The arrests of two local teens in three weeks has Auburn’s Police Chief concerned about criminal accountability during the coronavirus emergency. Ryan Kinnan says the 16 and 17-year-olds entered a convenience store earlier this week, grabbed beer and tobacco products, and then tried to flee. But they also ended up assaulting a store clerk who tried to stop them. He says the same pair were recently prosecuted for also burglarizing a local business…

Kinnan also says the recent zero-bail order for low-level defendants is part of an increasing trend toward increasing the empowerment of criminals…

Kinnan says he’s noticed an overall uptick in property crimes, although mainly vehicle break-ins, instead of homes or businesses.