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Suspicious Person Update

Press Releases
Case: 18-016464 The Abington Police Department remains committed to the safety of the citizens of Abington, and the protection of the rights of all, including those whom it is our duty to aid in receiving evaluation and treatment from mental health professionals. The citizen to whom I refer has not been charged with a crime,…
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Robbery

Press Releases
Case: 18-017338 On May 3, 2018 at 7:42 PM the Abington Police responded to Easton Road and Keswick Avenue for a report of a robbery in progress. When police arrived they spoke to the victim, a 59 year old Glenside woman, who provided a description of a white male that grabbed the purse she was…
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Involuntary Commitment

Press Releases
On May 3, 2018, as a result of an investigation, officers of the Abington Police Department assisted Montgomery County Emergency Services in taking a Township resident into custody for an involuntary mental health evaluation warrant.  This is the same individual recently observed walking through the Township with an AR-15 rifle.  This case illustrates the very…
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A Message from the Chief

Community Alerts
Dear Abington Residents, Today we received multiple reports of a suspicious person walking with an AR-15 (rifle) slung behind his back in the area of North Hills, Ardsley, Glenside and the Abington Shopping Center. While this individual’s intentions are unknown, it appears that he is attempting to draw our police officers into a debate or…
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