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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Hoboken, NJ
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Man Who Snatched Three Purses In One Hour Busted In Hoboken: Police Man Who Snatched Three Purses In One Hour Busted In Hoboken: Police
Man Who Snatched Three Purses In One Hour Busted In Hoboken: Police A 23-year-old Hoboken resident was arrested and charged with stealing three purses in one night, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 3. At 11:50 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 7, officers responded to the 50 block of Garden St. after a woman said her purse had been stolen after she dropped it, Hoboken police said.  Less than an hour later, officers responded to First and Hudson Streets after a man, later identified as Androkle Batistasoriano, grabbed her purse, and fled before stealing a scooter on the Stevens Institute of Technology campus, police said. Ten minutes later, Batistasorian…

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Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
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Teen Attacked Woman Pushing Stroller In Howell Then Stabbed Person On Thanksgiving: Police Teen Attacked Woman Pushing Stroller In Howell Then Stabbed Person On Thanksgiving: Police
Teen Attacked Woman Pushing Stroller In Howell Then Stabbed Person On Thanksgiving: Police An 18-year-old Freehold Township resident, currently jailed for a stabbing on Thanksgiving, has now been charged with attacking a woman who was pushing a stroller in Howell, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. At 4:55 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 17, the woman was walking with her 2-year old child in a stroller on Pinewood Road near Cecilia Court when she was approached from behind by Jaden Thompson, placed in a chokehold and thrown to the ground, Howell police said. Thompson is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, police said. On Saturday, Nov. 29, Thompson was …

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National Interest
NJ Transit HR Chief Suspended After Inappropriate Relationships With Employees: Report NJ Transit HR Chief Suspended After Inappropriate Relationships With Employees: Report
NJ Transit HR Chief Suspended After Inappropriate Relationships With Employees: Report The chief of human resources at NJ Transit has been suspended without pay following a complaint, authorities said Wednesday, Dec. 3. Following the complaint against the employee, identified as Joel Gokool by NorthJersey.com, NJ Transit said it engaged an independent outside council to launch a comprehensive review. Gokool has been suspended pending the investigation, NJ Transit said. The HR chief was in an inappropriate relationship with NJ Transit employees, two people told NorthJersey.com. Gokool is accused of violating NJ TRANSIT’s Corporate Wide Policies and Code of Ethics, a …

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Atlantic County Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman At Jail: Prosecutor Atlantic County Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman At Jail: Prosecutor
Atlantic County Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman At Jail: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Mays Landing resident and correctional officer is charged with sexually assaulting a woman at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, authorities announced Wednesday, Dec. 3. On Thursday, Sept. 4, an inmate at the facility accused Sebastian Flores-Huamani of entering her cell and sexually assaulting her, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office led to Flores-Huamani being arrested at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 2, authorities said. Flores-Huamani is charged with sexual assault and official misconduct, authorities sa…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Man Arrested By FBI In Philly For Murder Of 15-Year-Old Atlantic City Boy: Prosecutor Man Arrested By FBI In Philly For Murder Of 15-Year-Old Atlantic City Boy: Prosecutor
Man Arrested By FBI In Philly For Murder Of 15-Year-Old Atlantic City Boy: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Galloway man was arrested in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Dec. 2, for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, authorities said. Louis Jackson was apprehended by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Philadelphia Police Department on a warrant for a double shooting last month that killed Jameer Simpkins, 15, and wounded a 17-year-old boy, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said. At 5:24 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, Atlantic City police responded to the 800 block of Arkansas Avenue and found Simpkins with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was transported&nbs…

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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One Hospitalized In Three-Car Crash: Manchester PD One Hospitalized In Three-Car Crash: Manchester PD
One Hospitalized In Three-Car Crash: Manchester PD One person was hospitalized following a three-car crash in Manchester Tuesday, Dec. 2, authorities said. At 9:43 a.m., officers responded to Route 70 and Hilltop Road in Whiting after a gray 2017 Toyota Cambry crashed into a silver 2002 Dodge Caravan traveling west on Route 70 that had slowed to make a left turn on Hilltop Road, Manchester police said. The impact propelled the Dodge into the eastbound lane of travel causing it to  collide with a gray 2016 Hyundai Accent which was travelling east on Route 70, police said. The Hyundai was redirected off the roadway where it came to …

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Metuchen, NJ
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TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say
TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say A physical education and health teacher at Metuchen High School was arrested and charged with theft, court documents obtained by Daily Voice show. Michelle Huff is charged with theft by unlawful taking, after she took a check from the Metuchen Board of Education for $2,683.50 and deposited it in her personal account in February, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. She then made mobile deposit of the same check later that year. A graduate of Montclair State University, Huff has worked at the district since Oct. 2020, according to her Linkedin. She previously spent…

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North Plainfield, NJ
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North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police
North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police A North Plainfield soccer coach has been arrested after he kicked a 16-year-old player on the opposing team in Roselle, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. During a soccer match between North Plainfield Soccer Elite and Elizabeth Youth Soccer at the Wariananco Sports Center on Sunday, Oct. 19, a player was involved in a play and fell to the ground near the sideline, Union County police said. Gustavo Rosas Pena then kicked the 16-year-old player from the Elizabeth team, police said. Plata is charged with simple assault, police said.

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Rockaway, NJ
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Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor
Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Rockaway Borough man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 1. An investigation into Armando Nogueira began after a witness reported seeing media files, depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors on his phone, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Rockaway Borough Police Chief Conrad Pepperman said. Nogueira possessed numerous videos and images of child sexual abuse material on his phone, authorities said. He is charged with two counts of e…

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Hanover Township, NJ
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Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police
Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police Two Whippany men were arrested and charged after they found inside a school bus using drugs, Hanover police announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. Officers responded to the Calais School on Monday, Nov. 17, for a report of people, later identified as Tyler Metallidis, 19 and Alex Bueno, 20, inside a school bus, using controlled dangerous substances, Hanover police said. Bueno was found to be in possession of three different substances, while Metallidis was found to be in possession of 26 different substances, police said. Bueno was charged with possession of CDS, possession of prescription legend drug…

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