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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

Asbury Park Man Who Lured, Kidnapped 11-Year-Old Girl Learns Fate: Prosecutor An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday, May 28 after being previously convicted of luring and kidnapping an 11-year-old girl off the street in May 2023, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Raquan Folk approached an 11-year-old girl walking on Ridge Avenue in Asbury Park shortly before 5:30 p.m. and persuaded her to get into his vehicle, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond. Santiago said. Folk drove the girl to Neptune Township and stopped the car, where he told her to disrobe, Santiago said. The girl asked to use a bathroom and then ran from the vehicle, …

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Man Assaulted With Baseball Bat At Barbershop: Hackettstown PD A 30-year-old Wharton Borough resident was arrested and charged after he assaulted a man at a barbershop in Hackettstown on Friday, May 23, authorities said. At 8:40 p.m., officers responded to High Class Barber Shop at 212 Main St., after the victim called 911 and said he was struck in the head with a metal baseball bat after a verbal dispute between several people escalated, Hackettstown police said. Officers arrived and the man was treated for a laceration in the rear of his head and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. An investigation determined the offender was Miguel…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Drunk Jersey City Parents Left Young Kids Home Alone While They Drank In Beach Town: Cops Two New Jersey parents were arrested and charged after they left their kids- including a 1-year-old- home alone in a beach town over Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said. Felix Rodriguez, 43 and Lydia Monterrosa, 38, of Jersey City, left two children, ages 8 and 1, at a home in Brigantine on Sunday, May 25, Brigantine police said. At 8:45 p.m., police were flagged down and alerted to the two children in the home on the 4900 block of Harbor Beach Boulevard, officers said. Officers found the children and called the parents, learning they were not at home nor were they nearby, police said. …

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Memorial Day Route 18 Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed in a single car crash in Marlboro on Memorial Day, May 26, authorities said. At 5:04 a.m., Marlboro police responded to Route 18 near Exit 29 after a 2014 Mercedes traveling northbound ran off the righthand side of the roadway, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. As a result of the crash, a male front-seat passenger succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 5:41 a.m., Santiago said. The driver and a male rear-seat passenger were taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries, Santiago said. The crash remains under investigation, S…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Trenton Homicide Suspect At Large, Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old Trenton resident remains at large following a shooting in March, authorities said. Alfonso Inestroza a.k.a. Franquin Inestroza-Martinez is charged in the Monday, March 17 fatal shooting of Esteban Vicente Sacalxot, a 55-year-old Trenton resident, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. At 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Dayton Street on a report of multiple bullet holes in a residence, authorities said. While conducting a welfare check, they located Sacalxot, who was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Inestroza was identified as the suspect …

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Father-Son Duo Learn Fate For July 4 Manville Explosion: Prosecutor Two men, a father and son, were sentenced on Friday, May 23, after previously pleading guilty to detonating an explosive device which caused extensive damage in Manville over the Fourth of July weekend, authorities said. Thomas Kaiser, a 60-year-old South Plainfield resident was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to causing or risking widespread injury or damage, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief, while his son, Erich, a 29-year-old Marlboro resident, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a dead…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Unlicensed Hyattsville Teen Charged In Double Fatal New Jersey Crash: Police A 19-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland resident faces numerous charges after a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike killed two teenagers, authorities said. Cesar Martinez-Adino is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, among other charges, in the death of Juan Carlos Munguia-Palma, 19, and a 14-year-old boy, following the crash in Gloucester County on Sunday, May 18, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. At 1:06 a.m., an Acura MDX with six occupants, operated by Martinez-Adino, was traveling northbound on the Turnpike in Harrison Township, Lebron said. Mart…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Obituaries

Jackson Councilman Scott Sargent Dies After Open-Heart Surgery, 61 Scott Sargent, who served on the Jackson Township Council, died Friday, May 23, at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center due to complications from open heart surgery, according to his obituary from the George Hassler Funeral Home website He was 61. Born in Point Pleasant, Sargent lived in Jackson Township for 30 years, his obituary reads. It is with unfathomable sadness that I share the passing of my brother, Scott. He had a giant heart, fantastic taste in... Posted by Dawn Sargent Lolla on Saturday, May 24, 2025 Dedicated to service, Sargent previously served in the Navy, before becoming a…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

Police & Fire

Former Ventnor Code Enforcement Officer Who Stole $75K Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 39-year-old former Ventnor City code enforcement officer was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, May 27, after pleading guilty to stealing $75,000 from the city, authorities said. Ventnor City officials began investigating a discrepancy within their financial ledgers and realized Michelle Calderon, an Egg Harbor Township resident, sought to personally supersize all cash transactions while working for the city’s Department of Code Enforcement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. From 2021 to 2023, Calderon altered balance sheets and kept the money for herself, taking $7…

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

News

$670K: $7 Bet At Atlantic City Casino Hits Jackpot A Virginia resident had a Memorial Day weekend to remember in Atlantic City. Thomas Shaver placed a $7 bet on a Wheel of Fortune machine at Ocean Casino Resort and won the $670,915.68 jackpot on Friday, May 23. The $7 wager is part of Ocean Casino's seventh birthday celebrations. The casino is doling out $7 million in prize money as part of the festivities. From Friday, June 27 through Sunday, July 6, the casino is running a $1 million sweepstakes as part of the celebration.

by Sam Barron

05/28/2025

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