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,…

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…

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…

Case 17-019998  On February 1, 2017, two senior citizen residents who resided on the 1500 block of Coulon Road in the Willow Grove section of Abington Township, had a contractor come to their home to give them an estimate for the construction and installation of a ramp at the entrance of their home.  Both senior…

Abington, PA – On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Abington Township Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 15th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your pills…