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October 30, 2016 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Four city male juveniles were arrested and a carjacked vehicle was recovered last night by Essex County sheriff’s officers and Newark police. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Patrol Division were conducting quality of life operations in the area of South 9th Street and 12th Avenue at 10:20 p.m. on Saturday when they spotted a 2001 Nissan Quest minivan that had been reported carjack Read More...
January 1, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A city man wanted on prior weapons and aggravated assault charges was arrested this afternoon by Essex County sheriff’s officers and new weapons charges were filed against him. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Patrol Division were conducting quality of life operations in the area of Weequahic Park on Sunday what they observed a suspect wanted by the Newark Police Department on weapo Read More...
December 15, 2016 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A male juvenile wanted by law enforcement authorities on a prior armed carjacking warrant was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Essex County sheriff’s officers and new narcotics charges were filed against him. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated officers from his department were on quality of life patrol in the area of Newark’s Parker Avenue and Parker Street at 3:00 p.m. yesterday when they spotted a 15-year-old juvenil Read More...
January 14, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Irvington – As a result of a motor vehicle stop initiated by Essex County sheriff’s officers on Friday night, a Garfield man was arrested on multiple weapons and narcotics charges. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Patrol Division were conducting quality of life operations in the area of Irvington Park last night when they executed a computer records check of a temporary registration tag a Read More...
January 30, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A suspected armed carjacking suspect was arrested today by Essex County sheriff’s officers. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that uniformed officers from his department’s Patrol Division observed a 2007 Range Rover wagon, driven by a suspect later identified as Robert Lilly, 22 of Newark, at noon on Monday on South Orange Avenue and South 9th Street. The vehicle had been reported as taken by physical force at 7:00 a. Read More...
January 18, 2017 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A suspected drug dealer was arrested early this morning by Essex County sheriff’s detectives. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from the Bureau of Narcotics and the department’s Tactical Response Team executed a search warrant for the second floor apartment at 72 Stone Street at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday. “After surrounding the residence and making a forced entry into the apartment, the target of our inve Read More...