Police investigating carjacking at mall

ABINGTON >> Police are seeking the public’s help for information related to a violent robbery and carjacking that victimized an 82-yearold man on Saturday, Sept. 10, in the parking lot of Willow Grove Park Mall.

According to police, the victim had finished shopping and was walking through the parking lot towards his truck at 8:15 p.m. when he was approached from behind by two suspects and struck in the back of his head with a hard object. The suspects forced the victim to the ground and told him, “This is a hold-up — give us all your money.”

The suspects stole a gift that the victim had just purchased for his wife and the keys to his truck, and then fled the scene in the victim’s truck, police said. The stolen truck is a red 2008 Ford Ranger two-door pickup truck with a ladder rack in the bed, bearing Pennsylvania registration YVG3700.

Both suspects were described as being in their teens, Black males with small to medium build. The truck has not yet been recovered. The Abington Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with locating the stolen truck and identifying the suspects. If anyone has information pertaining to this investigation, please contact the Abington Police Department at (267) 536-1100 or Detective Jeff Anderson at (267) 536-1102.