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Abington Man Arrested After Police Say He Poured Gasoline on Chief’s Cruiser

Officials credit quick action with preventing a potentially catastrophic fire.

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.