Sam Barron

Community Editor

sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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Two 14-Year-Olds Missing From Gloucester Township: Police Two 14-Year-Olds Missing From Gloucester Township: Police
Two 14-Year-Olds Missing From Gloucester Township: Police Two Gloucester Township 14-year-old girls girls have been missing from the Blackwood neighborhood since Friday, March 7, authorities said. Amiya Albert is a Black girl, who stands 5’5” and weighs 155 lbs., Gloucester Township police said. She has brown eyes and long braided black hair, police said. She was last wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black leggings, and black sneakers, police said. She is believed to be in Camden City, possibly in the area of Sycamore Court, police said. Jazmine Boston is a Black girl who stands 5’5” and weighs 200 lbs., police said. She has brown eyes and short…
Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG
Egg Harbor Township Man Who Provided Fentanyl That Killed Two Teens Learns Fate: AG A 27-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday, March 10 after previously pleading guilty to providing fentanyl that resulted in the deaths of two teenagers in 2022, authorities said. Elias Santiago pleaded guilty in December to two counts of strict liability drug-inducted death, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old were discovered unresponsive by one of their father’s at a home in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Platkin said. The teenagers were taken to a hospital in Delaware where they were p…
Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter' Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter'
Florence Woman, 20, ID'd As Victim In Crash: 'Thank You For Being My Daughter' Kayla Stanton, a 20-year-old Florence resident, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in Burlington Township Tuesday, March 11, that also injured an infant, authorities said. At 11:30 a.m. a minivan collided with a tractor trailer at a traffic light at County Route 541 and Cadillac Road, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. Stanton, a front-seat passenger in the minivan, was killed, authorities said. The driver of the minivan and an infant were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. "She was a backbone in our famil…
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say
Retired Police Sergeant Helps Track Down Mail Thieves In Fairfield, Cops Say Two men were arrested and charged with stealing mail on Thursday, March 6, after a retired Fairfield police sergeant helped track them down, authorities said. At 11:46 a.m., Joseph Keegan, a retired Fairfield police sergeant, alerted law enforcement that he saw a black Chevrolet Malibu with no license plates parked next to a mailbox on Law Drive, Fairfield police said. Keegan saw two men, later identified as Aiioune Gueye, a 25-year-old East Orange resident and Elijah Muhammad-Outen, a 25-year-old Newark resident, dressed in  black with yellow reflective vests try to enter the mai…
Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Camden Double Shooting: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Camden man was killed in a double shooting on the evening of Wednesday, March 12, authorities said. At 10:29 p.m., officers responded to 300 block of Morse Street after receiving a ShotSpotter detection and found Jose Hiraldo-Peralta with multiple gunshot wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. A 28-year-old Camden man was located inside a nearby residence with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Hiraldo-Peralta was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities s…
NJ Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor NJ Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor
NJ Councilman Threatened Tow Truck Driver With Firearm: Prosecutor Kerry Coley, a councilman in the City of Orange Township was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10, after he displayed a gun at a tow truck driver last October, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Coley displayed the gun to a tow truck driver who was in the process of towing a vehicle owned by Coley's relative, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and City of Orange Township Police Director Todd Warren said. Coley was released from the Essex County Correctional Facility on Tuesday and is ordered to have no contact with the victim and not possess any firearms, authorities…
Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor
Speeding Driver Killed After Ejected From Vehicle In Westampton Crash: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man was killed in a crash in Westampton Township on the evening of Saturday, March 8. At 9 p.m., the driver was speeding, ran a red light and struck another vehicle at Route 541 southbound and Woodlane Road, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, who has not been identified, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver of the second vehicle sustained minor injuries, authorities said.
NJ Hiker Trapped In Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD NJ Hiker Trapped In Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD
NJ Hiker Trapped In Railroad Viaduct Rescued, Charged With Trespassing: FD A hiker was rescued and then charged with trespassing after getting stuck in a railroad viaduct in Warren County on the evening of Tuesday, March 11, authorities said. At 10:23 p.m. rescuers responded to Station Road on a report of a hiker trapped in a railroad viaduct, Knowlton Twp. Fire and Rescue Company #1 - Station 41 said. Two five-person rescue teams were sent onto the railroad bed and a team of New Jersey State Police troopers searched the immediate area under the viaduct, firefighters said. The hiker was located after an hour, uninjured inside a viaduct support column, firefi…
Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police
Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police A 36-year-old Philadelphia man is at large after he stabbed a man in Bridgeton on Tuesday, March 11, authorities said. At 9:45 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of South Avenue after Kenneth Tripline kicked in a door and stabbed Elliot Handy, 28, in the torso, Bridgeton police said. Handy was taken to Inspira Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Tripline has been charged with murder and weapons offenses, police said. He is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Handy and Tripline knew each other, police said, and the stabbing is considered…
Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD
Fight At Bowling Alley Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Gun, Three Arrested: Egg Harbor Twp PD Three people were arrested after a fight at an Egg Harbor Township bowling alley led to the recovery of a stolen handgun, authorities said. At 11:09 p.m., authorities responded to King Pin Lanes at 6622 Black Horse Pike on a report of two men fighting that escalated into another man retrieving a handgun, Egg Harbor Township police said. A witness told police, a man, accompanied by several people, threatened to shoot people with the gun. While officers were en route, they were told the man had exited the building and was attempting to leave, police said. Officers encountered the s…
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