Community Alerts
Theft of Wallets from Shopping Carts
CRIME ALERT On April 12, 2022, four different women had their wallets stolen from their handbags while food shopping in Abington Township. The thief, who is described as a white female, approximately 30 years of age, with dark hair and blonde highlights, appears to have targeted women who left their handbags in the child…
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Text Message Scam – Crime Alert
CRIME ALERT The Abington Township Police Department has received national intelligence related to criminals sending scam text messages to steal personally identifiable financial information and commit fraud. The criminals send fake text messages to trick you into giving them your personal information- things like your password, account number or social security number. If they get…
Read More Community Alert – Attempted Fraud
January 28, 2022 Community Alert Case # 22-003007 Attempted Fraud On January 27, 2022, at approximately 4:00 PM, an elderly township resident from the 1300 block of Highland Avenue reported that individuals claiming to be from a paving company knocked on his door. They advised the resident that they had extra blacktop from a job…
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Crime Alert and Arrest for Theft
August 31, 2021 Crime Alert and Arrest for Theft Since the beginning of 2021, the Abington Police Department has taken dozens of reports of thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles parked throughout the township. This has been escalating regionally and nationally. The common characteristic of these crimes entails suspects pulling up next to the targeted…
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