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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

NJ Man Killed In Crash After Medical Episode: Manchester PD A 77-year-old Whiting man was killed in a crash in Manchester on Thursday, June 19, after sustaining a medical emergency, authorities said. Officers responded to County Route 539 for a two-vehicle crash between a gray 2016 Toyota Tacoma and a blue 2024 Ford Maverick, Manchester police said. The Ford crossed the center line and struck the Toyota on the driver's side-rear, while both cars were driving on Route 539, police said. After the initial crash, the Ford continued to travel south and left the roadway to the right, crashing into a tree, police said. The Toyota overturned, police said. …

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

Baby Injured, Daycare Employee Charged: Denville PD A 26-year-old Mount Arlington woman was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 18 after an 11-month old was injured at a daycare facility, authorities said. Denville police responded to the Goddard School after an 11-month-old was injured while under the care of daycare staff, Denville police said. An investigation determined the injury resulted from neglectful actions taken by Alysha Zarzycki, an employee at the daycare. Zarzycki’s conduct directly led to the child’s injury, police said. Zarzycki was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, placed under arrest, processed, and tra…

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

2 Raritan Residents Indicted After Stealing Treasury Checks, Gun, Cockapoo: Prosecutor A New Jersey couple was indicted on Thursday, June 19, on charges of running a high-level ID theft ring involving stolen treasury checks, guns, a skimmer, and a stolen dog, authorities said. Peter Gittens, 37, and Chambreona J. Williams, 33, both Raritan Township residents, are charged with forgery, trafficking in personal identifying information, unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of movable property, and endangering the welfare of a child, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. In January, Raritan Township police investigated a report of a stolen U-Haul van, Robeson said. W…

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

Jackson Twp Man Admits To Breaking Into Estranged Wife’s House: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Jackson Township man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 18, to breaking into his wife’s home and kicking down a bedroom door, authorities said. Manuel Fernandez pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and violating a protective order, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he faces five years in prison, Billhimer said. On Friday, May 31 at 1:40 a.m., Jackson Township police responded to Buttonwood Drive after Fernandez illegally entered the residence, Billhimer said. The woman who lived in the residence was Fernandez’s wife and had ob…

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Teacher Indicted After Having Baby With 13-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Cape May County elementary school teacher was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, June 17 on sexual assault charges after engaging in a relationship with a student, authorities said. Laura Caron, who taught fiftth grade at Middle Township Elementary School, is charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. The relationship with the student began in 2016, when the child was approximately 11 years old, and lasted until 2020, officials said. The relationship occurred while the c…

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

PA Man’s Car Impounded, So He Got It Back At Gunpoint: Warren County Prosecutor A 22-year-old Easton, Pennsylvania man was apprehended by US Marshals after he stole his impounded car at gunpoint, authorities said. On Saturday, June 14, at 2 a.m., officers in Pohatcong Township conducted a traffic stop on Pohatcong Alley, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. During the stop, a loaded 9mm handgun was recovered along with multiple magazines and hollow point ammunition, authorities said. Isaiah Goodwin was arrested and processed at the Warren County Correctional Center, authorities said. The vehicle was impounded and stored at Rossnagle’s Service Center, on Route …

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

News

Camden Inmate Charged With Fatally Beating Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Camden prisoner was charged with manslaughter on Tuesday, June 17 after he beat an inmate to death at the Camden County Correctional Facility, authorities said. On Friday, June 13, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit was notified of the death of Edward Brooks, a 42-year-old Delaware man, after he was found unresponsive in his cell that morning, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Brooks was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, MacAulay said. Surveillance video showed inmate Shaquan Shields striking Brooks with a closed f…

by Sam Barron

06/20/2025

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Man Charged In Linden Shooting: Police A 20-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged on Saturday, June 7, with firing gunshots at a vehicle in Linden, authorities said. On Monday, May 12, officers responded to the 500 block of Bower Street and recovered two shell casings, Linden police said. A three-week investigation determined Eddie Germain produced a handgun and fired multiple times at an occupied vehicle, as it traveled on Bower Street, police said. Germain is charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and certain persons prohibited from possessing a wea…

by Sam Barron

06/18/2025

Police & Fire

Former East Hanover Police Sgt. Driving Drunk Learns Fate For Fatal Crash: Prosecutor A former police sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, June 17, for killing a man while driving drunk last October, authorities said. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at 10:58 p.m., officers responded to a crash on Route 23 North after a 2021 Ford F-150 was traveling south in the northbound lanes of travel and struck a 2005 Toyota Camry traveling north, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant The Ford F150 was operated by Keith Gunther, a 42-year-old Wanaque resident, who was a police…

by Sam Barron

06/18/2025

Police & Fire

DWI Driver Possessed Billy Club: Denville PD A 62-year-old Morristown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Tuesday, June 10, authorities said. At 8:16 p.m., officers responded to a report of a drunk driver, locating him on Route 46 near Franklin Road, Denville police said. Ronald Roccasecca, the driver, was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and was found to be in possession of a billy club, police said. Roccasecca was arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, driving while intoxicated, driving vehicle without an interlock device, reckless driving and other traffic offenses.

by Sam Barron

06/18/2025

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