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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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Motorcyclist Tossed From Bike Performing Wheelie: Brigantine PD Motorcyclist Tossed From Bike Performing Wheelie: Brigantine PD
Motorcyclist Tossed From Bike Performing Wheelie: Brigantine PD A 19-year-old motorcyclist was injured after they were tossed from a motorcycle while performing a wheelie on Tuesday, July 22 in Brigantine, authorities said. At 4:56 p.m., officers responded to 5th Street South and W. Brigantine Avenue and found a 19-year-old Chesterfield resident who had fallen off their motorcycle and sustained injuries, Brigantine police said. While speaking with first responders, Campbell began having a serious medical emergency and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. An investigation determined the motorcyclist was riding in a reckless manner, performi…

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EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police
EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police A 73-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was arrested after he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in Pleasantville on Tuesday, July 22, authorities said. At 2:57 p.m., officers responded to North Main Street and East Reading Avenue and found a 56-year-old Egg Harbor Township man lying in the roadway with serious injuries, Pleasantville police. He was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, police said. Officers located the suspect vehicle in the 700 block of Linden Avenue after the driver, Brian Morris, left the scene, police said. Morris is charged with aggravated assault…

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South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor
South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor A 38-year-old South Toms River man was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges after authorities say he killed his wife by strangling her with a belt, officials announced Wednesday, July 23. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, officers from the South Toms River Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious female at a home on Hummel Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer said. Responding officers arrived to find Cheyanne Juarez lying on the floor, unconscious, with blood on her face and a belt around her neck, Billhimer said. Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene,…

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Ocean Grove Mom Charged After Toddler Dies With Methadone In System: Ocean County Prosecutor Ocean Grove Mom Charged After Toddler Dies With Methadone In System: Ocean County Prosecutor
Ocean Grove Mom Charged After Toddler Dies With Methadone In System: Ocean County Prosecutor A 32-year-old Ocean Gate woman was arrested and charged after her two-year-old daughter passed away after being found with methadone in her body, authorities announced Wednesday, July 23.  On Thursday, July 17, Jenna O'Connor called 911 after finding her daughter unresponsive in her crib, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The child had access to methadone in the home, Billhimer said. The toddler was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital but passed away on Monday, July 21, Billhimer said. The child had methadone in her system, Billhimer said.  O'Connor…

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Union City Man Had 1K Images Of Child Porn: Prosecutor Union City Man Had 1K Images Of Child Porn: Prosecutor
Union City Man Had 1K Images Of Child Porn: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Monday, July 21, authorities said. In April, law enforcement received a referral that Erik Umana was storing child sexual abuse material on a cellular device, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A court authorized search of his phone recovered over 1,000 images of child sexual abuse material, Suarez said. Umana is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of child sexual abuse material, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Essex County Correctional Facility where he was …

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Teen Posted Babysitting Job Ad — Then NJ Man Extorted Sexual Photos Of Her: Prosecutor Teen Posted Babysitting Job Ad — Then NJ Man Extorted Sexual Photos Of Her: Prosecutor
Teen Posted Babysitting Job Ad — Then NJ Man Extorted Sexual Photos Of Her: Prosecutor A 45-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged after he sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl in Idaho whom he'd found via a babysitting ad she posted online, authorities announced Wednesday, July 23. A mother reported to police in Idaho that her teen daughter posted an advertisement seeking babysitting opportunities and was contacted by Travis Reisen, of Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Reisen proceeded to engage in a sexually explicit conversation with her and extorted images and video from her portraying her in a sexually explicit manner, Marbrey said. …

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Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD
Toddler Rescued From Near Drowning: Washington Twp PD A 2-year-old girl nearly drowned in Washington Township on Tuesday, July 22, authorities said. At 6:13 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Spring Lake Avenue for a report of a possible drowning in a backyard swimming pool with CPR instructions being given over the phone, Washington Township police said. Officers were on the scene within two minutes and the toddler was alert and conscious, police said. The toddler was transported to a nearby hospital as a precaution, police said.

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Wanted Armed Bank Robber Surrenders After Hours-Long Routes 1&9 Standoff: Officials Wanted Armed Bank Robber Surrenders After Hours-Long Routes 1&9 Standoff: Officials
Wanted Armed Bank Robber Surrenders After Hours-Long Routes 1&9 Standoff: Officials A man wanted in the armed robbery of a Rahway bank was arrested after an hours-long standoff along Routes 1&9 Wednesday, July 23. A spokeswoman for the City of Elizabeth did not disclose the fugitive's name and said only that he'd surrendered at 3 p.m. The incident began at approximately 9 a.m., she said. ORIGINAL NEWS REPORT: At 9:53 a.m., the Elizabeth Police Department's Emergency Service Unit responded to assist another agency with the situation at the Maple Motel at 454 Maple Ave., a spokeswoman for the city said. Route 1 and 9 was shut down in both directions between South Broad…

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Florham Park Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint Florham Park Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint
Florham Park Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint Jeanine Glass, the Florham Park mom charged with the bathtub murder of her 3-year-old daughter, told police she was having suicidal thoughts the evening her daughter drowned, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice Wednesday, July 23. On Sunday, July 6 at 10:41 p.m., officers responded to a home on Woods End Road and met with a man identified as 'B.G.' who told police his wife, Glass, was unresponsive, according to the complaint. Glass was found suffering from a potential drug overdose, police said. Officers then accompanied B.G. to the second floor of the residence and BG…

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Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police
Toms River Woman Had Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine In Bedroom: Police A 35-year-old Toms River woman was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Sunday, July 20, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to Westfield Drive for a report of a disorderly person in possession with a weapon, Toms River police said. Britney Garbinski admitted to being in possession of several weapons and directed officers to them, police said. The firearms included a handgun stolen from North Carolina, police said. An assault style rifle and several high-capacity magazines were seized from her bedroom, police said. Garbinski was arrested at the scene and t…

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