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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Trenton, NJ
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State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG New Jersey State Police were at Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11, investigating misconduct by a former employee, the city said. Police were conducting a search of Trenton’s Division of Inspections and Department of Housing and Economic Development, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. In 2024, after allegations concerning an employee in the city’s Housing and Economic Development Department came to the administration’s attention, the city initiated an internal investigation, the City of Trenton said in a statement. The employee, who was not identified, was removed from e…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police A gas line ruptured in Atlantic City leading to a major thoroughfare being closed, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. At 6:30 a.m., firefighters responded to contractor‑related rupture of a high‑pressure natural gas line near Florida Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, after an excavator struck a high-pressure gas service line releasing a significant plume of natural gas toward nearby residential properties., Atlantic City police said. A residential building, 2419 Atlantic Ave. required immediate evacuation, police said. South Jersey Gas arrived with an emergency crew and successfull…

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Brick, NJ
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Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor
Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Brick man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. An investigation into Christian Kohl began after law enforcement received a tip from he National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of a person sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In summer 2024, a detective conducted an undercover chat investigation on the Kik messenger service, posing as a 14-year-old girl and chatting with Kohl, Bi…

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Hamilton Township, NJ
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Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD A four month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in Hamilton Township led to the arrest of four men, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers, including the SWAT unit, conducted a search warrant on the 1500 block of Greenwood Avenue, a business on the 1600 block East State Street and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Hamilton Township police said. During the search officers seized an imitation firearm, ammunition, suspected cocaine, crack/cocaine, numerous pills,  cigarettes soaked in suspect PCP, numerous empty wax folds and plastic vials, along with…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police A 23-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after their vehicle crashed into a telephone pole in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. At 8:02 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Oxford Place and found a vehicle that had crashed into a telephone pole with wires down in the roadway and sidewalk, Egg Harbor Township police said. The vehicle had also ran over a fire hydrant, police said. An investigation determined the driver, Franklin Espinoza-Bustillo was intoxicated and he was arrested at the scene and ch…

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police A 49-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of multiple weapons and drugs in Stafford, authorities announced. At 12:44 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 North and Mary Bell Road and believed Charles Clemons was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. During a search his vehicle, officers located a large machete, a fixed-blade knife, and a Glock 19-style pistol, police said. An additional search led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and anabolic s…

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Neptune-Ocean Grove, NJ
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Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor
Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bike in Neptune City, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 4:53 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Neptune City police responded to Route 35 and Fourth Avenue after a man driving a 2014 Hino Box Truck was traveling on Route 35 when he collided with a man on a Cannondale bike riding westbound across the highway, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The 44-year-old cyclist was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he would later succumb to his injuries on Saturday, August 8, Santiago said. He h…

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East Windsor-Hightstown, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD An East Windsor man was arrested and charged following a deadly hit and run pedestrian crash on Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 10:59 p.m., officers responded to Route 33 and Probasco Road after a car struck two pedestrian crossing Route 33 at the intersection, East Windsor police said. The driver, Herman J. Santos-Morales, failed to remain at the scene and report the crash, police said. One pedestrian, a 37-year-old East Windsor man was pronounced dead at Princeton Medical Center while the other pedestrian, a 21-year-old Spotswood resident was critically injured and transported t…

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Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
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Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD
Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD A person was shot in the groin in Bridgeton early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 5:44 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Maple Drive and found a person with a gunshot wound to the groin, Bridgeton police said. The shooting occurred after the person was an argument with people, when one individual reached into his firearm, removed a firearm and then fired a gun, police said. The group fled the area on foot, police said. The victim was uncooperative and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.

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Wall Township, NJ
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Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195 In Wall: Police Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195 In Wall: Police
Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195 In Wall: Police A 47-year-old Jackson man was arrested and charged with multiple weapons offenses on Route 195, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 11:02 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 195 in Wall Township after noticing a traffic violation, Wall Township police said. A front-seat passenger, Jarrone Perry was found to have an active warrant issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office for failure to register as a sex offender, police said. K-9 Rebel  conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle and gave a positive indication for the presence …

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