Ex-Abington Detective Cracked Crime Ring Case

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Former township Detective Steven Fink helped bring down a South American theft ring targeting Asian business owners in the Philadelphia region.

Fink, who is now a member of the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office's Detective Bureau, was the lead law enforcement officer who outlined the crimes in a criminal complaint obtained by Patch.

Abington Police have charged 12 people with the crimes, which included at least 10 incidents reported in Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester counties over four months.

The crimes also happened in the Delaware Valley, New York, and Ohio, authorities said.

Abington Police have reported several incidents over the past year and also issued warnings for residents and business owners to be aware of the crimes.

Fink, who is currently assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, has served as a Montco detective since October 2024.

His duties include investigating major crimes, including burglary, robbery, theft, and fraud offenses within Montgomery County.

Fink had served as an Abington Township police officer since Feb. 11, 1991.

He most recently served as the commander of the detective division, and had been a supervisor in the detective division since 2010.

While serving in the Abington Police Department, he investigated and supervised investigations of major crime trends occurring in Abington and throughout Montgomery County.

Fink has personally investigated over 800 residential burglaries, officials said regarding hiw law enforcement background.

He has coordinated nine large-scale, multi-jurisdictional burglary task forces, which have resulted in the arrest and convictions of more than 25 burglars and their accomplices for committing over 500 residential burglaries in a dozen counties and four states.

During the course of these investigations, he has conducted surveillance of burglary suspects more than 75 times, and observed burglaries actually taking place on several occasions, it was noted in the criminal affidavit.