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December 19, 2023
Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force Makes Significant Arrest in Roselle


October 13, 2023
Union County Offers Extra Security for Houses of Worship throughout the Community


September 15, 2023
Anti-Theft Controls by Hyundai/Kia


September 5, 2023
Sheriff’s Office in Collaboration with the US Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force locate Ernesto Martinez


July 24, 2023
Extradition of Everoy L. Morrison


June 7, 2023
Passing of Retired K9 Sam


April 4, 2023
Historical Document Donation


February 27, 2023
Officer Anthony Scorese Recipient of the Academic Achievement Award


January 31, 2023
Captain Frank Miller, Sergeant John Gillespie and Sergeant Michael King Walkout Ceremony


December 22, 2022
Tree of Hope


December 12, 2022
Lieutenants attend 62nd Executive Leadership Institute


November 7, 2022
Crime Scene Unit Officers Cisneros & Garrido complete the NJ State Police Crime Scene Investigations Course


October 31, 2022
Traditional Walkout Ceremony for Officer Mike Heller


May 17, 2022
Appointment of Carlo Caparruva as Undersheriff


May 1, 2022
Statement from the Union County Sheriff


April 4, 2022
Walkout Ceremony


February 14, 2022
Appointment of Undersheriff Victor Manata


June 14, 2021
Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)


January 4, 2021
Detective Edward Suter and Investigator Marybeth Gray Retirements


September 22, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Office K9 Milo has received donation of body armor


September 18, 2020
Union County Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Remembrance Day


August 19, 2020
New Officers and Security Guards Sworn in


April 21, 2020
StringKing and Tree City Donation


April 20, 2020
Freeholder Board, Sheriff’s Office and United Way of Greater Union County Organize Food Assistance for Residents


March 11, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Office K9 Ceasar Receives Donation of Body Armor


February 27, 2020
Lightbridge Academy of Westfield Donates “Bite Suit” to Union County K-9 Search & Rescue Unit


February 3, 2020
Distinguished Service Certificate presented to Officer Brendan Carlos


January 31, 2020
Walkout Ceremony for Officer Lisa Santos and Captain Mark Banek


January 28, 2020
Attorney General Grewal and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Unveil “Operation Helping Hand 24/7/365”


January 22, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Children’s Coloring/Activity Book Competition for Spring 2020


January 5, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Raise $7,820 for Charity with No Shave November


December 17, 2019
Statement from the Sheriff regarding the lockdown of the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools


December 16, 2019
Menorah Lighting Ceremonies


November 25, 2019
Union County Sheriff’s Office K9 Caesar to Get Donation of Body Armor


October 21, 2019
9th Annual Pistol Competition


October 11, 2019
11th Annual Union County Columbus Day Flag Raising


October 1, 2019
Union County Hosts Networking Mixer for All Military Personnel


September 13, 2019
National POW/MIA Recognition Day


August 19, 2019
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Join “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation” Sandwich Drive


July 29, 2019
Sheriff’s Youth Academy tours Courthouse Complex


April 12, 2019
The 2019 “My County” Poster Contest Winners


April 2, 2019
Union County Sheriff’s Youth Academy Ready for 2019 Class – Program Opens in July for Students in Grades 7 to 12


March 8, 2019
Union County Sheriff’s Office Tree of Hope Winter Coat Donation Drive


February 20, 2019
Sheriff Sale Canceled


December 13, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Raise $5,070 for Charity with No Shave November


December 10, 2018
Menorah Lighting at the Union County Courthouse


December 7, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Training Academy Graduates Classes 18-01 and 18-02


December 6, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit Receives Operational First Aid Kits Donation


December 4, 2018
Sheriff Sale Cancelled for Wednesday, December 5th


November 15, 2018
No Sheriff Sale for Wednesday, November 21st


October 30, 2018
Union County Gun Buyback


October 18, 2018
Turn In Unwanted Guns at Union County Gun Buyback Event


October 14, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Office 8th Annual Pistol Competition


September 14, 2018
Turn in Unwanted Guns for up to $250 Each


August 10, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Investigator Zamanski Honored as “Big of the Year”


August 2, 2018
2018 Union County Sheriff’s Youth Police Academy Graduation


July 14, 2018
Undersheriff Jonathan Parham Sworn into Union County Sheriff’s Office


July 10, 2018
Jonathan Parham, Long-time Law Enforcement Veteran and former Linden Police Chief to be appointed as Undersheriff on Friday


June 29, 2018
Sheriff Detective Charles Mancuso Walkout


June 9, 2018
35th New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run


June 4, 2018
Union County Pride Flag Raising Ceremony


May 30, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Office first to train rank and file in Wellbeing


May 18, 2018
Union County Honors Residents During Military Appreciation Month


May 15, 2018
Peace Officers Memorial Day


May 1, 2018
Military Appreciation Month


April 25, 2018
New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Full-Scale Multi-Disciplinary Exercise in Linden


April 24, 2018
4th Annual Race 4 the Children 5K Fundraiser


April 19, 2018
“My County” Poster Contest Winners


April 13, 2018
UnderSheriff Joseph Cryan Walkout


February 7, 2018
Promotion of Union County Sheriff’s Office Undersheriff Dennis Burke


February 5, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s K9 Search & Rescue Unit on Assignment


February 1, 2018
Retirement Walkout Ceremony


January 23, 2018
Union County Sheriff’s Officer of the Year is Officer Rhyner of Roselle Park


January 19, 2018
Union County Vocational Technical School Meeting


January 7, 2018
Union County Sheriff Peter Corvelli is sworn into office by Senator-Elect Joseph P. Cryan


December 8, 2017
Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall at Kean University


December 1, 2017
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Raise $6,200 for Charity with No Shave November


September 15, 2017
Union County POW/MIA Remembrance Day


September 13, 2017
Union County Family Justice Center Holds Grand Opening


August 11, 2017
2017 Union County Sheriff’s Youth Police Academy Graduation


July 20, 2017
Union County residents encouraged to participate in state-run gun buyback program


July 20, 2017
Union County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Re-Accreditation


July 12, 2017
Summer Arts Festival Concert Series to Showcase Units of the Sheriff’s Office


June 1, 2017
Union County launches C.L.E.A.R. program to combat substance abuse


May 11, 2017
Class 17-01 Graduates the Union County’s Sheriff’s Office K9 Training Academy


April 25, 2017
3rd Annual 5K Fundraiser Race 4 the Children


April 10, 2017
“My County” Poster Contest Winners


April 6, 2017
4th Annual Union County C.A.R.E.S. Domestic Violence Symposium


March 10, 2017
Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment


March 3, 2017
Read Across America


January 18, 2017
Opioid Response Initiative and Resource Guide


December 2, 2016
UNICO Veterans Appreciation Breakfast


November 21, 2016
Sheriff Joe Cryan congratulates Eagle Scout Brendan Karolchyk


October 27, 2016
Sheriff’s Officer’s PBA Local 108 Pumpkin Donation


October 27, 2016
4th Annual Union County Youth Services Networking Conference


October 21, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrests 15 in National Family Violence Apprehension Detail


October 17, 2016
6th Annual Union County Sheriff’s Pistol Competition


September 30, 2016
Union County Honors Heroes


September 28, 2016
Union County Hosts Town Hall Meeting with Veterans


September 12, 2016
Suicide Awareness Program


August 31, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Arrest High-Speed Chase Suspect


August 26, 2016
Union County invites residents to September 11th Memorial to Honor Residents who Perished in Attacks


August 26, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Join “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation” Food Drive


August 10, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Office Tracks Down Suspect Wanted in Union Assault, Robbery


August 3, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Youth Police Academy Graduation


July 28, 2016
Union County Prosecutor’s Office, local police departments gearing up for National Night Out


July 15, 2016
Class 16-01 Graduates the Union County’s Sheriff’s Office K9 Training Academy


July 7, 2016
Sheriff’s Office and Union County Office on Women Encourage Women to Apply for Sheriff’s Officer Positions


June 15, 2016
Union County Sheriff Welcomes 7 Police Academy Graduates


June 14, 2016
Union County Sheriff Swears In 37 New Officers


June 14, 2016
Strides4Strength Walk


June 14, 2016
Law Enforcement Torch Run


May 25, 2016
Flag from U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay


May 19, 2016
Clothing, Blanket and Toy Drive


May 19, 2016
Queen City Academy Charter School’s 8th Annual Career Day


May 13, 2016
Union County SWAT Team Demonstration


May 11, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s K-9 Lorcan Remembered at Memorial Service


May 10, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Officer Promoted to Sergeant


April 26, 2016
District Attorney Vance and Police Commissioner Bratton Announce Indictment of Firearm Ring that Trafficked more than 80 Guns from “Iron Pipeline” States to Manhattan


April 22, 2016
Memorial Service for K-9 Lorcan


April 15, 2016
“My County” Poster Contest Winners


April 5, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Officer Promoted to Sergeant


March 29, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Officer Promoted


March 10, 2016
Union County Sheriff Joe Cryan Joins Senator Lesniak in kick off of Job Training/Placement Pilot Program for Food Stamp (SNAP) Recipients


March 7, 2016
New Jersey Law Enforcement Examination (LEE)


March 3, 2016
Read Across America


March 3, 2016
Taxpayers – Beware of IRS Impersonators! Don’t become a victim this filing season


February 11, 2016
Union County Sheriff Promotes Veteran Officer to Sergeant


January 21, 2016
Union County Sheriff Pledges to Build on Progress


January 19, 2016
Union County Sheriff’s Office Clothing Drive


December 25, 2015
Union County Sheriff’s Office is Hosting a Winter Clothing and Toy Drive


December 17, 2015
150 Turkeys Donated for the Holiday Season


December 15, 2015
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Seek “Tree of Hope” Donations for Kids in Need


November 23, 2015
Support of the 9/11 First Responders Act


October 26, 2015
5th Annual Union County Sheriff’s Pistol Competition


October 16, 2015
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Conduct Child Support Sweep


September 30, 2015
Undersheriff Colon Among Four Recipients of Patriots’ Path Council Service Award


September 30, 2015
Sheriff Promotions


August 7, 2015
Union County Sheriff Youth Academy Holds Graduation Ceremony


August 5, 2015
National Night Out Photos from around Union County


July 23, 2015
Union County Sheriff’s Youth Academy got a visit from the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit


July 7, 2015
Union County Sheriff’s K9 Unit Receives Donation of Pet Oxygen Masks


July 6, 2015
Central Jersey Fourth of July Parade


June 30, 2015
VFW Post 2433 Donates 5 K9 Ballistic Vests to the Sheriff’s Office Unit


June 29, 2015
Promotion Of Union County Sheriff Capt. Dennis Burke


June 23, 2015
Quality of Life Warrant Roundup Nets Murder Suspect


June 15, 2015
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey


April 20, 2015
“My County” Poster Contest Winners


April 16, 2015
Freeholder Board Congratulates Undersheriff Amilcar Colon


January 10, 2015
Union County Sheriff Warns Residents about Phone Scammers Pretending to Be Law Enforcement Officers


December 5, 2014
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Seek “Tree of Hope” Donations for Kids in Need


October 14, 2014
Union County Sheriff’s Office Tracks Down Fugitive Wanted Since 1999


September 5, 2014
September is National Preparedness Month


September 5, 2014
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Arrest Fugitive Wanted Since 2008


September 5, 2014
Freeholder Board Invites Community to Sept. 11 Memorial Next Week at Echo Lake Park, Mountainside in Recognition of Union County Residents Who Perished


September 2, 2014
September 11th is a National Day of Service and Remembrance


August 22, 2014
Union County Sheriff’s Youth Academy Class Graduate


August 22, 2014
New Undersheriff Sworn In


August 22, 2014
Back to School Safety Reminder


August 15, 2014
Union County Undersheriff Detrolio Retires


August 15, 2014
Celebrate National Senior Citizens Day on August 21


August 15, 2014
Freeholder Board Honor Union County Undersheriff Vincent Detrolio


August 8, 2014
Union County Sheriff’s Officers Arrest Man Wanted in Stabbing