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.

For more than 30 years, the Sheriff’s Office has collected and delivered toys to children whose families cannot afford to purchase gifts for the holidays. In addition to toys, sheriff’s ...

At 10 a.m. on Dec. 10, Sheriff Coppinger and the Essex County Sheriff's Department were joined by Massachusetts State Police and local police departments at Lahey Clinic in Burlington where they ...

A now-former Essex County Sheriff’s Office deputy and another man have been charged for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen checks, authorities said. Ryan L. Terry, of ...

Several trucks were loaded outside the Essex County Courthouse earlier Tuesday. Officers paid for and delivered more than 5,000 gifts, including toys, winter clothing and baby necessities.

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 ...

A county sheriff in Massachusetts is lowering the minimum hiring age for correctional officers from 21 to 19 in the hopes of attracting new candidates and increasing the applicant pool.

The Barnstable County jail has space for 588 inmates, the sheriff’s office said, with a total population after the Essex County transfer of 259.

The Essex County Sheriff's Office plans to disband its K-9 unit in 2020 in order to save taxpayer money, officials said. On Jan. 1, the unit is scheduled to officially cease operations.