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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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Three Injured In Atlantic City Expwy Crash: NJSP Three Injured In Atlantic City Expwy Crash: NJSP
Three Injured In Atlantic City Expwy Crash: Njsp Three people were hurt in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway on Sunday, Oct. 12, authorities said. At 3:03 p.m.., troopers responded to the Atlantic City Expressway in Egg Harbor Township after a 39-year-old Tennessee man lost control of his Honda passenger vehicle while traveling east and became disabled in the lane, facing west, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. A head-on crash occurred between a Chevrolet SUV and the Honda, Postorino said. As a result of the crash, the driver of the Honda and the driver of the Chevrolet, a 49-year-old Berlin ma…

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Plainfield, NJ
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2,200 Grams Of Cocaine: Five Arrested, Union County Prosecutor Says 2,200 Grams Of Cocaine: Five Arrested, Union County Prosecutor Says
2,200 Grams Of Cocaine: Five Arrested, Union County Prosecutor Says Five people were arrested and 2,200 grams of cocaine were seized following a multi-agency investigation into a drug distribution network operating within Union County, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 10. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, members of the Union County Prosecutor's Office Intelligence and Narcotics Division along with other law enforcement agencies executed several search warrants across multiple locations resulting in the seizure of the drugs and $6,327, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. William Padilla, a 52-year-old Greenbrook resident, Alexandria Tapia-Garzon, a 54-year-old…

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Bayonne, NJ
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Bayonne Bus Owner Owes $290K In Unpaid Tolls Bayonne Bus Owner Owes $290K In Unpaid Tolls
Bayonne Bus Owner Owes $290K In Unpaid Tolls A bus company based in New Jersey owes $290,000 in unpaid tolls, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 10. Somaya Elkaramay, the owner of Big Bus LLC company faces five charges of theft of service, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Elkaramany, a 57-year-old Bayonne resident owned and operated vehicles registered to herself and Best Big Bus LLC. From October 1, 2020, to September 25, 2025 Platkiin said. The bus company, which transported people between Hudson County and New York City incurred $290,000 in unpaid tolls to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  The total unpai…

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Cherry Hill, NJ
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Cherry Hill Bank Robber Arrested Minutes After Robbery: Prosecutor Cherry Hill Bank Robber Arrested Minutes After Robbery: Prosecutor
Cherry Hill Bank Robber Arrested Minutes After Robbery: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged with a robbing a TD Bank in Cherry Hill Thursday, Oct. 9, authorities said. At 4:38 p.m., Cherry Hill police responded to the TD Bank on Grove Street after a suspect, later identified as Nathaniel Stroud, wrote a demand note on a deposit slip and passed it to the teller, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller said. Stroud fled the scene on foot after receiving money, authorities said. At 4:50 p.m., officers observed Stroud with a similar description near the bank, authorities said. S…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Pleasantville Teen Diagnosed With Autism Missing: Police Pleasantville Teen Diagnosed With Autism Missing: Police
Pleasantville Teen Diagnosed With Autism Missing: Police Jasmine Feliciano, a 14-year-old Pleasantville girl, is missing, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 10. Feliciano, who was diagnosed with autism, was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, yellow pajama pants, rainbow-colored Crocs, and carrying a backpack, Pleasantville police said. She is also hard of hearing, which may impact her ability to respond or communicate effectively, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Pleasantville Police at 609-641-6100.

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Camden, NJ
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Two Camden County Men Had Child Porn On Cell Phone: Prosecutor Two Camden County Men Had Child Porn On Cell Phone: Prosecutor
Two Camden County Men Had Child Porn On Cell Phone: Prosecutor Two Camden County men were recently arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 10.  Wilfredo Lugo, a 30-year-old Camden man, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 24, after detectives found an online account he used had child sexual abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said.  Lugo also had child pornography on his cell phone, MacAulay said. He was charged with possession of child pornography, MacAulay said. Zachary Lieber, a 23-year-old Barrington man, was arrested and charged Thursday, Sept. 25 after detec…

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New Brunswick, NJ
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Recent HS Graduate Killed In Shooting At Park: New Brunswick PD Recent HS Graduate Killed In Shooting At Park: New Brunswick PD
Recent HS Graduate Killed In Shooting At Park: New Brunswick PD An 18-year-old who recently graduated from high school was fatally shot in New Brunswick, authorities announced, Friday, Oct. 10. At 11:32 p.m.. authorities responded to Pine Street Park and found Fernando Buezo Diaz with sustained gunshot wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said.  Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. A fundraiser has been established by Fernando's mother, Karla, to help pay for funeral expenses. "Fernando was...an exemplary student-athlete who was hardworking, kind, respectful, and full of dr…

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Mount Olive, NJ
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18-Year-Old Assaulted Teen With Bottle: Mt Olive PD 18-Year-Old Assaulted Teen With Bottle: Mt Olive PD
18-Year-Old Assaulted Teen With Bottle: Mt Olive PD An 18-year-old Denville resident was arrested and charged with assaulting a 15-year-old boy with a bottle, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 8. On Monday, Oct. 6, officers responded to a Budd Lake residence for a report of a dispute inside a home, Mount Olive police said. Through an on-scene investigation, officers discovered Jordy Vasquez was an unwanted party at the residence, police said. When the 15-year-old confronted Vasquez, Vasquez struck him in the side of the head with a bottle, causing a laceration, police said. Vasquez was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare o…

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Bernardsville, NJ
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Masked, Goggled Man Arrested In Bernardsville: Police Masked, Goggled Man Arrested In Bernardsville: Police
Masked, Goggled Man Arrested In Bernardsville: Police A 20-year-old Bernardsville man was arrested and charged after he was spotted around town wearing a mask and goggles and shining a flashlight into car windows, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 7. Officers responded to every call regarding Edwin Perez-Perez's suspicious behavior, but his actions did not rise to criminality, Bernardsville police said. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Perez-Perez was spotted wearing his mask and goggles walking onto a resident's porch, police said. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, police said.

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Piscataway, NJ
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Piscataway High Schooler Missing, In Need Of Medication: Police Piscataway High Schooler Missing, In Need Of Medication: Police
Piscataway High Schooler Missing, In Need Of Medication: Police Tyrese Dawkins, am 11th grader at Piscataway High School, is missing, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 9. Dawkins was last seen Tuesday, Oct. 7 at midnight inside of his home wearing a black t-shirt, black sweatpants and black slippers, Piscataway police said.  He requires daily medication of which he is not in possession, police said. Anyone with information about Tyrese’s whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Paul Tarnawski at 732-710-7393. 

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