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Jerry DeMarco

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jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery
New Milford Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Route 46 Gunpoint Motel Robbery A teenage gunman who remained on the loose for more than a month after he and an accomplice robbed a couple of $700 at a South Hackensack motel was captured following a New Milford police stop, authorities said. Police had been looking for Denys Ludizaca, 19, of Hackensack since last month’s predawn holdup at the Congress Inn on Route 46, South Hackensack Capt. Robert Chinchar said Monday. The victims -- a 35-year-old man and 30-year-old woman -- apparently had been living there the previous few months when ex-con Alec Parker showed up at 5 a.m. the morning of Dec. 10, Chinchar said. The …

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Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose
Homeowner: Fair Lawn String Wasn’t A Noose UPDATE: The Fair Lawn woman who found a piece of string in a disturbing shape outside her home said it belonged to a utility company and wasn’t a noose. Police and firefighters “were able to locate a piece of string in the utility wires that matched [it],” Kelli McCloud’s said Monday. “Apparently, some moron with a utility company did it and failed to remove the rope." Authorities were still trying to determine exactly who that was and what company the person works for. A former Optimum executive told Daily Voice that telecommunication companies "use that kind of rope to pull the new fibe…

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Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose
Fair Lawn Mayor Insists Twisted Twine Tied To Tree Is A Noose UPDATE: The Fair Lawn woman who found a piece of string in a disturbing shape outside her home said it belonged to a utility company and wasn’t a noose. Police and firefighters “were able to locate a piece of string in the utility wires that matched [it],” Kelli McCloud’s said Monday. “Apparently, some moron with a utility company did it and failed to remove the rope." Authorities were still trying to determine exactly who that was and what company the person works for. A former Optimum executive told Daily Voice that telecommunication companies "use that kind of rope to pull the new fiber…

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SEE ANYTHING? Englewood PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Two SEE ANYTHING? Englewood PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Two
SEE Anything? Englewood PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Two A vehicle involved in an Englewood crash that sent two Fort Lee residents to the hospital before dawn Monday sped off before police arrived, authorities said. What the victims described as a red, two-door vehicle with rear end damage was involved in the collision just after midnight at Knickerbocker Road and Tryon Avenue, Police Chief Lawrence Suffern said. The driver and passenger -- one 48, the other 42 -- were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with neck and back injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Suffern asked that anyone who might have seen something o…

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Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping
Mahwah Couple: Renting Rapper Clogged Our Toilets, Cut Our Carpets, Ruined Landscaping A rapper from Bergen County who was busted on gun charges following a shooting at a Teaneck nightclub trashed the home of a Mahwah couple, a lawsuit filed by their insurance company says. Artist Julius Dubose – better known as A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – clogged and overflowed toilets, cut up carpeting and replaced it with mismatched pieces, among other acts of destruction, when he leased their $3.3 million spread on Finn Court, says the lawsuit filed by Chubb of Philadelphia. Dr. Lawrence Guarino, who owns the home with his wife, Carol, found “negligent, reckless and careless” damage to …

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Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day
Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W finally reopened nearly 14 hours after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole in Englewood Cliffs early Sunday, authorities said. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue after the pole split in two and fell onto the road in the mid-morning crash north of Charlotte Place, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte P…

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Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop
Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Two Haledon police officers seized a handgun from a passenger from North Carolina during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh and Class II Special Police Officer Nicola Onnembo stopped the rented 2021 Chevrolet Equinox at the intersection of Pompton Road and Ailsa Avenue on Pompton Road late Saturday, Lt. George Guzman said. The vehicle had been "swerving over the double-yellow lines” even though there weren’t any debris or defects in the road, Guzman said. The officers immediately smelled raw pot as they approached the vehicle, occupied by a driver and two rear-seat pas…

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Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park
Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park A pedestrian was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck Sunday night in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The 30-something man had been leaning against a pole before he stepped into the street was struck by a Honda Ridgeline on Highridge Avenue near Edgewater Road shortly before 5:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The 62-year-old female driver from Cliffside Park stopped as the man fell under the truck, Capano said. She remained at the scene, he said. The victim, who wasn't carrying ID, was conscious and alert when taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medic…

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Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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