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Prescription Drug Take Back Day!

Press Releases
Drug addiction is a serious and growing problem across the United States and in Montgomery County, and abuse of prescription drugs, especially opiates, is a large part of it. As the problem worsens, so, too, do the consequences. Drug overdose deaths in Montgomery County are growing rapidly, with 249 deaths recorded in 2016. The path…
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Crime Alert

Community Alerts
  On Friday, October 13, 2017 between the hours of 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM, two homes in the 700 block of Dale Rd. in Huntingdon Valley were burglarized while the residence were out for the evening. Entry was made through an unlocked door, and an unlocked window. Assorted read more.
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LOWER PROVIDENCE MAN ARRESTED ON 100 COUNTS OF POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES OF CHILDREN

Press Releases
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Oct. 13, 2017) — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Abington Township Police Chief John Livingood, Lower Providence Chief Stanley M. Turtle and the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announce the arrest of Warren G. Southard, 56, of Lower Providence, for 100 felony counts each of Dissemination of Child…
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Abington School District and the Abington Township Police Department participate in Operation Safe Stop

Community News
Abington School District and the Abington Township Police Department will participate in “Operation Safe Stop” to create higher public awareness about bus safety among motorists. Abington School District and the Abington Township Police Department will participate in “Operation Safe Stop,” a school bus safety public awareness campaign, on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 with bus drivers…
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ATM Debit CARD Skimming Arrest

Press Releases
Case 17-038195 On September 19, 2017, Abington Police were made aware that between August 11 and August 26, 2017, on eight separate days, a skimming device was placed on the ATM at the Citizen’s Bank, 1359 Old York Rd. The device would duplicate the account information from the card’s magnetic strip, and a small camera…
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