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During the last two weeks, there were numerous thefts from parked vehicles in Abington Township. Although a majority of these recent thefts occurred in the Abington section of the Township, all neighborhoods have fallen victim to these types of thefts in the past. These thefts can include items from GPS units and laptops to sunglasses…

Case 14-001127 Tuesday, January 14, 2014 On January 10, 2014, a 69 year old male employee was the only person inside the Sunoco Mini-Mart Gas Station located at 209 Township Line Road in the Elkins Park Section of Abington Township. At approximately 4:15 AM, a man entered the store; pointed a small, black, semi-auto type…

Abington Township has declared a Snow Emergency which will be in effect from Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. until Friday, January 3, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Remember, always drive more carefully under wet or slippery conditions! An Abington Township Ordinance adopted in 1993 designates a snow emergency whenever: Two or more inches of…

Case 13-052350 Wednesday, December 18, 2013 At approximately 8:00 PM on December 16, 2013, a female shopper was knocked to the ground and had her pocketbook stolen as she exited MACY’S onto the second level parking lot at Willow Grove Park Mall. The victim states that the suspect came up behind her and knocked her…

Case 13-051852 Friday, December 13, 2013 At 3:53 AM on December 13, 2013, a resident of the 1800 block of Allen Lane in Abington was awoken by noises coming from downstairs in her home.  She went to investigate and found the contents of her purse strewn on the dining room table and realized that a…