Morris freeholders reject sheriff's request for new 'executive' vehicles - NJ.com
He and county spokesman Larry Ragonese pointed out that neither Rochford nor Schievella goes to crime scene investigations and said they both have recent-model vehicles that don't need replacing. According to county documents, Rochford requested a 2016 Ford Explorer XLT for himself for $43,525, including leather seats, while Schievella was to receive a 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, with four-wheel drive, for $28,960. The sheriff is... Rochford got a new Ford Taurus in 2013, and then "handed it off" and got the new Explorer in 2014, according to Ragonese and Scappichio. The Ford Taurus currently has 27,000 miles on it. "The cars he no longer likes still have the new car smell," Scappichio said. Meanwhile, Undersheriff Schievella is driving a 2010 Ford Escape, with approximately 63,000 miles on it, the county officials said. RELATED: Sheriff retains some control of the jail After the board announced in June that it was taking control of the jail away from the sheriff, it came to an agreement with Rochford in which his staff would manage the day-to-day operation of the... Source: www.nj.com
