Former NFL Running Back Derrick Ward Arrested in Los Angeles for Robbery

In this handout image provided by the NFL, Derrick Ward of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football team is seen posing for a portrait taken in Tampa Bay, Fla., in 2010. NFL via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Former NFL Super Bowl-winning running back Derrick Ward was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly committing multiple robberies around the city, authorities confirmed Dec. 19.

Mr. Ward, 43, was arrested about noon Monday by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) North Hollywood Division, according to the LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.