Overview
- An Abington police lieutenant observed the incident around 9 a.m. Friday in the chief’s marked parking spot at department headquarters on Central Street.
- The suspect was identified by police as 39-year-old Franklin Cederholm of Abington.
- Officers recovered two gallons of gasoline and a lighter, and they took Cederholm into custody without incident.
- Cederholm faces charges of attempted arson, malicious damage to a motor vehicle, and trespass.
- Police say the investigation remains active with no motive released and the possibility of additional charges.