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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Hoboken, NJ
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Heroin, Fentanyl, Handguns Gets Hoboken Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor Heroin, Fentanyl, Handguns Gets Hoboken Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor Heroin, Fentanyl, Handguns Gets Hoboken Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor
Heroin, Fentanyl, Handguns Gets Hoboken Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor A 33-year-old Hoboken man was arrested and hit with numerous drugs and weapons charges, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 13. Alexander Armstead was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Gangs Task Force and the Hoboken Police Department arrested a  following a narcotics investigation that involved the distribution of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. As a result, a handgun, two large capacity magazines, and various narcotics were seized from an apartment on Jackson Street in Hoboken, …

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Support Swells For Parsippany Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle Support Swells For Parsippany Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle Support Swells For Parsippany Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle
Support Swells For Parsippany Crossing Guard Struck By Vehicle A crossing guard remains hospitalized after she was struck by a vehicle in Parsippany last month and the community is rallying around her. A fundraiser has been launched for Denise Rocco after she was hit by a car on Thursday, Jan. 29. Rocco sustained extensive injuries including head trauma, broken ribs, broken shoulder, and two fractured feet. She is in stable condition and is being moved to rehab, according to the fundraiser. The driver, Dave Brown, a 53-year-old Lake Hiawatha resident remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, authorities said. Brown was issued summonses…

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Toms River, NJ
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Meth, Cocaine Gets Island Heights Arrested: Prosecutor Meth, Cocaine Gets Island Heights Arrested: Prosecutor Meth, Cocaine Gets Island Heights Arrested: Prosecutor
Meth, Cocaine Gets Island Heights Arrested: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Island Heights man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine and methamphetamine, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 13. On Thursday, Feb. 12, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office executed a court-authorized search warrant on Thomas Koch’s residence, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. As a result, detectives seized quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia indicative of illegal drug distribution, as well as electronic devices, Billhimer said. Koch is charged with possession of less than one half ounce of cocaine wit…

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Wall Township, NJ
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Man Held At Gunpoint Over Kidnapping Report Outside Wawa: Wall Twp PD Man Held At Gunpoint Over Kidnapping Report Outside Wawa: Wall Twp PD Man Held At Gunpoint Over Kidnapping Report Outside Wawa: Wall Twp PD
Man Held At Gunpoint Over Kidnapping Report Outside Wawa: Wall Twp PD A 35-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged after he was held at gunpoint by police over a possible kidnapping outside a Wawa in Wall Township, on Thursday, Feb. 12, authorities said. At 12:55 a.m., officers responded to Wawa North at 1310 Route 34 on reports of a man acting erratically while wearing a traffic vest and camouflage pants, Wall Township police said. Hours earlier, the same man, who was not identified by officers, had been captured on a doorbell camera knocking on the door of a residence in the "Presidential Streets" section of the township, police said. While u…

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Newark, NJ
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Woman Struck, Killed After Crash Caused By UPS Truck In Newark: Prosecutor Woman Struck, Killed After Crash Caused By UPS Truck In Newark: Prosecutor Woman Struck, Killed After Crash Caused By UPS Truck In Newark: Prosecutor
Woman Struck, Killed After Crash Caused By UPS Truck In Newark: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Elizabeth woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Newark, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 13. At 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Newark police responded to Chancellor Avenue and Fabyan Place after a UPS truck traveling northbound collided with a vehicle traveling westbound on Chancellor Avenue, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said Following the collision, the second vehicle struck two pedestrians who were walking westbound in the northern crosswalk of Chancellor Avenue toward Fabyan Place, Stephens said. One of the pedestrians, Danielle Sadowski,&nbs…

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Sayreville, NJ
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Man Pepper Sprayed Gas Station Attendant In Robbery: Sayreville PD Man Pepper Sprayed Gas Station Attendant In Robbery: Sayreville PD Man Pepper Sprayed Gas Station Attendant In Robbery: Sayreville PD
Man Pepper Sprayed Gas Station Attendant In Robbery: Sayreville PD A 30-year-old Sayreville man was arrested and charged after he pepper sprayed a gas station attendant during a robbery, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 13. At 8:44 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, two men approached a gas station attendant at Delta Gas Station at 350 Main St. and sprayed him with pepper spray, while stealing cash he had in his possession, Sayreville police said. Both suspects fled the scene toward Hillside Avenue on foot, police said. The robbery was similar to one that occurred in South River on Friday, Jan. 2, police said. An investigation identified Fernando Ramos Garci…

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Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
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VIDEO: ICE Raid Sends Kids Running From Bus Stop: Lindenwold School District VIDEO: ICE Raid Sends Kids Running From Bus Stop: Lindenwold School District VIDEO: ICE Raid Sends Kids Running From Bus Stop: Lindenwold School District
Video: ICE Raid Sends Kids Running From Bus Stop: Lindenwold School District Video shows a group of 4th and 5th-graders in Lindenwold running from a bus stop after spotting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents nearby on Thursday, Feb. 12. The students were waiting at their assigned bus stop when an ICE operation occurred at the Woodland Village Apartments at 401 E Gibbsboro Rd., the Lindenwold School District said in a release. The presence of multiple enforcement vehicles caused significant fear and confusion, and several students ran from the bus stop, the school district said. Video was shared by Hispanos Unidos en NJ Lindenwold Facebook. "Our …

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Secaucus, NJ
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Construction Worker Killed, Another Injured In Multi-Vehicle Turnpike Crash In Secaucus: NJSP Construction Worker Killed, Another Injured In Multi-Vehicle Turnpike Crash In Secaucus: NJSP Construction Worker Killed, Another Injured In Multi-Vehicle Turnpike Crash In Secaucus: NJSP
Construction Worker Killed, Another Injured In Multi-Vehicle Turnpike Crash In Secaucus: Njsp A 61-year-old man who was working construction on the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus was killed after being hit by a car in a chain reaction crash on Wednesday, Feb. 11, authorities said. At 8:54 a.m., troopers responded to the Turnpike after a Mercedes Benz impacted the back of a Freightliner, causing the Mercedes Benz to veer off the roadway to the right and enter a construction zone on the right shoulder, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Within the construction zone were a parked Ford pickup truck, a parked GMC box truck, and two pedestrians, Lebron said…

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Wall Township, NJ
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Wall Township Teacher Who Had Sex With 2 Students Learns Fate: Prosecutor Wall Township Teacher Who Had Sex With 2 Students Learns Fate: Prosecutor Wall Township Teacher Who Had Sex With 2 Students Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Wall Township Teacher Who Had Sex With 2 Students Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 37-year-old former Wall Township High School teacher was sentenced to 10 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to engaging in sexual acts with two students, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 12. Julie Rizzitello, a Brick resident, met one of the students when he was a freshman and the other when he was a junior, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond  Santiago said. After initially asking to spend time with them alone and developing a casually friendly relationship, the conduct escalated to sexual activity with each, lasting for a period of several months, Santiago…

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Buena, NJ
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Man On ATV Assaulted State Trooper In Buena: NJSP Man On ATV Assaulted State Trooper In Buena: NJSP Man On ATV Assaulted State Trooper In Buena: NJSP
Man On ATV Assaulted State Trooper In Buena: Njsp A man is at large after they assaulted a state trooper while on an ATV in Atlantic County, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 12. At 5:02 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 5:02 p.m., troopers responded to a trespassing complaint in a wooded area near West Colton Avenue in Buena Vista Township, state police said. Troopers attempted to approach a group of all-terrain vehicle and dirt bike riders on Jackson Road, police said. As troopers attempted to stop and speak with one ATV operator, the rider, described as a white man operating an orange CFMoto CForce, accelerated in an attempt to flee…

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