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Sam Barron

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An (almost) lifelong Westchester resident, Sam has reported on all facets of Westchester since he graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in print journalism, including stints at North County News and The Examiner. A film columnist for WAG Magazine, Sam's moviegoing expertise has been profiled in the New York Times and he was a featured guest on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.

Sam was formerly a community editor at Daily Voice.

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Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter' Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter'
Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter' Kayla Stanton, a 20-year-old Florence resident, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in Burlington Township Tuesday, March 11, that also injured an infant, authorities said. At 11:30 a.m. a minivan collided with a tractor trailer at a traffic light at County Route 541 and Cadillac Road, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. Stanton, a front-seat passenger in the minivan, was killed, authorities said. The driver of the minivan and an infant were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. "She was a backbone in our famil…

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Police & Fire
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Two men were arrested and charged with stealing mail on Thursday, March 6, after a retired Fairfield police sergeant helped track them down, authorities said. At 11:46 a.m., Joseph Keegan, a retired Fairfield police sergeant, alerted law enforcement that he saw a black Chevrolet Malibu with no license plates parked next to a mailbox on Law Drive, Fairfield police said. Keegan saw two men, later identified as Aiioune Gueye, a 25-year-old East Orange resident and Elijah Muhammad-Outen, a 25-year-old Newark resident, dressed in  black with yellow reflective vests try to enter the mai…

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Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Camden man was killed in a double shooting on the evening of Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. At 10:29 p.m., officers responded to 300 block of Morse Street after receiving a ShotSpotter detection and found Jose Hiraldo-Peralta with multiple gunshot wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. A 28-year-old Camden man was located inside a nearby residence with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Hiraldo-Peralta was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities s…

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Orange Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor Orange Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor
Orange Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor Kerry Coley, a councilman in the City of Orange Township was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10, after he displayed a gun at a tow truck driver last October, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Coley displayed the gun to a tow truck driver who was in the process of towing a vehicle owned by Coley's relative, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren said. Coley was released from the Essex County Correctional Facility on Tuesday and is ordered to have no contact with the victim and not possess any firearms, authorities…

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Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor
Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man was killed in a crash in Westampton Township on the evening of Saturday, March 8. At 9 p.m., the driver was speeding, ran a red light and struck another vehicle at Route 541 southbound and Woodlane Road, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, who has not been identified, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries, authorities said.

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Hiker Trapped In Knowlton Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD Hiker Trapped In Knowlton Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD
Hiker Trapped In Knowlton Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD A hiker was rescued and then charged with trespassing after getting stuck in a railroad viaduct in Warren County on the evening of Tuesday, March 11, authorities said. At 10:23 p.m. rescuers responded to Station Road on a report of a hiker trapped in a railroad viaduct, Knowlton Twp. Fire and Rescue Company #1 - Station 41 said. Two five-person rescue teams were sent onto the railroad bed and a team of New Jersey State Police troopers searched the immediate area under the viaduct, firefighters said. The hiker was located after an hour, uninjured inside a viaduct support column, firefi…

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Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police
Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police A 36-year-old Philadelphia man is at large after he stabbed a man in Bridgeton on Tuesday, March 11, authorities said. At 9:45 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of South Avenue after Kenneth Tripline kicked in a door and stabbed Elliot Handy, 28, in the torso, Bridgeton police said. Handy was taken to Inspira Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Tripline has been charged with murder and weapons offenses, police said. He is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Handy and Tripline knew each other, police said, and the stabbing is considered…

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Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD
Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Three people were arrested after a fight at an Egg Harbor Township bowling alley led to the recovery of a stolen handgun, authorities said. At 11:09 p.m., authorities responded to King Pin Lanes at 6622 Black Horse Pike on a report of two men fighting that escalated into another man retrieving a handgun, Egg Harbor Township police said. A witness told police, a man, accompanied by several people, threatened to shoot people with the gun. While officers were en route, they were told the man had exited the building and was attempting to leave, police said. Officers encountered the s…

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Dump Truck Overturns, Driver Hospitalized: Manchester Twp PD Dump Truck Overturns, Driver Hospitalized: Manchester Twp PD
Dump Truck Overturns, Driver Hospitalized: Manchester Twp PD A driver was hospitalized after his dump truck overturned in Manchester Township on Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. At 11:48 a.m., officers responded to Route 70 and Green Acres Road and found a black 2004 Mack dump truck overturned on its passenger side, Manchester Township police said. An investigation determined the dump truck driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle while making a left turn into the entrance of the Ocean County Landfill, police said. The driver, a 65-year-old Point Pleasant man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was …

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High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD
High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat, Opening Delayed: Clark PD A high school in Clark had to be evacuated after a bomb threat on Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. Officers responded to a non-specific bomb threat at Arthur L. Johnson High School shortly after dismissal, Clark police said.  As students were already leaving for the day, all after school activities were canceled, police said. Along with police, the Union County Sheriff's Office Canine Unit responded to the school for a search of the building, police said. The bomb threat is currently under investigation by the Clark Police Juvenile Bureau, police said. School will be open a de…

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