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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Atlantic City, NJ
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Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In AC Hotel Room: Police Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In AC Hotel Room: Police Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In AC Hotel Room: Police
Middle School Teacher Held Man Down, Robbed Him In AC Hotel Room: Police A man was robbed by two women he brought back to his hotel room in Atlantic City, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 16. At 1:31 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, officers responded to Harrah's Atlantic City after a man said he met two women, Veda Engel and Amanda Crafts, Atlantic City police said. He went to their hotel room where they held him down and took his cell phone, Atlantic City police said. They used the facial recognition feature to unlock his phone and transferred $1,250 from the victim’s Apple Pay account to Engel’s, police said. The man stated that the transactions were made without hi…

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Millville, NJ
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Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury
Millville Football Player Airlifted After Injury A freshman Millville high school football player was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining an injury during a football game Wednesday, Oct. 14, Athletic Director Jason Kessler said. The injury occurred in a game against Egg Harbor Township High School after a head to head collision, according to NJ.com. Kessler said they were unable to share further details regarding the student's identity or condition. "We look forward to welcoming our student back to Millville High School as soon as possible," Kessler said. "We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Egg Harbor Towns…

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Readington Township, NJ
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Political Yard Signs Set Ablaze: Readington Twp PD Political Yard Signs Set Ablaze: Readington Twp PD Political Yard Signs Set Ablaze: Readington Twp PD
Political Yard Signs Set Ablaze: Readington Twp PD Three political yard signs were set on fire in Readington Township on Thursday, Oct. 15. Officers responded to Summer Road near Hixson Road and found the yard signs partially burned, Readington Township police said. The signs belonged to candidates from two separate groups running for the Readington Township Committee, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said. 

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Mount Olive, NJ
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Underage DWI Driver Busted At Park: Mount Olive PD Underage DWI Driver Busted At Park: Mount Olive PD Underage DWI Driver Busted At Park: Mount Olive PD
Underage DWI Driver Busted At Park: Mount Olive PD A 20-year-old Wharton woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated at a park in Budd Lake, authorities said. At 7:27 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, officers responded to Lou Nelson Park and located a black Volkswagen parked in the parking lot with a man and woman asleep inside, Mount Olive said. As officers spoke to the driver, Sarah Kolpa, they detected the odor of alcohol and noted she appeared to be impaired, police said. Kolpa was arrested following sobriety tests, police said. She is charged with reckless driving and driving while intoxicated, police said.

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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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