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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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Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze
Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters quickly put down a late-night blaze that seriously damaged a Haworth home. Welding work in the master bathroom of the Sunset Avenue residence ignited the three-alarm blaze, which spread to the attic, around 10:40 p.m., responders said. Firefighters had it knocked down and under control in a little over a half hour. No injuries were reported, officials said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Hackensack, Harrington Park, New Milford and Tenafly. Haworth police and EMS also responded.

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Jersey Shore Construction Contractor Admits Ducking Nearly $1,000,000 In Taxes Jersey Shore Construction Contractor Admits Ducking Nearly $1,000,000 In Taxes
Jersey Shore Construction Contractor Admits Ducking Nearly $1,000,000 In Taxes A Jersey Shore businessman admitted in federal court that he ducked more than $952,778 in payroll and personal income taxes by putting his Manhattan construction company in an associate’s name, paying workers in cash and hiding the scheme from his accountant. Bilal Salaj, 55, of Morganville admitted in U.S. District Court downtown that he “continued to hold principal control and decision-making authority over the business and its financial affairs” of the business after changing ownership in July 2014, Southern District of New York Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said. That included con…

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Police & Fire
Gun Found After Ex-Con Insists Seeing Broken Brake Light For Himself, Wayne PD Says Gun Found After Ex-Con Insists Seeing Broken Brake Light For Himself, Wayne PD Says
Gun Found After Ex-Con Insists Seeing Broken Brake Light For Himself, Wayne PD Says An ex-con got more than he bargained for when he insisted that he see for himself whether a brake light was out during a traffic stop: Wayne police said they found a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets in the car. Passenger Jason George, 38, of Woodland Park got out after asking an officer’s permission to check the 2001 Jeep’s inoperable light for himself, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. That’s when the officer after noticed pot flakes on the car door, Daly said. George – who has previous convictions for drug possession and making terroristic threats -- admitted getting high, Daly said.…

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Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4 Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4
Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New Mini On Route 4 A driver slammed a brand-new MINI Cooper into the divider on Route 4 in Teaneck, then ran off into nearby woods before dawn Saturday, authorities confirmed. The MINI was totaled and two other vehicles damaged in the overnight chain-reaction crash, which closed the westbound highway for hours. The MINI, which had temporary Maryland license tags, sideswiped an SUV, forcing it into the median around 2:30 a.m., witnesses told police. It then swerved and hit the divider head-on, leaving a large field of debris, they said. The SUV driver apparently was telling the MINI driver that police h…

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Police & Fire
Prosecutor: 40 Pounds Of Pot, $5,500 In Drug Cash Found In Route 80 Stop Prosecutor: 40 Pounds Of Pot, $5,500 In Drug Cash Found In Route 80 Stop
Prosecutor: 40 Pounds Of Pot, $5,500 In Drug Cash Found In Route 80 Stop An Ohio driver had two duffel bags stuffed with 40 pounds of pot, along with $5,500 in suspected drug money, when he was stopped on Route 80 in Lodi, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his office stopped an Acura MDX driven by Cecil C. Chan, 67, on the westbound highway earlier this week as part of a drug investigation. After a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 indicated drugs were in the SUV, the detectives searched it, he said. The 18 kilos of pot was in vacuum-sealed bags, the prosecutor added. Detectives charged Chan with first-degree pot possessio…

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Twice-Imprisoned Morris County Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Again, Paterson Police Say Twice-Imprisoned Morris County Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Again, Paterson Police Say
Twice-Imprisoned Morris County Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Again, Paterson Police Say A Morris County ex-con appears headed to state prison for the third time in just four years after Paterson police said they found him carrying a loaded gun, cocaine, pot and Xanax. Daniel Wendt, 29, has been through this before. He spent 3½ years in separate station prison sentences on drug and weapons offenses before being released this past March. Wendt had been charged in 2015 with drug offenses and attempted murder, among other counts, before pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon following a shooting in the parking lot of a Hanover motel. Earlier this mon…

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Police & Fire
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins
Sibling Burglary: 'Lurking' Brothers Busted Following Wayne Break-ins Wayne detectives charged two brothers with lurking around homes, entering a resident’s garage and stealing keys to the house. Home surveillance video showed a burglar in a hoodie “lurking in residential driveways and pulling on car door handles” in the Pines Lake neighborhood earlier this month, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. A garage also was broken into and the keys to the home stolen, he said. Detectives identified a white Chevy Suburban that later was stopped by an alert patrol officer, Daly said. Based on that stop, detectives identified John Plaskon, 23, and his brother M…

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Police & Fire
Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn
Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn A box truck toppled a utility pole and then slammed into a tree on a Fair Lawn resident's lawn Friday afternoon. The driver wasn't seriously injured in the crash on River Road near Chittenden Road. Fair Lawn police, firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded. PSE&G was summoned to replace the pole and transformer. Boyd A. Loving took the photos. PSE&G was called to replace the pole.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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New Milford Police Capture Shoeless, Disoriented Burglar Inside Home New Milford Police Capture Shoeless, Disoriented Burglar Inside Home
New Milford Police Capture Shoeless, Disoriented Burglar Inside Home New Milford police captured a shoeless burglar who'd broken into a home Thursday afternoon in a remote neighborhood along the Hackensack River. The homeowner told police he and his family returned home shortly after 4:30 p.m. to find the intruder standing in a puddle in their driveway on dead-ended Steuben Avenue wearing a Spongebob Squarepants sweatshirt and no shoes, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Aaron Warner, 19, of the Burlington County town of Browns Mills, entered the house through the front door as the resident called police, Van Saders said. Responding officers found him on …

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Wayne PD: Illegal Gun Found In Home Of Man Prohibited From Having One Wayne PD: Illegal Gun Found In Home Of Man Prohibited From Having One
Wayne PD: Illegal Gun Found In Home Of Man Prohibited From Having One Wayne police said they found a gun in the home of a local man who’s prohibited from having one. Acting on a tip, detectives armed with a search warrant searched Eric Phenix, 31, at his apartment and found him carrying a gun part and some cocaine, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. Phenix then “directed officers to the hiding spot of the full firearm,” a semi-automatic handgun with the serial number removed, Daly said. The captain didn’t specify the reason for a court order that prevents Phenix from having a firearm, Daly said. Among the “certain persons” prohibited by state law from havin…

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