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Mall Kidnapper Arrested, 2nd Suspect Sought: Abington Police Mall Kidnapper Arrested, 2nd Suspect Sought: Abington Police
Mall Kidnapper Arrested, 2nd Suspect Sought: Abington Police The man accused of grabbing a 14-year-old girl in an apparent abduction attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall is in police custody, but the second suspect is still at large, according to authorities.  Khalil Evans, 44, of Philadelphia, was arrested by city police and US Marshals on Thursday, July 13, Abington Township police said in a release.  He is charged with false imprisonment of a minor, a second-degree felony, the department said.  Investigators believe Evans and another unidentified man were working "in concert" to kidnap a teenager from the mall on Wednesday, July 12, Daily Voice…

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by Mac Bullock
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Kidnappers Grab Teen In Abduction Attempt: Abington Police (PHOTOS) Kidnappers Grab Teen In Abduction Attempt: Abington Police (PHOTOS)
Kidnappers Grab Teen In Abduction Attempt: Abington Police (Photos) A 14-year-old girl was the victim of a kidnapping attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall, authorities announced on Wednesday. The girl was coming down the escalator when she was met by a man she did not know around 7 p.m. on July 12, Abington Township police explained in a release. The man identified himself as "Alex" and asked her to walk with him, "extending his arm, as if to escort her," according to investigators.  The teen told him she is underage and tried to walk away, but "Alex" "grabbed her arm, placed it in his arm, and restrained her as he led her across the mall," police said.…

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of Willow Grove Park Mall Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of Willow Grove Park Mall
Video Captures Thief's Plunge From 2nd Floor Of Willow Grove Park 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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Car In Violent Crash Was Leaving Pop-Up Rally At Willow Grove Park Mall: Police Car In Violent Crash Was Leaving Pop-Up Rally At Willow Grove Park Mall: Police
Car In Violent Crash Was Leaving Pop-Up Rally At Willow Grove Park Mall: Police A vehicle that is believed to have left a chaotic, unauthorized car rally at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Montgomery County overnight, authorities said. The striking vehicle hit several parked and unattended vehicles before coming to rest in the middle of the 2900 block of Old Welsh Road in Abington around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, police said. At 12:50 AM on Sunday October 16, 2022, Weldon Fire Company was dispatched with Roslyn Fire Company to a vehicle rescue... Posted by Weldon Fire Company on Sunday, October 16, 2022 The back seat passenger was ejected while the driver and fron…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teens Carjack 82-Year-Old Willow Grove Mall Shopper, Steal Gift He Bought His Wife, Police Say Teens Carjack 82-Year-Old Willow Grove Mall Shopper, Steal Gift He Bought His Wife, Police Say
Teens Carjack 82-Year-Old Willow Grove Mall Shopper, Steal Gift He Bought His Wife, Police Say Authorities in Montgomery County are looking for two suspects who they say attacked and robbed an elderly man before stealing his car outside the Willow Grove Park Mall on Saturday, Sept. 10. The 82-year-old man was walking through the parking lot towards his truck around 8:15 p.m. when two teen boys approached him from behind, Abington Township police said. That's when one of the suspects struck the victim in the back of his head with a "hard object," police said. They allegedly forced the man to the ground and told him, "This is a hold up- give us all your money.”  The teens th…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Willow Grove Park Mall Peeping Tom Turns Himself In To Police Willow Grove Park Mall Peeping Tom Turns Himself In To Police
Willow Grove Park Mall Peeping Tom Turns Himself In To Police A man wanted for filming a woman changing in a Montgomery County mall dressing room turned himself in to police Tuesday, authorities said. Thomas Cugini, 31, of Willow Grove is facing charges of unlawful contact with a child, criminal use of a communication facility, invasion of privacy, and harassment, according to the Abington Township Police Department. The young woman was trying on clothes at the Willow Grove Park Mall on Aug. 29 when she noticed someone filming her under the door with a camera, police previously said. After the woman informed store employees, the suspect fled the scen…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Peeping Tom Reported At Willow Grove Park Mall Peeping Tom Reported At Willow Grove Park Mall
Peeping Tom Reported At Willow Grove Park Mall Abington Township police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who was seen filming a woman changing in a mall dressing room. The young woman was trying on clothes in an unidentified store in the Willow Grove Park Mall on Aug. 29 when she noticed someone filming her under the door with a camera, according to Abington Township police. The man fled the area after the woman informed store employees. He was spotted driving a newer model white Volkswagen Golf or GTI model with a roof rack, police said. Additional security footage showed the same suspect attempting to…

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by Nicole Acosta