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Suspect Arrested for Multi-Jurisdiction Burglary Spree

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Case # 20-013954 Suspect Arrested for Multi-Jurisdiction Burglary Spree On May 18, 2020 at approximately 11:00 pm, Howard Seth Jacobson, 47, of the 2500 block of Welsh Road, Philadelphia, was arrested by Philadelphia Police on a warrant issued by Abington Township Police Department, for Burglary and related charges. Jacobson was taken into custody in the…
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Peace Officers Memorial Day, Remembering Officer Thomas Mathews

Community News
 Peace Officers Memorial Day, Remembering Officer Thomas Mathews Officer Thomas Mathews – EOW: Wednesday June 29, 1949. The early morning hours of Wednesday, June 29th, 1949 were warm and clear as Officers Tom Mathews and Clark Cutting of the Abington Police Department patrolled beat #4 in the township’s upscale Rydal section. At 1:18 A.M. the…
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Abington Township Police Department Announces America Strong and United Campaign

Community News
Abington Township Police Department Announces America Strong and United Campaign Each day police officers, firefighters, emergency medics, doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, grocery and food service workers, and countless others continue to serve while putting their personal health, and health of their families at risk.  Tragically, first responders around the country have already lost their lives…
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Attempted Vehicle Theft

Press Releases
Case # 20-013482 Attempted Vehicle Theft On Tuesday, April 28th the Abington Police were dispatched to a report of a male trying car door handles in the Roslyn section of Abington Township. Police arrived and located the suspect, JERMAINE LONG. While Officers were unable to determine that a crime had been committed at the time,…
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