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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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Police & Fire
DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD
DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD A 46-year-old Monroeville resident was arrested and charged with assault by auto after a car crash in Franklin Township, Sunday afternoon, June 15, authorities said. At 12:56 p.m., officers responded to Swedesboro Road and Little Mill Road for a car crash with a person trapped, Franklin Township police said. David Hewitt was operating a 2018 Dodge Ram on Little Mill Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign at Swedesboro Road, striking a 2005 Ford F-350 driven by a 34-year-old Clayton man traveling east on Swedesboro Road. The driver of the Ford was trapped inside the vehicle and extricat…

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Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor
Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor A 46-year-old Perth Amboy man was arrested and charged on Friday, June 13, with setting a fire inside a home with five people, including an infant, authorities said. On Tuesday, June 10, at 10:09 p.m., first responders responded to a blaze on Prospect Street, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Five people, a 25-year-old man, 25-year-old woman, 29-year- old man, 49-year-old woman and a 2-month-old infant girl, were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation, authorities said. An investigation determi…

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20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Millville Saturday morning, June 14, authorities said. At 11:05 a.m., Roshaud Rhett was found shot on the 300 block of Maurice Street, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. He was transported to Inspira Medical Center in Vineland where he was pronounced dead, Webb-McRae said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor
South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 21-year-old South Amboy resident was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday, June 13, after he previously pleaded guilty to fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene in a crash last year, authorities said. On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 9:15 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Route 35 South and Bay Avenue after a pedestrian, Julia Sutton, a 56-year-old Weehawken resident, who was out jogging, was struck by a 1999 Ford Explorer that fled the scene, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Sutton was taken to Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center, wh…

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Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD
Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD A 64-year-old Manchester woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital following a three-vehicle crash in the township on Friday afternoon, June 13, authorities said. At 5:53 p.m., officers responded to Route 70 and Ridgeway Road after a black 2022 Honda HR-V traveling west on Route 70 failed to yield to the right of way of a 2009 Ford Expedition, while attempting a left turn on Ridgeway Road, Manchester police said. After crashing into the Ford, the Honda rotated 90 degrees and crashed into a white 2024 GMC Yukon which was stopped in traffic on Ridgeway Road, police said. The 64-year-old woman…

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‘Suspicious Death’ By Morristown Railroad Tracks: Prosecutor ‘Suspicious Death’ By Morristown Railroad Tracks: Prosecutor
‘Suspicious Death’ By Morristown Railroad Tracks: Prosecutor An unresponsive man was found near railroad tracks in Morristown on Friday morning, June 13, authorities said. At 9:14 a.m., EMS and Morristown police found the man, who has not been identified, at Patriots Path and Cory Road by the railroad tracks, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The death has been deemed suspicious, authorities said, it and remains under investigation.

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Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Montville man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Wednesday, June 11, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Matthew Mannarano following an cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referencing media files, allegedly depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors distributed through Kik, a chat application, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Montville Police Andrew Caggiano said. Mannarano possessed and distri…

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Obituaries
'Little Boy With Green Tractor': Beachwood Landscaper Brian Santos Dies, 20 'Little Boy With Green Tractor': Beachwood Landscaper Brian Santos Dies, 20
'Little Boy With Green Tractor': Beachwood Landscaper Brian Santos Dies, 20 If grass needed to be cut in Beachwood, Brandon Santos was there to do it — happily. He was just 12 years old when he began pushing his lawnmower around town, later upgrading to a bicycle with an attached trailer and then finally, a mower, according to his obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website. Brandon became known around town as "the little boy with the green tractor," ultimately starting his own law mowing business, BS Landscaping. But Brandon died on Sunday, June 8, at just 20 years old. When he wasn't cutting grass, Santos enjoyed riding dirt bikes, working on cars, jet ski…

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Stanhope Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May Stanhope Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May
Stanhope Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May Dan Butkus, a 36-year-old Sussex County resident, has been missing since Friday, May 16, his family said. Butkus was last seen leaving his apartment in the 500 section of Stonegate Village in Stanhope, his aunt Peggy McNichol Peterson said. He left his wallet, cellphone and glasses behind, Peterson said. He has light brown hair, brown eyes and is 5'11", weighing between 170 and 200 pounds, Stanhope Police said. "His family and friends believe his disappearance is suspicious and are concerned for his safety and well-being," Stanhope Police said.  Police said they searched the apa…

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Sex For Protection From Gangs: Newark Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says Sex For Protection From Gangs: Newark Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says
Sex For Protection From Gangs: Newark Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexual assault on Friday, June 13, after he coerced women into having sex with him, claiming it would protect them from gangs, authorities said. Salaam Leeks sexually assaulted three women in 2015 and 2016 in Newark by falsely claiming that the victims and their families were in danger from a street gang, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. He told each woman that engaging in sex with him would protect them from harm, Stephens said. The women had sex with Leeks under coercion and without their freely given consent, Stephens said.…

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