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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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Manchester Man Had Child Porn On Tablet: Police Manchester Man Had Child Porn On Tablet: Police
Manchester Man Had Child Porn On Tablet: Police A 47-year-old Manchester man was arrested and charged with possessing child porn, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 11. A forensic examination of Christopher Hasse's computer tablet was conducted by members from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes and revealed files containing child sexual abuse material, Manchester police said. Hasse was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and taken into custody, police said.

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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Berkeley Twp Man Set Brush Fire: Prosecutor Berkeley Twp Man Set Brush Fire: Prosecutor
Berkeley Twp Man Set Brush Fire: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Berkeley Township man was arrested and charged with arson after he set a brush fire on Wednesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. At 7:20 a.m., Berkeley Township police and fire responded to a Pheasant Drive for a small brush fire, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was extinguished by firefighters and an investigation revealed the fire started in a mulch bed on the south side of the residence and was started by a man, later identified as John Bruno, using an open flame to an ignitable liquid, Billhimer said. Bruno was taken into custody and charged with aggr…

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Netcong-Byram-Stanhope, NJ
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Stanhope Man Convicted After Meeting Teen For Sex- Who Turned Out To Be Cop: AG Stanhope Man Convicted After Meeting Teen For Sex- Who Turned Out To Be Cop: AG
Stanhope Man Convicted After Meeting Teen For Sex- Who Turned Out To Be Cop: AG A 49-year old Sussex County man was convicted of trying to meet a 14-year-old for sex, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 10. Larry Noel, a Stanhope resident, was convicted of luring, attempted sexual assault, attempted endangering the welfare of a child and impairing/debauching the morals of a child, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. In 2019, Noel contacted an undercover officer who was posing as a 14-year-old on a social media application, Platkin said. Noel identified himself as a 29-year-old man and asked if the child wanted to meet so Noel could have sex with him, Pl…

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Metuchen, NJ
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Attempted Murder: Man Arrested For Metuchen Stabbing, Prosecutor Says Attempted Murder: Man Arrested For Metuchen Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Attempted Murder: Man Arrested For Metuchen Stabbing, Prosecutor Says A 29-year-old New Brunswick resident was arrested and charged for a stabbing in Metuchen, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 10. At 7:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, Metuchen police responded to a home on Durham Avenue and found a 23-year-old Long Branch man with stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Metuchen Police Chief Arthur Flahetry, Sr. said. The man was hospitalized for his injuries, authorities said. An investigation determined Peter Fragoso was the man responsible and it was not a random act of violence, authorities said. Fragoso is charged with attempted …

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Wildwood, NJ
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Arsonist Set Multiple Fires Inside Wildwood Apartment: Prosecutor Arsonist Set Multiple Fires Inside Wildwood Apartment: Prosecutor
Arsonist Set Multiple Fires Inside Wildwood Apartment: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Wildwood man was arrested and charged after setting fire to an apartment, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 10. On Saturday, Nov. 22, Wildwood police responded to a report of a fire, but heavy smoke prevented entry until personnel from the Wildwood Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joe Murphy said. Fire crews entered the residence and located Edmir Pepa and removed him from the scene, authorities said. Pepa was later airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities…

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Newark, NJ
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Union Man Struck Newark Police Officer With Car: Police Union Man Struck Newark Police Officer With Car: Police
Union Man Struck Newark Police Officer With Car: Police A 25-year-old Union man was arrested and charged with striking a Newark police officer with his car last week, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 10. At 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 3, a Newark police sergeant conducted a traffic stop of a gray 2013 Mercedes-Benz in the 200 block of South Street, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. The driver, Jacques Cook became agitated during the stop and refused to comply with the request to exit the vehicle, Miranda said. The officers attempted to remove Cook from the vehicle, but he turned his steering wheel in the serge…

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Wall Township, NJ
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Man Thrown From Lawn Mower In Hit-And-Run Wall Wreck, Cops Say Man Thrown From Lawn Mower In Hit-And-Run Wall Wreck, Cops Say
Man Thrown From Lawn Mower In Hit-And-Run Wall Wreck, Cops Say A man was ejected from a commercial lawn mower after being hit by a vehicle in Wall Township on Monday, Dec. 8, authorities said. At 10:58 a.m., a vehicle was traveling west on Ocean Road when it struck the lawn mower, Wall Township police said. The vehicle fled west toward Samuel Drive without stopping, police said. The operator of the lawn mower sustained injuries as a result of the crash, police said. Anyone who can identify the vehicle and/or its driver is asked to contact Patrolman Orin McKay at 732-449-4500 x1178.

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South Plainfield, NJ
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Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD
Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD A Carteret man was arrested and charged after he attempted to a deposit a fraudulent check for more than $22,000, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. Officers responded to the Valley National Bank at 100 Durham Ave. on Monday, Dec. 1, after Antwan Harrell attempted to deposit a phony check for $22,389.11, South Plainfield police said. Bank staff said Harrell had called shortly after and said he would be returning to retrieve a deposit receipt, police said. Officers positioned themselves nearby, and a short time later, Harrell returned and entered the bank’s drive-thru lane, police said.…

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Galloway, NJ
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Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD
Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD A man is in intensive care following an early morning fire in Galloway Township Wednesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. At 3:52 a.m., officers responded to an active structure fire on the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the Smithville section of Galloway Township, Galloway Township police said. Numerous Galloway Township firefighters responded to the scene, police said. Two Galloway Township police officers who were serving as volunteer firefighters located the homeowner and pulled him from the burning residence, police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains …

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Toms River, NJ
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Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor
Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Two Ocean County hospitals were placed into lockdown after bomb threats were called in on Tuesday, Dec. 9, authorities said. Law enforcement responded to the threats called into Community Medical Center in Toms River and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Both hospitals were placed on lockdown, and sweeps of both facilities were conducted by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit with negative results, Billhimer said.  The hospitals were subsequently reopened, Billhimer said. The bomb threats are currently under in…

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