Auburn Police are seeking the public’s help regarding a recent hit and run: Officers responded to a hit and run collision where a pedestrian was…
On Thursday night, Sept. 7, 2023, Detectives from the Auburn Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) were conducting surveillance in the 1800 block of Howard…
Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization – including local Ethan Nordean – were sentenced Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 on multiple felony charges related…
Do you recognize these people? Auburn Police are seeking the public’s help finding them, in connection with recent robberies. Police said that on Aug. 30,…
A Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper recently pulled over a 16-year-old driver for traveling 107mph in a designated 60mph zone, on northbound SR 167 near…
The following is the Auburn police blotter and references criminal acts that may upset some readers. From the Auburn Police Department’s Public Information Log for…
The Auburn Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding two suspects wanted in relation to the recent burglaries of several storage units. If you…
The Auburn Police Department has issued an alert regarding a missing person – Anthony J. Vardeman, 33, was last seen at the Ray of Hope…
In a significant development, Matthew Darnell’s legal case has taken a turn as he entered a guilty plea, resulting in altered charges and a set…
The Washington State Patrol is seeking witnesses to a shooting on SR 167 near Ellingson Road on Sunday morning, Aug. 27, 2023. Troopers said that…
Early Saturday morning, Aug. 26, 2023, at about 1:03 a.m., Kent Police Officers and Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, (PSRFA) Firefighters were dispatched to an…
A three-vehicle collision on SR 18 westbound just west of SR 167 closed the westbound lanes of SR 18 for two hours on Monday morning,…
On Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, Michael Lonnie Smith – a former Auburn Police officer who struck and killed a 65-year-old pedestrian in Seattle in 2022…
King County Fire Marshal Chris Ricketts on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 issued a Stage 2 burn ban for unincorporated King County, which was already under…
This week, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus declared August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day in the City of Auburn. This day aims to raise awareness…

















