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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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False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD
False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD An elementary school in Manalapan was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, June 9, authorities said. At 1:26 p.m., officers responded to Taylor Mills School after receiving a report of a potential threat, Manalapan Township police said. After consulting with the Manalapan-Englishtown School District and their director of school safety and security, the school was placed into lockdown, police said. After an on-scene investigation that involved the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the Englishtown Police Department, the threat was deemed non-credible, police said. At no time were …

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WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials
WNY Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Material To Teen He Met On Gaming Site: Officials A 26-year-old West New York Middle School teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, June 10, after he sent sexually explicit material to a teenage girl, authorities said. Juan Sanchez Moya, a Union City resident, met a 17-year-old girl through an online gaming program, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Moya exchanged sexually explicit material with the girl, Suarez said. The crimes did not occur at West New York Middle School, and the girl is not a student in the district, Suarez said. Moya is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and distributing obsc…

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Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police
Drunk Denville Shoplifter Punched, Spit On Cop: Police A 37-year-old Denville woman was arrested and charged after she spit on a police officer on Monday, June 9, authorities said. At noon, officers responded to East Main Street and Indian Road for a report of an intoxicated woman, Denville police said. The woman, Jennifer Lester, was creating a disturbance by yelling profanities and preventing employees from working, police said. Officers determined Lester was responsible for shoplifting a bottle of wine from Partner Liquors at 123 East Main St., police said. Lester, who was in possession of the bottle of wine, refused to speak with police and…

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Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors
Toms River Arsonist Admits To Starting Brick Blaze That Injured 3 Firefighters: Prosecutors A 51-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty on Monday, June 9, to intentionally starting a fire in Brick Township, injuring three firefighters, authorities said. Charles Maulbeck pleaded guilty to arson and criminal mischief, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, Billhimer said. On Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, Brick Township police saw smoke and heavy fire at a home on Falkenberg Road, Billhimer said.  Two firefighters were treated and released from a nearby hospital, while a third dec…

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2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor 2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor
2 Teens Caused Barnegat Blaze By Firing Flare Gun: Prosecutor Two teenagers were arrested and charged Monday, June 9, after they started a fire in Barnegat by firing a flare gun last weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, June 7, at 2:50 p.m. Barnegat Township police and fire departments responded to a home on Schooner Avenue for a report of a fire, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was extinguished prior to their arrival and an investigation revealed the fire was caused by Kaele Principato, an 18-year-old Barnegat resident, and Lucas Pyle, an 18-year-old Egg Harbor City resident, firing a flare gun through the window of t…

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Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Cliffwood Machete Murderer Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Cliffwood man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, June 10, after being convicted of murdering a Newark man with a machete last year, authorities said. Terrance Bailey was convicted of murder in the first degree and a weapons charge on Friday, March 21, following a two-week trial, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024,  Bailey and an accomplice chased Daniel Haas Jr. while brandishing a firearm on Cathedral Court in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Bailey and the accomplice caught up with Haas and killed…

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Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash
Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash Calvin Harrje, a New Jersey resident and firefighter, was killed in a car crash in Vineland on Thursday, May 29. At 6:03 p.m., officers responded to Hance Bridge Road at the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue after a 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck, traveling northbound on Hance Bridge Road, struck a 2023 red Ford Maverick that failed to stop at the stop sign on Pennsylvania Avenue while traveling eastbound, Vineland police said. Harrje, the driver of the Ford Maverick was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A firefighter with the Hurffville Fire Company in Washington Township Fire …

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Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police
Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police A 22-year-old Trenton man is in stable condition after he was shot three times early Saturday, June 7. At 12:37 a.m., officers responded to a nearby hospital on a report of a gunshot victim in the emergency room, Trenton police said. The victim was being treated for three gunshot wounds to his right flank area after a shooting on the 600 block of Hoffman Avenue just after midnight, police said. The Mercer County Shooting Response Team is investigating the incident, police said. 

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Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: NJSP Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 71-year-old Rockaway man was killed in a single-car crash on Route 80 on Sunday, June 8, authorities said. At 9:18 a.m., a Kia Sportage driven by Jon Defalco was traveling westbound on Route 80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills when it veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, causing the vehicle to overturn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Defalco was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police
East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police An elementary school in East Brunswick was the victim of a “swatting” incident on Monday, June 9, authorities said. At 1:16 p.m., officers received a call from an unknown individual threatening an active shooter incident at Central Elementary School at 371 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick police said. Officers responded to the school and met with school security officials and an on-scene investigation determined there was no active shooter threat and it was a “swatting” hoax, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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