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Chief Patrick Molloy Reacts to Minneapolis Death and Reassures Abington Residents of His Commitment to the Community and Ongoing Collaboration with the Willow Grove N.A.A.C.P.

Chief Patrick Molloy Reacts to Minneapolis Death and Reassures Abington Residents of His Commitment to the Community and Ongoing Collaboration with the Willow Grove N.A.A.C.P. On behalf of all the men and women of the Abington Township Police Department, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. George Floyd. …
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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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Attempted Vehicle Theft

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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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Suspect Arrested for Burglary and Loitering & Prowling

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Case #: 20-012843 In the early morning hours of April 21, 2020, a resident from the 1800 block of Preston Avenue, in the Willow Grove section of Abington Township, contacted the Abington Police Department and reported that someone was in their backyard looking through their shed with a flashlight.  Officers responded and found 20-year-old suspect,…
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