Press Releases

On Thursday evening November 9th, the Abington Township Police Chief, John A. Livingood, appointed Lieutenant Kelley Warner to the rank of Deputy Chief. She has both a Bachelors and Master’s degree from West Chester University and is a graduate of Northwestern University Police Staff and Command school. Deputy Chief Warner joined the Abington Township Police…

During the summer of 2017, Abington Township experienced a rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles throughout the township. Numerous vehicles which were parked both on the street and in driveways of homes were entered during the overnight hours. As a result of surveillance, examinations of physical evidence, reports from alert civilian witnesses, and cooperation with…

Drug addiction is a serious and growing problem across the United States and in Montgomery County, and abuse of prescription drugs, especially opiates, is a large part of it. As the problem worsens, so, too, do the consequences. Drug overdose deaths in Montgomery County are growing rapidly, with 249 deaths recorded in 2016. The path…

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Oct. 13, 2017) — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Abington Township Police Chief John Livingood, Lower Providence Chief Stanley M. Turtle and the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announce the arrest of Warren G. Southard, 56, of Lower Providence, for 100 felony counts each of Dissemination of Child…