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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

NJ Man Arrested While Peering Through Woman’s Window: West Long Branch Police A 50-year-old Long Branch man was arrested and charged on Monday, May 5 after he was found trespassing in backyards in West Long Branch, authorities said. Roberto Durand was caught trespassing in the backyard of an 80-year-old woman, who had noticed several items moved over the previous two weeks, West Long Branch police said. Durand had watched the woman inside her residence from various windows throughout the month of April. Durand was apprehended while actively peering through her window, police said. Detectives are seeking additional information about Durand’s activities and are aimin…

by Sam Barron

05/08/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Parents Charged With Murder Of Infant Daughter: Prosecutor Two Lakewood parents were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 7, with murdering their three-month old daughter, authorities said. On Monday, May 5 at 7:20 p.m., Lakewood Township police responded to a residence on Pinehurst Drive for a report of an infant having difficulty breathing, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The infant was transported to Ocean University Medical Center and then to an intensive care unit at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead the next day, Billhimer said. A post-mortem examination of the infant determine…

by Sam Barron

05/08/2025

Police & Fire

Fatal Shooting In Orange: Prosecutor A person was fatally shot in Orange on the evening of Tuesday, May 6, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 11:30 p.m. on the 400 block of Hillside Avenue late Tuesday night, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The identity of the victim has not been revealed and the shooting remains under investigation, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

by Sam Barron

05/08/2025

Police & Fire

Fugitive Arrested In NY For AC Shooting: Police A 51-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, three days after he shot an Atlantic City resident, authorities said. On Saturday, May 3, at 2:11 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue and found a 52-year-old Atlantic City man with a gunshot wound, Atlantic City police said. The shooting occurred after the suspect, Edwin Biggs, and the victim engaged in a verbal dispute, police said. Following the shooting, Biggs fled to New York, where he was tracked down by the New York City Police Department and US Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, poli…

by Sam Barron

05/08/2025

Police & Fire

North Bergen Teen Had 100+ Child Porn Videos On Server: Prosecutor A 19-year-old North Bergen resident was arrested on Tuesday, May 6, after he uploaded more than 100 videos of child pornography onto a server, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Andrew Bastida after receiving a tip that he was storing child sexual abuse material on an online server, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A search turned up over 100 videos of child sexual abuse material, Suarez said. Bastida was charged with endangering the welfare of a child/possession of child sexual abuse material, Suarez said. He was released pending a future court appearance, Su…

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

ICE Newark Nabs Man Wanted For Homicide In East Orange A 23-year-old man living illegally in New Jersey was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Newark officers in East Orange on Tuesday, April 29. Juan Luis Ramos Marin is wanted in his native Venezuela for homicide, ICE said. He entered the United States without being inspected, admitted or paroled by an immigration officer, ICE said. Marin has criminal convictions in the United States for disorderly conduct and petit larceny, with pending charges for multiple theft-related offenses, including property theft valued between $100 and $25,000, and possession of stolen property …

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Trenton Resident Charged With Shooting Man In Both Legs: Police A 54-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, May 6, following a shooting that occurred in the city last month, authorities said. At 1:56 p.m. on Monday, April 28, officers responded to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Middle Rose Street and found a man shot in both legs with fractures to his femur and kneecap, Trenton police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. Following an investigation, Timothy Lewis was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a gun, aggravated assault by pointing a firearm, unlawful posse…

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

News

'Dawson's Creek' Star, NJ Native Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock: Reports Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records. Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported. According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Newark: Police A man was shot in Newark on the early morning of Wednesday, May 7, authorities said. At 2:57 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Garside Street and found a man who had been shot, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition, Miranda said. The shooting remains under investigation, Miranda said.

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

News

$240K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Hackettstown 7-Eleven It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Warren County. A ticket sold in Hackettstown matched all five numbers and the Bullseye in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Tuesday, May 6, winning $240,150. The winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven on Route 517 in Hackettstown. The winning numbers were 17, 23, 37, 39 and 44. The XTRA was 03 and the Bullseye was 23.

by Sam Barron

05/07/2025

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