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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
Thief Who Led High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Secaucus PD Thief Who Led High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Secaucus PD
Thief Who Led High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Audi Arrested: Secaucus PD A 29-year-old Newark man was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 19, months after he was able to flee Secaucus police during a pursuit. On Wednesday, June 5 at 1:02 a.m., a Secaucus resident reported their  2022 Audi Q3 was in the process of being stolen from the driveway, Secaucus police said. Officers followed the stolen vehicle into a dead end, police said. Rakim Thompson purposely rammed several of the police vehicles, one of which was occupied, to escape and evade capture, officers said. Thompson then fled in the stolen Audi where he was pursued by officers onto the New Jersey Tu…

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Police & Fire
Drug Kingpin From Infamous Newark Gang Learns Fate: Feds Drug Kingpin From Infamous Newark Gang Learns Fate: Feds
Drug Kingpin From Infamous Newark Gang Learns Fate: Feds A 41-year-old Newark drug trafficker was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for his role in dealing numerous amounts of drugs and guns throughout the city, authorities said. Shaheed Blake was the last of 25 co-defendants to be sentenced,  Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Blake and his other associates were members  of a Bloods-affiliated gang that called itself the “CKarter Boys," Khanna said. The organization’s leaders—Blake and Anderson Hutchinson operated a massive drug market that flooded the streets of Newark with heroin and crack cocaine 24-7, K…

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Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive Middle Twp Storage Facility Blaze: Cops Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive Middle Twp Storage Facility Blaze: Cops
Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive Middle Twp Storage Facility Blaze: Cops An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police sa…

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NJ Transit Train Strikes Vehicle In Netcong NJ Transit Train Strikes Vehicle In Netcong
NJ Transit Train Strikes Vehicle In Netcong An NJ Transit train crashed into a vehicle in Morris County on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. At 4:01 p.m. Morris and Essex Line train 877, which departed Hoboken at 2:27 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 4:23 p.m., struck a vehicle at the Main Street crossing adjacent to the Netcong Train Station, NJ Transit said.  The two occupants of the vehicle had exited the car prior to the strike but were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, NJ Transit said. There were no injuries to the 15 customers and crew on board, NJ T…

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Prominent Musician Dies After 90 Year Old Mom Crashes Car In Bridgewater: Police Prominent Musician Dies After 90 Year Old Mom Crashes Car In Bridgewater: Police
Prominent Musician Dies After 90 Year Old Mom Crashes Car In Bridgewater: Police A 61-year-old musician who worked with KISS, died on Wednesday, Feb. 19 after his 90-year-old mother crashed a car into a tree in Bridgewater, authorities said. At 7:20 a.m., Arna Cochran was driving a 2015 Subaru Legacy on private property, when she backed the vehicle across the front yard and struck a tree, ejecting her son, Karl, Bridgewater police said.  Karl was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick where he succumbed to his injuries. This crash is still under investigation by the Bridgewater Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau an…

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Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent
Bayonne School Employee Threatened to Blow Up Building: Superintendent A school employee in Bayonne was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 20 after they threatened to blow up a building, authorities said. The employee was a school assistant, Superintendent John Niesz said. Their identity is being withheld "due to the ongoing nature of the criminal investigation," Niesz said. Niesz said police and the school's security team did an excellent job handling the incident.  "The safety of our students and staff remains our highest priority," Niesz said. School counselors are available to support any students who may need assistance processing this information, Ni…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Camden Man Killed In Route 676 Crash Police ID Camden Man Killed In Route 676 Crash
Police ID Camden Man Killed In Route 676 Crash A 45-year-old Camden man was killed in a single car crash on Route 676 on the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. At 1:51 a.m., officers responded to Route 676 southbound in Camden after a Ford Fusion driven by George Stewart II,  lost directional control and subsequently collided with the guide rail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. As a result of the crash, Stewart sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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News
New North Plainfield Dad, 33, Dies Month After Fourth Child Born New North Plainfield Dad, 33, Dies Month After Fourth Child Born
New North Plainfield Dad, 33, Dies Month After Fourth Child Born Bryan Jaramillo, a North Plainfield resident, died on Sunday, Feb. 16, a month after his fourth child was born, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. Jaramillo is being remembered as a devoted loving and family member who had a special bond with his four children, Jezebel, Jayhail, Jazaya, and Jayce, according to his obituary from the Scarpo-Las Rosas Funeral Home. Aside from his children, Jaramillo is survived by his sister Mariela and his mother, Susana, his obituary reads. "Though his time with us was far too short, Bryan’s spirit and the joy he brought to his lov…

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'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From Edison Killing 'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From Edison Killing
'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From Edison Killing A 61-year-old Keasbey resident arrested and charged with fatally shooting a man in Edison Sunday, Feb. 16, kicked at the victim to ensure he was dead, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice. Igor Kirilenko is charged with murdering Gregory Ginzburg, a 72-year-old Edison resident at a home on Clive Hills Road. Police originally responded to a 911 call from Ginzburg who said Kirilenko was in his home with a gun, according to the criminal complaint. During the call, a loud noise, believed to be a gunshot, was heard, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers observed Kirilenko standing …

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Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office
Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office An ice training exercise became a real life rescue mission in Morris County on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Morris County Sheriff's Office said they were conducting a joint ice rescue training with other law enforcement departments at Lee’s County Park Marina at Lake Hopatcong in Mount Arlington when they were notified about a report of a male who fell through the ice. Multiple officers joined the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit responded to assist with the rescue operations, authorities said. The 82-year-old victim was  seen lying down on the ice from the …

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