Wanted Fugitive Arrested with Rifle
For Immediate Release:
April 11, 2024
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a wanted
fugitive with a rifle and additional ammunition.
On April 9, 2024, at 2:31 PM, Officers Matthew Stollenwerk
and Robert Thompson responded to the first block of south Kentucky Avenue for a
report of an unknown weapon in a bag.
Medical personnel from Exceptional Medical Transport were on scene with
Robert Parker who was experiencing a medical emergency. While preparing Parker for transport, an
alert EMT noticed a weapon in Parker’s bag.
The officers located a loaded rifle with two additional
magazines in the bag. Parker was found
to have an active warrant for his arrest from Philadelphia, PA. He was transported to the AtlantiCare
Regional Medical Center, City Division, to be treated for a non-life
threatening condition.
ARRESTED: Robert
Parker, 64, of Philadelphia, PA.
CHARGES: Unlawful
possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession
of high capacity magazine, and fugitive from justice.
Parker was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice
Facility. The public is reminded that
charges are mere allegations, and the accused is considered innocent until
proven guilty.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to
contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit at
609-347-5766 or submit a text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the
text with ACPD.
Alert sent on
04/11/2024 at 2:46PM EDT
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ACPD
and your tip to 847411
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