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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

9-Year-Old Girl Killed In Newark Fire, Two Children Hospitalized: Prosecutor A 9-year-old girl was killed in a fire in Newark on Wednesday, April 16, authorities said. The girl was one of eight children who lived at the home on Astor Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. She was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2 a.m., authorities said. Two other children were injured and taken to area hospitals, authorities said. The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Little Ferry Man Possessed BB Gun, Knife Outside Church: Police A 29-year-old Little Ferry man was arrested and charged on Monday, April 14, after he was found with a knife and a BB gun outside a church in Palisades Park authorities said. At 6:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person at First Street and E. Edsall Boulevard and located Minseuk Jung standing out the Presbyterian Church of New Jersey at 500 Broad Ave., Palisades Park police said. Officers conducted a pat down of Jung and located a knife and an air-type BB gun, police said. Jung was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, police said.

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Paterson Parolee With Ankle Monitor Broke Into Vehicles At Park: Essex County Sheriff Two people were arrested and charged with breaking into vehicles at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Monday, April 14, authorities said. Officers were alerted to a report of a parolee with an ankle monitor, later identified as Felix Martinez, a 40-year-old Paterson resident, near Brookdale Park, after he had been involved in several investigations about break-ins at the park, the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. Following each of the burglaries, victims have been alerted that their stolen credit cards have been used in nearby Staples and Walgreen’s , authorities said. Police received a …

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Truck Crashes Into Building, Driver Arrested: Cherry Hill PD A driver was arrested after his truck crashed into a residential building in Cherry Hill on Tuesday, April 15, authorities said. At 11:57 a.m., officers responded to a crash near 1800 Burroughs Mills Circle, Cherry Hill police said. While the incident appears to be isolated and unintentional, police said, the driver, a 37-year-old man from Schenectady, New York was arrested. Police did not name the driver nor say why he was arrested, citing "the ongoing nature of the investigation." There were no reported injuries, police said. The crash caused structure damage to the home, causing several…

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

News

Trenton Rallies Around Family After Mother, Daughter Murdered Santana Maher’s mother, Malika Whiting and 13-year-old younger sister, Jairah Biggs were fatally shot in their home on Trenton on Saturday, April 12, authorities said. At 10:30 a.m., Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. A person of interest was detained on unrelated charges, but no one has been arrested for the killings, authorities said. Maher has set up a fundraiser to a…

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Shooting That Injured Three Teens: Atlantic City Police A 20-year-old Atlantic City resident was arrested and charged and on Monday, April 14, following a shooting in March that injured three teenagers, authorities said. After Jamal Miller was taken into custody, the department’s SWAT team searched his residence on 1400 block of Michigan Avenue, Atlantic City police said. On Friday, March 21, at 8:48 a.m., officers responded to a residence on the 1500 block of Michigan Avenue after two people opened fire at a party and found three teenagers shot, police said. The three victims were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening inju…

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Lakewood Man Possessed Loaded Gun With High Capacity Mag: Brick PD A 38-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine during a motor vehicle stop, authorities announced Tuesday, April 15. On Wednesday, April 9, officers were conducting surveillance near Maple Leaf Park when they observed a suspicious vehicle, Brick police said. During a traffic stop, detectives searched Victor Conde’s vehicle and discovered a loaded 9mm handgun in the backseat with a high capacity magazine, police said. Conde was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession o…

by Sam Barron

04/16/2025

Police & Fire

Newark Man Killed After Exiting Moving Car On Route 78: Njsp A 20-year-old Newark man was killed after he left a car while it was in motion on Route 78 on Friday, April 11, authorities said. At 11:11 p.m., officers responded to Route 78 West at Exit 55 in Newark, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Jason Ellis exited a Nissan Rogue while it was heading westbound on Route 78, Lebron said. As a result of the impact, Ellis sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The investigation is ongoing, Lebron said.

by Sam Barron

04/15/2025

News

FAA Grounds NY Helicopter Operator After Deadly Hudson River Crash In Jersey City The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency order grounding the company behind the helicopter flight that crashed into the Hudson River in Jersey City last week. The FAA issued its order against New York Helicopter Charter Inc. Monday, April 14, following the crash that killed six people, including three children, on Thursday, April 10. "The FAA is taking this action in part because after the company’s director of operations voluntarily shut down flights, he was fired," Chris Rocheleau, acting FAA Administrator said. Jason Costello, the director of operations at New Yo…

by Sam Barron

04/15/2025

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Robbed, Assaulted By Five Men: Montclair Police A 16-year-old was robbed and assaulted by five people in Montclair last week, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15. Officers responded to Elm Street and Orange Road where they found the 16-year-old boy with multiple lacerations to his head, Montclair Police said. The boy said he had been beaten and robbed of his belongings in an alley on Lackawanna Plaza. Surveillance footage showed the boy in the alley, at which point five men approached him, assaulted and took his shoes, backpack and cellphone, police said. The boy was ultimately transported to University Trauma Center …

by Sam Barron

04/15/2025

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