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VINELAND — An armed robber held up minor-league baseball player Darren Ford at gunpoint last week and fled with a bank deposit bag, $300 in cash and a cell phone, police said.

Police have not said how much money was in the bank deposit bag. The robbery took place at 12:15 p.m. Nov. 18 at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission office at 76 W. Landis Ave.

Police said Darren Ford, 24, who works during the off-season at RK Chevrolet, was carrying a bank deposit bag with him from the dealership when he stopped at the NJMVC office.

Ford said a gunman, whom he identified as black or Hispanic, pointed a double-barreled shotgun at him and demanded he turn over his belongings, according to police.

Police said the suspect fled in a car.

No other description of the suspect or the vehicle was available.

Ford, a rising prospect for the San Francisco Giants, was added to the team’s 40-man roster last Friday.

Ford, a former Vineland High School star, hit .300 with nine home runs, 50 RBIs and 35 stolen bases for San Jose, a member of the Class-A Advanced California League this year. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder was selected as the 526th pick of the 18th round by the Brewers in the 2004 amateur draft. Milwaukee traded him to the Giants in July 2008.

Police are asking that anyone who was in the area of 76 W. Landis Ave. that day contact Detective Kristin Kirchner at 856-691-4111, ext. 4656

Crime Stoppers of Vineland is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Crime Stoppers telephone number is 856-691-0345.

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