Auburn's one-man police department down to zero

Auburn’s lone police officer is an officer no longer, throwing the city’s department into limbo as officials consider their next move. Sylvester “Sly” Poltorak became the sole policeman in Auburn, population 2,087, when Chief James Klann retired in 2009. Poltorak worked his last day Dec. 8, taking leave because of an injury he suffered while off duty. Poltorak was officially relieved of employment April 9, said Auburn Mayor Lee Kilbourn. “Technically, according to our attorney and the city’s personnel policy, he is no longer employed with us due to his non-work-related medical condition,” Kilbourn said. “He has exhausted all of his medical and leave time.

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