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August 28, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A routine traffic stop on Monday evening by Essex County sheriff’s detectives resulted in the seizure of $100,000 in cocaine and the arrest of a Newark man. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics were conducting routine quality of life operations in the city yesterday when they observed a double parked 2015 Chevrolet Suburban with New York license plates obstructing tr Read More...
May 31, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Seven suspects, including a wheelchair bound man in his 70’s and a female septuagenarian, were arrested Wednesday afternoon on multiple drug charges by Essex County sheriff’s detectives in four simultaneous raids on two federally funded housing complexes in Newark. “In executing a search warrant yesterday at a second floor apartment, located at 15 Pennington Street, our officers walked in on four male suspects, sittin Read More...
August 30, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – In simultaneous raids by a law enforcement task force on two North Ward townhouse apartments on Wednesday afternoon, two suspects were arrested and weapons and drug charges were filed against them. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that the task force, comprised of detectives from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics and the Newark and Irvington police departments, yesterday executed two search warrants at 211 Mt. Pleasa Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE August 21, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – A reputed member of the Crips street gang was arrested last night and multiple weapons charges were filed against him. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that detectives from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics teamed with officers from the Newark Police Division’s Special Enforcement Bureau to conduct quality of life patrols in the city’s 4th police precinct in response Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE August 19, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Three alleged drug dealers and a suspected buyer were arrested by Essex County sheriff’s detectives over the weekend and multiple narcotic charges were filed against them. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted plainclothes operations today and on Thursday at the intersections on Clinton and Seymour avenues and a Read More...
Essex County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE August 11, 2018 Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105 Newark – Two 17-year-old males from Montclair and East Orange were arrested last night by Essex County sheriff’s and Newark police officers after their stolen vehicle crashed into a parked truck. The suspect vehicle was also wanted in a Newark shooting incident that occurred earlier on Friday Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that a patrol unit from his department observed a 2015 V Read More...