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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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Harrison Man Convicted Of Robbery At Gunpoint, Kidnapping: Prosecutor Harrison Man Convicted Of Robbery At Gunpoint, Kidnapping: Prosecutor
Harrison Man Convicted Of Robbery At Gunpoint, Kidnapping: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Harrison man faces a maximum of 40 years in prison after he was convicted on Friday, Nov. 22 of robbing a person at gunpoint in 2022. In January 2022, Mouhamed Ba arranged to purchase an electronic device through an online selling platform, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ba robbed and assaulted the victim at gunpoint when meeting at the agreed upon location in Weehawken, Suarez said. A jury convicted Ba of robbery, kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful possession following a week-long trial, Suarez said. Ba …

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Newark Man Convicted Of Gun Possession: Essex County Prosecutor Newark Man Convicted Of Gun Possession: Essex County Prosecutor
Newark Man Convicted Of Gun Possession: Essex County Prosecutor A 39-year-old Newark man was convicted on Friday, Nov. 22 of gun possession following a two-day trial, authorities said. In September 2021, Keiron Murray and another man were standing in front of a vacant lot at 169 Chapman St. in Orange, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. The officers instructed the men to leave the area, Stephens said. Upon returning two hours later, the officers discovered a gun, a hollow-point bullet, and methamphetamine on the ground near a parked car, Stephens said. Murray was convicted of gun possession, drug possession, resisting arrest and diso…

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North Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor North Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
North Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor A 20-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged on Friday, Nov. 22 with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, authorities said. Sebastian Chevasco sexually assaulted the girl on Monday, Oct. 14 at a residence in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Chevasco is known to the victim, Suarez said. Chevasco was arrested following an investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit, Suarez said. He was charged with sexual assault and simple assault and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance, auth…

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Plainfield Man Gets Nearly One Year For Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor Plainfield Man Gets Nearly One Year For Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Gets Nearly One Year For Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Plainfield man was sentence to 364 days in prison on Friday, Nov. 22 after previously being convicted of assaulting a North Plainfield police officer by dragging him on his dirt bike in April 2022, authorities said.  Victor Ogando-Marte was driving an illegal dirt bike on Route 22 along with 15 to 20 others, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. The dirt bikers were driving recklessly by weaving in and out of traffic, popping wheelies and obstructing the passage of other vehicles, authorities said. Officer James Kirchner attempted to apprehend Ogando-Marte ne…

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Piscataway Man Gets Seven Years For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old: Somerset Prosecutor Piscataway Man Gets Seven Years For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old: Somerset Prosecutor
Piscataway Man Gets Seven Years For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old: Somerset Prosecutor A 22-year-old Piscataway man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, Nov. 18, after he was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he'd met online in 2021, authorities said. In July 2021, a 12-year-old girl said she was sexually assaulted in Bound Brook by Lenic Galvan, a man she met on social media, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Galvan arranged for transportation for the girl before he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Galvan was later convicted of sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare of a child after a six-da…

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Two Teens Arrested After Discarded Loaded Gun Forces Union HS Into Lockdown: Police Two Teens Arrested After Discarded Loaded Gun Forces Union HS Into Lockdown: Police
Two Teens Arrested After Discarded Loaded Gun Forces Union HS Into Lockdown: Police Two teenagers were arrested after they discarded a loaded firearm in the bushes near Union High School, prompting a lockdown, on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, authorities said. At 8:11 a.m., officers responded to a resident near Union High School who reported finding a fanny pack in the bushes near Stahuber Drive, Township of Union police said. Officers responded and determined the fanny pack had a loaded Smith and Weston 380 handgun in it, police said.  Detectives also responded to the scene and located a home that had an exterior camera and they were able to view the footage that…

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Driver Hospitalized After Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: NJSP Driver Hospitalized After Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: NJSP
Driver Hospitalized After Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: Njsp A driver was hospitalized after their tractor trailer overturned on Route 287 in Morris County on the early morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, authorities said. At 4:02 a.m., a tractor trailer driving on Route 287 North in Boonton Township veered off the roadway to the right, struck a guardrail and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities
Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities It has been three years since 42-year-old Rajon Collins was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Newark. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Essex County Sherriff Armando Fontoura announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, a $5,000 Crime Stoppers Program reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fatal crash. Collins was struck near Springfield Avenue and South 18th Street on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, authorities said. Collins was hit by a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been reported stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed, au…

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Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities
Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities A shelter in place was lifted at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus on the early morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, the school said. On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 20, Fairleigh Dickinson received a report of a person with a gun on campus, Joseph Vitiello, Director of Public Safety at the school said. Police were notified and a shelter in place was issued, Vitiello said. The order remained in effect for several hours as local police conducted a search for the individual, Vitiello said. After concluding that the individual was not on campus and not an immediate threat, police adv…

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Duo Stole $4K In Merch From Lululemon: Closter PD Duo Stole $4K In Merch From Lululemon: Closter PD
Duo Stole $4K In Merch From Lululemon: Closter PD Two people are at large after stealing more than $4,000 in merchandise from Lululemon in Closter on Monday, Nov. 11, authorities said. At 3:15 p.m., officers responded to the Lululemon at Closter Plaza on a report of a shoplifting, Closter police said. The store manager said two men wearing black hoodies went to separate areas of the store pretending to browse around, police said. Once store employees turned their back toward them, they grabbed multiple men's clothing items displayed on the table closest to the entrance of the store and ran out with the items, police said. The two men stole…

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