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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
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate A 28-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Wednesday, May 21 after he was convicted in February of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, 2020, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf, Billhimer said. He was apprehended that same day follo…

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News
$150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big $150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big
$150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Essex County. A ticket sold in West Orange matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing held on Tuesday, May 20, winning $150,000. The ticket was sold at Party Wines on Mount Pleasant Avenue. The winning numbers were 04, 19, 28, 29 and 36. The XTRA was 04 and the Bullseye was 36. 

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Police & Fire
Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor
Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, May 21, after being found guilty of intentionally setting a fire in Hamilton Township in 2021 that killed four people, including his baby daughter, authorities said. Michael Sanders was convicted in March of four counts of first degree murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated arson, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 3:40 a.m., a fire at 213 Woodlawn Ave. quickly engulfed both sides of the two and a half story, wood frame duplex, c…

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Obituaries
NJ Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36 NJ Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36
NJ Service Tech Kelvin Espinal Dies At 36 Kelvin Espinal, a Perth Amboy native, died on Sunday, May 18, at the age of 36, according to his obituary from the Gustav Novak Funeral Home website. A service technician at C&C Lift Truck, Espinal lived a quiet and humble life, always giving kindness and unconditional love to both people and pets, his obituary reads. He is survived by his parents, Cruz and Juan, his siblings, Esther, Edwin, Arelis, Juan Jr., Tania, Greilyn and Patric, his cat Tux, and numerous other family members and friends, according to his obituary. A fundraiser has been established to help pay for his funeral co…

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Police & Fire
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say $100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say A 56-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to theft charges in Fairfield months after he fled the country, only to be captured at the southern border, authorities said.   On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, an employee at Care by Dank's on Route 46 in Fairfield received a phone call from someone pretending to be with FedEx, Fairfield police said. During the conversation, the employee was told to obtain all the money from the business safes and deposit it into a Bitcoin machine, police said. The caller, later identified as Jose Renteria-Medellin, told the employee this was urgent an…

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Police & Fire
Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway
Jersey City FD Conducts Daring Rescue At Pulaski Skyway The Jersey City Fire Department executed a bold rescue early Saturday, May 17, authorities said. At 2;43 a.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a person stranded nearly 100 feet down on a bridge support beneath the Pulaski Skyway, the city shared on its official Instagram account. Using an advanced rope rescue system and the Arizona Vortex device, crews worked together to safely reach and retrieve the individual, authorities said. After securing the man in a harness, firefighters lowered both the rescuer and the man to an extended aerial ladder, authorities said. The man was th…

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DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor
DWI Driver 2X Legal Limit Indicted After Death Of Jersey Shore Restaurateur: Prosecutor A Seaside Park woman was indicted by a grand jury in Ocean County on numerous charges on Wednesday, May 21, after she drove drunk and hit a restaurant owner and well-known fly fisherman before leaving the scene, authorities said. Genell Mcinaw, 51 is charged with vehicular homicide and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. On Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.,  Seaside Heights police responded to a report of a man lying in the road near the intersection of Dupont Avenue and the Boulevard, authorities s…

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Police & Fire
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Called After Armed Barricaded Man In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Berkeley Township man barricaded himself with a handgun on the evening of Tuesday, May 20, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., police responded to Whitaker Drive for a medical emergency, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci said. The man was experiencing a mental health episode and had locked himself in his bedroom while in possession of a handgun, authorities said. Initial efforts to communicate with the subject were unsuccessful, authorities said. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team was deployed and nearby residen…

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Police & Fire
Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD
Two BMWs Taken In Residential Burglary: Summit PD Burglars entered a home in Summit early Wednesday, May 21, and left with two BMWs, authorities said. At 5 a.m., the suspects entered the residence on the 200 block of Ashland Road through an unsecured rear door, Summit police said. While inside, the suspects located and stole two sets of vehicle keys and fled the scene in two BMWs, a 2024 BMW X7 and a 2021 BMW X3, that belonged to the homeowners, police said. There was no interaction between the suspects and any occupants of the home, police said. Officers believe the suspects may have arrived in a red 2016 Hyundai Sonata stolen out of Newa…

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Police & Fire
'I Will F- You Up': Ousted NJ Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say 'I Will F- You Up': Ousted NJ Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say
'I Will F- You Up': Ousted NJ Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say A 51-year-old former Atlantic City councilman was indicted on charges of witness tampering after he threatened a witness at a courthouse, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 21. Muhammad Zia was attending a court hearing on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 to determine if he met the residency requirement of living in Atlantic City in order to remain on the city council, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Zia was sworn into office earlier that year. During the proceeding Zia, an Egg Harbor Township resident, verbally threatened a witness in the courtroom hallway by saying, "Don't f---…

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