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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South River, NJ
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NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police
NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police A 21-year-old New York man has been charged after exposing himself throughout South River, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 13. Between Thursday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 7, officers received multiple reports of a man, later identified as Anthony Lopez, exposing himself in public to people. Most of the incidents occurred just off Whitehead Avenue near Magiera Street, Spring Street, and Jeffrie Avenue, police said. An investigation identified Lopez as the suspect and he has been charged with five counts of lewdness, police said. An active warrant has been issued for his arrest, poli…

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Basking Ridge-Bernards, NJ
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Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor
Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Somerset County man remains on the lam despite being wanted on multiple charges. Patsy Ragonese was named the Somerset County Fugitive of the Month for August. He is wanted by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for failure to appear for originating charges of 3 counts of possession of CDS and 1 count of possession of CDS with intent to distribute. Ragonese has two bench warrants out of Union County for identity theft in Springfield and possession of CDS in Plainfield, prosecutors said. He is 5'9" and weighs 130 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes and was last known to liv…

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Ventnor-Margate, NJ
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89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD 89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD
89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD An 89-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car in Margate on Tuesday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 7:23 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call after a vehicle was making a left turn onto Winchester Avenue from Jerome Avenue and struck the woman, a Margate resident, as she crossed southbound in the crosswalk of the intersection, Margate police said. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and is in critical but stable condition, police said. The driver, an 84-year-old Margate resident, remained on scene and cooperated w…

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Hackettstown, NJ
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ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown
ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown Fourteen people were detained following an ICE raid in Hackettstown Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Two of the people detained, Rafael Salazar and Luis Rivera Guillen, have criminal records, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Salazar, a native of the Dominican Republic, was previously arrested in Miami for cocaine possession while Guillen, a Honduras native, has prior convictions in New York for criminal mischief with intent to damage property and possession of controlled substances, ICE said. Everyone detained had illegally entered the United States at some …

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Wall Township, NJ
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Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course
Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course A car crashed into a storage shed at a golf course in Wall Township on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Firefighters responded to Bel-Air Golf Course at 3120 Allaire Rd. after the car crashed into the storage shed, South Wall Fire Rescue said. The driver extricated himself prior to firefighters arrival, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said.

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Gloucester Township, NJ
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Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police
Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police A 20-year-old Gloucester Township man has been missing since last month, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. Terrell Purnell was reported missing on Wednesday, July 29, Gloucester Township police said. Purnell's last known whereabouts are believed to be in an unknown area of Philadelphia, police said. His current whereabouts are unknown, and it is unknown where he may be traveling or who he may be with, police said. He is 5’10” tall and weighs 150 lbs. He has short black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee, police said. He has an unknown tattoo on his left forearm, police said. Anyone wit…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
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Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police
Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police A 40-year-old Williamstown man was arrested and charged after he nearly crashed into a police officer and multiple construction workers after entering a closed work zone on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. While at the work zone at Evesham Road, Matthew Senkier began shouting profanities at the officer and demanding that he leave the area, Gloucester Township police said.  Soon after, Senkier entered a vehicle, drove onto the closed roadway, and proceeded recklessly through the active construction zone, police said. Senkier accelerated toward construction workers be…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Woman Found Dead In AC Hotel Room: Police Woman Found Dead In AC Hotel Room: Police
Woman Found Dead In AC Hotel Room: Police A 41-year-old woman was found dead at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:47 a.m., officers responded to the hotel room and found the woman dead, Atlantic City police said  The body was removed by the New Jersey Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and an autopsy is pending, police said. The woman has not been publicly identified. Her death remains under investigation, police said.

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Denville, NJ
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Reckless Drunk Driver Arrested: Denville PD Reckless Drunk Driver Arrested: Denville PD
Reckless Drunk Driver Arrested: Denville PD A 62-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. At 10:56 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, officers pulled over a vehicle on Route 53 South near Fox Hill Road after observing the car fail to maintain its lane of travel, Denville police said. The driver, James Elsman, was determined to be operating the vehicle while drunk and he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.

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Trenton, NJ
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Cocaine, Cash: Two Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says Cocaine, Cash: Two Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says
Cocaine, Cash: Two Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says Two people were arrested and charged following a two-month investigation into the distribution of cocaine in Mercer County, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force along with other law enforcement units executed a search warrant at Andrew Anderson's residence in Eastampton, a storage unit in Lawrence and two vehicles, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Detectives seized approximately $32,000 in cash, assorted drug paraphernalia and three large digital scales, Marbrey said. Anderson’s girlfriend, Aniyah Boone…

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