Crime & Safety

Upper Dublin Police, Who Lost Their Station To Hurricane Ida, Hosts Tour Of Temporary Home

The tour, which is open to the community, will be held Tuesday between 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Police officials encourage folks to stop by.

Gov. Tom Wolf stands in front of the since-destroyed Upper Dublin Township Building. Wolf visited the area back in September after Hurricane Ida caused widespread damage in the township and beyond.
Gov. Tom Wolf stands in front of the since-destroyed Upper Dublin Township Building. Wolf visited the area back in September after Hurricane Ida caused widespread damage in the township and beyond. (Photo Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services )

UPPER DUBLIN, PA — Those interested in seeing where the Upper Dublin Police Department is temporarily operating out of are invited to stop by the local public library Tuesday afternoon.

Upper Dublin Police, which have been operating out of the library ever since a tornado spawned by Hurricane Ida back in September destroyed the department headquarters, are hosting an open house tour between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Members of the public are encouraged to stop by to see the renovated section of the library where police will be working out of until repairs are made to the government center complex that was hit hard by the tornado.

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The library is located at 520 Virginia Drive in Fort Washington.

Upper Dublin was one of the hardest Ida-hit communities in Montgomery County. The township building, which also houses the police department, had its roof torn completely off by the tornado.

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Homes and other parts of the township were also damaged by winds and flooding.

The community continues to clean up from all the damage caused by the hurricane.

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