Mayor and fire chief confirm investigation of Atlantic City firefighters

By Lynda Cohen, Staff Writer, 609-272-7257 | Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 4 comments

ATLANTIC CITY - Law enforcement is investigating an incident involving city firefighters, officials have confirmed.

While rumors run rampant about the incident, no officials would discuss details of the allegations.

"The mayor was informed about the alleged incident after hours yesterday," said Kevin Hall, spokesman for Mayor Lorenzo Langford.

Langford is withholding comment until the investigation is completed, Hall said. That includes getting reports from several departments, including Fire Chief Dennis Brooks.

"All I know is, it's supposed to be firefighters," Brooks said. "To me, they're all allegations and rumors until I'm told otherwise."

Brooks did not know which firefighters were allegedly involved. He said he would need information from the law enforcement investigation before he is able to write a report.

But neither city police Chief John Mooney nor Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel would even confirm that there is an investigation, citing their respective office's policies.

"It is the policy of this office not to comment on the existence or not of an investigation unless there is conclusive evidence of criminality or charges have been filed," Housel said in a statement.