Overview
- Surveillance video shows 39-year-old Franklin Cederholm pouring gasoline on the marked chief’s cruiser around 9 a.m. outside Abington police headquarters at 215 Central St.
- A station lieutenant observed the act and an officer immediately intervened, handcuffing Cederholm in the parking lot.
- Police recovered two gallons of gasoline and a lighter and released the footage on the department’s Facebook page.
- Cederholm is charged with attempted arson, malicious damage to a motor vehicle, and trespassing, and he was transported to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.
- Chief John Bonney credited the swift response with preventing serious damage and said he did not believe he was personally targeted.