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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

Newark Man Who Sex Trafficked Minor Learns Fate: Feds A 50-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison on Thursday, April 17, after being convicted of sex trafficking women, including a minor, authorities said. Amir Sharif was previously convicted in federal court in Trenton of attempted transportation of a victim with intent to engage in prostitution, one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of use of an interstate facility to promote unlawful activity, one count of transporting a victim with intent to engage in prostitution, and one count of persuading a victim to travel to engage in prostitution, following an eight-da…

by Sam Barron

04/18/2025

Police & Fire

Child Porn Monitoring Device Catches Washington Man: Feds A 53-year-old Washington Township man was charged with possessing child pornography on Thursday, April 16, authorities said. Marc Panchenko had previously been in federal custody for possessing child pornography and upon release had monitoring software installed on his phone to detect any images of child porn, US Attorney Alina Habba said. On Monday, March 3, the software alerted authorities to child porn on his phone, Habba said. A search of his phone turned up 600 videos and over 12,000 digital images, including photos of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, Habba sai…

by Sam Barron

04/18/2025

Police & Fire

Sicklerville Man On Probation Ran Fake Check Scam Using Stolen Mail, Had Loaded Gun: Feds A 23-year-old Sicklerville man admitted to obtaining checks stolen from the mail and unlawfully possessing a firearm on Thursday, April 17, authorities said. Donovan Bunch, who was on probation, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Bunch and three others would obtain checks stolen from the mail and then would create counterfeit checks or alter the stolen checks by increasing the value of the check or changing the name of the payee, Habba said. Bunch would negotiate each counterfeit…

by Sam Barron

04/18/2025

Police & Fire

Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Trenton man was charged on Thursday, April 17, with murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter last weekend, authorities said. Bahin Lynch faces two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Malika Whiting, 40 and her daughter, Jairah Biggs, 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. At 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 12, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, authorities said. Both were pronou…

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

Police & Fire

Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Wednesday, April 9, after pleading guilty to murdering a man in Delaware in 2023, authorities said. Deontay Willingham had previously pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and possessing a firearm during a felony, the Delaware Attorney General's Office said. On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Willingham approached Dennis Davis while in Wilmington and proceeded to strike up a conversation, authorities said. Willingham then shot Davis unprovoked, striking him twice, before stealing a necklace pendant from him, authorities said. Davis was …

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

Sports

Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Competing In 4th WrestleMania Liv Morgan, a Bergen County native, is ready to shine at the Showcase of the Immortals. Morgan, who was raised in Elmwood Park, will be wrestling on the second night of WWE's WrestleMania 41 on Sunday April 20, defending her WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Raquel Rodriguez against the team of Bayley and Lyra Valkyrie in front of 60,000+ fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Liv Morgan (@yaonlylivvonce) Having defeated Bayley on a recent episode of WWE's "Monday Night RAW," Morgan seems con…

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

Police & Fire

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Same Harding Home For Second Time This Week: Police Firefighters were on scene of a large house fire in Harding on the morning of Thursday, April 17, authorities said, the second blaze this week at the location. First responders were on scene at the home on Shalebrook Drive at 5:30 a.m., Harding Police Chief Michael Gromek said. Multiple fire departments responded to battle the blaze, Gromek said. The fire was eventually brought under control and no injuries were reported, Gromek said. Local, county and state officials are investigating, Gromek said. Gromek told News12 New Jersey there was a fire at the same home earlier in the week, and th…

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

Police & Fire

3-Year-Old Drowns In Hillside Pool: Police A 3-year-old drowned in a pool in Hillside on Monday, April 14, authorities said. The drowning occurred in a pool on Elmer Place, Hillside police said. Hillside police declined to release further details, citing an ongoing investigation.

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

Police & Fire

Piscataway Man Charged In Double Fatal Crash After Speeding Through Red Light: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Piscataway man was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide on Thursday, April 10, after a crash that killed two people last year in Linden, authorities said. On Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3 a.m., Devon Scuccimarri was driving an Infinity G37 when it went through a red light at a high rate of speed and crashed into a Freightliner Tractor Trailer at Route 1 and 9 and South Stiles Street, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Ahmad Campbell, a 25-year-old Edison resident who was sitting in the front seat, was pronounced dead at the sce…

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

News

Discord App Exposes Kids To Child Predators: NJ AG Alleges In Suit The Division of Consumers Affairs announced it is suing the Discord app, claiming it misleads parents and exposes children to predators, New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin announced on Thursday, April 17. The lawsuit claims Discord violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, when it knew its safety features and policies could not protect kids who use the app, but refused to do better, Platkin said. Discord misled parents and kids about its safety settings for direct messages, Platkin alleges, leaving them vulnerable to sexual and violent content and to online predators who lurk in the app.…

by Sam Barron

04/17/2025

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