So far, three people have been arrested by a taskforce that includes the Abington and Upper Dublin Police Departments, as well as the Pennsylvania State Police.
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Friday, January 18
Abington Police announced the arrest of another suspect who they say is involved in a rash of daytime, residential burglaries throughout Montgomery and Delaware counties dating back to December 2011 and continuing through November 2012. According to police, the “ring leader” of the burglaries, Derrick Carter, of the 4600 block of Sheffield Street, Philadelphia, was arrested in November after he was seen committing burglaries in Delaware County and New Castle County, Del. He also tried to strike a Philadelphia Police officer with his vehicle while on a high-speed pursuit. See the story on Abington Patch here. The investigation lead police to other suspects and additional arrests, including Akim Harris, of the 1800 block of Widener Place…
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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Victor B. Krievins
9:22 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Thanks again abington police. out standing job as usual! more ›