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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Camden, NJ
Police & Fire
Cold Case Twist: Mantua Twp Double Murder Suspect Has Been Dead For 25 Years, Prosecutor Says Cold Case Twist: Mantua Twp Double Murder Suspect Has Been Dead For 25 Years, Prosecutor Says
Cold Case Twist: Mantua Twp Double Murder Suspect Has Been Dead For 25 Years, Prosecutor Says A more than 30-year-old New Jersey double homicide cold case has been closed thanks to help from newly-analyzed DNA. But the suspect has been dead since 2000, authorities said. Francis "Frank" T. Schooley, of Mantua Township (Camden County) who died in 2000 at the age of 39, murdered 24-year-old Marebeth Welsh of Woodlynne in 1993 and 16-year-old Jennifer Persia of Magnolia in 1994, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said on Thursday, April 9. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993, at 4:24 a.m., Camden police found Welsh with blood coming from her nose on the sidewalk of the 300 block of Jackson St…

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Perth Amboy, NJ
Police & Fire
Brazen Perth Amboy Jewelry Robbery Caught On Video Brazen Perth Amboy Jewelry Robbery Caught On Video
Brazen Perth Amboy Jewelry Robbery Caught On Video A jewelry store was robbed in Perth Amboy on Wednesday, April 8, authorities said. While Perth Amboy police said no weapons and no injuries were reported, video obtained by ABC 7 shows the chaotic scene at SDjewlery. The robbers smashed the front window of the jewelry store and ran out with garbage bags full of jewelry while the two owners chased them down and are seen trying to pull them out of their BMW. The BMW is seen going in reverse and sideswiping a parked car and the two women desperately tried to hang onto the vehicle before it peeled away. But not before a bystander kicked in the…

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Police & Fire
Crack, Cocaine, Ammo: Four Arrested In Stafford, Police Say Crack, Cocaine, Ammo: Four Arrested In Stafford, Police Say
Crack, Cocaine, Ammo: Four Arrested In Stafford, Police Say Four people were arrested and charged in Manahawkin following a narcotics investigation, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8. At 9 p.m. on Monday, April 6, detectives executed a search warrant at the Cedar Run Apartment Complex, 240 South Main St. in Manahawkin, Stafford police said. Prior to the search warrants, a motor vehicle stop was conducted on a car operated by Kyle Pianetti, a 34-year-old Lanoka Harbor resident and Jaclyn Pease, a 35-year-old Keyport resident. Pease and Pianetti both had outstanding warrants and a K-9 sniffed out narcotics in the car, leading to its seizure, po…

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Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Arrested After Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle: Harrison PBA Two Arrested After Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle: Harrison PBA
Two Arrested After Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle: Harrison PBA Two people, including a juvenile, were arrested and charged following a stolen vehicle pursuit in Harrison on Tuesday, April 7, authorities said. At 11 p.m., officers observed a stolen vehicle operating recklessly and speeding on Frank E. Rogers Blvd., Harrison PBA #22 said. After multiple attempts to stop the vehicle, the driver fled, continuing to operate erratically through Harrison and onto Route 280, authorities said. The vehicle ultimately exited into Newark, where two suspects fled on foot, authorities said. The juvenile driver continued briefly before being safely stopped by p…

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Parsippany Gold Scammer Arrested In Louisiana Parsippany Gold Scammer Arrested In Louisiana
Parsippany Gold Scammer Arrested In Louisiana A 25-year-old Parsippany man was arrested in Louisiana after he tried to scam an elderly person out of thousands of dollars in gold, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8. Detectives in Collin County, Texas contacted authorities in Louisiana about an investigation into a gold scam operation, The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The scheme involved victims being contacted and told their bank account and social security benefits are frozen and can only be released with an exchange of gold, authorities said. Detectives discovered several victims in their area, and set up a stin…

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Stratford-Somerdale, NJ
News
Sterling High School Teacher Had Sex With Student: Prosecutor Sterling High School Teacher Had Sex With Student: Prosecutor
Sterling High School Teacher Had Sex With Student: Prosecutor A 26-year-old teacher at Sterling High School was arrested and charged with having sex with a student, authorities said. Jason Howe, a Runnemede resident, had sex with the female student at his apartment last month, Camden County Prosecutor Grace. MacAulay and Runnemede Police Chief William Sampolski said. He is charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. An investigation into Howe was launched by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit after the student reported the act to Runnemede police last week, authorities said. Howe taught chemis…

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Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Stolen Car Leads To SWAT Finding Numerous Weapons, Drugs, 2 Arrested: North Wildwood PD Stolen Car Leads To SWAT Finding Numerous Weapons, Drugs, 2 Arrested: North Wildwood PD
Stolen Car Leads To SWAT Finding Numerous Weapons, Drugs, 2 Arrested: North Wildwood PD Two men were arrested and charged in North Wildwood after the vehicle they stole was discovered they put numerous firearm accessories inside a stolen car, authorities announced Tuesday, April 7. On Sunday, Dec. 28, officers received a report of a stolen vehicle and identified Brian Henderson, a 42-year-old Wildwood resident as the suspect. Henderson and the vehicle were located in Wildwood the next day, North Wildwood police said. A court-authorized search warrant was executed on the vehicle, resulting in the seizure of numerous items, including a ballistic vest, knife, tactical gun belt an…

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Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Killed After Car Strikes Tree: Lacey Twp PD Person Killed After Car Strikes Tree: Lacey Twp PD
Person Killed After Car Strikes Tree: Lacey Twp PD A person was killed in a crash in Lacey Township Wednesday morning, April 8 authorities said. A vehicle ran off the roadway near Lake Barnegat Drive North and Haines Street in Lanoka Harbor, crashed through a fence and struck a tree, Lacey Township police said. The driver, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Old Bridge, NJ
Police & Fire
Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors
Graphic, Disturbing Texts Detail Old Bridge Man's Sextortion Attempts Of Minors A girl threatened to commit suicide after she was conned into sending a 38-year-old New Jersey man explicit photos, after he posed as a 17-year-old on Snapchat and threatened to extort her, brand-new transcripts released by the federal government show. Daniel Berwick, of Old Bridge, is facing federal child pornography charges, having previously been charged in Middlesex County earlier this year. The complaint by federal authorities paints a graphic portrait of a man who they say used the photo of an adult content creator to pose as a 17-year-old to catfish a 14-year-old girl into sending hi…

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Hammonton, NJ
Police & Fire
Hammonton Police Sgt Indicted For Swiping Drugs From Evidence Room: Prosecutor Hammonton Police Sgt Indicted For Swiping Drugs From Evidence Room: Prosecutor
Hammonton Police Sgt Indicted For Swiping Drugs From Evidence Room: Prosecutor A Hammonton police sergeant has been indicted on charges he stole narcotics from the evidence room, authorities announced Wednesday, April 8. Robert Zbikowski was indicted on charges of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft, tampering with physical evidence and obstruction, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In February 2024, Hammonton police alerted prosecutors that Zbikowski failed a routine drug screen, authorities said.  From October 2023 through February 2024, Zbikowski tampered with numerous bags of suspected narcotics in the evidence room, au…

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