Police Blotter

Abington police arrested what appeared to be a father-son duo for their alleged role in a Sept. 6 burglary in Rydal.

Jason Gentile Jr., 18; and Jason Gentile Sr., 38, both of the 400 block of Bartram Road, Upper Moreland, were arrested Tuesday at about 12:40 a.m. after residents in a home in the 900 block of Susquehanna Road called police after they heard an intruder, Abington Deputy Chief John Livingood said today.

“The residents heard a noise, woke up and called 911 immediately,” Livingood said. “We got there quickly, and [the suspects] were arrested in the act.”

When officers arrived on the scene, they found a green Jeep Laredo parked behind the home with its engine running. The Jeep was occupied by Gentile Jr., police said; he was taken into custody. His father, Gentile Sr., was taken into custody when he exited the house.

According to police, both Gentiles removed an electric meter from the home and placed it in the Jeep. Gentile Sr. then entered the home through a broken window in the rear of the house and was in the process of removing items from the house that he wrapped in a sheet, police said.

Livingood said that police found an unloaded pellet gun in the bowl of a toilet in the house. He said that the gun does not belong to the homeowners and added that one of the suspects may have ditched it there.

Both Gentiles were charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy, theft and related charges. They were arraigned and sent to Montgomery County Prison in lieu of $50,000 cash bail for Gentile Sr. and $25,000 cash bail for Gentile Jr.