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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Rockaway, NJ
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Reckless Rockaway Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD Reckless Rockaway Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD
Reckless Rockaway Driver Drove Drunk: Denville PD A 56-year-old Rockaway woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 17. At 11:34 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 13, officers observed a moving violation on Route 53 and conducted a motor vehicle stop, Denville police said. The driver, Bianca Kaye, showed signs of impairment and she was suspected of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, police said. Kaye was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, careless driving, reckless driving and other traffic infractions, police said.

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Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
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Dad Drowns Paddleboarding On Lake Hopatcong During Family Picnic Dad Drowns Paddleboarding On Lake Hopatcong During Family Picnic
Dad Drowns Paddleboarding On Lake Hopatcong During Family Picnic The identity of a second paddleboarder who drowned over the weekend in Morris County has been released. Kaushik Sharma, a 41-year-ol Edison, was the paddleboarder who drowned on Lake Hopatcong in Roxbury, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. At 2:30 p.m., bystanders saw an unattended paddleboard and notified a beach lifeguard, prompting a response from numerous agencies, authorities said said. Sharma's body was found at 7 p.m., authorities said. He was believed to be paddleboarding in an area not supervised by lifeguards, authorities said.  A 23-year-old paddleboarder died…

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Lakewood, NJ
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One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD
One Arrested After Road Rage Assault Leaves Man Unconscious: Lakewood PD A 39-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged following a road rage incident in Lakewood on Friday, Aug. 14, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., officers responded to New Hampshire Avenue and Chestnut Street after a road rage incident led to a two-vehicle crash, Lakewood police said. Following the crash, Thomas Vance confronted the other driver, slammed his into the side of a vehicle, and then struck him, causing him to lose consciousness, police said. The victim suffered a small laceration and was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injur…

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Galloway, NJ
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On White Horse Pike: Galloway Twp Police Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On White Horse Pike: Galloway Twp Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On White Horse Pike: Galloway Twp Police A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the White Horse Pike in Galloway Township on Friday, Aug. 14, authorities said. At 8:46 p.m., a vehicle exited a driveway onto the White Horse Pike, failing to yield to an oncoming motorcycle traveling westbound near Odessa Avenue, Galloway Township police said. The motorcyclist was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The motorcyclist has not been identified by police. The driver and a passenger in the other vehicle were uninjured, police said. The collision remains under investigation, police said.

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Piermont-Palisades, NY
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Actress Hayden Panettiere, Palisades Native, Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere, Palisades Native, Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere, Palisades Native, Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …

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Readington Township, NJ
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'Henri Hotsauce' Received Drugs In Mail In Readington: Hunterdon County Prosecutor 'Henri Hotsauce' Received Drugs In Mail In Readington: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
'Henri Hotsauce' Received Drugs In Mail In Readington: Hunterdon County Prosecutor A 47-year-old Readington Township man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Aug. 13, with receiving drugs in the mail, authorities said. On Friday, Aug. 7, detectives from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force were notified of two packages addressed to “Henri Hotsauce,” a YouTube moniker, at an address in Readington Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Readington Township Police Chief Steve Rindock said. Further investigation revealed that the packages tested positives for controlled dangerous substances. On Thursday, Aug. …

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Riverside-Delanco, NJ
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Riverside Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor Riverside Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor
Riverside Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Riverside man was arrested and charged with convincing underage girls into creating and sending him sexual photos and videos, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. An investigation into Gilmer Briones-Guevara began after law enforcement received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that he engaged in sexual conversations with approximately 50 underage girls, often sending photos and videos of himself masturbating, and requested they provide similar material in return, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Ten of those he t…

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Brick, NJ
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Flock Around, Find Out: Brick Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: Brick Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: Brick Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…

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Hackettstown, NJ
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3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD 3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD
3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized after nearly drowning in Hackettstown on Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 6:55 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Reese Avenue and located a child that was breathing but not responding, surrounded by several adults, Hackettstown police said. Officers were advised that CPR had been initiated after the boy was found in a swimming pool and pulled from the water, police said. The child was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center for further treatment, police said. He is currently listed in stable but critical condition, police said The incid…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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EHT Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor EHT Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
EHT Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Rufino Carreron-Peralta faces 18 years in prison after pleadinig guilty to aggravated sexual assault against a victim less than 13 years of age, endangering the welfare of a child by permitting a child to engage in filming a prohibited sexual act, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In 2003, a girl told Egg Harbor Township police Carreron-Peralta, her stefather, was sexually abusing her, authorities s…

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