Kent to close on the...
    By Steve Hunter • September 26, 2025 9:38 am

    SR 18 in Auburn will also see lane closures

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    An artist’s rendering of the exterior of the future Auburn Avenue Theater. Photo courtesy City of Auburn
    New Auburn Avenue Theater will help enhance downtown
    By Robert Whale • September 26, 2025 9:30 am

    Flanked to the north by the Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn’s new theater will act as a community hub…

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    Law enforcement seizes over 50,000 carfentanil pills bound...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 25, 2025 2:30 pm

    A Federal Way officer was a lead investigator on this case.

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    Pickleball tournament winners.
    Officers and community members play pickleball
    By Reporter Staff • September 20, 2025 1:30 pm

    Blue Auburn Resilience, Auburn Police Department’s nonprofit, held a pickleball tournament to raise funds.

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The overnight portion of the shelter in Auburn allows people to get off the streets as they are found housing, but they are kept accountable for their actions.
    Renton looks to Auburn for homelessness solutions
    By Drew Dotson • September 20, 2025 7:30 am

    The city of Renton is looking to Auburn as a model for a better way of dealing with homelessness.

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    Adult assaulting child | Auburn police blotter
    By Reporter Staff • September 19, 2025 11:30 am

    From the Auburn police log.

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    Left to right: Eddie Contreras speaking to his attorney and Contreras entering the courtroom. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing
    Man sentenced for accidentally shooting friend after drinking
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 19, 2025 9:30 am

    The defendant was initially charged with murder, but his charge was amended.

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    Jason Dean Warter’s accomplice and Warter in the black sweatshirt stealing electronics from the storage unit. Screenshot from charging documents
    Auburn man who stole $50,000 in copper wire...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 19, 2025 7:00 am

    He additionally stole over $100,000 in electronics and ran from police in two different instances.

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    Auburn Police Chief Mark Caillier, right, administers the Oath of Honor to (from left) Sgt. Nate Fry and Patrol Commander Jason Blake. Photo courtesy of the Auburn Police Department
    Pair of promotions at the Auburn Police Department
    By Robert Whale • September 18, 2025 3:30 pm

    At the Sept. 15 regular Auburn City Council meeting, Auburn Police Chief Mark Caillier continued the tradition of publicly recognizing…

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    SR 18 will see weekend lane closures this...
    September 16, 2025 2:33 pm

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    Elderly woman falls and injures her head |...
    September 13, 2025 11:30 am

    From the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

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    Mallory Nehemiah Brown in Lincoln County District Court. Photo by Paul Sievers/The Western News
    Auburn man caught with firearms on Montana train...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 13, 2025 7:30 am

    In federal court, he was sentenced to serve 115 months in federal prison and recommended to participate in a drug treatment program.

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