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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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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NJ Inmate Guilty Of Killing Man Day Before His Release: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Trenton inmate was convicted of first degree murder on Thursday, May 29, in the death of a fellow prisoner at Bayside State Prison in 2022, authorities said. On Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 Martin Sanchez was found unresponsive in his cell with severe injuries to his face at the prison in Leesburg, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death determined to be blunt force head injuries and neck compression. authorities said. Bruce Duette was charged after his DNA was located on the inside of a sneaker, sock…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Phillipsburg Cop Busted For Unauthorized Access To Police Database: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Phillipsburg police officer was arrested and charged on Friday, May 30, after he gained unauthorized access to the department's records management system, authorities said. An investigation into officer Scott Palmer by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office began in April after they received information from the Phillipsburg Police Department, authorities said. Palmer, who joined the force in 2023, is charged with criminal computer activity, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. In a statement, Palmer's attorney said his client is innocent, blaming double standards at th…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Dog Walker With History Of Theft Burglarized Employer’s Home: Denville PD A 63-year-old Morristown dogwalker with a history of theft was arrested and charged with burglarizing her employer’s home on Wednesday, May 14, authorities said. Officers responded to a burglary at a resident and determined Maureen Denman had entered a separate closed room within the home of her employer she was not permitted in, Denville police said. Denman proceeded to search through personal belongings before exiting the room and the residence, police said. In December 2023, Denman entered pretrial intervention after she was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and theft of mov…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

DWI Egg Harbor Township Driver Charged In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was indicted by a grand jury on vehicular homicide charges on Thursday, May 29, after he drove while intoxicated in a fatal crash in Pleasantville in March, authorities said. On Thursday, March 13 at 2:30 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jean Zambrano-Briones crashed into a utility pole on the Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Gustavo Huestipa-Peralta, a 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident, was killed in the crash, authorities said. Zambrano-Briones was located by Egg Harbor Township police after he fle…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Scranton Foreign Exchange Student Nabbed In $35K Scam: Police A 21-year-old foreign exchange student from India, residing in Scranton, was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 22, with attempting to collect $80,000 in a phony Amazon scam that defrauded a Howell resident, authorities said. A Howell resident tried to replace an Amazon order delivered to the wrong address and while searching for Amazon's customer service, was led to an imposter phone number, Howell police said. A scammer posing as an Amazon employee convinced the victim to withdraw $35,000 to "fix" their Amazon and bank accounts, police said. A man later arrived at the victim's home…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Edison Man Arrested For Fatal South Plainfield Double Stabbing: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Edison man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 29, with stabbing two people in South Plainfield, one fatally, authorities said. On Monday, May 19, at 1:57 a.m., South Plainfield police responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence on Tooz Place and found Brandon Andrews-Cruz, a 38-year-old Raritan resident and a 32-year-old South Plainfield woman with stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Andrews-Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to a hospital where she was treated for her injuries, Ciccone sa…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

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Founder Of Legendary Rock Band Signing Books In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When The man behind hits like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola” is ready to tell his story. Dave Davies, the co-founder and lead guitarist of the iconic band The Kinks is signing copies of his memoir “Living on a Thin Line” at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, June 1 at 11 a.m. The book traces the origins of the group, which was inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, and tells the story of its rise to fame, delving deep into Davies ‘relationship with his brother Ray, according to a synopsis. Davies also talks about how his band influenced everyone from The Clash and Van Halen to Oasis and Blur…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

East Orange Man Busted For Secaucus Home Invasion: Police A 21-year-old East Orange man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 29 with committing a home invasion in Secaucus in February, authorities said. On Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 2:51 a.m., officers responded to a report of a burglary at the 200 block of Grace Avenue, Secaucus police said. The homeowner told police she was sleeping, but called officers when she heard someone inside her home, police said. When the burglar, later identified as Khalif Willard, heard the resident awake, he fled the scene in a BMW X3 with his co-conspirators, police said. Officers pursued the BMW onto the New Jersey …

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

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Old Bridge Verizon Salesman Who Stabbed Man In Neck Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was previously found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a 44-year-old Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said. On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgar…

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

Police & Fire

Person Critically Injured In Union Twp Crash That Injured Three: Police Three people sustained serious injuries in a crash in Union, early Thursday, May 29, authorities said. At 6:22 a.m., a red Acura MDX traveling east on Morris Avenue veered into the westbound lanes and struck a red Volkswagen Jetta, Union Township police said. Three people remain hospitalized, with two in serious but stable condition and another in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation by the Union Police Department Fatal Accident Team,, police said.

by Sam Barron

05/30/2025

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