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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

Man Killed In Atlantic City Shooting Outside Motel: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Atlantic City man was fatally shot on Monday, July 28, authorities said. At 10:30 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to the Martinique Motel at 3029 Pacific Ave. and found Kendell Roseborough unresponsive with a gunshot wound, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Rosborough was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. This incident is currently being investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

News

Fugitive: North Plainfield Man Charged With Sexual Assault At Large, Prosecutor Says A 45-year-old North Plainfield man wanted for sexual assault is at large, authorities announced Tuesday, July 29. On Sunday, July 20 at 2:07 a.m., officers responded to a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a man while walking home on Manning Avenue in North Plainfield, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and North Plainfield Chief of Police Alan McKay said. The woman attempted to flee but the suspect, later identified as Oscar Vasquez Barraza, caught up to her and sexually assaulted her…

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Obituaries

Perth Amboy Man Killed In Route 35 Motorcycle Crash ID'd As Devoted Father Of Two Robert Cappa, a 36-year-old Perth Amboy resident, has been identified by police as the man killed in a fatal motorcycle crash in Keyport last week, authorities said. Cappa, a married father of two, is being remembered for his devotion to his family, according to his obituary from the Novak Funeral Home website. A lifelong Perth Amboy resident, Cappa graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 2007 and later worked as a manager at Edison Lock-Up storage facility, his obituary reads. When he wasn't working, Cappa loved horror movies, BMX riding and spending time with his family, according …

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Neptune Avenue Homicide: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged with murdering a 56-year-old man, authorities announced Tuesday, July 29. On Friday, July 25, at 9 a.m., officers responded to Neptune and Garfield Avenues and found Joey Richburg unresponsive, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Suarez said. Rip my friend Joey Richburg Posted by Voncile Perez on Saturday, July 26, 2025 The cause of death was blunt force injury to the head and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, Suarez said. …

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

News

4 Child Sex Offenders Illegally In US Busted By ICE In NJ Four sex offenders who victimized children and were in the country illegally were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, July 28. Gerson Jose Saenz Umana, a 27-year-old Salvadorian national and Jose Saenz Umana, a 42-year-old Mexican national were arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark on Monday, July 21. Umana is a registered sex offender with a sealed criminal history that involves the exploitation of a child, ICE said. Garcia Nicolasa was previously sentenced to three years in prison after being convi…

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Man Snatched Rolex During Facebook Marketplace Meetup: Wall Twp Police A 21-year-old Spring Lake Heights man was arrested and charged with stealing a Rolex watch during a Facebook Marketplace sale, authorities announced Monday, July 28. On Tuesday, June 3, at 8:34 p.m., officers responded to Starbucks on 1919 Route 35 after a witness observed two men in a foot pursuit, Wall Township police said. A man told police he had arranged a meeting via Facebook Marketplace to sell a Rolex watch, police said. After Matthew Nolfi was handed the watch in a bag, he fled on foot, police said. A search warrant was executed at Nolfi's residence in Spring Lakes on Monday where …

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

2-Hour Standoff: Jersey City Man Arrested For Home Invasion, Spring Lake Police Say A 36-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged for a home invasion following a two-hour standoff on Saturday, July 26, authorities said. At 12:06 a.m., officers responded to a residence on Tuttle Avenue after a man, later identified as Georgy Charles, entered their home, Spring Lake police. Charles was confronted by homeowners in an upstairs bedroom and fled, police said. At 1:35 a.m., Charles was spotted in Belmar on Route 35, police said. While stopped on West Sylvania Avenue in Neptune City, Charles refused officer’s commanders and barricaded himself inside the vehicle, pol…

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Teen Cyclist Struck By Vehicle On Route 40: Twp Of Hamilton Police A 17-year-old riding an e-bike was struck by a vehicle on Route 40 in Township of Hamilton on Saturday, July 26, authorities said. At 9:08 p.m., a 2014 Cadillac Escalade, driven by a 55-year-old Millville man, was traveling eastbound on Route 40 when it struck the e-bike, which was being ridden by a 17-year-old Mays Landing resident. The teenage boy was not wearing a helmet and sustained non-life threatening injuries. He was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation, police said. The driver was not injured, police said. Charges are pending further investigation, police said.

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Dad 3X Legal Limit With Daughter In Car Intercepted By Black Horse Pike Restaurant Workers: PD A New Jersey father was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated while his 6-year-old daughter was in the car on Friday, July 25, authorities said. Employees at Nifty Fifty’s restaurant on the Black Horse Pike in Washington Township (Gloucester) saw a man accompanied by a small child, exhibiting signs of intoxication, local police said. Staff members told officers they detected the odor of alcohol and noted slurred speech while inside the restaurant, police said. The man, who was not identified by police, was found seated inside a Chevrolet pickup truck in the parking lot, polic…

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

Police & Fire

Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD Two people were robbed at gunpoint outside a residence in Washington Township on Sunday, July 27. At 11:33 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Eton Drive, Washington Township police said. The victims had returned home from the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, police said. The man exited his Mercedes-Benz convertible in the driveway with his fiancée when he was ambushed by two armed suspects, police said. One suspect struck the victim in the head with a handgun while demanding his Rolex watch and wallet, police said. The second suspect held the woman at gunpoint and ordered her to remain…

by Sam Barron

07/29/2025

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