MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Sheriff’s Office participated in a statewide Child Support Sweep coordinated by the N.J. State Judiciary and the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey during the week of July 20 to July 24.
Officers from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office arrested seventy-six (76) offenders for non-payment of child support.
Morris County collected more than $56,000 in back child support, making the county number one out of all twenty-one New Jersey counties in funds collected.
“As the Morris County Sheriff I am very proud that our agency ranked number one in the state in collecting unpaid child support for families,” said Morris County Sheriff Edward V. Rochford.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is the first Nationally Accredited Sheriff’s Office in New Jersey and provides shared law enforcement services for all thirty-nine municipalities in Morris County.