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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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Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG
Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG Additional details have been released in the police involved shooting that left a 52-year-old Atlantic City man dead. On Tuesday, June 2, the Atlantic City Police Department's SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant at a residence on the 100 block of North Florida Avenue, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Officers notice the front door was open, but then it promptly closed, authorities said. Officers announced themselves at the door and then used a mechanical device to breach the door, authorities said. As police opened the door, Donald Gardner, who spent 30 years…

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Millville Man Who Killed Father Of Six Learns Fate: Prosecutor Millville Man Who Killed Father Of Six Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Millville Man Who Killed Father Of Six Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Millville man was sentenced to 45 years in prison after previously being convicted of aggravated manslaughter, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. Ryan Askins was found guilty in the 2022 shooting death of Herbert Lee at the Maplewood Apartment Complex in Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. He was also convicted of multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said. Lee was shot to death on Saturday, July 30 while trying to break up a fight at the apartment complex. He was survived by six children, a fiancée and a sister. Lee’s sister, LeCorsha Hyman…

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Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials
Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials A 27-year-old Woodstown man was apprehended by US Marshals after murdering his aunt, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. On Saturday, May 30, Woodstown police responded to Lee Street for a wellness check and discovered Jacqueline Martin, 59, dead from multiple gunshot wounds, the Salem County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation determined Leroy Martin, Jr., who lived with his aunt, had been involved in a domestic dispute before the shooting and fled the residence, authorities said. The victim's vehicle was recovered the next day in Camden while Martin Jr. evaded capture by moving…

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Princeton Man Defrauded Investors Out Of $2.5 Million: AG Princeton Man Defrauded Investors Out Of $2.5 Million: AG
Princeton Man Defrauded Investors Out Of $2.5 Million: AG A Princeton man is being sued by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities after he defrauded out of investors out of $2.5 million, authorities said. Xiao Hu, aka Mark Hu, through his companies Skyline) and Thunderbirds offered and sold unregistered, fraudulent securities to at least 15 investors, including at least nine New Jersey residents, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. The investment instruments included stock offerings, funding and sponsorship agreements promising fixed returns, and related investment contracts tied to technology and AI development projects, Davenport s…

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Juvenile Airlifted After E-Bike Crash: Stafford Twp PD Juvenile Airlifted After E-Bike Crash: Stafford Twp PD
Juvenile Airlifted After E-Bike Crash: Stafford Twp PD A juvenile was hospitalized after crashing into a vehicle while riding an e-bike in Stafford on Wednesday, June , authorities said. At 6 p.m. officers responded to Parker Street and Hillard Boulevard after the juvenile was riding an e-bike on the shoulder, traveling against the flow of traffic, Stafford Township police said. As a vehicle was making a right turn onto Hillard Boulevard, the e-bike collided with the passenger side of the car, police said. The juvenile sustained injuries and was transported by medical helicopter to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for evaluation and …

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Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Assault In Shooting: Prosecutor Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Assault In Shooting: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Assault In Shooting: Prosecutor Two Ocean County residents pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for their role in a shooting in Toms River, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. Anthony Zigarelli, a 21-year-old Manchester Township resident, faces 10 years in prison while Anthony Ventrice, a 19-year-old Toms River resident faces seven years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, Toms River police responded to Camino Medio and Camino Verde after Ventrice produced a handgun and fired multiple gunshots at a person who was riding his bicycle through the area, Billhimer sai…

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NY Man Killed In Route 80 Crash After Truck Engulfed In Flames: NJSP NY Man Killed In Route 80 Crash After Truck Engulfed In Flames: NJSP
NY Man Killed In Route 80 Crash After Truck Engulfed In Flames: Njsp A 25-year-old South Ozone Park man was killed in a crash on Route 80 in Warren County on Wednesday, June 3, authorities said. At 6:55 a.m., an International tractor trailer was parked on the right shoulder of Route 80 in Knowlton Township when a Kenilworth truck driven by Karwinder Singh struck the back of the International, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. The Kenilworth became fully engulfed in flames, Postorino said. Singh was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. Mandeep Singh, a passenger in the Kenilworth, sustained minor injuries, Post…

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Gloucester Twp Residents Displaced By Fire: Police Gloucester Twp Residents Displaced By Fire: Police
Gloucester Twp Residents Displaced By Fire: Police A fire forced several residents in Gloucester Township to be displaced on Wednesday June 3, authorities said. At 4:57 p.m., officers responded to Belleview Avenue and found smoke and fire coming from the side of the residence, Gloucester Township police said. All occupants had safely evacuated, police said. Firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire, police said. No injuries were reported, police said. The fire is being investigated by the Gloucester Township Police Department and the Erial Fire Department Fire Marshals Office, law enforcement said.

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Man Assaulted, Threatened to Kill Woman: Cape May PD Man Assaulted, Threatened to Kill Woman: Cape May PD
Man Assaulted, Threatened to Kill Woman: Cape May PD A Cape May man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman, authorities announced Wednesday, June 3. On Wednesday, May 27, a woman reported to officers she had been assaulted by Aucelio Juarez-Ruiz multiple times between February and April 2026. Following an investigation, Juarez-Ruiz was charged with aggravated assault by strangulation, aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim, aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, terroristic threats involving a threat to kill, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, police said.

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Rahway Teen Arrested In Georgia For Deadly Elizabeth Shooting: Prosecutor Rahway Teen Arrested In Georgia For Deadly Elizabeth Shooting: Prosecutor
Rahway Teen Arrested In Georgia For Deadly Elizabeth Shooting: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Rahway teen was arrested and charged in the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old Elizabeth resident, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. Bryan Calderon was arrested Tuesday June 2 in Garden City, Georgia by US Marshals, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. On Saturday, May 30, Elizabeth police responded to Caldwell Place and found Franklin Mendez with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Calderon remains detained in Ge…

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