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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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NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks
NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks A socially-distanced jury in Trenton convicted a Philadelphia man of conspiring with a state worker to steal $17,206 worth of unemployment checks. The conviction of Phillip Stewart III, 39, was the first verdict obtained by the state Division of Criminal Justice in a socially distanced jury trial during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Participants in the trial wore face masks “to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and maximize safety,” Grewal said. “There were plexiglass barriers between each juror in the jury box …

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Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured
Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured The accused leader of a burglary ring that stole more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, electronics and more from homes in North Jersey, Connecticut and on Long Island was captured at a Jersey City motel, authorities confirmed. Bryan Leandro Herrera Maldonado, 24, fought with his captors before being subdued, they said. Authorities in January arrested three other accused members of the elaborate Queens-based Chilean burglary crew, who they said targeted luxury homes from Long Island’s North Shore to Miami and California. They were identified as Boneek Alexander Quintero-Baeza, 33, Levy Fra…

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North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen
North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen A convicted North Arlington meth dealer who was caught selling “8 balls” must spend the next nine years in federal prison. A federal judge in Newark sentenced Jeff DelaCruz, 38, to the plea-bargained term on Tuesday for having nearly two ounces of meth for sale. DelaCruz must serve just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. DEA agents watched in May 2019 as DelaCruz sold two “8-balls” of methamphetamine for $350 in cash, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He then agreed to sell three ounces of meth to a buyer for about $3,000, Carpenito added…

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COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In
Covid-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In New Jersey's health commissioner urged families not to take residents out of long-term care facilities for the holidays -- and warned that they might not get right back in if they do – as the number of COVID-19 cases statewide continue to spike. Guidelines issued by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli include a mandatory 14-day quarantine for any long-term care resident, either in their own room or in an observation room, once they return to the facility after a family visit. For that reason, Persichilli urged the facilities to create a “reservation list,” as well as a waiting list, bas…

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RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle
Recognize HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle A woman struggled desperately to get back her wallet from a thief who rode up on a bicycle and snatched it as she sat outside at an Englewood cafe, said authorities who turned to the public for help identifying him. A reward is available. The bandit ended up losing his footing and dropping the wallet during the fierce broad-daylight struggle outside Dulce Le Leche on busy West Palisade Avenue near the corner of William Street, they said. He tried to scoop it up, but the woman's screams scared off the would-be robber, who hastily pedaled away, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Surv…

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'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window 'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window
'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window UPDATE: Tactical officers seized an emotionally disturbed local teacher as she tried to jump out her Hackensack apartment window after barricading her front door with furniture, authorities said. The 42-year-old instructor was headed out the window of her second-floor unit in the low-rise Royal Towers on West Pleasant Avenue when two Bergen County Regional SWAT team members and a city police officer climbed a ladder, entered through another window and grabbed her "with nothing but the ground two stories below," Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. She was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus…

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Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home
Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home Awoken by a noise in the middle of the night, a Montvale homeowner was confronted by a burglar who pointed a rifle at her before taking her car and crashing it into a house off the Garden State Parkway in Paramus, authorities said. Paramus police found the abandoned Toyota Highlander in the backyard of a Highland Avenue home near the Exit 166 exit ramp shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday. Left behind were the rifle and several stolen items, including the homeowner’s purse, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. Police from several agencies flooded the area in a massive search for suspect…

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Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim
Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim A judge released a 19-year-old Westwood man pending trial after authorities charged him with having sex with an underage girl. Michael Mejia “engaged in multiple acts of sexual penetration” with the under-16-year-old minor, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit and Westwood police arrested Mejia after borough police “received information that [he] engaged in sexual activity” with the victim, the prosecutor said. They charged him with sexual assault and child endangerment, he said. A Central Judicial Processing Court released Mejia, wit…

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Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze
Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze A firefighter escaped serious injury when he fell through the second floor of a Hasbrouck Heights house during a Monday night blaze, responders said. The firefighter was hospitalized with what were characterized as minor injuries following the mayday call on Henry Street, they said. The three-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the unoccupied, 2½-story home before quickly extending shortly after 7 p.m. Firefighters had it knocked down in under an hour. 312 Henry Street, Hasbrouck HeightsDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE The cause wasn't immediately determined. CHECK BACK FOR MORE…

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NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second COVID-19 Wave NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second COVID-19 Wave
NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second Covid-19 Wave New Jersey's highest court suspended all criminal and civil jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions Monday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the Garden State. “The increasing rates of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths make it impracticable and unsafe for certain in-person court events to continue at the level reached during the past few months,” State Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote. In-person grand jury panels can continue to convene virtually in all 21 counties, under the order signed by Rabner. Socially distanced jury trials and in-person grand jury session…

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