Asians Targeted, Drug Ring Busted: Eastern Montco News

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA —Asian Americans are being targeted by burglars in Abington Township. Meanwhile, a major drug ring that operated in Montgomery County has been dismantled.

These were some of the stories making news in Eastern Montgomery County this past week:

Asian Americans Targeted By Burglars In Abington Twp.

Abington Township Police are saying that burglars are targeting the homes and businesses of Asian Americans. Abington Police said on July 31, a home was burglarized in the 1300 block of Carol Road in the township's Meadowbrook section. (Read More On Patch)

New Details On $5M Drug Ring Busted In Bucks

For over six months, the "Byrne Drug Trafficking Organization" shipped $5 million in methamphetamine and cocaine from California to Bucks County, often using Bluetooth Karaoke speakers to conceal the drugs, authorities said. New details have emerged about the coast-to-coast drug ring that authorities announced Wednesday had been dismantled, leading to the arrest of six men, including two brothers. (Read More On Patch)

Kamala Harris Political Cookie Made By Hatboro Bakery

Vice President Kamala Harris topped the Democratic presidential ticket after she was endorsed by the party. Now she has her own cookie. Lochel's Bakery in Hatboro said the vice president has a blue cookie to replace President Joseph Biden, who dropped out of the presidential race several weeks ago. (Read More On Patch)

DEP Fines Abington $34K For Paperwork Snafu

Abington Township is paying a $34,100 fine to the Department of Environmental Protection as a civil penalty. At its recent meeting, the Abington Township Board of Commissioners authorized the payment from its refuse fund balance with officials saying that the fine was from "no environmental harm and was purely administrative." (Read More On Patch)

Illegal Firearm Recovered At Hatboro Business

The Hatboro Borough Police Department has charged a man Wednesday for having an illegal firearm. Hatboro police officers responded on July 29 to a business on South Warminster Road where a firearm was recovered. After an investigation, police charged Joseph Fitzgerald, 42, for the weapons violation. It was unknown where Fitzgerald lived. (Read More On Patch)