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March 30, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Despite the overwhelming presence of electronic and print media at Veterans Courthouse as a jury deliberates the fate of Basim Henry, one of four accused suspects in the carjacking and murder of Dustin Friedland at the Short Hills Mall on December 15, 2013, two Atlantic County men were taken into custody today for smoking marijuana in Rosa Parks Plaza which is adjacent to the courthouse. “As print reporters and televisi Read More...
March 28, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Three suspected drug dealers and one alleged drug buyer were arrested last night by Essex County sheriff’s detectives. Responding to neighborhood complaints of open-air drug trafficking near the intersection of West McKinney and Nevada streets, Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics staged a plainclothes surveillance operation at that location on Monday evening. “Our Read More...
March 27, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Sheriff Armando Fontoura today issued a reminder to local motorists that statistics reveal a car is broken into every 30 seconds somewhere across our nation. Fontoura added that Essex County is not exempt to that alarming statistic. “During this past weekend, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in car break-ins throughout our county on local streets and at our parks and reservations,” the sheriff noted. “Regretfull Read More...
March 24, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – An alleged drug dealer, his accomplice and two other suspects were arrested yesterday morning by Essex County sheriff’s detectives resulting in weapons and narcotics charges being filed against the alleged dealer and drug charges filed against the other three suspects. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics staged a plainclothes surveillance operation in the area of Rid Read More...
March 23, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Three suspects, charged with multiple weapons and narcotics offenses, and two alleged drug buyers were arrested late yesterday morning by Essex County sheriff’s detectives. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that in response to neighborhood complaints of open-air drug trafficking in the area of South Orange and Columbia avenues officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics staged a plainclothes surveillance operatio Read More...
March 12, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A drug suspect, armed with a semi-automatic handgun, was arrested this morning by Essex County sheriff’s officers. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that uniformed officers from his department’s Patrol Division were conducting quality of life operations on Clinton Avenue on Sunday when their marked cruiser observed three males who had congregated at the South 18th Street intersection. “Upon spotting our officers, all Read More...