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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Vineland, NJ
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Two Teens Fled From Cops: Vineland PD Two Teens Fled From Cops: Vineland PD Two Teens Fled From Cops: Vineland PD
Two Teens Fled From Cops: Vineland PD Two teenagers were arrested and charged with fleeing from police in Vineland on Thursday, Oct. 15. Jorden Vega, 19 and Ramon Rosado,19 eluded police multiple times in Vineland, Vineland police said. As part of the investigation, two dirt bikes and one all-terrain vehicle were seized, police said. Vega was charged with three counts of eluding while Rosado was charged with one count of eluding, police said.

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Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
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Man Arrested For Lindenwold Stabbing: Prosecutor Man Arrested For Lindenwold Stabbing: Prosecutor Man Arrested For Lindenwold Stabbing: Prosecutor
Man Arrested For Lindenwold Stabbing: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Lindenwold resident was arrested and charged after he stabbed a person Wednesday, Oct. 14, authorities said. At 1:59 p.m., officers responded to Sussex Drive and Ashbourne Avenue and found a 34-year-old man stabbed, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition, authorities said. Detectives obtained surveillance footage that captured Hammonds exiting the residence, attacking the man and then going back into his home, authorities said. A knife with blood on i…

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Manalapan-Englishtown, NJ
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Victims ID'd In Route 9 Manalapan Crash: Prosecutor Victims ID'd In Route 9 Manalapan Crash: Prosecutor Victims ID'd In Route 9 Manalapan Crash: Prosecutor
Victims ID'd In Route 9 Manalapan Crash: Prosecutor Two Ocean County residents have been identified as the victims in a crash on Route 9 Tuesday, Oct. 13, authorities said. Thomas Dumon, a 52-year-old Jackson resident and Kiera Cirkovic, a 22-year-old Jackson resident, were killed in the crash, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash occurred on Route 9 southbound near Symmes Drive in Manalapan, Manalapan police said.  The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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Paulsboro-Gibbstown, NJ
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Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…

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Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
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Eight Inmates Injured In Fairfield Prison Fight: BOP Eight Inmates Injured In Fairfield Prison Fight: BOP Eight Inmates Injured In Fairfield Prison Fight: BOP
Eight Inmates Injured In Fairfield Prison Fight: BOP Eight inmates were injured in a fight at a medium security prison in Cumberland County, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14., authorities siad. At 2:50 p.m., the fight broke out at Federal Correctional Institution Fairton, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. Responding employees isolated and contained the incident and at no time was the public in danger, authorities said. One inmate was airlifted to a trauma center for treatment, authorities said. Another prisoner was hospitalized while six prisoners were treated at the facility, authorities said. No employees were injured, authorities …

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Egg Harbor City, NJ
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Two Charged After Juvenile Sexually Assaulted: Egg Harbor City PD Two Charged After Juvenile Sexually Assaulted: Egg Harbor City PD Two Charged After Juvenile Sexually Assaulted: Egg Harbor City PD
Two Charged After Juvenile Sexually Assaulted: Egg Harbor City PD Two people are facing charges after a juvenile was sexually assaulted in Egg Harbor City, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. Darque Harvey was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Parlsboro, Egg Harbor City police said. His residence in Paulsboro was searched that day, police said. Quadirah Rhymer was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, after additional evidence was uncovered, police said. Harvey is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, photographing or filming a child in a prohibited sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child, child sexual abuse or exploitation material offe…

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Bayonne, NJ
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Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To App: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To App: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To App: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To App: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the Hudson County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that suspected child sexual abuse material was being uploaded to the messaging app Kik, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The investigation revealed Savion Drayton owned the account, Mello said. He is charged with endangering the welfare of a child/possession of child sexual abuse material, Mello said.

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Toms River, NJ
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18-Year-Old Toms River Teen Sent Child Porn On WhatsApp: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Toms River Teen Sent Child Porn On WhatsApp: Prosecutor 18-Year-Old Toms River Teen Sent Child Porn On WhatsApp: Prosecutor
18-Year-Old Toms River Teen Sent Child Porn On WhatsApp: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Toms River resident was arrested and charged with distributing child porn on WhatsApp, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. An investigation into Joseph Roach began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a person was accessing images of child pornography on the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, a search warrant was executed at Roach's residence, leading to the seizure of a cell phone that showed a WhatsApp account he used to send child sexual abuse material to another WhatsApp account,…

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Mount Olive, NJ
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Flanders Dad Drives To Son's Crash, Gets Busted For DWI: Police Flanders Dad Drives To Son's Crash, Gets Busted For DWI: Police Flanders Dad Drives To Son's Crash, Gets Busted For DWI: Police
Flanders Dad Drives To Son's Crash, Gets Busted For DWI: Police A 57-year-old Flanders man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove drunk to his son's crash scene, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. On Friday, Oct. 9, officers responded to Pleasant Hill Road for a crash, Mount Olive police said. Joseph Dipaolo, the father of the driver involved in the crash, also responded to the scene, police said. As officers spoke with Dipaolo, they detected the odor of alcohol and that he appeared to be impaired, police said. He was asked to perform field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.  Dipaolo was charged&nb…

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Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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Lower Twp Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor Lower Twp Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor Lower Twp Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor
Lower Twp Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Lower Township man was arrested and charged with uploading child porn, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14 An investigation into Thomas Crandley was launched after law enforcement received a tip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children he had uploaded child porn, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Lower Township Police Chief Donald Vanaman said. On Tuesday, Oct. 13,  Cape May County Regional SWAT Team conducted a motor vehicle stop and took Crandley into custody in Lower Township, authorities said. A search …

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