OFF-DUTY COP HELPS IN ROBBERY ARREST

A robbery suspect was apprehended by an off-duty Atlantic City police officer while committing the crime. At about 10 p.m. Wednesday night, officer Anthony Abrams was driving past the Atlantic City Car Wash on Albany Avenue, when he heard a security alarm. After calling police dispatch, Abrams saw a man leaving the car wash allegedly carrying stolen items, and attempted to make an arrest. The robber, 44 year-old Steven Stadler, punched the officer in the face and the two men wrestled to the ground as police back-up arrived. Stadler was charged with several crimes, included aggravated assault, and is being held in the Atlantic County Jail on $100,000 bail.