Woman Issued $55 Ticket For Using Car Horn In Auburn

Imagine, it is a cloudy, dark and wet winter morning.  You are driving down Route 20 in Auburn when a black SUV stopped on the side of the road  darts in front of your car.  You have to quickly move your car over to the left to avoid an accident.  Is your first instinct to…

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Local Gun Buy Back Taking Place This Weekend

On Saturday, December 15th, many local police departments will be taking part in a “Goods For Guns” campaign.  Local residents with unwanted or unsafe firearms will be able to take them to a participating police station and trade them in for gift cards for local supermarkets. For each operable gun, you will receive $25 per…

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Body Found On Mass Turnpike In Auburn

Investigators are asking for the public’s help after a body was found on the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike near exit 10, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. The body, which has not been identified, was reported at approximately 10PM on Wednesday, August 29th. Anyone with information on the incident…

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Car Lands In Auburn Mall Parking Lot From Mass Pike Crash

The Auburn Police and Fire Department responded to a one vehicle crash in the parking lot of Sears at the Auburn Mall on Sunday morning, July 22nd. Police believe the driver of the car lost control, after possibly hydroplaning on the Mass Pike. Amazingly, there were no injuries reported, as the vehicle crashed through several…

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Auburn Police Nail Tool Bandits

On Monday, June 25th loss prevention employees of the Home Depot store on Washington Street in Auburn called police as they were watching 2 men who had been accused of stealing power tools from the store in the past. One of the males was choosing tools and batteries and was handing them to the other…

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Auburn School Bus Crash Caught On Camera

Auburn Police say an unoccupied school bus operated by A&A Transportation crashed into a telephone pole on Wednesday, May 9th. The crash, that was caught on surveillance cameras, happened moments after the driver exited the bus on Oxford Street.  The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.  No injuries were reported. The video is…

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Rollover Accident In Auburn

Speed appears to be a factor in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Boyce Street in Auburn on Saturday evening.  Auburn Police, Fire & EMS closed the road for several hours until the car could be removed. The road has since re-opened.  There were no serious injuries reported.

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Auburn Police Warn Of Counterfeit Bills In Town

The Auburn Police Department has announced they have been responding to 2 reports of counterfeit 100 dollar bills being passed around town at local businesses.  Police say the bogus bills are high quality counterfeits and were designed to defeat the normal safeguards employed by most stores. The investigation is ongoing, but it is believed that…

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Overdose Causes Hazmat Scare At Wendy’s In Auburn

The Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Response Team assisted the Aubrn Fire Department on Monday night identifying an unknown powder substance at Wendy’s located at 688 Southbridge Street. Shortly after 6 PM authorities were  dispatched to the restaurant for a reported person overdosing in the bathroom.  It was later reported the person was in cardiac arrest.  On…

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1 Injured After Route 395 Accident

One person was transported to UMass Medical Center in Worcester after this serious accident earlier this afternoon. Auburn Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene right before the split where Route 395 North becomes Route 290 East. Traffic was slow in the area while crews cleaned up debris on the roadway, but speeds…

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