Kent William Powe (Lower Merion Police Department) LOWER MERION, Pa. - Lower Merion police confirmed Thursday night that a man has been arrested in connection with an attempted abduction near an apartment building in Bala Cynwyd.According to police, the suspect pressed an object into a woman’s back at the Royal Athena Apartment Complex on Nov.
4 and said, “You know what this is?”The woman was able to get away.Police say Kent William Powe, 58, was taken into custody at a home Thursday morning in Collingdale without incident.
He faces numerous charges, including attempted kidnapping and robbery. Cherry Hill police believe the same suspect is responsible for two attempted abductions last month.