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AUBURN — City Manager Peter Crichton recently announces the appointment of Jason D. Moen as the city’s 22nd chief of police.
Moen has been a police officer for the the city for 23 years and has held a variety of positions within the department, including patrol officer, school resource officer, detective, patrol sergeant and as lieutenant in all three divisions within the department.
Moen was named interim chief of police in August 2018, following the retirement of Chief Phillip L. Crowell, Jr.
Moen has been instrumental in writing and securing multiple years of federal funding through the Homeland Security grant program. His vision — to align county-wide law enforcement agencies in the use of one public safety software — came to fruition in August 2006.
Moen serves as an instructor at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, is a nationally-certified police ethics instructor and a team leader and Gold Standard assessor for the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies. Moen graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2013. He served as a volunteer firefighter for 32 years and as volunteer fire chief for the Casco Fire Department for six years.
“I am deeply impressed by Chief Moen’s many accomplishments and by his commitment to Auburn,” said Crichton. “The safety of our community is his highest priority, and he is a talented leader who strives for professional excellence. The chief is dedicated to the men and women of the Auburn Police Department and to this city, and I am looking forward to working with him.”
“It is an honor to serve the citizens of Auburn as police chief,” said Moen. “I work alongside the finest officers and civilians in the state who epitomize our core values of honor, excellence, loyalty and professionalism. I look forward to working with staff on this new journey, as we work to ensure that Auburn remains one of the safest cities in New England.”
An official swearing-in ceremony will be held 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Auburn Hall on Court Street in the city council chambers. The public is welcome to attend.
