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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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Police & Fire
Ketamine Gets Driver Arrested: Stafford PD Ketamine Gets Driver Arrested: Stafford PD
Ketamine Gets Driver Arrested: Stafford PD A 57-year-old Manahawkin woman was arrested and charged with possessing ketamine, authorities announced. At 2:57 a.m. on Friday, May 8, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop near East Bay Avenue and Parker Street and determined the driver, Kimberly Strahle was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of ketamine which Strahle did not have a valid prescription for, police said. Strahle was charged with one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said.

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Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Boonton Man Stole Sliding Glass Door: Denville PD Boonton Man Stole Sliding Glass Door: Denville PD
Boonton Man Stole Sliding Glass Door: Denville PD A 49-year-old Boonton man was arrested and charged with various thefts at the Meadows in Denville, police said. Officers responded to the thefts on Tuesday, May 5 and identified Kenneth Hollstein as the man who stole a sliding glass door and associated handles, Denville police said. Hollstein was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking, police said.

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Buena, NJ
Police & Fire
Minotola Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor Minotola Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor
Minotola Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Minotola man pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and leaving the scene of a crash last year, authorities said. Jeffrey Phillips faces 18 months in prison per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Thursday, Aug. 7, Hammonton police responded to Hammonton Train Station for reports of a man, Jeffrey Phillips attempting to steal an e-bike, prosecutors said. Phillips fled from the scene when he saw police but was apprehended, authorities said. He spat on and injured one of the officers while being detained, authorities said On T…

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North Hunterdon, NJ
News
Dog Abandoned In Lebanon: NJSP Dog Abandoned In Lebanon: NJSP
Dog Abandoned In Lebanon: Njsp A dog was recently abandoned by a woman who remains at large in Hunterdon County, authorities announced Friday, May 15. On Tuesday, March 25, troopers responded to Lebanon Borough after receiving reports of abandoned dog, New Jersey State Police said. Surveillance footage shows  a black, four door Nissan Altima traveling on Main Street and stopping near a fire hydrant, police said.  A woman wearing a red long sleeve shirt and black pants exits the vehicle holding the dog on a leash, police said. She walks the dog around the rear of the Nissan, then goes out of the view of the came…

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Atlantic Highlands-Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic Highlands Man Stole $673K+ From Roman Catholic Church: AG Atlantic Highlands Man Stole $673K+ From Roman Catholic Church: AG
Atlantic Highlands Man Stole $673K+ From Roman Catholic Church: AG A 78-year-old Atlantic Highlands man admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from a Roman Catholic church where he served as an officer, authorities announced Friday, May 15. Joseph Manzi pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking and filing a fraudulent tax return, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. He is set to be sentenced to five years in prison, Davenport said. Manzi was the former director of finance, operations, and development for the Church of Saint Leo the Great in Lincroft, Davenport said. After his employment ended in June 2025,  staff reviewed the church’s credit …

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Mullica Hill-Harrison, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor A man was fatally shot in Mullica Township on Thursday morning, May 14, authorities said. At 6 a.m., officers responded to the bike path area between Aleta Road and Locust Street in Mullica and found a man dead from a gunshot wound to the head, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The man was not identified. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.

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Hammonton, NJ
News
Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police
Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Park: State Police Lizandro Sartiaguin, a 27-year-old Hammonton resident was identified as the man found dead in a Delaware park, authorities announced Friday, May 15. On Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m., troopers responded  to Fox Point State Park in Wilmington after a park visitor found a decomposed, dead body, Delaware State Police said. Sartiaguin had been last seen in February leaving his residence in Hammonton, Hammonton police said in a missing person bulletin last month. He had had no contact with his family since that day, Hammonton police said. His cause of death is unknown and the investigation rem…

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Flemington-Raritan, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Threatened To Blow Up, Shoot Employees At Flemington Lowe's: Prosecutor NJ Man Threatened To Blow Up, Shoot Employees At Flemington Lowe's: Prosecutor
NJ Man Threatened To Blow Up, Shoot Employees At Flemington Lowe's: Prosecutor A 45-year-old East Amwell man was arrested and charged after he threatened to blow up and shoot employees and customers at a Lowe's in Flemington, authorities announced Friday, May 15. On Tuesday May 12, Raritan Township police were notified by a Lowe’s employee that the Lowe’s corporate call center reported receiving a threatening phone call from Peter Randolph, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Raritan Township Police Department Chief Al Payne said. Randolph had purchased a lawn mower from that location and was dissatisfied with the purchase, authorities said…

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Burlington, NJ
Police & Fire
13 Arrested In NJ Human Trafficking Ring: AG 13 Arrested In NJ Human Trafficking Ring: AG
13 Arrested In NJ Human Trafficking Ring: AG Thirteen people throughout New Jersey have been arrested for their role in a human trafficking ring, authorities announced Friday, May 15. An investigation by the state police's Human Trafficking Unit  investigated the activities of a human trafficking ring operating across multiple counties in New Jersey, including Middlesex, Ocean, Camden, and Burlington, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Shalaby Hicks, a Pennsauken resident and Nathaniel Clay, a Mount Laurel resident, ran a human trafficking “program” in which women they employed engaged in commercial sex acts on their behal…

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Ventnor-Margate, NJ
News
Child Airlifted After Struck By Vehicle: Margate PD Child Airlifted After Struck By Vehicle: Margate PD
Child Airlifted After Struck By Vehicle: Margate PD A child riding an electric powered vehicle was struck by a vehicle in Margate Thursday, May 14, authorities said. At 6 p.m., officers responded to the crash at Jerome and Fulton Avenues, Margate City police said. The child was evaluated by paramedics on scene who directed the juvenile be transported via New Jersey State Police helicopter to Cooper Hospital in Camden for further treatment, police said. The child was discharged from the hospital late Thursday evening and is home recovering, the Margate City Fire Department said. The driver of the involved vehicle remained on scene and cooper…

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