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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
Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Montville Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Montville man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Wednesday, June 11, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Matthew Mannarano following an cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referencing media files, allegedly depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors distributed through Kik, a chat application, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Montville Police Andrew Caggiano said. Mannarano possessed and distri…

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Obituaries
'Little Boy With Green Tractor': NJ Town's Popular Landscaper Brandon Santos Dies, 20 'Little Boy With Green Tractor': NJ Town's Popular Landscaper Brandon Santos Dies, 20
'Little Boy With Green Tractor': NJ Town's Popular Landscaper Brandon Santos Dies, 20 If grass needed to be cut in Beachwood, Brandon Santos was there to do it — happily. He was just 12 years old when he began pushing his lawnmower around town, later upgrading to a bicycle with an attached trailer and then finally, a mower, according to his obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website. Brandon became known around town as "the little boy with the green tractor," ultimately starting his own law mowing business, BS Landscaping. But Brandon died on Sunday, June 8, at just 20 years old. When he wasn't cutting grass, Santos enjoyed riding dirt bikes, working on cars, jet ski…

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NJ Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May NJ Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May
NJ Man, Father Of Two, Missing Since May Dan Butkus, a 36-year-old Sussex County resident, has been missing since Friday, May 16, his family said. Butkus was last seen leaving his apartment in the 500 section of Stonegate Village in Stanhope, his aunt Peggy McNichol Peterson said. He left his wallet, cellphone and glasses behind, Peterson said. He has light brown hair, brown eyes and is 5'11", weighing between 170 and 200 pounds, Stanhope Police said. "His family and friends believe his disappearance is suspicious and are concerned for his safety and well-being," Stanhope Police said.  Police said they searched the apa…

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Sex For Protection From Gangs: NJ Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says Sex For Protection From Gangs: NJ Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says
Sex For Protection From Gangs: NJ Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexual assault on Friday, June 13, after he coerced women into having sex with him, claiming it would protect them from gangs, authorities said. Salaam Leeks sexually assaulted three women in 2015 and 2016 in Newark by falsely claiming that the victims and their families were in danger from a street gang, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. He told each woman that engaging in sex with him would protect them from harm, Stephens said. The women had sex with Leeks under coercion and without their freely given consent, Stephens said.…

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Homicide At Long Branch Condo Complex: Prosecutor Homicide At Long Branch Condo Complex: Prosecutor
Homicide At Long Branch Condo Complex: Prosecutor A homicide at a condominium complex in Long Branch on Thursday, June 12, is under investigation, authorities said. At 8:58 p.m., Long Branch police responded to the beach area between the shoreline and the boardwalk of Pier Village for a report of shots fired, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult male victim, suffering from a single gunshot wound, Santiago said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Santiago said.  The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Long Branch Police Department a…

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South Plainfield Prisoner Found Guilty Of Killing Inmate: Prosecutor South Plainfield Prisoner Found Guilty Of Killing Inmate: Prosecutor
South Plainfield Prisoner Found Guilty Of Killing Inmate: Prosecutor A 39-year-old prisoner at South Woods State Prison and former South Plainfield resident was convicted in a bench trial of killing a fellow inmate on Thursday, June 12, authorities said. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, investigators from the New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division (NJDOC SID) responded to a homicide at South Woods State Prison, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The victim, Kenyon Wade, was found unresponsive in his cell with severe head and neck trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation determined Wade sustai…

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Millville Man Had Sexual Contact With Animal, Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor Millville Man Had Sexual Contact With Animal, Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Millville Man Had Sexual Contact With Animal, Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Millville man was arrested Thursday, June 12 and charged with uploading child porn and engaging in sexual contact with an animal, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Robert Dolly after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Snapchat user was distributing child sexual abuse material, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Dolly is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, distributing child sexual abuse material, endangering the welfare of a child by possessing over 1,000 items of sexual abuse …

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Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex
Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Guns: 30 Busted At Newark Housing Complex Thirty people were arrested on Wednesday, June 11, for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that sold large quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine in the Kretchmer Homes housing complex in Newark, authorities said. The charges include conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 280 grams or more of cocaine, along with various firearms and narcotics offenses, US Attorney Alina Habba said. As part of their extensive investigation, law enforcement learned that the organization, called the Frelinghuysen DTO, distributed large quantities of fentanyl and coca…

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Former NJ Elementary School Principal Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds Former NJ Elementary School Principal Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds
Former NJ Elementary School Principal Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds A 78-year-old Ocean County resident and former elementary school principal pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on Monday, June 9, authorities said. John Mangan, the former principal of Peter Cooper Elementary School in Ringwood, pleaded guilty in Trenton federal court, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. Last October, agents with the Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant at Mangan’s residence in Lanoka Harbor and found an electronic device containing over 250 images of children being sexually abused. Mangan was previously convicted of sexual offenses involving mi…

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4 ICE Detainees Escape From NJ Facility After Riot: Reports 4 ICE Detainees Escape From NJ Facility After Riot: Reports
4 ICE Detainees Escape From NJ Facility After Riot: Reports Four people detained at a large immigration detention center in Newark escaped, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The escape occurred after a riot involving up to 50 people on Thursday, June 12. ""DHS has become aware of 4 detainees at the privately held Delaney Hall Detention Facility escaping," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said. "Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO has been disseminated. Protests have been ongoing at Delaney Hall. About 50 detainees pushed down the wall of a dormitory room when …

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