Friday, November 30, 2012
The task Force arrested a Philadelphia man on Monday; he may be involved in several Abington burglaries.
Abington Police Deputy Chief John Livingood said the man arrested in northeast Philadelphia on Monday may be involved in a large number of residential burglaries in Abington dating back as far as a year. Derrick Carter, 33, of the 4600 block of Sheffield Avenue, Philadelphia, was arrested Monday following the work of a multi-jurisdictional burglary task force. Carter is suspected of being involved in a burglary ring that spans the Delaware Valley. “We were actively surveilling him on Monday in Delaware County in the 4200 block of Bryn Mawr Avenue,” Livingood said. Livingood didn’t say much about the task force, but he said that the surveillance included police officers hanging out in Dumpsters. Livingood said Carter was specifically …
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
A link among burglaries in Abington, Lower Moreland and Philadelphia
Abington Police Deputy Chief John Livingood said last night that police have a “solid lead” in finding a burglar who struck at least three homes in Abington. “We’re looking into it as we speak,” he said. According to Livingood, the burglaries occurred earlier this week in the eastern part of the township; homes were hit on Jenkintown, Meetinghouse and Cedar roads. In all of the cases, the burglar, or burglars, entered through an unlocked door or window, ransacked the house and made off with some jewelry. All of the burglaries happened in the daytime; no burglar has made contact with any homeowners, Livingood said. Similar burglaries happened recently in Philadelphia and Lower Moreland. One victim said his or her house was struck while …
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Burglaries are down compared to last year, but it doesn't feel like it.
If you feel like there have been a number of burglaries in Abington recently, well ... you’re not the only one. Abington Commissioner Wayne Luker brought up the topic at the most recent public safety committee meeting. Abington Police Chief William Kelly’s words were comforting: He said that there has been a “dramatic decrease” in burglaries in the township year-to-date. But last year was a strange year. Abington Police Deputy Chief John Livingood said today that since the beginning of the year, there have been 96 burglaries; there were 149 burglaries reported in the township between Jan. 1, 2010, and Sept. 7, 2010. “Last year, there was a major burglary trend—people remember the white ladder truck,” Livingood said. “But it’s cyclical. …
Victor B. Krievins
9:22 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Thanks again abington police. out standing job as usual! more ›