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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Atlantic City, NJ
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Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police
Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Two Newark residents and a Maryland man were arrested and charged after a man was stabbed and a woman assaulted at a resort in Atlantic City, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. At 10:37 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, officers responded to the Showboat Resort and and located a 38-year-old Severn, Maryland woman who had been assaulted, Atlantic City police said. She was transferred to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The stabbing victim, Quheem Whitehead, a 38-year-old Newark resident, later arrived at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. After a…

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Harrison, NJ
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Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor
Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Carteret man was arrested and charged after he struck and killed a pedestrian in West Hudson Park, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. Zaire Ferguson is charged with death by auto, assault by auto, causing death while driving with a suspended license and causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of two pedestrians struck on Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park, Mello said. The two victims were transported to Uni…

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Piscataway, NJ
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Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD
Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD A 40-year-old man was arrested after two people were stabbed at a Motel 6 on Tuesday, April 14, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., officers responded to the Motel 6 at 1012 Stelton Rd. after a woman said she had been stabbed, Piscataway police said. Officers located the woman who had sustained facial lacerations and identified an additional man who also had visible facial lacerations, police said. Both victims said they were stabbed by a man staying in a nearby motel room, police said. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. Officers arrested Jared Sk…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor
AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to attacking his girlfriend while she slept, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. Calvin Gunn pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Monday, April 6, and is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Last September, a woman said Gunn entered her home while she was sleeping and attacked her, striking her multiple times in the head and face area, authorities said. As a result of that assault, the victim sustained persistent ringing in her ear, authorities said. The victim’s ch…

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Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
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Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD
Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD A 31-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged after a series of incidents at a convenience store in Bridgeton on Monday, April 13, authorities said. At 10:50 p.m., officers responded to the Sinclair Dino Mart at 179 N. Pearl St. and found Denzel Costin intoxicated and irate toward officers and store employees, Bridgeton police said. Costin had punched a glass barrier inside the mart, causing it to shatter, police said. He also damaged several vehicles on the 100 block of Walnut Street, police said. He was placed under arrest  where he was formally charged with criminal mis…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
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Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD
Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD A 38-year-old Blackwood woman was arrested and charged after she fled police following a motor vehicle stop in Gloucester Township, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. At 11:33 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, an officer attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on a white Acura for motor vehicle violations on the 600 block of North Black Horse Pike in Blackwood, Gloucester Township police said Upon activating emergency lights, the vehicle initially pulled over to the side of the road, and the driver, Michelle Papaycik, appeared to wave her documents out the window, police said. As th…

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Trenton, NJ
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Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor
Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor A 47-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged with first degree murder, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. Terrance Travers is charged with the August 2025 murder of Andrew Coates, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. He was arrested Monday, April 13 in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. At 11:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, officers responded to North Olden and Ohio avenues following a Shot Spotter detection, authorities said.  As officers were responding to the scene, their vehicle was struck by a second vehi…

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Gloucester City, NJ
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Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG
Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG A doctor in Camden County has lost his license after being convicted of dealing opioids, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. Edward Lundy, who ran a family medical practice in Gloucester County pleaded guilty in January to  knowingly conspiring and agreeing with others to distribute and dispense more than 1,600 oxycodone pills outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose,  Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. In a consent order with the State Board of Medical Examiners Lundy agreed that his license to practice medicine …

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Washington, NJ
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Man Yelled Racial Slurs At Multiple People: Washington Borough Police Man Yelled Racial Slurs At Multiple People: Washington Borough Police Man Yelled Racial Slurs At Multiple People: Washington Borough Police
Man Yelled Racial Slurs At Multiple People: Washington Borough Police A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with yelling racial slurs at people, authorities in Washington Borough announced Tuesday, April 14. At 10:21 a.m., on Monday, March 2, officers responded to East Washington Avenue for a disorderly man, Washington Borough police said. Upon arrival, officers determined a man  had been yelling racial slurs at multiple individuals in the area, police said. The man, who was not identified, was taken into custody and was charged with disorderly conduct, bias intimidation and maintaining a nuisance, police said.

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Mount Olive, NJ
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Eggs Fall Off Truck, Scrambled Across Route 46: Budd Lake FD Eggs Fall Off Truck, Scrambled Across Route 46: Budd Lake FD Eggs Fall Off Truck, Scrambled Across Route 46: Budd Lake FD
Eggs Fall Off Truck, Scrambled Across Route 46: Budd Lake FD An egg-citing problem for firefighters in Budd Lake to solve occurred Tuesday, April 14. At midnight, crews were dispatched to Route 46 and Mount Olive Rd. for debris cleanup after a pallet of eggs had fallen off a truck and was poached across the highway, the Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department said. Another scene nearby also saw a wannabe omelet spread out throughout the highway near Route 80 and Route 46, firefighters said. Both scenes were cleaned up quickly, firefighters said. "We’re guessing someone’s going to be a couple pallets short when they arrive at their next stop… talk about…

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