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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Warren, NJ
News
Warren Twp Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor Warren Twp Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Warren Twp Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Somerset County man was arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child porn, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. An investigation into Craig Babcock, a Warren resident, was launched in May after authorities received a tip concerning the possession of files depicting the sexual abuse and/or exploitation of a minor via a messaging application platform, Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie Mueller, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Warren Township Chief of Police Robert Ferr…

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Atlantic City, NJ
News
AC Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor AC Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor
AC Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor A 38-year-old lifeguard in Atlantic City was arrested and charged with trying to meet an underage girl for sex, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Tuesday, July 28, Stephen Pagnoni, an Egg Harbor Township resident, began chatting with online with who he thought was a 15-year-old girl was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller said. Pagnoni arranged to meet at a park in Cherry Hill to have sex with the girl in exchange for …

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Lakewood, NJ
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Swastikas Discovered At Lakewood Synagogue: Police Swastikas Discovered At Lakewood Synagogue: Police
Swastikas Discovered At Lakewood Synagogue: Police Several swastikas were found scrawled at a synagogue in Lakewood Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. At 5:38 a.m., officers responded to a synagogue on Spruce Street after a person arriving at the temple had discovered multiple swastikas had been placed throughout the interior of the building, Lakewood police said. The markings were documented by officers and subsequently removed, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Washington Twp Store At Large: Police Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Washington Twp Store At Large: Police
Philly Man Who Stole Pokémon Cards From Washington Twp Store At Large: Police Police in Washington Township are hoping to catch em all. A 31-year-old Philadelphia man is at large after he stole Pokémon cards from a card shop in Washington Township, Washington Township police said. Frank's Card Shop on Route 42 was burglarized on Wednesday, July 1 after two suspects broke the front window to gain entry to steal the cards, police said. On Friday, July 10, the same suspects returned armed with a hammer and again attempted to break the front window to gain entry, police said. Their attempt was unsuccessful, and no entry was made into the business, police said. An invest…

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Mays Landing Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor Mays Landing Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor
Mays Landing Man Threatened To Kill Mom, Sister While In Jail: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Mays Landing man pleaded guilty to threatening his mother, sister and brother-in-law, authorities announced Thursday, June 30. Douglas Shuster faces three years in prison after pleading guilty to terroristic threats per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, a man told Mullica Township police his mother-in-law had received threats over the phone from Shuster, who was incarcerated at the Salem County Jail, authorities said. Shuster told his mother that if she sold the house he was staying in and if his belon…

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Burlington, NJ
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Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds
Female Fort Dix Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate: Feds A 27-year-old corrections officer at FCI Fort Dix was charged with having sex with an inmate, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Jordan Pensak, a New Brunswick resident, had a consensual relationship with an inmate at the facility, having sex with him in January, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Pensak and the inmate also exchanged sexually explicit photographs and messages over social media and electronic applications, facilitated by the inmate’s use of two contraband cell phones while in custody at Fort Dix, Frazer said. Pensak admitted to having a sexual relationship with th…

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Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Monday, Feb. 2, officers responded to an apartment in Atlantic City and found the 1-year-old unresponsive, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The child had blunt force trauma  to the head and neck and an autopsy documented a contusion on the child’s forehead and abrasions on both sides of her neck, bilaterial retinal hemorrhages and had absent …

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Rockaway, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Traveled To PA For Sex With Teen Girl: DA NJ Man Traveled To PA For Sex With Teen Girl: DA
NJ Man Traveled To PA For Sex With Teen Girl: DA A 49-year-old Rockaway man was arrested and charged after he traveled to Pennsylvania to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Michael McGuire traveled to Pike County to have sex with the girl in exchange for $300, Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin said. When McGuire arrived at the location, he was arrested by detectives, Tonkin said. McGuire was in possession of two condoms and $300 in cash, Tonkin said. He is charged with criminal attempt in trafficking in Individuals, criminal attempt of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude, two charg…

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Somers Point-Northfield-Linwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD
Burglar Busted Breaking Into Vehicle: Northfield PD A 30-year-old Northfield man was arrested and charged with breaking into a vehicle, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. At 11:11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, a residence on Pincus Avenue noticed a man, later identified as Yuma White, opening the door of a parked vehicle, Northfield police said. Officers detained White and reviewed surveillance footage showed White breaking into a motor vehicle, police said. He is charged with two counts of burglary and five counts of criminal activity to commit burglary, police said.

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Sicklerville-Winslow, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend In Winslow Twp: Prosecutor NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend In Winslow Twp: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend In Winslow Twp: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. Amelia Wilmore-Nozil is charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. At 2:03 p.m. officers responded to Bromley Court and found 33-year-old Dominicio Fuhrtz, a Winslow Township resident, inside his parked vehicle with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Fuhrtz was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced…

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