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  Have you always been interested in police work? Well here’s your chance to learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about being a police officer. The Academy is designed to teach citizens about the training, policies, and guiding principles of law enforcement and ethics that shape Abington Police Department. Participants will learn about SWAT…

Congratulations Officer Raymond Townsend on your appointment to the position of School Resource Officer at the Abington Senior High School. Ray is a seventeen-year veteran of the Abington Township Police Department. After graduating from the Academy in 2003, Ray was assigned to our Patrol Division and served as a D.A.R.E. Officer, a Field Training Officer,…

The Abington Township Police Department will hold an examination to establish an eligibility list for hiring police officers. Eligibility: 21 years of age, High School Diploma or equivalent, possess a valid drivers license on or before the deadline for submitting applications, U.S. Citizen, physically & mentally fit to perform the duties of police officer. Applicants must…

Case # 19-050481   On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 1:14 PM, Abington Officers were dispatched to 2743 Jenkintown Road for the report of a completed Robbery at “Jin Lian Asian Massage”. Upon arrival, officers discovered that approximately two hours earlier, a white male, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and armed with a handgun, held…

Case # 19-050481 At approximately 1p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2019, the below pictured suspect was involved in a point of gun robbery at the Jin Lian Asian Massage located at 2743 Jenkintown Road in the Ardsley section of Abington Township. If you know this man or have information about this man, please contact Detective Anthony…