Fred Beans Makes $10K Donation to Plumstead Twp Police Department

The Fred Beans Charitable Trust, the giving arm of Fred Beans Automotive Group, recently donated $10,665 to the Plumstead Township Police Department to help purchase an innovative intelligence solution to assist with solving area crimes. Over a five-year period, Beans will donate a total of $34,645 to fully fund this technology, which will collect, organize and make information derived from license plate data into actionable intelligence readily accessible to officers.

According to Plumstead Township Police Chief David A. Mettin, the technology will aid in the detection and timely apprehension of anyone who commits a criminal act in the area, and support the department in providing professional police services. He emphasized that it will help officers continue to promote the safety and security of all residents and businesses in and around Plumstead Township.

The Fred Beans Charitable Trust was established in 2000 to formalize Fred Beans’ commitment to giving back. Since then, the Trust has prioritized supporting organizations and efforts spanning the categories of youth and education, human services, arts and culture, and community development.

“I have long been motivated to pay my good fortune forward, and I believe that if we, as a company, invest in what’s most important – our neighbors and the communities where we do business – our success will follow,” said Fred Beans, founder and president of the Fred Beans Automotive Group.

The Fred Beans Automotive Group is headquartered in Doylestown and encompasses more than 20 dealerships, 18 brands, six franchised CARSTAR collision centers, two AutoExpress locations, four AutoRent locations, commercial truck sales and parts. The largest concentration of Beans operations is in close proximity to Plumstead Township, and many Beans employees reside in the area.

“We appreciate the Plumstead Township Police Department’s efforts to innovate its practices to ensure we all continue to take great pride in where we live, work, or in many of our cases, do both,” said Beth Beans Gilbert, vice president of Fred Beans Automotive Group.