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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Newark, NJ
Breaking News
7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD 7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD
7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized after shooting himself in the hand in Newark on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 10:50 a.m., police responded Newark Beth Israel Medical Center on a call of a 7-year-old boy arriving there with his parent for treatment of a self-inflicted gunshot injury to the hand, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The incident occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Clinton Place, where the child located a family member’s firearm, Miranda said.  The incident remains under investigation, Miranda said.

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National Interest
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report Tommy DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate and Cedar Grove native, was released by the New York Giants on Tuesday, Aug. 26, ESPN.com reported. DeVito a.k.a. "Tommy Cutlets" figured to be the odd man out after the Giants signed quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and drafted Jaxson Dart. DeVito captured the hearts of the Garden State and Giants fans everywhere when he came out of nowhere to lead the team to three straight wins in 2023. In 2024, he started two games for Big Blue, both losses. Though his time with the Giants was short, DeVito certainly capitalized on his New Jersey fa…

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Toms River, NJ
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3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Four people were arrested an hit with numerous drug charges in Ocean County following an extensive multiagency investigation, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 25. Nasir King, an 18-year-old Hamilton Township resident, was identified as a person distributing heroin in Ocean County, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, July 29, detectives surveilled King as he traveled from Hamilton to Toms River, Billhimer said. King and a passenger, Asante Walker, a 24-year-old Trenton resident, arrived at a business on Route 37, where they met with Darrell Salter, a 59-year-old Lac…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police
AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police A 27-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged with threatening an off duty police officer with a knife on Sunday, Aug. 24, authorities said. At 10:10 a.m., an off-duty police officer participating in the Seedorf/McMeekin Memorial 5K Run noticed a man, later identified as Xontae Glass, putting a woman in a headlock, pulling her toward the underside of the Boardwalk, Atlantic City police said. The officer intervened and stopped Glass, requesting witnesses call 911, police said. The officer followed Glass and the woman onto the Boardwalk while waiting for additional law enforce…

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Hackettstown, NJ
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16-Year-Old Missing From Hackettstown: Police 16-Year-Old Missing From Hackettstown: Police
16-Year-Old Missing From Hackettstown: Police A 16-year-old Hackettstown girl is missing, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 25. Lila G. Tisseverasinghe was last seen at 9 p.m. at her home in Hackettstown on Sunday, Aug. 24, Hackettstown police said. She is 5'1" and weighs 170 lbs., police said. She has brown eyes and dark brown hair, police said. She was last seen wearing a light gray t-shirt and pant set and wearing a red purse, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 908-852-3300, police said.

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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DUI EHT Driver Crashed Into Utility Pole: Police DUI EHT Driver Crashed Into Utility Pole: Police
DUI EHT Driver Crashed Into Utility Pole: Police A 24-year-old Egg Harbor Township man is facing several charges after he crashed into a utility pole while driving under the influence, early Monday morning, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 12:36 a.m., officers responded to Ocean Heights Avenue near South Jersey Yacht's after a 2010 GMC Yukon traveling west on Ocean Heights left the roadway and struck an Atlantic City Electric Utility Pole causing significant damage to both the vehicle and pole, Egg Harbor Township police said. Cleesman Lopez-Cruz, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and a…

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Newark, NJ
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Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police
Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police A man is at large after he stole $10,000 from a Dunkin' in Newark on Sunday, Aug. 24, authorities said. At 9:30 p.m., police responded to the Dunkin' at 131 Bergen St. and found the front door had been shattered, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. The suspect fled before police arrived, police said. After entering the Dunkin by breaking the front glass door, the suspect made his way to a back office, where he rummaged through drawers and storage areas until he opened a file cabinet with the cash, Miranda said. He took the money and fled after being confronted…

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Ventnor-Margate, NJ
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Ventnor Cop Spied On Woman Engaging In Sexual Act While In Custody: Prosecutor Ventnor Cop Spied On Woman Engaging In Sexual Act While In Custody: Prosecutor
Ventnor Cop Spied On Woman Engaging In Sexual Act While In Custody: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Ventnor City police officer was arrested and charged on Monday, Aug. 25 with accessing surveillance videos to spy on a woman in a holding cell, authorities said. On Sunday, July 6, an adult woman, B.W., was arrested by officers in Ventnor City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. While she was in custody, officer Ryan Bonanni used his position as a police officer to access surveillance videos of her while she was in a holding cell in various stages of undress and engaging in a sexual act, authorities said. Bonanni recorded these videos onto his persona…

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Jackson, NJ
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2,450 Doses Of Heroin, 43 Grams Of Cocaine: Two Arrested In Jackson, Prosecutors Say 2,450 Doses Of Heroin, 43 Grams Of Cocaine: Two Arrested In Jackson, Prosecutors Say
2,450 Doses Of Heroin, 43 Grams Of Cocaine: Two Arrested In Jackson, Prosecutors Say Tow Trenton residents were arrested and charged with distributing narcotics in Ocean County following a multiagency investigation, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 25. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, detectives began surveilling Seption Diggs, 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said, observing him meeting with Ahmia Tillery, 26, and enter her vehicle as a passenger. Diggs and Tillery traveled from Trenton to Jackson Township, where they were stopped by Jackson Township police and taken into custody, Billhimer said. A search of Tillery's vehicle led to the seizure of 2,450 individual …

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Manchester 15-Year-Old Missing: Police Manchester 15-Year-Old Missing: Police
Manchester 15-Year-Old Missing: Police A 15-year-old Manchester resident is missing, police announced Sunday, Aug. 24. Joseph Johnson was last seen Sunday at 1 p.m. in Laurel Place, Whiting, wearing black sweatshirt, black pants, white & blue sneakers, and a black backpack. Joseph is believed to be on foot and possibly in Toms River, Manchester police said. Numerous investigative steps have already been taken to locate Johnson, police said, though those efforts have been unsuccessful. Anyone with information regarding Johnson's whereabouts, is asked to contact Manchester Township Police Department at 732-657-6111.

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