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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Piscataway, NJ
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Piscataway Man Sent Obscene Images To Minor: Feds Piscataway Man Sent Obscene Images To Minor: Feds Piscataway Man Sent Obscene Images To Minor: Feds
Piscataway Man Sent Obscene Images To Minor: Feds A 21-year-old Piscataway man was arrested and charged with sending obscene material to a minor, authorities recently announced. Between March 2023 and May 2023, Mahir Chaudhry sent a minor at least six obscene images via text message at a time when he knew the victim was younger than 16 years of age, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba said. Chadhry is charged with one count of transferring obscene material to a minor, Habba said. Chaudhry appeared in Newark federal court and was detained pending approval of certain bail conditions, Habba said.

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North Hunterdon, NJ
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NY Man Impersonated FBI Agent, Tried To Scam $21K: Clinton Twp PD NY Man Impersonated FBI Agent, Tried To Scam $21K: Clinton Twp PD NY Man Impersonated FBI Agent, Tried To Scam $21K: Clinton Twp PD
NY Man Impersonated FBI Agent, Tried To Scam $21K: Clinton Twp PD A 44-year-old Flushing, NY man was arrested and charged after he impersonated an FBI agent and tried to scam someone out of $21,000 in Clinton, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11. A resident told officers he was contacted by a man, later identified as Dengjin Chen, who claimed to be an FBI agent, cautioning him of unauthorized access to his bank account, Clinton Township police said. Chen requested the resident surrender $21,000 to the FBI to ensure the safety of his account, police said.  The resident was scheduled to meet and drop off the money to the alleged FBI agent outside …

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Elizabeth, NJ
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Man Killed In Crash Outside Elizabeth Church: Authorities Man Killed In Crash Outside Elizabeth Church: Authorities Man Killed In Crash Outside Elizabeth Church: Authorities
Man Killed In Crash Outside Elizabeth Church: Authorities A man was killed in a crash outside a church in Elizabeth after sustaining a medical episode on Tuesday, Sept. 9, authorities said. At 4:35 p.m., a vehicle struck two parked cars before colliding with the entry gate at Glorious Hope Missionary Church at 88-90 First St., a spokesperson for the city said.  The driver, who has not been identified, is believed to have suffered a medical episode and was unresponsive at the scene, authorities said.  He was transported to Trinitas Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. There were no other injuries report…

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Toms River, NJ
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DWI Toms River Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Airborne Crash Kills Woman: Prosecutor DWI Toms River Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Airborne Crash Kills Woman: Prosecutor DWI Toms River Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Airborne Crash Kills Woman: Prosecutor
DWI Toms River Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Airborne Crash Kills Woman: Prosecutor A 56-year-old Toms River man is now charged with aggravated manslaughter after a passenger in a car he was driving was killed in a crash earlier this year, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11. At 1:35 a.m., Lakewood police responded to Cedar Bridge Avenue near the Garden State Parkway after a truck struck overhead utility wires, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. While on scene, officers discovered a heavily damaged 2015 Nissan Altima overturned in a drainage ditch, adjacent to Cedar Bridge Avenue, Billhimer said. Martine Taylor, the driver, and Christine Kroliczak, his 52…

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Phillipsburg, NJ
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Man Arrested By US Marshals For Phillipsburg Homicide: Prosecutor Man Arrested By US Marshals For Phillipsburg Homicide: Prosecutor Man Arrested By US Marshals For Phillipsburg Homicide: Prosecutor
Man Arrested By US Marshals For Phillipsburg Homicide: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Sept. 11 with the fatal shooting of a man in Phillipsburg, authorities said. James Dawes was apprehended by members of the United States Marshal’s Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in Newark, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Dawes was charged last month following the death of Kevin Clerville on Monday, June 2 in Phillipsburg, authorities said. Dawes faces charges of homicide and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said.

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North Brunswick, NJ
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Man Inappropriately Touched Child At North Brunswick Movie Theater: Prosecutor Man Inappropriately Touched Child At North Brunswick Movie Theater: Prosecutor Man Inappropriately Touched Child At North Brunswick Movie Theater: Prosecutor
Man Inappropriately Touched Child At North Brunswick Movie Theater: Prosecutor A 47-year-old South Brunswick Township man was arrested and charged after he touched a child inappropriately at a movie theater in Middlesex County, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11. Nishith Koreka inappropriately touched the child, multiple times, while attending a movie at the Regal Commerce Center in North Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Director Joseph Battaglia said. Koreka is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, authorities said.

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Pottstown, PA
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Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police
Pottstown Man Burglarized NJ Gas Station With Sledgehammer: Police A 42-year-old Pottstown man was arrested and charged with breaking into a gas station in Milford on Thursday, Sept. 11, authorities said. On Monday, March 24,an employee reporting for work found that the Shell gas station at 1050 Milford Warren Glen Rd. had been burglarized in the overnight hours while the station was closed, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Holland Township Police Chief Sean Gutsick said. Security footage showed an unknown suspect, later identified as Chad Hefter, breaking the front glass with a small sledgehammer and entering the closed busines…

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Linden, NJ
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Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown
Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Public schools in Linden have been forced to shelter in place after being targeted for threats over an erroneous post about the Charlie Kirk assassination, officials announced Thursday, Sept. 11. The firestorm began after numerous posts showed a video of a woman, believed to be a second-grade teacher in Linden, celebrating Kirk's death, Linden police said. The information is incorrect, Linden police stressed.  "The individual referred to is not, nor has ever been, an employee of Linden Public Schools, Linden New Jersey," police said. The school district has been flooded with threats o…

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Suspected DWI Driver Hospitalized Following Crash With Truck: Manchester PD Suspected DWI Driver Hospitalized Following Crash With Truck: Manchester PD Suspected DWI Driver Hospitalized Following Crash With Truck: Manchester PD
Suspected DWI Driver Hospitalized Following Crash With Truck: Manchester PD A drunk driver following a crash between a Hyundai and a Mack dumpster struck in Manchester on Wednesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 12:33 p.m., officers responded to a crash after a Hyundai was traveling westbound on Route Highway 70 when it veered onto the shoulder and abruptly attempted a U-turn across the westbound lane to travel eastbound, police said. The Mack truck, which was traveling directly behind the Hyundai, attempted to avoid a collision by steering left; however, a collision occurred within the roadway, police said.  The impact pushed the Hyundai toward the curbe…

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Camden, NJ
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Family Charged In Murder Of Missing NJ Man: Camden County Prosecutor Family Charged In Murder Of Missing NJ Man: Camden County Prosecutor Family Charged In Murder Of Missing NJ Man: Camden County Prosecutor
Family Charged In Murder Of Missing NJ Man: Camden County Prosecutor Three people, a husband and wife and their son are charged with murdering a Deptford man whose body remains missing, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11. On Saturday, June 14, Harold Miller, a Deptford man was reported missing after he was playing cards with friends on Thursday, June 12, County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.. Miller's empty vehicle was located in Pennsauken on June 14, authorities said. During the investigation, detectives located surveillance video and cell phone data that showed Miller entered a residence on the …

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