For Immediate Release:  September 22, 2021

On September 21, 2021, a man wanted for stealing an emergency vehicle was arrested after an alert police sergeant spotted him.

Sergeant Craig Mulhern arrested Patrick Ford at Arkansas Avenue on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.  Ford was wanted for his involvement in the theft of an emergency vehicle the previous night.

On September 20 at 9:38 PM, an officer was stopped by a concerned citizen in reference to an New Jersey EMS Task Force vehicle with the emergency lights and siren activated that was parked in the beach block of Iowa Avenue.  The citizen reported that he saw the vehicle being driven on the boardwalk before the driver parked it and walked away.

An investigation revealed that the driver was Ford.  He entered the vehicle while it was parked on a parking lot at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino.  While driving the vehicle, Ford struck several parked vehicles and objects causing extensive damage.  He entered the Boardwalk at Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard by breaking a gate, drove on the boardwalk, and then exited at Iowa Avenue. 

Detectives investigating the theft obtained a surveillance photograph of Ford, whose identity at the time was unknown, and it was disseminated to police department personnel.  Sergeant Mulhern identified and arrested Ford based off of the flyer.  Additional charges are pending further investigation.

ARRESTED:  Patrick Ford, 31, of Clementon, NJ.

CHARGES:  Theft and two counts of criminal mischief.

Ford was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.  Charges are mere accusations, and the accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766.  Information can be text to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD.  All texts are anonymous.

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Alert sent on 09/22/2021 at 2:31PM EDT

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