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Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say
Philly Man Robbed Two Abington Banks In One Week, Police Say Police in Abington say they caught the man who robbed two township banks within days.  Dennis Wilson of Philadelphia is charged with felony robbery and related counts, court records show.  Authorities believe Wilson walked into the PNC Bank at 808 Old York Road on Thursday, April 18, and demanded money with a handwritten note. He fled with an undisclosed sum of cash, police said.  Then on Monday, April 22, detectives said Wilson walked into the 710 Old York Road TD Bank and again demanded money with a note before fleeing.  After both robberies, police said Wilson …

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by Mac Bullock
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Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA
Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA An Abington school resource officer is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student, says the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Jordan Jones, 29, of Horsham, is charged with institutional sexual assault, endangering welfare, and related counts, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the 17-year-old student told an Abington High School Counselor that she had an ongoing sexual relationship with Jones dating back to November 2023. She told investigators she and the officer had met "numerous times" and "engaged in sexual activity" at his Horsham home, according to th…

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by Mac Bullock
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8 Teens Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Abington High School: Police 8 Teens Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Abington High School: Police
8 Teens Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At Abington High School: Police Eight students at Abington Senior High School were arrested after a fight "erupted"  on Thursday, Sept. 18, authorities say.  The brawl broke out just before 11:30 a.m., Abington police said. Video of the fight circulating on social media appears to show a large group of students in a hallway being separated by school security and police officers.  Wild fight at Abington High School! I’m told arrests have been made pic.twitter.com/oY6xKbLGsz — Sgt. Mark Fusetti (Retired) (@MarkFusetti) September 14, 2023 "The situation was brought under control as a result of the swift and coordinated …

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of MontCo Mall Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of MontCo Mall
Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of MontCo Mall A video going viral online shows an Apple store thief's plunge from the second floor of a Montgomery County mall, that — according to 6abc — left him with a broken tailbone and pelvis. Abdi Wasuge, of Tempe, AZ, leapt off the second level of the Willow Grove Park Mall on Thursday, April 13, and implied he had a gun and threatened to use it, Abington police said. Video shows Wasuge writhing in the floor, unable to make his planned escape. Wasuge was hospitalized, but was in custody of Abington police upon his release. Police later learned he never actually had a gun, and was charged with ro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Montco Card Skimmers: More Suspicious Devices Found In Abington, Cops Warn Montco Card Skimmers: More Suspicious Devices Found In Abington, Cops Warn
Montco Card Skimmers: More Suspicious Devices Found In Abington, Cops Warn Just two days after similar devices were uncovered elsewhere in Montgomery County, Abington police announced that more suspected card skimmers were found in ATMs at two township 7-Elevens.  The store at 362 Easton Road in Glenside and 2869 Limekiln Pike in North Hills were each found to have the data-stealing hardware installed, Abington police said Thursday, March 9.  As in the other cases, police said the skimmers read information from an inserted card's magnetic strip and included a small camera to record the victim's PIN number input. Authorities believe both devices…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse
Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse A 25-year-old man died when a retaining wall collapsed on him while digging a trench Saturday afternoon in Montgomery County, authorities said. The man, who may have been a construction worker, was working at a home on Wrack Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington, when the wall fell on him around 3:45 p.m., Abington Police Lt. Ed Quinn told Daily Voice. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was being withheld pending next of kin notification. Firefighters responded where they found the man crushed by the stone wall, according to initial reports. An investigation is…

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by Cecilia Levine