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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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Obituaries
Perth Amboy Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36 Perth Amboy Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36
Perth Amboy Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36 Kelvin Espinal, a Perth Amboy native, died on Sunday, May 18, at the age of 36, according to his obituary from the Gustav Novak Funeral Home website. A service technician at C&C Lift Truck, Espinal lived a quiet and humble life, always giving kindness and unconditional love to both people and pets, his obituary reads. He is survived by his parents, Cruz and Juan, his siblings, Esther, Edwin, Arelis, Juan Jr., Tania, Greilyn and Patric, his cat Tux, and numerous other family members and friends, according to his obituary. A fundraiser has been established to help pay for his funeral co…

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Police & Fire
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say $100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say A 56-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to theft charges in Fairfield months after he fled the country, only to be captured at the southern border, authorities said.   On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, an employee at Care by Dank's on Route 46 in Fairfield received a phone call from someone pretending to be with FedEx, Fairfield police said. During the conversation, the employee was told to obtain all the money from the business safes and deposit it into a Bitcoin machine, police said. The caller, later identified as Jose Renteria-Medellin, told the employee this was urgent an…

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Police & Fire
Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway
Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway The Jersey City Fire Department executed a bold rescue early Saturday, May 17, authorities said. At 2;43 a.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a person stranded nearly 100 feet down on a bridge support beneath the Pulaski Skyway, the city shared on its official Instagram account. Using an advanced rope rescue system and the Arizona Vortex device, crews worked together to safely reach and retrieve the individual, authorities said. After securing the man in a harness, firefighters lowered both the rescuer and the man to an extended aerial ladder, authorities said. The man was th…

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Police & Fire
DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor
DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor A Seaside Park woman was indicted by a grand jury in Ocean County on numerous charges on Wednesday, May 21, after she drove drunk and hit a restaurant owner and well-known fly fisherman before leaving the scene, authorities said. Genell Mcinaw, 51 is charged with vehicular homicide and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. On Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.,  Seaside Heights police responded to a report of a man lying in the road near the intersection of Dupont Avenue and the Boulevard, authorities s…

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Police & Fire
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Berkeley Township man barricaded himself with a handgun on the evening of Tuesday, May 20, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., police responded to Whitaker Drive for a medical emergency, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci said. The man was experiencing a mental health episode and had locked himself in his bedroom while in possession of a handgun, authorities said. Initial efforts to communicate with the subject were unsuccessful, authorities said. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team was deployed and nearby residen…

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Police & Fire
Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD
Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD Burglars entered a home in Summit early Wednesday, May 21, and left with two BMWs, authorities said. At 5 a.m., the suspects entered the residence on the 200 block of Ashland Road through an unsecured rear door, Summit police said. While inside, the suspects located and stole two sets of vehicle keys and fled the scene in two BMWs, a 2024 BMW X7 and a 2021 BMW X3, that belonged to the homeowners, police said. There was no interaction between the suspects and any occupants of the home, police said. Officers believe the suspects may have arrived in a red 2016 Hyundai Sonata stolen out of Newa…

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Police & Fire
'I Will F- You Up': Ousted AC Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say 'I Will F- You Up': Ousted AC Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say
'I Will F- You Up': Ousted AC Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say A 51-year-old former Atlantic City councilman was indicted on charges of witness tampering after he threatened a witness at a courthouse, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 21. Muhammad Zia was attending a court hearing on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 to determine if he met the residency requirement of living in Atlantic City in order to remain on the city council, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Zia was sworn into office earlier that year. During the proceeding Zia, an Egg Harbor Township resident, verbally threatened a witness in the courtroom hallway by saying, "Don't f---…

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News
Jersey City Man Busted For Loaded Firearm After Crash: Cranford PD Jersey City Man Busted For Loaded Firearm After Crash: Cranford PD
Jersey City Man Busted For Loaded Firearm After Crash: Cranford PD A 20-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with possessing a loaded semi-automatic handgun following a two-car crash in Cranford on Sunday, May 18, authorities said At 12:18 a.m., officers responded to Centennial Avenue near Hayes Street for the crash, Cranford police said. During the investigation, officers found a loaded firearm on Wendell Moreland, police said. He was taken into custody. The firearm was a loaded H&K semi-automatic handgun containing 11 rounds of ammunition, police said. Moreland was charged with possession of a firearm and possession of large capacit…

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Police & Fire
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Two Vineland residents were arrested and charged on Sunday, May 18, after a traffic stop in Atlantic City uncovered drugs and weapons, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., a license plate reader was triggered In Atlantic City indicating the registered owner of a vehicle had active warrants for his arrest, Atlantic City police said. A traffic stop was conducted and Clarence Shambry, a 44-year-old Vineland resident, was taken into custody for the warrants, police said. Shambry was in possession of 650 individual bags of heroin, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located more th…

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Police & Fire
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Having 1K Files Of Child Porn: Prosecutor Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Having 1K Files Of Child Porn: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Having 1K Files Of Child Porn: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Toms River man admitted to distributing child sexual abuse material on Monday, May 19, authorities said. Edward Lynch pleaded guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse material, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Lynch is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison, Billhimer said. Law enforcement began investigating Lynch after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he had downloaded images of child sexual abuse material online, Billhimer said. Detectives seized Lynch’s electronic…

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