Abington Police Reports

Possession of a small amount of marijuana … Rhona Stewart, 53, of Susquehanna Road, Abington, was arrested May 19 at 4:45 p.m. following a traffic stop for having expired registration due to insurance cancellation near the corner of Limekiln Pike and Ruscombe Avenue, police said. Following a search, police found a clear bag of confirmed marijuana.

Possession of a controlled substance and careless driving … Nicholas Rossini, 26, of Polo Circle, Bryn Mawr, was arrested May 10 at 10:12 p.m. following a traffic stop after he crossed the center line on Jenkintown Road while traveling eastbound near Keswick Avenue, police said. According to police, Rossini was “very nervous” and told different stories as to where he was going.

He said he was looking for his father who was “somewhere in Abington.”

There was a Rite Aid prescription bottle, without its label, on the passenger seat in plain view. The bottle contained nine red pills, later identified as Oxazepam, a depressant; and three orange pills, later identified as Buprenorphine, a narcotic.

Possession of a controlled substance and driving without a license … William Benjamin Butler, 27, of West Franklin Avenue, Willow Grove, was arrested May 2 at 2 a.m. following a traffic stop near the corner of Fitzwatertown Road and Anzac Avenue for having non-transparent stickers on his rear window, police said. According to police, Butler said he never had a license … and there was a glass jar sitting on the rear passenger seat that contained two plastic bags of confirmed marijuana. There was a total of 49.85 grams of marijuana in the vehicle. 

Possession of a controlled substance … Philip Joseph Grant, 22, of Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, was arrested March 18 at 1:25 a.m. following a traffic stop at Old Welsh Road and Ferndale Avenue for having a malfunctioning headlight, police said. According to police, Grant smelled of alcohol, had glassy and bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. On the driver’s seat, in plain view, was a glass jar containing a green substance later identified as synthetic cannabinoid. 

Possession of a controlled substance and driving with a suspended license … Brandon Carlos Gross, 21, of Heston Street, Roslyn, was arrested March 14 at 9 p.m. following a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license in the 2300 block of Heston Street, police said. According to police, there were three joints, containing confirmed marijuana, in the cup holder.