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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Woodbine-Dennis, NJ
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2 Airlifted, JAWS of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD 2 Airlifted, JAWS of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD
2 Airlifted, Jaws of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD Two people were airlifted after a vehicle crashed into a guardrail in Dennis Twp on Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said. At 1:55 p.m., firefighters responded to Route 47 and Petersburg Road after a vehicle ran off the roadway into a guardrail, Dennis Volunteer Fire Company said. Several occupants were still in the vehicle, firefighters said. The JAWS of Life was used to remove the back door to gain access to the passengers, firefighters said. Two people were airlifted to a nearby hospital while several others were transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital. The crash remains under inv…

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Collingswood, NJ
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Newly Minted Millionaire! Lotto Ticket Sold At Woodlynne Market Hits Jackpot Newly Minted Millionaire! Lotto Ticket Sold At Woodlynne Market Hits Jackpot
Newly Minted Millionaire! Lotto Ticket Sold At Woodlynne Market Hits Jackpot It was a sensational Saturday for a Powerball player in Camden County. A ticket sold in Woodlynne matched five numbers in the $1.8 billion Powerball drawing on Saturday, Sept. 6, winning $1 million. The ticket was sold at Xpress Food Mart on Woodlynne Avenue. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62. The Power Ball was 17 and the multiplier was 02.

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Jersey City, NJ
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Man Shot Dead By Jersey City Police: AG Man Shot Dead By Jersey City Police: AG
Man Shot Dead By Jersey City Police: AG A man was fatally shot by police in Jersey City on Friday, Sept. 5, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 1:23 p.m. on John F. Kennedy Blvd, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The man's identity and the identities of the officers involved have not been released. The shooting caused John F. Kennedy Boulevard to be closed in both directions from Clendenny Avenue to Communipaw Avenue, the Hudson County Executive's Office said, citing "police activity." A 2019 law, N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(2), requires the Attorney General’s Office to conduct investigations of a person’s death…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Box Truck Overturns In EHT Crash: Cardiff FD Box Truck Overturns In EHT Crash: Cardiff FD
Box Truck Overturns In EHT Crash: Cardiff FD A  box truck overturned in a crash in Egg Harbor Township on Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said. At 8:18 p.m., first responders were at Spruce Avenue and Franklin Avenue for a crash involving several vehicles, Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company said. A box truck was overturned and an electric pole was down with live wires crossing the roadway and over the top of the cars with several people trapped.  Rescuers were able to extricate the victims and no injuries were reported, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said. 

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Pittsgrove-Elmer, NJ
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Monroeville Man Posted Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor Monroeville Man Posted Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor
Monroeville Man Posted Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Gloucester County man was arrested and charged after he shared child pornography on a social media platform, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5. An investigation into Mason Gaunt began following a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Mason Gaunt was distributing child sexual abuse material  over a social media platform, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. On Thursday, Aug. 21, detectives searched Gaunt's residence in Monroeville and recovered two cell phones that had been used to access the social media account, authori…

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Boonton, NJ
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Georgia Man Wanted In Boonton For Credit Card Fraud Georgia Man Wanted In Boonton For Credit Card Fraud
Georgia Man Wanted In Boonton For Credit Card Fraud A warrant has been issued out of Boonton for a 35-year-old Georgia man wanted for credit card fraud, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5. An investigation began after a victim reported losing several thousand dollars as a result of credit card fraud, Boonton police said. It was uncovered the fraudulent transactions were conducted by Robert Jenkins-Gladden in a rental vehicle at a bank in Stamford, Connecticut, police said. Jenkins-Gladden remains at large, police said. 

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Woman's Remains Found In Hamilton Woods: NJSP Woman's Remains Found In Hamilton Woods: NJSP
Woman's Remains Found In Hamilton Woods: Njsp The remains of a woman were discovered in Atlantic County on Thursday, Aug. 28, authorities said. The human remains were found at 8:53 a.m. in the wooden area alongside Tuckahoe Road in the Estell Manor section of Hamilton Township, New Jersey State Police spokesman Charles Marchan said. The remains are of a white or Hispanic woman, approximately 40 years of age or older, Marchan said. She has yet to be identified.

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National Interest
Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG
Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5. Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Man Airlifted After Crash Near Atlantic City Airport: Police Man Airlifted After Crash Near Atlantic City Airport: Police
Man Airlifted After Crash Near Atlantic City Airport: Police A person had to be airlifted following a car crash near the Atlantic City Airport on Thursday morning, Sept. 4, authorities said. At 11:56 a.m., officers responded to Tilton Road near the airport after a 2008 Mercedes C3000 driven by a 20-year-old Atlantic City woman was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, Township of Hamilton police said. The Mercedes struck a 2019 Toyota Tacoma driven by a 66-year-old Egg Harbor City man head-on, police said. The driver of the Toyota was airlifted to a nearby hospital, while two occupants of the Mercedes were transpo…

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Phillipsburg, NJ
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Two PA Residents Busted For Phillipsburg Shooting: Prosecutor Two PA Residents Busted For Phillipsburg Shooting: Prosecutor
Two PA Residents Busted For Phillipsburg Shooting: Prosecutor Two Pennsylvania residents were arrested and charged after shots were fired in Phillipsburg earlier this week authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 4. At 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, Phillipsburg police responded to 3000 Rand Blvd. after gunshots were fired and a vehicle was seen fleeing the area, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. The suspect vehicle was soon located and stopped by the Lopatcong Township Police Department, authorities said. The occupants of the vehicle, Joshua Makuta a 23-year-old Allentown resident and Jorel Rive…

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