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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Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG
Jersey City Cops Won't Face Charges For Deadly Shooting: AG Jersey City police officers will not face charges following the deadly officer involved shooting, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. A stand grand jury declined to file charges responsible for the death of Teshawn Rogers, which occurred last October, the Attorney General's Office said. Shortly after 1 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, members of the Jersey City Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, which consists of plainclothes officers operating unmarked vehicles, encountered Rogers in the area of Bergen and Virginia avenues as he walked northbound on Bergen Avenue, authorities said. Two …

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Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ
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Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22 In Bridgewater: FD Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22 In Bridgewater: FD
Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22 In Bridgewater: FD An overturned vehicle caught fire on Route 22 East in Bridgewater on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11. At 3:53 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene at Route 22 east and saw a vehicle engulfed in flames, the Finderne Fire Department said. The driver was able to self extricate the vehicle and did not sustain any injuries, firefighters said. The fire was extinguished and the scene was turned over to the Bridgewater Police Department, firefighters said.

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Parsippany Man Missing, Diagnosed With Autism: Police Parsippany Man Missing, Diagnosed With Autism: Police
Parsippany Man Missing, Diagnosed With Autism: Police A 31-year-old Parsippany man is missing, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Jigar Prajapati was last seen at 3:30 a.m. on Califon Road, Parsippany police said. He was last seen wearing blue pajama pants and a gray t-shirt, police said. He is 5'5" and weighs 160 lbs., police said. He has been diagnosed with autism, police said. He does not have a cellphone on him, police said. Anyone with information regarding Prajapati's whereabouts is urged to contact the Parsippany Police Department at 973-263-4300, extension 0.

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Phillipsburg, NJ
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Child One Of 10 Hospitalized In Route 173 Crash: NJSP Child One Of 10 Hospitalized In Route 173 Crash: NJSP
Child One Of 10 Hospitalized In Route 173 Crash: Njsp A child was seriously injured in a crash that saw nine others hurt on Route 173 Monday, Aug. 10, authorities said. At 4:34 p.m., a Kia was traveling west on Route 173 in Bethlehem Township when it collided with a Jeep SUV making a righthand turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. As a result of the crash, one juvenile passenger of the Jeep sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The driver and six other passengers of the Jeep sustained minor injuries and were all transported to an area hospital, Lebron said.  The…

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Trenton, NJ
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State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG New Jersey State Police were at Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11, investigating misconduct by a former employee, the city said. Police were conducting a search of Trenton’s Division of Inspections and Department of Housing and Economic Development, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. In 2024, after allegations concerning an employee in the city’s Housing and Economic Development Department came to the administration’s attention, the city initiated an internal investigation, the City of Trenton said in a statement. The employee, who was not identified, was removed from e…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police A gas line ruptured in Atlantic City leading to a major thoroughfare being closed, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. At 6:30 a.m., firefighters responded to contractor‑related rupture of a high‑pressure natural gas line near Florida Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, after an excavator struck a high-pressure gas service line releasing a significant plume of natural gas toward nearby residential properties., Atlantic City police said. A residential building, 2419 Atlantic Ave. required immediate evacuation, police said. South Jersey Gas arrived with an emergency crew and successfull…

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Brick, NJ
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Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor
Brick Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Brick man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. An investigation into Christian Kohl began after law enforcement received a tip from he National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of a person sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In summer 2024, a detective conducted an undercover chat investigation on the Kik messenger service, posing as a 14-year-old girl and chatting with Kohl, Bi…

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Hamilton Township, NJ
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Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD A four month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in Hamilton Township led to the arrest of four men, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers, including the SWAT unit, conducted a search warrant on the 1500 block of Greenwood Avenue, a business on the 1600 block East State Street and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Hamilton Township police said. During the search officers seized an imitation firearm, ammunition, suspected cocaine, crack/cocaine, numerous pills,  cigarettes soaked in suspect PCP, numerous empty wax folds and plastic vials, along with…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police A 23-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after their vehicle crashed into a telephone pole in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. At 8:02 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Oxford Place and found a vehicle that had crashed into a telephone pole with wires down in the roadway and sidewalk, Egg Harbor Township police said. The vehicle had also ran over a fire hydrant, police said. An investigation determined the driver, Franklin Espinoza-Bustillo was intoxicated and he was arrested at the scene and ch…

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In Stafford: Police A 49-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of multiple weapons and drugs in Stafford, authorities announced. At 12:44 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 North and Mary Bell Road and believed Charles Clemons was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. During a search his vehicle, officers located a large machete, a fixed-blade knife, and a Glock 19-style pistol, police said. An additional search led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and anabolic s…

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