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Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE January 24, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A suspect with an extensive criminal history was arrested on weapons and drug charges this morning by detectives from the Essex County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that the officers developed information that Kenneth Durant, 39, was hiding from law enforcement authorities in the first floor apartment at 928 Hunterdon Street in Newark. Durant was Read More...
January 19, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 SHERIFF ISSUES ALERT: BEWARE OF NEW TWIST ON AN OLD SCAM Newark – Sheriff Armando Fontoura today issued an alert to Essex County residents that a long running telephone scam seeking payment for false warrants and overdue payments to the IRS has taken a new twist. This new twist involves a threat of arrest for not appearing for Jury Duty as summonsed. “The scam involves a caller stating he or she is with the Sheriff’s O Read More...
December 21, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Irvington – A suspect with a long criminal history of drug distribution arrests was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by Essex County sheriff’s detectives and new narcotics charges were filed against him. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that as part of an on-going investigation into drug trafficking in Irvington officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics executed a search warrant for 40 West Stratford Avenue on Wednes Read More...
December 7, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 December 8th – January 1st Newark – The Essex County Sheriff’s Office will join with the county’s 22 municipal police departments and participate in a statewide crackdown on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Beginning December 8, 2017 and continuing through January 1, 2018 law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sori Read More...
Dec. 6. 2017 Newark – Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering rewards of up to $10,000 in two recent murders in the Essex County. Crimes Stoppers has agreed to pay up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the pe Read More...
December 5, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A male suspect with a long criminal history of drug arrests was apprehended last night by detectives from the Essex County Sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated detectives from his department were conducting plain clothes surveillance operations in Newark’s North Ward at 6:40 p.m. on Monday along Stone Street between 6th and Park avenues when they observed a double parked 2014 Chevrolet Mali Read More...