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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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

Maplewood Home Invasion: Masked Robbers Sought, Police Say Maplewood police said they are looking for two men who pushed their way into a home and robbed the owner at knifepoint on Friday, Dec. 15. At 10:20 p.m., a Hughes Street resident answered their door and found two men wearing ski masks with hoods over their heads brandishing a kitchen knife, police said. The men pushed their way in and stole cell phones, electronic devices, and two bags of clothing, police said. The suspects are a Black man, 25-35 years of age, 5'5" with a thin build wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and gray pants and a Black man, 25-35-years of age, 6'" with a heavier buil…

by Sam Barron

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

FBI Offers $10K Reward In Search Of Jersey City Woman Missing Since 2019 It's been more than four years since 29-year-old Mayushi Bhagat has been seen. Bhagat was last seen leaving her Jersey City apartment on April 29, 2019, according to the FBI. Bhagat, who was attending the New York Institute of Technology, was reported missing by her family two days later. The FBI said it is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location or recovery of Bhagat, and the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for her disappearance. Bhagat has black hair, brown eyes and is 5'10", weighing 150 to 160 pounds. S…

by Sam Barron

12/18/2023

Obituaries

Seton Hall Student, 21, ID'd As Person Fatally Struck By Train In South Orange: NJ Transit A 21-year-old man was identified as the person fatally struck by a train in South Orange on Wednesday, Dec. 13, NJ Transit officials said. Joseph DeBari, a junior accounting major at Seton Hall University, was struck by a train not in passenger service, west of the South Orange station around 7:35 p.m., NJ Transit officials said. The train was being moved eastbound on the Morris and Essex Line and no customers were on board and no crew were injured, NJ Transit said. A lifelong Bridgewater resident, DeBari was an avid sports fan, who rooted for the Mets and Seton Hall basketball, editing th…

by Sam Barron

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

WWE Star Liv Morgan, North Jersey Native, Busted For Pot In Florida Traffic Stop: Police Liv Morgan, a Bergen County native and former WWE Women's Champion, has run afoul of the law. Morgan, whose real name is Gionna Daddio and who was raised in Elmwood Park, was arrested in Florida on Thursday, Dec. 14, after police found she was in possession of marijuana and a vape pen following a traffic stop, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said, according to an arrest report obtained by Daily Voice. At 6:26 p.m., police observed Daddio driving a yellow jeep that failed to maintain lanes, officers said. A traffic stop was initiated and as officers approached her vehicle, they smelled ma…

by Sam Barron

12/18/2023

Sports

Tommy DeVito Morristown Meet-n-Greet Canceled After Agent Doubles Fee (Updated) This story has been updated Maybe Eli Manning was right about Tommy DeVito's agent, Sean Stellato, after all. Coniglio's, an Italian restaurant in Morristown, announced their meet and greet with Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito set for Tuesday, Dec. 19, was canceled after Stellato doubled the rookie's sensation's appearance fee from $10,000 to $20,000, following Big Blue's win over the Packers. "We are a small family run business and decided $20,000 was a bit steep for two hours," the restaurant wrote on Instagram. Stellato has been going viral for his flashy Italian suits straight o…

by Sam Barron

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

Newark Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing, Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutors Nasean Torres, a 49-year-old Newark man was convicted of murder on Thursday, Dec. 14 for fatally stabbing and strangling his longtime girlfriend in July 22, authorities said. On July 22, police responded to 47 Palm St. in Newark and found Elizabeth Kelley, 55, lying in the basement floor of her home, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. It was determined she died from manual strangulation and multiple stab wounds, Stephens said. Following a three week trial, it took the jury less than an hour to convict Torres, Stephens said. He faces up to life in state prison…

by Sam Barron

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Lyft Passenger Wakes Up To Driver Sexually Assaulting Her In New Jersey: Affidavit A ride in a Lyft took a terrifying turn for a woman who said she woke up to her 39-year-old New York driver sexually assaulting her in the vehicle, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old woman called 9-1-1 at 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 in Union, saying she woke up in her Lyft and found the driver, Yidou Ding, of Queens, NY, penetrating her vagina with his finger, according to the complaint from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. The woman said her dress was up to her neck and her underwear was slid over while Ding was penetrating her, the police p…

by Sam Barron

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Grinch Steals From Santa In North Jersey Holiday Crime Spree (Video) The Grinch is continuing to run afoul of the law in North Jersey. After being busted in Paramus and Clifton, the green creature set his sights on North Bergen. A video posted by police shows the man whose heart is two sizes too small stealing a red bin from Santa Claus, only to be immediately busted by officers riding in on motorcycles. The Grinch stood no chance against the North Bergen PD! 🎅🏻 Posted by North Bergen Police Department on Friday, December 15, 2023 The Grinch is led away by an officer in an elf costume, but not before he exchanges thumbs down with Santa. …

by Sam Barron

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Mount Olive Man Shared 1000+ Images Of Child Porn: Police A 60-year-old Mount Olive Township man was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 7 and charged with maintaining a peer to peer network that showcased child pornography and abuse, authorities said. Jose Louisa was discovered to have a BitTorrent sharing networking that featured sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Louisa had more than 1,000 items of child sexual abuse material available on the site, Carroll said alongside Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Stephen Beecher. Louisa wa…

by Sam Barron

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Nightclub Shooters Sentenced Two men from East Orange have been sentenced for their role in an August 2022 shooting at Menga Lounge in Linden, authorities said. Najir Paige, 29, and Sharif Evans, 26, were sentenced on Friday, Dec. 8 for the shooting, which left three people injured, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. On Aug. 6, 2022, following a dispute at the bar, Paige retrieved a handgun from Evans' vehicle and fired numerous rounds into the establishment through the front door, authorities said. A 28-year-old man, 24-year-old woman and 23-year-old wom…

by Sam Barron

12/15/2023

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