Crime & Safety
Theft Suspect Leaps From 2nd Floor At Montco Mall
A man suspected of a retail theft was seen on video leaping from one floor to the next in an apparent attempt to elude apprehension.
WILLOW GROVE, PA — A theft suspect is recovering from injuries he sustained after jumping from the second floor to the first floor of the Willow Grove Park Mall recently.
According to a spokesperson for PREIT, the mall's parent company, the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. Friday, April 14.
Video circulating online shows a man climbing over a railing and dropping to the floor below, then crawling away.
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PREIT said the leap happened after the man fled a store.
"The individual was then taken to the hospital to be treated," Karisa Washam, Marketing Director at Willow Grove Park Mall, said.
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Abington Police said robbery and related charges are pending as the suspect recovers in the hospital.
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