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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Mount Olive, NJ
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Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD
Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD A 27-year-old Oceanside, NY resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 46, authorities announced. At 11:46 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, officers observed a blue Hyundai traveling east on Route 46 failing to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. Officers initiated a traffic stop and as they spoke with the driver, John Pichardo, he detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted that he appeared to be impaired, police said.  Pichardo was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. Pichardo is charged with reck…

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Jefferson-Lake Hopatcong, NJ
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DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD
DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD A 41-year-old Nutley woman was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated following a crash in Jefferson, authorities said. At 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, officers responded to a crash at Prospect Road and Route 181 and found a vehicle had struck a tree, Jefferson police said. The driver, Jasmin Laim, was not injured but it was determined she was under the influence of an intoxicating substance and she was arrested following several sobriety tests, police said. Laim was charged with driving while intoxicated and other motor vehicle offenses, 

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police
Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police A 48-year-old Browns Mills man was arrested and arrested with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine on Thursday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 1:06 a.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the Warren Grove Area on Route 539 and determined William Endicott had an outstanding warrant, Stafford police said. While speaking with Endicott, officers developed suspicion that controlled dangerous substances were being possessed inside the vehicle, police said.  A search of the vehicle was subsequently conducted, resulting in the discovery of  suspected methamphetamine and cocaine…

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Camden, NJ
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Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG
Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG A 37-year-old Camden woman pleaded guilty to spraying a paralyzed elderly woman with bleach while working as a nurse's aid, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 16. Simone Goldsboro pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and assault upon an institutionalized elderly person, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, she will be sentenced to 364 days in jail and must permanently forfeit her nurse's aide license, Davenport said. On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, Goldsboro was taking care of an elderly woman who was paralyzed on one side of her body from a stroke at …

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor
Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Whiting gymnastics coach was convicted of sexually assaulting two student-athletes he was training, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Sasha Raught was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of sexual assault, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Raught had entered into sexual relationships with two of his former athletes when they were each teenagers, authorities said. The first instance took place when he was employed at Shrewsbury Gymnastics during the early to mid-1990s, while the second instance took place in 2008, while he was employed at J…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor
EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to three years in prison after he assaulted a corrections officer, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. On Saturday, April 19, 2025, Tyson was a detainee at the Atlantic County Justice Facility when he attacked a correctional officer trying to provide medication, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The officer was hit over 10 times in the face and lost consciousness, authorities said. The officer was hospitalized for his injuries, authorities said. Tyson, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, was was incarcerated at th…

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Forked River-Lacey, NJ
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Wrong Way Philly Driver Had Loaded Handguns In Lacey Crash: Prosecutor Wrong Way Philly Driver Had Loaded Handguns In Lacey Crash: Prosecutor Wrong Way Philly Driver Had Loaded Handguns In Lacey Crash: Prosecutor
Wrong Way Philly Driver Had Loaded Handguns In Lacey Crash: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Philadelphia man is facing additional weapons charges following a wrong-way crash in Lacey Township, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Jared Beswick is now charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and other weapons offenses, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. He was previously charged with assault by auto, Billhimer said. At 8:45 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 13, Lacey police responded to Route 539 after a Ford Explorer driven by Beswick, was traveling erratically northbound on the highway when it entered the southbound lane of travel and collided head-on wit…

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Sicklerville-Winslow, NJ
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Winslow Twp Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor Winslow Twp Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor Winslow Twp Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor
Winslow Twp Man Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child For Years: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Winslow Township man was convicted of sexually abusing a child for several years, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Bryce Sisco-Downs was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault following a two-week trial, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. An investigation into Sisco-Downs began in 2023 after a 12-year-old girl reported the abuse, MacAulay said. The investigation determined she was abused between December 2019 and October 2023, until Sisco-Downs was jailed, MacAulay said.  The girl testified about the abuse at trial, MacAulay said. Si…

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor
Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Manchester man was sentenced to six years in prison after previously pleading guilty to shooting at a bicyclist in Toms River, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Anthony Zigarelli pleaded guilty  pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in June, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Toms River police responded to Camino Medio and Camino Verde after Anthony Ventrice produced a handgun and fired multiple gunshots at a person who was riding his bicycle through the area, Billhimer said. Zigarelli and Ventrice then ent…

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police
Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police A Barnegat man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine at a park in Manahawkin, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, officers were conducting a property check at Manahawkin Lake Park when they developed suspicion that they were in possession of controlled dangerous substances, police said. A search led to the recovery of meth and drug paraphernalia, police said. Dennis Roberts was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

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