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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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UPDATE: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash
Update: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash Detectives were investigating a weekend crash that killed a Teaneck motorcyclist in Englewood. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was investigating the circumstances of the crash, which involved another vehicle, on West Englewood Avenue near Oak Street shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. The 31-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, authorities said. West Englewood Avenue remained closed between Oak Street and Orange Street until Sunday morning. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Cri…

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Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid COVID-19 Resurgence Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid COVID-19 Resurgence
Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid Covid-19 Resurgence BREAKING NEWS: Hackensack University Medical Center is suspending visits again, with certain exceptions, amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases, Daily Voice has learned. The suspension begins Tuesday and continues until further notice, hospital administrators said Monday. The only exceptions include: pediatric patients, who are permitted only one parent or caregiver; expectant mothers, who are permitted one partner; special needs adults, who are permitted one caregiver; end of life visitation. Patients were being encouraged to "stay connected with their loved ones by phone, video communic…

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Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale
Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale A Bergenfield woman who thought she was selling a Play Station through Facebook Marketplace had it snatched from her by a group of thieves who clipped her with their car as they fled. One of the thieves took the PS5 from the 29-year-old victim at the Dunkin Donuts on South Washington Avenue and got into a silver Dodge Charger with three other occupants shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. The Charger then roared off, hitting the victim, he said. She wasn't injured, the lieutenant said, adding that the car struck another vehicle on South Washington Avenue as it fl…

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PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home Flames blew through the roof of a two-family Ridgefield home on Monday. All residents got out safely and no one was injured in the two-alarm noontime blaze, Fire Chief David Brierty said. Firefighters found the second floor and basement of the Walnut Street house fully involved, Brierty said. Part of the roof collapsed soon after. Brierty declared the blaze under control shortly before 2 p.m., the chief said. Firefighters continued to hit hot spots after that. The cause appeared accidental, Brierty said. An investigation was continuing. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from…

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Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash
Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash An unlicensed driver was charged with a predawn DWI crash in Paterson that killed an 18-year-old passenger over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Lawan A. Henry, 23, of Paterson was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS that slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets shortly before 4 a.m., they said. In the sedan with Henry were three passengers, including city resident Xavier Ortiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene a little more than a half-hour later. The other two passengers remained hospitalized with serious injuries at St. Joseph’s Regio…

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Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snatched his m…

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Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled,  authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…

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Feds: Paroled Jersey Shore Child Porn Collector Does It Again Feds: Paroled Jersey Shore Child Porn Collector Does It Again
Feds: Paroled Jersey Shore Child Porn Collector Does It Again A convicted Jersey Shore child porn collector was caught doing it again, federal authorities said Monday. Andrew Ramey, 34, of Brick, began trafficking images of "child sexual abuse and child pornography" via the BitTorrent Network in March, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. A raid of Ramey's home on Friday turned up "multiple images and videos containing images of child sexual abuse, as well as BitTorrent software," on his cellphone, Carpenito said. Ramey, who already had a federal conviction for child porn possession, was arrested on charges of possession and distribut…

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Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured
Manhunt Ends: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Captured UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snat…

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Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next
Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next UPDATE: A pickup truck plowed into a Hillsdale convenience store Sunday night. The 51-year-old driver got out to go into the Quick Shop on Patterson Street off Hillsdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. when the 2011 Chevy began rolling, Police Capt. Sean Smith said. The driver hopped back into the truck and mistakenly accelerated, sending it through the front of the store, he said. No one was injured. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. The truck was towed and a building inspector was notified to determine whether there was any structural damage to the building. Q…

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