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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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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Atlantic City, NJ
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Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting
Bodycam Shows Wheelchair-Bound Gunman Hit Officer Before Being Killed In AC SWAT Shooting Officers in Atlantic City forcibly opened a door and were met with gunshots, moments before 52-year-old Donald Gardner was shot and killed by police. The Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice released police body-worn camera footage related to the Tuesday, June 2 shooting of Gardner, a convicted killer who was paralyzed from a prior shooting with Egg Harbor Township police that wounded K-9 dog. The Atlantic City Police Department's SWAT team and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant on the 100 block of North Florida Avenue, us…

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Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
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3 Busted For Check Fraud In Roxbury: Prosecutor 3 Busted For Check Fraud In Roxbury: Prosecutor 3 Busted For Check Fraud In Roxbury: Prosecutor
3 Busted For Check Fraud In Roxbury: Prosecutor Three people were arrested and charged with stealing checks from the mail in Morris County, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. In August, Mount Olive police received reports of checks being stolen from residential mailboxes and being fraudulently cashed, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Cordileone, Randolph Police Chief Keith Donovan, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said. As the investigation progressed, law enforcement identified a suspect vehicle and an individual believe…

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Middle Township, NJ
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Cape May Courthouse Man Holding Knife To Woman When Shot, Killed By Middle Twp Police: AG Cape May Courthouse Man Holding Knife To Woman When Shot, Killed By Middle Twp Police: AG Cape May Courthouse Man Holding Knife To Woman When Shot, Killed By Middle Twp Police: AG
Cape May Courthouse Man Holding Knife To Woman When Shot, Killed By Middle Twp Police: AG A 37-year-old Cape May Courthouse man was gunned down by police while holding a knife to a woman, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. At 10:21 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, officers encountered a disabled vehicle at Route 9 and Satt Boulevard in Middle Township, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Officers had previously attempted to make a motor vehicle stop of this vehicle but had not been successful, authorities said. Police approached and heard a woman screaming from within the vehicle, authorities said. Officers forced their way into the vehicle and observed Andre Moo…

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West Deptford-National Park, NJ
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$100K: West Deptford Family Charged With Insurance Fraud, AG Says $100K: West Deptford Family Charged With Insurance Fraud, AG Says $100K: West Deptford Family Charged With Insurance Fraud, AG Says
$100K: West Deptford Family Charged With Insurance Fraud, AG Says A father, mother and daughter in West Deptford have been charged in a $100,000+ insurance fraud scheme, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. Donald Feldman, 65 and his wife, Carolyn, 61,are charged with numerous counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and commercial bribery,  Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Their daughter, Brittany, 34, is also charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception, Davenport said. The Feldmans conspired with John Philbin, who was previously charged and pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, after he used his position at an insurance comp…

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