NEWARK — The Essex County Sheriff's Office swore in 22 new officers today, helping bolster its ranks after an unusually high number of retirements last year, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.

The state Attorney General’s Office said it has dispatched a detective to hand deliver to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office a judge’s order, originally signed last year, requiring that a ...

Some officers say the Essex County Sheriff’s office is lashing out against handlers when it announced that the K-9 unit is being disbanded at the end of the year. Joe the Bloodhound, Yankee and ...

The fate of the Essex County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit remains up in the air after the agency scrapped plans to disband the unit. The K-9 unit was scheduled to be dissolved on Jan. 1, but the ...

Sheriff Amir Jones announced two key leadership appointments within the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Both took effect immediately. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office ...

A 37-year-old correctional officer with the Essex County Sheriff’s office died after complications of COVID-19, officials announced on Friday. Anthony J. Pasquarello, of Saugus, died Thursday as ...

Members of the Essex County Sheriff's Office began their annual Holiday Toy Drive distribution Tuesday morning across the county. Several trucks were loaded outside the Essex County Courthouse ...

ESSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Essex County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a suspect in a gas station break-in and burglary incident. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

The advocacy group Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts filed a federal class action lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming the Essex County sheriff is denying hepatitis C treatment to people in their ...

The Essex County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday it will disband its K-9 Unit effective 2020 in order to save costs. "Throughout its tenure, our K-9 Unit has been a vital part of our law ...