Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
July 30, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
West Orange – A major drug manufacturing facility was shut down last night and nearly one million dollars in methamphetamine was seized by a law enforcement task force comprised of Essex County sheriff’s detectives and detectives from the Newark, Bloomfield, Irvington and West Orange police departments.
Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that as a result of a two-month investigation the
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
July 24, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
Newark – Two suspects were arrested today and narcotics charges were filed against them.
Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that a task force comprised of sheriff’s detectives and Bloomfield police officers executed a search warrant for an apartment at a townhouse, located at 385 Roselle Avenue in Newark, at noon on Wednesday.
“In a bedroom, our officers discovered 41-year-old Johnny Fl
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
July 21, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
Newark – A Georgia man was arrested late this morning by Essex County sheriff’s officers and weapons charges were filed against him.
Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department were on routine patrol in the area of Weequahic Park Sunday at 11:15 a.m. when they observed a Ford pick-up truck parked on the Route 22 service road. The vehicle displayed a Texas lice
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
July 19, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
Newark- Due to the extreme heat, Sheriff Armando Fontoura, Coordinator of the Essex County Office of Emergency Management and Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. have announced that starting immediately cooling centers across Essex County will be open for local residents to use in order to avoid the hazardous health conditions associated with this magnitude of
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
June 7, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
Newark – As a result of two domestic violence incidents, an ex-convict with an extensive criminal history was arrested on Thursday evening by Essex County sheriff’s officers and multiple weapons were filed against him.
Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that a frantic female victim ran into the Patrol Division headquarters on West Market Street yesterday evening and advised officers that
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
May 24, 2019
Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105
Newark – As part of an on-going investigation into drug trafficking in the city’s North Ward, four semi-automatic weapons and more than $30,000 in edible marijuana were seized last night as Essex County sheriff’s detectives arrested three men and a female juvenile.
Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted a plainclothes surv