73°

Sunday, aug 4

Sam Barron

Community Editor

sbarron@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter

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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

Jersey City Teens In Stolen Vehicle Ram Into Cop Car, 3rd Bails In Secaucus Police Vehicle Two Jersey City teens were apprehended and one remains at large after being pursued by police while driving a stolen vehicle in Secaucus on the early morning of Monday, July 8, authorities said. At 2:42 a.m., police spotted a 2018 Jeep Wrangler that had been stolen from Jersey City last month at a gas station on Route 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When police converged on the stolen car, the driver, a 15-year-old, intentionally rammed two occupied Secaucus police vehicles, injuring one officer, Miller said. The driver and two passengers fled the scene on foot, Miller said. On…

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Man On Life Support After Being Struck By Vehicle In Elizabeth: Authorities A man is on life support after being struck by a vehicle in Elizabeth on Sunday, July 7. The man was struck at 2:40 p.m. at North Broad Street and Westfield Avenue, a spokesman for the city said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he is on life support, a spokeswoman said. The driver stayed on the scene, a spokeswoman said.

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Two Men Shot In Newark: Police Two men were shot in Newark on the evening of Saturday, July 6, authorities said. At 7:13 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of South 7th Street and located two adult men who had been shot, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, Fragé said The shooting remains under investigation, Fragé said

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Brooklyn Man Had $1600 In Counterfeit Cash: Denville PD A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged in Denville on Wednesday, July 3, for having counterfeit money, police said. Officers responded to a business on Broadway on a report of a man, Marquise Fleming, 31, attempting to make a purchase with a fraudulent $100 bill, Denville police said in a release. Fleming fled from officers but was apprehended following a foot chase, police said. While searching him, police found him in possession of 16 fraudulent $100 bills, officers said. Fleming was charged with eluding, uttering a forged document and driving with a suspended license, police said. He w…

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

East Orange Victim Dies After July 4th Attack, Charges Upgraded For Newark Assailant, Cops Say A 31-year-old East Orange woman who was stabbed on July Fourth has died from her injuries, leading to upgraded charges against the accused Newark assailant, police said. At 1:30 a.m., police were called to the 100 block of Park Avenue and found the woman and a child suffering from life-threatening injuries, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Another child suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Stephens said. The woman, whose name is being withheld, died on Friday, July 5, Stephens said. Jihad Hagler, a 27-year-old Newark has been charged with criminal homicide, attem…

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Man Fatally Stabbed In Newark: Police A man was found fatally stabbed in Newark on the morning of Friday, July 5, authorities said. At 3:30 a.m., police found the unresponsive man suffering from stab wounds at Magazine and Ferry Street in the Ironbound section of the city, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. He was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m., Stephens and Frage said. The identity of the man is being withheld pending formal identification, Stephens and Frage said. The incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, which includes detect…

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Armed Guttenberg Teen Gave Police Fake Name: Police An 18-year-old Guttenberg teen was arrested and hit with weapons charges on Friday, July 5, authorities said. Officers had apprehended Miguel Palma after he was wanted on an active warrant for a theft, Guttenberg police said in a release. During their on-scene investigation, officers discovered a loaded handgun inside Palma's handgun, police said. Palma was hit with multiple weapons charges and also charged with possessing prescription drugs and controlled dangerous substances, police said. He was also charged with hindering his apprehension for giving police a fake name, offices said. Pal…

07/08/2024

Police & Fire

Stretching Woman Spots Masturbating Man In Pickup At Popular NJ Park: Sheriff A 52-year-old Passaic man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2, after he masturbated while sitting in a truck last month, authorities said. Ruben Almeida Pimentel was spotted by a woman stretching at Garrett Mountain Reservation on Saturday, June 22, Passaic County Sheriff's Office said. Pimentel was in the driver's seat of a Dodge Ram pickup truck with his pants down, masturbating with the driver side door ajar, the sheriff's office said. The woman provided a detailed description of Pimentel to police, who charged him with lewdness and released him pending a c…

07/06/2024

Police & Fire

Kids Sexually Assaulted In North Plainfield Church Bathroom, Police Say A 68-year-old Plainfield man has been charged with sexually assaulting two minors in a church in North Plainfield last month, authorities said. On Sunday, June 23, at 4:38 p.m., police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a sexual assault of a minor earlier that day, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti said. Pierre Joseph, the suspect, was detained at the church while they awaited police, authorities said While Joseph was transported for questi…

07/05/2024

Obituaries

Former Bergen Courthouse Secretary, Paramus Mom Tracy Keenan Dies After Longtime Lupus Battle Tracy Keenan, a 46-year-old mom from Paramus, died on Tuesday, July 2, after years of battling lupus, according to her obituary. Tracy was born in Belleville and grew up in Park Ridge, graduating from Park Ridge High School, her obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website reads. She later worked at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack as a secretary for 10 years, according to her obituary. She is survived by her husband, Ilir; her three daughters, Lila, Abigail and Sidney; her mother, Maureen; siblings, Andrew, Megan and Kevin, along with numerous family members and friends, acc…

07/05/2024

Prev Page 17 of 642 15 16 17 18 19 Next

161 - 170 of 6,419 articles