PHOTOS: Morris County Sheriff Edward Rochford will retire

Morristown, 03/10/12---Sheriff Ed Rochford marches in the 34th year of Morris County's largest family oriented St. PatrickÕs Day Parade In New Jersey. The parade started in Wharton in 1979 and moved to Morristown in 1991.

Morris County Sheriff Ed Rochford marches in Morris County's 2014 St. Patrick's Day Parade, featuring 20 bands and about 70,000 in attendance either in the parade or as spectators. The annual Morristown parade is the largest family oriented St. Patrick’s Day Parade in all of New Jersey. March 15, 2014, Morristown, NJ.

Morris County Sheriff Ed Rochford marches in Morris County's 2014 St. Patrick's Day Parade, featuring 20 bands and about 70,000 in attendance either in the parade or as spectators. The annual Morristown parade is the largest family oriented St. Patrick’s Day Parade in all of New Jersey. March 15, 2014, Morristown, NJ.

Sheriff Edward Rochford arrives at funeral services for former Morris County Sheriff John M. Fox at St. Christopher R.C. Church in Parsippany. Fox served as County Sheriff from 1975 through 1992. September 30, 2015, Parsippany, NJ.

Funeral services for former Morris County Sheriff John M. Fox at St. Christopher R.C. Church in Parsippany. Fox served as County Sheriff from 1975 through 1992. September 30, 2015, Parsippany, NJ.

Sheriff Edward Rochford at funeral services for former Morris County Sheriff John M. Fox at St. Christopher R.C. Church in Parsippany. Fox served as County Sheriff from 1975 through 1992. September 30, 2015, Parsippany, NJ.

Sheriff Edward Rochford, second from right, at funeral services for former Morris County Sheriff John M. Fox at St. Christopher R.C. Church in Parsippany. Fox served as County Sheriff from 1975 through 1992. September 30, 2015, Parsippany, NJ.

Sheriff Edward Rochford, top left, salutes at funeral services for former Morris County Sheriff John M. Fox at St. Christopher R.C. Church in Parsippany. Fox served as County Sheriff from 1975 through 1992. September 30, 2015, Parsippany, NJ.

Senator Tony Bucco, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce and Sheriff Ed Rochford wait for Gov. Chris Christie befor e a campaign appearance at the Empire Diner in Parsippany where he endorsed Mayor James Barberio. Friday November 1, 2013, Parsippany, NJ, Staff Photographer/Bob Karp MOR 1101 christie-buono

Senator Tony Bucco, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce and Sheriff Ed Rochford wait for Gov. Chris Christie befor e a campaign appearance at the Empire Diner in Parsippany where he endorsed Mayor James Barberio. Friday November 1, 2013, Parsippany, NJ, Staff Photographer/Bob Karp MOR 1101 christie-buono

Sheriff Ed Rochford speaks during the Partnership for a Drug Free America and DEA hosted symposium for physicians at the Morris County Jail. The symposium will be held at every county correctional facility in the state, part of the national initiative and NJ is taking a lead. April 30, 2015. Morristown, N.J. Bob Karp/Staff Photographer.

At left, Moris County Sheriff Ed Rochford speaks at the "Stop the CrISIS" event hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community of North Jersey at the Villa in Mountain Lakes, April 29, 2015. Photo by Warren Westura for the Daily Record.

Six dogs in the Morris County SheriffÕs Office K-9 unit received ballistics vests today during a ceremony at the Morris County Public Safety Academy. The vests were paid for by unit officers and Capital K-9, a nonprofit entity that supplies bulletproof body armor and safety equipment for police dogs around the country. March 28, 2014, Parsippany, NJ. Bob Karp/staff photographer