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Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE April 5, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Despite the overwhelming statistical evidence that shows Weequahic Park to be among the safest recreational facilities in New Jersey, there has been some concern from local residents and park patrons regarding the recent discovery of three non-criminal deaths at that location. “On March 3rd, our Patrol Division officers were alerted to an object floating in Weequahic Lake,” Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE March 23, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – As part of an on-going series of drug investigations in the city’s North Ward, Essex County sheriff’s detectives today executed a search warrant for a townhouse, located at 992N Franklin Avenue, and recovered more than $3,000 in illegal narcotics. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics executed the warrant shortly before Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE March 22, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Irvington – NYPD detectives and officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team yesterday arrested a male suspect with an extensive criminal background who was wanted on gun charges by New York authorities. “The NYPD officers developed information that the sufirst-floorl Handy, 30, of Brooklyn, was living with a family member on Sheridan Street in Irvington.” She Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE March 6, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A reputed street gang member and his two alleged accomplices, including a high school student, were arrested this afternoon by Essex County sheriff’s detectives with weapons and drug charges were filed against them. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that detectives from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics responded today and conducted plainclothes operations at the intersecti Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE February 9, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Irvington – Following the execution of a search warrant for her basement apartment, a female suspect was arrested on drug charges by Essex County sheriff’s detectives and Bloomfield police officers on Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that as a result of the search at 356 Union Avenue the detectives seized 81 heroin-filled envelopes, stamped “Black Panther” i Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE January 26, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Sheriff Advises Motorists: Buckle Up Passengers in the Back Seats Newark — Sheriff Armando Fontoura today advised motorists to continue to invest in their safety by buckling up in both the front and back seats of the car seat while traveling. In 2017, 635 people died in New Jersey as a result of motor vehicle crashes, marking the deadliest year in a decade, and half of those fatal Read More...