Press Releases

Case 12-034074 Residential Burglaries – Arrests January 17, 2013 Beginning in December 2011 and continuing through November 2012, there were a rash of daytime, residential burglaries throughout Montgomery and Delaware Counties. Investigators developed a suspect in the break-ins – Derrick CARTER, of the 4600 block of Sheffield Street in Philadelphia, who is believed to be…

Abington Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy The Abington Police Department is happy to announce the start of our 2013 Citizens’ Police Academy. The classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7 pm until 9 pm. The first class is scheduled for March 6, 2013 with graduation planned for April 24, 2013. The Academy is…

Case 12-046120 Armed Robbery – Rite Aid Pharmacy, Abington At 9:58 PM on October 16, 2012 a lone gunman robbed the Rite Aid which is located at 1441 Old York Road, Abington. The store was preparing to close at 10:00 PM and there were three employees but no customers inside the store at the time.…

Press Release Case 12-040737 At approximately 3:10 PM on September 12, 2012 a 16 year old Glenside boy was struck by a commuter train on SEPTA’S Warminster Regional Rail Line. The accident took place approximately 1,000 feet south of the Ardsley Train Station. Because of work being done on the rail system the normal outbound…