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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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Police & Fire
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past 'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past A 38-year-old man who served as a police officer for two departments in New Jersey was arrested and charged with lying about his past, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 8. Briant Nixon, a police officer in Neptune Township, repeatedly lied about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while applying for police officer positions in New Jersey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Nixon worked for the New York City Police Department from 2012 to 2017, when he was terminated after a 2015 arrest for domestic violence and for violating a restraining…

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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Jersey City man was arrested by Hudson County Regional S.W.A.T. on Friday, Aug. 8 and charged with sexually assaulting a woman last month, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., on Saturday, July 26, a woman said Richard Murphy physically and sexually assaulted her as she entered a residence on Sussex Street, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries, Mello said. Murphy is charged with aggravated sexual assault, burglary and aggravated assault, Mello said.

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News
California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor
California Duo Fired Gunshot During Point Pleasant Home Invasion: Prosecutor A man and a woman from California were arrested and charged after they brandished weapons during a home invasion in Point Pleasant on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 1:38 p.m., Point Pleasant police responded to a residence on Barton Avenue for a report of a home invasion with a gunshot having been fired, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Police found the back door to the residence had been forced open and the home had been burglarized, Billhimer said. Jaheim Wilson, a 23-year-old Stockton resident armed with a handgun, and Oleyah Brown, kicked open the back d…

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Man, 72, Dies Bodysurfing In Ocean Grove, Officials Confirm Man, 72, Dies Bodysurfing In Ocean Grove, Officials Confirm
Man, 72, Dies Bodysurfing In Ocean Grove, Officials Confirm A 72-year-old body surfer died after being pulled from the waters of Ocean Grove Monday, Aug. 4, authorities and his family said. At 11 a.m., first responders were on scene for a man, later identified as Donald Gill, having a medical emergency, Neptune Township police said. Gill was pulled from the water unconscious and without a pulse, Neptune police said.  While CPR restored Gill's pulse, he later died at a nearby hospital, police said. It is unknown what happened to him in the water, police said. Posted by Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association on Thursday, August 7, 2025 Gil…

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Gloucester Twp Man Had Child Porn: Prosecutor Gloucester Twp Man Had Child Porn: Prosecutor
Gloucester Twp Man Had Child Porn: Prosecutor Four men in Camden County have been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 8. Robert Galasso, a 70-year-old Gloucester Township man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July. 2, after he used a Microsoft Bing account to possess child sexual abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. A flash drive containing child pornography was also seized, MacAulay said. Donald Winter, a 38-year-old Runnemede resident, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 16, with using a Kik account to possess and distribute more than 1,…

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Lifestyle
'Bobby Boucher' Wins Adam Sandler Lookalike Contest At Montclair Restaurant 'Bobby Boucher' Wins Adam Sandler Lookalike Contest At Montclair Restaurant
'Bobby Boucher' Wins Adam Sandler Lookalike Contest At Montclair Restaurant Bobby Boucher, Chubbs, the penguin and Happy Gilmore all stopped by a bar in Montclair recently. Porta Montclair at 499 Bloomfield Ave. celebrated Adam Sandler by hosting “Night of 1000 Sandlers,” featuring an Adam Sandler lookalike contest and dance party on Friday, Aug. 1. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Porta Montclair (@portamontclair) The event was held in honor of the release of “Happy Gilmore 2” which was filmed all over the Garden State. Aside from high-quality H20, the party featured specialty cocktails like The Ha…

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Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds
Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to Atlantic County For Sex: Feds A 30-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with traveling to New Jersey to have sex with a minor, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. In October 2022, Bobbyjean Orak enticed a minor to engage in sexual activity with him, including producing child sexual abuse material, US Attorney Alina Habba said. The victim was between 13 and 16 years of age, Habba said. In July 2024, Orak transported the minor from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to have sex with them, Habba said. The FBI and law enforcement rescued the child a month later in Atlantic County, Habba said. Law enforcement se…

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Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds A 43-year-old disgruntled ex-employee from Warminster, PA was arrested and charged after he placed a bomb near his supervisor’s vehicle in South Jersey last month, detonating an explosion, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, July 26 at 2:42 a.m., an explosive device went off near a silver Ford Explorer parked in the victim’s driveway in Delran, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. The explosion caused a debris field extending out approximately 100 feet in diameter, with various nails and bolts lodged in both the body of the Ford Explorer and in adjacent residential homes, …

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Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD A 22-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with stealing two BMWs in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7:57 a.m., officers responded to Colt Street for a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a driveway of a home overnight, Fairfield police said. Altamir Thornton and the juvenile entered the home through a window and stole cash and a key fob to a 2024 BMW X7M, police said. The vehicle, along with a BMW X5 were later spotted in Glen Avenue that day. The BMW X5 was stolen from Piscataway, police said. The two BM…

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Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Ford-150 Engulfed In Flames In East Windsor NJ Turnpike Crash: NJSP Driver Killed After Ford-150 Engulfed In Flames In East Windsor NJ Turnpike Crash: NJSP
Driver Killed After Ford-150 Engulfed In Flames In East Windsor NJ Turnpike Crash: Njsp A person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County on Thursday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 10:32 a.m., a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150 and then struck the side of the Mercedes Benz on the New Jersey Turnpike south in East Windsor Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Ford F-150 then struck the back of a Freightliner and during the cash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck the back of a Ford van, Lebron said. The Ford F-150 then became fully engulfed in flames, LeBron said. The driver o…

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