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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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Man Pleads Guilty To NJ Cold Case Homicide Nearly 30 Years Later: Prosecutor Man Pleads Guilty To NJ Cold Case Homicide Nearly 30 Years Later: Prosecutor
Man Pleads Guilty To NJ Cold Case Homicide Nearly 30 Years Later: Prosecutor After nearly three decades, a Bridgewater homicide finally has a resolution, authorities said. Robert Creter, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 19, in the 1997 death of Tamara "Tammy" Tignor, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Creter pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in state prison, authorities said. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997 at 4:38 p.m., Bridgewater police responded to Gilbride Road near Washington Valley Park where they found Tignor, a 23-year-old Newark resident, dead, authorities said. The case remained unsolved until 2023…

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NJ Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor NJ Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor
NJ Man Killed In Double Stabbing: Middlesex County Prosecutor A 38-year-old Raritan man was killed in a double stabbing in South Plainfield early Monday morning, May 19, authorities said. At 1:57 a.m., South Plainfield police responded to a residence on Tooz Place and found Brandon Andrews-Cruz and a 32-year-old South Plainfield woman with stab wounds, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Peter Papa of the South Plainfield Police Department said. Andrews-Cruz was pronounced deceased at the scene and the woman was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities…

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Budd Lake Man Resisted Arrest, Busted For Outstanding Warrant: Police Budd Lake Man Resisted Arrest, Busted For Outstanding Warrant: Police
Budd Lake Man Resisted Arrest, Busted For Outstanding Warrant: Police A 30-year-old Budd Lake man was hit with additional charges after police served him with an arrest warrant on Sunday, May 18, authorities said. At 6:01 p.m., officers responded to a Budd Lake residence to serve an arrest warrant on behalf of the Morristown Police Department, Mount Olive police said. Law enforcement identified Thomas Bright at his residence and attempted to arrest him, police said. Bright refused to allow officers to place him under arrest, police said. After further discussion with officers, Bright was eventually placed under arrest, police said. Bright was transported to…

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17-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun Threatened To Shoot Ex, Her Mom: Atlantic City Police 17-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun Threatened To Shoot Ex, Her Mom: Atlantic City Police
17-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun Threatened To Shoot Ex, Her Mom: Atlantic City Police A 17-year-old Atlantic City teenager was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 14, after he threatened to shoot two people, authorities said. At 4:17 p.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of Fairmount Avenue after the teenager was brandishing a handgun, threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend and her mother, Atlantic City police said. Officers located the 17-year-old in a vehicle and attempted to take him into custody but he became combative and resisted arrest, police said. He was eventually taken into custody, police said. A loaded handgun was found underneath his seat, police said. …

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$585K: Morris County Lotto Player Wins Big $585K: Morris County Lotto Player Wins Big
$585K: Morris County Lotto Player Wins Big It was a sensational Sunday for a lottery player in Morris County. A ticket sold in Morris County matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Sunday, May 18, winning $585,900. The ticket was sold via the Jackpocket app. The winning numbers were 15, 26, 30, 34 and 42.

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Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: NJSP Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: NJSP
Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: Njsp Two people were killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Gloucester County early Sunday, May 18, authorities said. At 1:06 a.m., an Acura MDX with six occupants, operated by a 19-year-old Maryland man, was traveling northbound on the Turnpike in Harrison Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver lost directional control of the Acura, veered off the roadway to the right, traveled down an embankment and struck a tree, Lebron said. Four people were ejected from the vehicle, with two occupants sustaining fatal injuries, Lebron said. The driv…

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97-Year-Old Man Dies In Jersey City Fire, Prosecutor Says: 'Unimageable Loss' 97-Year-Old Man Dies In Jersey City Fire, Prosecutor Says: 'Unimageable Loss'
97-Year-Old Man Dies In Jersey City Fire, Prosecutor Says: 'Unimageable Loss' A 97-year-old Jersey City man died from injuries sustained in a fire on Sunday, May 18, authorities said. At 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, May 15 the Jersey City Fire Department responded to 318 York St. and found a fire in a basement apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. While battling the blaze, firefighters located Albert Von Chorba, Suarez said. He was transported to a nearby hospital before being hospitalized at a burn unit, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead shortly after noon on Sunday, Suarez said. Von Chorba had recently celebrated his birthday at a local tavern, acco…

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Semi-Automatic Rifle Found During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested: Winslow PD Semi-Automatic Rifle Found During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested: Winslow PD
Semi-Automatic Rifle Found During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested: Winslow PD Two men were arrested and charged after weapons were found during a traffic stop in Winslow Township on Friday, May 16, authorities said. At 6:15 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Peoria Lane for an equipment violation, Winslow Township police said. Officers noticed illegal narcotics in plain view, and removed Hakim Trader, a 22-year-old Clementon resident, and arrested him, police said. Ezra Tillman, a 22-year-old Sicklerville resident, fled from the vehicle, but was apprehended following a foot chase, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up two handguns and a semi-automatic rif…

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Grave Condition Of Camden Boy Sends Sadness Throughout Community Grave Condition Of Camden Boy Sends Sadness Throughout Community
Grave Condition Of Camden Boy Sends Sadness Throughout Community A 14-year-old Camden boy is facing his final days after a severe asthma attack left him with brain damage and lung failure, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. Isaiah Amir Smith, known as Zay-Zay, had a severe asthma attack that caused his heart to stop on Saturday, April 19, according to the fundraiser. Isaiah was diagnosed with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, severe brain damage, and hypoxic respiratory failure, lung failure. Doctors have told his family, "his care is coming to an end." "Isaiah was a loving kid who would help everyone before himself," Janette Ro…

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Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: NJSP Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: NJSP
Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: Njsp A 51-year-old King of Prussia man was identified on Sunday, May 18, as the victim whose body was recovered from a creek in Burlington County earlier this month, authorities said. Enrico Ross was ejected from a boat on Saturday, May 10 near the Route 1 bridge in Trenton, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Ross' body was recovered in the waters of Crosswicks Creek at the Bordentown Yacht Club in Burlington County, Lebron said. The investigation is ongoing, Lebron said.

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