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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Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Galloway Man Admits To Running Into Woods During Search Warrant, Stealing Car: Prosecutor Galloway Man Admits To Running Into Woods During Search Warrant, Stealing Car: Prosecutor
Galloway Man Admits To Running Into Woods During Search Warrant, Stealing Car: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Galloway man pleaded then running into the woods to avoid police, authorities announced Thursday, May 14, authorities said. Jesse Winters pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle, burglary and obstruction, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. He is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, Galloway police executed a search warrant at his property on West Morton Avenue, authorities said. Winters obstructed the investigation by attempting to flee the residence into the woods where he was ultimately ar…

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Perth Amboy, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Shot In Perth Amboy: Police Person Shot In Perth Amboy: Police
Person Shot In Perth Amboy: Police A person was shot in Perth Amboy Thursday evening, May 14, authorities said. At 6:14 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at Water Street near Bayview Park and found one person injured, Perth Amboy police said. The person was transported to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition, police said. Preliminary information indicates there is no ongoing threat to the public at this time, police said. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.

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West Deptford-National Park, NJ
Police & Fire
West Deptford Man Chatted With 14-Year-Old Girl - Who Was Actually A Cop: Prosecutor West Deptford Man Chatted With 14-Year-Old Girl - Who Was Actually A Cop: Prosecutor
West Deptford Man Chatted With 14-Year-Old Girl - Who Was Actually A Cop: Prosecutor A 46-year-old West Deptford man was arrested and charged after he tried to meet an underage girl for sex after chatting online, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. John Remsing was chatting with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. During the conversation, Remsing arranged a meeting in Haddon Township for the purpose of having sex, MacAulay said. On Tuesday, May 12, Remsing was taken into custody at the meeting loc…

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Medford Man Broke Into County Farms: Manchester PD Medford Man Broke Into County Farms: Manchester PD
Medford Man Broke Into County Farms: Manchester PD A 36-year-old Medford man was arrested and charged with breaking into Country Farms convenience store in Manchester Township, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. The burglary occurred on Saturday, May 9, with video surveillance showing Keith Mulligan smashing the storefront window with a large stone in order to gain access to the store, Manchester police said. Detectives quickly identified Milligan as the suspect and learned that he frequented a condominium complex in Cherry Hill, police said. Officers responded to the area and found Mulligan sleeping inside his vehicle, …

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Secaucus, NJ
Business
AMC Theaters Unveils New Menu Items As Summer Box Office Heats Up AMC Theaters Unveils New Menu Items As Summer Box Office Heats Up
AMC Theaters Unveils New Menu Items As Summer Box Office Heats Up AMC Theaters is making sure that if you see "The Mandalorian and Grogu," "Supergirl" or "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" this summer you won't go hungry. The movie theater chain unveiled four new items on Wednesday, May 13. The new menu items include hot honey sausage pizza, dill pickle pretzels, popcorn chicken and street corn poppers. View this post on Instagram The hot honey sausage pizza costs $11.99, while the popcorn chicken costs $8.29 and the dill pickle pretzel costs $16.79. The street corn poppers cost $9.79 and come with ranch dressing. …

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Plainfield, NJ
News
Fundraiser Launched After Plainfield Grandfather Killed In Crash Fundraiser Launched After Plainfield Grandfather Killed In Crash
Fundraiser Launched After Plainfield Grandfather Killed In Crash Jose Mario Mancia Pineda, a 79-year-old Plainfield man, is being remembered after he was killed in a crash in Raritan Township on Tuesday, May 12. Pineda, known as Mario, immigrated to the United States in 1990 and was a devoted member of St. Mary's Church in Plainfield, according to a fundraiser established to assist with his family. "He was a hardworking, humble man, full of faith, and always ready to help others," Yasmin Mancia, who organized the fundraiser said.  Pineda's final request was to be buried in his native El Salvador so he can rest in his homeland, according to the…

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Basking Ridge-Bernards, NJ
News
Basking Ridge Residential Treatment Center Must Repay $1.5 Mil To Medicaid: OSC Basking Ridge Residential Treatment Center Must Repay $1.5 Mil To Medicaid: OSC
Basking Ridge Residential Treatment Center Must Repay $1.5 Mil To Medicaid: OSC A youth residential treatment center in Somerset County  failed to adequately document contractually required clinical and other services, and failed to provide minimum required services under its Medicaid contracts, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. Bonnie Brae, whose main location is in Basking Ridge, must repay more than $1.5 million to the Medicaid program, the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller said. An audit determined Bonnie Brae’s records were unreliable, inconsistent, and in some cases implausible, preventing comptrollers from verifying that Bonnie…

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Williamstown-Monroe, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Escaped Halfway House Apprehended: Monroe Twp PD Man Who Escaped Halfway House Apprehended: Monroe Twp PD
Man Who Escaped Halfway House Apprehended: Monroe Twp PD A 44-year-old man was apprehended in Monroe Township on Thursday morning, May 14, after he escaped from a halfway house, authorities said. At 2:22 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of N. Tuckahoe Road and found Jerome Lindsey prowling the area, Monroe Township police said. An investigation revealed Lindsey had walked away from the South Woods State Prison halfway house in Bridgeton on Wednesday, May 13, and was subsequently arrested on an outstanding warrant related to the escape. At the time of his arrest, Lindsey was found to be in possession of various items of property bel…

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
Police & Fire
Crack Cocaine, Guns: Mays Landing Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says Crack Cocaine, Guns: Mays Landing Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says
Crack Cocaine, Guns: Mays Landing Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old Mays Landing man was sentenced to seven years in prison after previously pleading guilty to drugs and weapons charges, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. In May 2024, Pleasantville police observed a tan color Hyundai Elantra make an illegal turn and cut off multiple vehicles, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. When police attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver, Devon Banks, sped up and refused to stop, authorities said. The vehicle later crashed at North New Road and California Avenue and Banks fled the scene on foot, authorities said. He was eventually…

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Hillside, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Hillside Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor Former Hillside Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Former Hillside Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor A former Hillside police officer was sentenced to 17 years in prison after being convicted of vehicular homicide in a fatal car crash that killed a husband and wife in 2021, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. John McClave was sentenced to 8.5 years for each victim, with the sentences to run consecutively, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, Tinton Falls police responded to a crash on Asbury Avenue near the Garden State Parkway, involving a 2018 GMC Canyon pickup truck driven by McClave and a 2020 Toyota Corolla driven by Angel Aceve…

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