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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Mount Olive, NJ
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Auto Theft Trafficking Ring Busted, 4 Arrested: Mount Olive PD Auto Theft Trafficking Ring Busted, 4 Arrested: Mount Olive PD Auto Theft Trafficking Ring Busted, 4 Arrested: Mount Olive PD
Auto Theft Trafficking Ring Busted, 4 Arrested: Mount Olive PD Four people were arrested and charged in Mount Olive with running an operation to traffic stolen vehicles, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 23. Last October, an off-duty Englewood Police Department officer notified this agency of a vehicle located within Mount Olive that appeared to have an altered Vehicle Identification Number, Mount Olive police said. An investigation determined that a residence in Mount Olive was being used to conduct an illegal operation that stored stolen motor vehicles and to remove and alter VINs from the cars, police said. In April, three peop…

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Lakewood, NJ
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Suspect Admits To Shooting Man In Arms In Lakewood: Prosecutor Suspect Admits To Shooting Man In Arms In Lakewood: Prosecutor Suspect Admits To Shooting Man In Arms In Lakewood: Prosecutor
Suspect Admits To Shooting Man In Arms In Lakewood: Prosecutor A 49-year-old Toms River resident has pleaded guilty to a shooting that injured a man in Lakewood, authorities announced. Million Brown-Bey pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons offense on Thursday, Oct. 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Brown-Bey faces 10 years in prison, Billhimer said. On Sunday, Jan. 7, Lakewood police responded to shots fired at the West Gate Shopping Complex, after Brown-Bey approached the victim's vehicle at a residence on Hillside Avenue fired at least one round, striking him, Billhimer said. Soo…

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Medford, NJ
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Plane Crashes At Flying W Airport: Police Plane Crashes At Flying W Airport: Police Plane Crashes At Flying W Airport: Police
Plane Crashes At Flying W Airport: Police A Piper PA-28 plane crashed near Flying W Airport in Medford, Friday, Oct. 23, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  At 9:24 a.m., officers responded after the plane crashed in a field near 107 Fostertown Rd., adjacent to the airport, Lumberton police said. The plane had taken off from the airport and was only occupied by the pilot, police said. The pilot was transported to the hospital to be treated for his injuries, police said. This matter is currently being investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board, police said.

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Phillipsburg, NJ
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Intoxicated Man 2x Legal Limit In Crash: Lopatcong PD Intoxicated Man 2x Legal Limit In Crash: Lopatcong PD Intoxicated Man 2x Legal Limit In Crash: Lopatcong PD
Intoxicated Man 2x Legal Limit In Crash: Lopatcong PD A 37-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with assault by auto following a crash in Lopatcong Township, authorities said. At 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, officers responded to County Route 519 near Overlook Development following a head-on crash with injuries, Lopatcong Township police said. Officers spoke with one of the drivers, Hermelindo Temaj Jiguan and observed signs of heavy intoxication, police said. Following an on-scene investigation, he was taken into custody, police said. Temaj Jiguan's blood alcohol concentration was .19%, more than double the legal limit, police said. He was…

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Dover-Wharton, NJ
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Man Who Robbed Dover Deli At Gunpoint Learns Fate: Prosecutor Man Who Robbed Dover Deli At Gunpoint Learns Fate: Prosecutor Man Who Robbed Dover Deli At Gunpoint Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Man Who Robbed Dover Deli At Gunpoint Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Wharton man was sentenced to a decade in prison for a deli in Dover at gunpoint, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 23. Dwayne Brown previously pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney said. At 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, Dover police responded to Valencia Delicatessen on Richards Avenue after an employee reported a man wearing a mask, later identified as Brown, entered the deli, approached a customer at the counter and grabbed his arm whil…

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Denville, NJ
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Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD
Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD A 25-year-old Morristown man was arrested and hit with numerous vehicle charges following a car crash in Denville, authorities said. At 9:22 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, officers responded to Mount Pleasant Turnpike for a single-vehicle crash, Denville police said. The driver, Karlos Mesa exhibited signs of impairment and he was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. He is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to report an accident and numerous other infractions, authorities said.

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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Berkeley Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor Berkeley Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor Berkeley Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor
Berkeley Attorney Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Berkeley Township man and Jackson Township planning board attorney was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 23. An investigation into Robert Shea, II began after law enforcement received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child sexual abuse material from the internet on Snapchat, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The IP addresses were associate with a Berkeley Township residence and an office b…

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Stratford-Somerdale, NJ
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Mice Feces Found On Shelves At Somerdale Walmart Mice Feces Found On Shelves At Somerdale Walmart Mice Feces Found On Shelves At Somerdale Walmart
Mice Feces Found On Shelves At Somerdale Walmart A woman has video showing mice feces in the candy aisle at a Walmart in South Jersey. @queen_sugar_ posted a video on Instagram where she discussed her trip to the Walmart in Somerdale at 1 Cooperstown Blvd. to pick up Halloween candy. She picked up two bags, only to end up with her hands covered in mice feces. View this post on Instagram "I felt all this stuff, like, in my hand with the bag, and I'm like, 'What the heck is this?'" she said in the viral videos, one of which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times. "I started feeling like these li…

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Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
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VIDEO: Pemberton Mayor Charges At Residents During Explosive Council Meeting VIDEO: Pemberton Mayor Charges At Residents During Explosive Council Meeting VIDEO: Pemberton Mayor Charges At Residents During Explosive Council Meeting
Video: Pemberton Mayor Charges At Residents During Explosive Council Meeting The mayor of a South Jersey town had to be restrained after he charged at a resident during a council meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21. Video captured by the Pine Barrens Tribune and the township's own YouTube channel shows Pemberton Mayor Matthew Bianchini rushing at resident Michael Sawka as the council meeting descends into chaos. Bianchini was screaming obscenities at Sawka as he was escorted out, while Sawka demanded Bianchini be charged with assault. Kenneth Gerber, who was recently terminated as director of Community Development, was speaking out against his firing, when Bianchini sta…

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Point Pleasant, NJ
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Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Point Pleasant Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Point Pleasant Bar Fight: Police Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Point Pleasant Bar Fight: Police
Man's Ear Bitten Off In Bloody Point Pleasant Bar Fight: Police A night out at a Jersey Shore bar took a gruesome turn when a man's ear was half-bitten off during a fight that left two men facing assault charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at Boatyard 401 in Point Pleasant, Michael Barone physically assaulted the victim, bit a portion of his ear off and choked him, according to a criminal complaint issued by the Point Pleasant Police Department.  The altercation began when Barone and John Hafner, both Toms River residents, were following a woman around and she asked them to stop, Patch reported, citing …

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