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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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18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police 18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police
18-Year-Old Released From Prison Busted For Stashing Gun, Drugs: AC Police An 18-year-old Atlantic City resident was arrested on Sunday, June 8, after he was spotted stashing a gun and drugs, authorities said. A detective was conducting surveillance in the 1000 block of Magellan Avenue when he observed Kareem Lamb remove a handgun from his sweatshirt pocket and place it in his waistband, Atlantic City police said. Lamb was then observed removing the handgun from his waistband and placing it near the tire of a vehicle, police said. He also placed additional items near a second vehicle, police said. Officers searched Lamb’s vehicle and the area around it and recove…

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Swedesboro Man Drowns In Logan Township: Police Swedesboro Man Drowns In Logan Township: Police
Swedesboro Man Drowns In Logan Township: Police A 22-year-old Swedesboro man drowned while swimming in Logan Township on Tuesday, June 10, authorities said. At 6:21 p.m., officers responded to Crossroads Boulevard near Creekview Avenue for a report of a man who had entered a body of water to swim and did not resurface, Logan Township police said. The man had gone swimming with friends and was struggling to stay above the water just before going under the surface, police said. The Malaga Fire Department Dive Team and Camden County Public Safety Dive Team responded to the scene and the man’s body was recovered at 8:00 p.m., police said. H…

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Randolph Man Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park: NPS Randolph Man Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park: NPS
Randolph Man Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park: NPS A 30-year-old Morris County man got up close and personal with a bison on Tuesday, June 10. A little too close. At 9:45 a.m., the Randolph resident was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming after a large group of visitors approached it too closely, the National Park Service said. The goring occurred in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful, the NPS said. The man, who was not identified, sustained minor injuries and was treated and transported by emergency personnel, NPS said. The incident is currently under investigation. This is the second time this year a person has b…

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Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting At NJ Hotel, AG Says Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting At NJ Hotel, AG Says
Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting At NJ Hotel, AG Says All Bruce Drelich's family knew on Friday, May 2 was that he'd gone to New Jersey to meet an "online acquaintance" before he disappeared, according to a missing person's post on social media. And then, they learned why. The Philadelphia resident is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after authorities say he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl in a Bordentown, NJ hotel for sex. That girl was actually an undercover agent, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, June 10. So, on May 2, when Drehlich arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by authori…

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False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD
False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD An elementary school in Manalapan was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, June 9, authorities said. At 1:26 p.m., officers responded to Taylor Mills School after receiving a report of a potential threat, Manalapan Township police said. After consulting with the Manalapan-Englishtown School District and their director of school safety and security, the school was placed into lockdown, police said. After an on-scene investigation that involved the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the Englishtown Police Department, the threat was deemed non-credible, police said. At no time were …

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WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials
WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials A 26-year-old West New York Middle School teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, June 10, after he sent sexually explicit material to a teenage girl, authorities said. Juan Sanchez Moya, a Union City resident, met a 17-year-old girl through an online gaming program, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Moya exchanged sexually explicit material with the girl, Suarez said. The crimes did not occur at West New York Middle School, and the girl is not a student in the district, Suarez said. Moya is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and distributing obsc…

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Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police
Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police A 37-year-old Denville woman was arrested and charged after she spit on a police officer on Monday, June 9, authorities said. At noon, officers responded to East Main Street and Indian Road for a report of an intoxicated woman, Denville police said. The woman, Jennifer Lester, was creating a disturbance by yelling profanities and preventing employees from working, police said. Officers determined Lester was responsible for shoplifting a bottle of wine from Partner Liquors at 123 East Main St., police said. Lester, who was in possession of the bottle of wine, refused to speak with police and…

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Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors
Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors A 51-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty on Monday, June 9, to intentionally starting a fire in Brick Township, injuring three firefighters, authorities said. Charles Maulbeck pleaded guilty to arson and criminal mischief, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, Billhimer said. On Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, Brick Township police saw smoke and heavy fire at a home on Falkenberg Road, Billhimer said.  Two firefighters were treated and released from a nearby hospital, while a third dec…

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2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor 2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor
2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor Two teenagers were arrested and charged Monday, June 9, after they started a fire in Barnegat by firing a flare gun last weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, June 7, at 2:50 p.m. Barnegat Township police and fire departments responded to a home on Schooner Avenue for a report of a fire, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was extinguished prior to their arrival and an investigation revealed the fire was caused by Kaele Principato, an 18-year-old Barnegat resident, and Lucas Pyle, an 18-year-old Egg Harbor City resident, firing a flare gun through the window of t…

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Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Cliffwood man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, June 10, after being convicted of murdering a Newark man with a machete last year, authorities said. Terrance Bailey was convicted of murder in the first degree and a weapons charge on Friday, March 21, following a two-week trial, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024,  Bailey and an accomplice chased Daniel Haas Jr. while brandishing a firearm on Cathedral Court in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Bailey and the accomplice caught up with Haas and killed…

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