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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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Police & Fire

License Plate Reader Helps Nab Stabbing Suspect In Atlantic City: Police A 35-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged with stabbing a man after a fight on Saturday, April 5, authorities said. At 8:48 a.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Fairmount Avenue and found the stabbing victim, transporting him to a nearby hospital, for non-life-threatening injuries, Atlantic City police said. Officers were able to obtain video of the assault, the suspect, and the vehicle he fled in, police said. Officers used an automated license plate reader system and learned the vehicle had Atlantic City on Route 30, police said. An officer positioned himself on R…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

4 Involved In Shooting Of Njsp Detective At Salem County Mobile Home Park Learn Fate: AG Four people who recently pleaded guilty in the 2020 shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Salem County, were sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, with sentences ranging from prison to probation, authorities said. Markese Rogers, a 30-year-old Pittsgrove resident, Ashley Acevedo Diaz, 27, Imari Lazu, 27, and Noel Lazu, 25, pled guilty in February for their involvement in an incident that led to NJSP Detective Richard Hershey being shot at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Rogers was sentenced to five years in pris…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Jersey City man is in stable condition after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene on the early morning of Monday, April 7, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to Bay and Erie streets and found the man with serious injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The striking vehicle did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. The victim was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital, Suarez said. The crash is being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department, …

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Racial Slur Spray Painted In Street: Hillside PD A racial epithet was spray painted in the middle of a street in Hillside on Saturday, April 5, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of Nottingham Way where they found the racial slur, authorities said. With the assistance of the Hillside Fire Department, the street was thoroughly cleaned, police said. The suspect remains at large and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 973-926-5800. "Hate and bias have no place in our township," police said. "The actions taken by the suspects are not reflective of the values we hold as a community. The Hillsi…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead In Woods: Bridgeton PD A man was found dead in a wooded area of Bridgeton on Saturday, April 5, authorities said. At 8:50 a.m., a passerby reported seeing a man partially submerged in a retaining well at East Commerce Street east of East Lake, Bridgeton police said. The area is frequented by homeless people, police said. The man, a Latino possibly in his 30s, has not been identified, police said. An investigation determined the victim frequented homeless areas of the city, police said. The cause of death remains under investigation however there were no apparent signs of assault or foul play, police said.

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Woman Missing, Last Seen Walking Into Woods (Video): Police A 66-year-old Mount Laurel woman is missing after video footage shows her walking her into the woods on the morning of Sunday, April 6, authorities said. Ring camera footage shows Danyila Nykytyn walking away from her residence into the woods, before disappearing from the frame. Nykytyn only speaks Ukrainian and is shy, Mount Laurel police said. She is 5'7 and weighs 180 lbs. and wears glasses, police said. She was last seen wearing light-colored jacket, gray sports pants, and black Nike shoes, police said. Mount Laurel Police A resident told police she was seen walking near a pond on Wa…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Man Arrested For Robbinsville Home Invasion After Taking Golf Cart: Police A 22-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged after he stole a golf cart from an apartment complex in Secaucus on Monday, April 7, authorities said. At 12:57 a.m., officers responded to the Xchange Apartment complex after a man, later identified as Alaji Ahmad-Alwan, attempted to gain access into the building, Secaucus police said. After being denied access to the building, Ahmad-Alwan fled and stole a $13,000 golf cart that belonged to the complex, police said. The golf cart was found abandoned near 5000 Riverside Station Blvd. and Ahmad-Alwan was located nearby and placed under…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

8-Year-Old Girl Among Two Killed In NJ Crash: Police Two people from Elizabeth, including an 8-year-old girl were killed in a crash on Route 295 in Burling County on the evening of Sunday, April 6. At 10:17 p.m., a Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Tucson were traveling northbound on Route 295 in Florence, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey Police said. The Santa Fe struck a guardrail, re-entered the roadway and collided with the Tucson, Lebron said. The impact caused both vehicles to run off the road and strike several trees, Lebron said. Sharfu Uddin, 36, and the driver of the Tucson and an 8-year-old girl were killed in the crash, L…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Bergen County Nurse Whose Neglect Led To East Hanover Man's Death Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Carlstadt nurse was sentenced to probation on Friday, April 4 after his neglect led to the death of a disabled person in East Hanover in 2023, authorities said. Emilio Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation, following a short jail stint, after pleading guilty to endangering another person and neglect of a disabled person, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and East Hanover Police Chief Christopher Cannizzo said. On Friday, Feb. 10, 19-year-old Matthew Rossi, a non-verbal man in a wheelchair, was unconscious after ju…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Canadian Man Killed, Woman Airlifted In Route 78 Hit, Run Crash: Njsp A Canadian man was killed in killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, authorities said. At 4:46 p.m., a vehicle crashed into a Ford F-150 pulling a camper on Route 78 eastbound in Bethlehem Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Ford traveled onto the right shoulder, where it crashed into a Peterbilt semi-trailer, Lebron said. The vehicle continued traveling eastbound , Lebron said. Alan Smith, a 78-year-old Nova Scotia resident and the driver of the Ford, was pronounced dead at the scene, …

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

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