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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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GOTCHA! Passaic Sheriff's Officer Captures Armed Attempted Murder Fugitive GOTCHA! Passaic Sheriff's Officer Captures Armed Attempted Murder Fugitive
Gotcha! Passaic Sheriff's Officer Captures Armed Attempted Murder Fugitive A Paterson fugitive wanted on an attempted murder charge in Perth Amboy was carrying a handgun when he was captured by a Passaic County sheriff’s officer, authorities said. Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Fajardo found Samuel A. Zarzuela, 20, behind the wheel of a Honda Accord illegally parked near a stop sign on Redwood Avenue, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. While speaking with him and Alberto R. Rosario-DeJesus, 19, the sergeant smelled raw marijuana, Berdnik said. A search of the car turned up a Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm handgun. Also found was a small amount of pot, along with a digital s…

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Police: Maywood Dealer Who Ran Drug Factory Released, Starts Selling Again Police: Maywood Dealer Who Ran Drug Factory Released, Starts Selling Again
Police: Maywood Dealer Who Ran Drug Factory Released, Starts Selling Again An accused dealer was quickly back in business after being released pending trial for running a cocaine factory from his Maywood apartment, authorities said Saturday. New Jersey State Police originally raided the East Central Avenue apartment of Jabian Ortiz in August after learning that both they and Maywood detectives were investigating him. The raid turned up nearly half-pound of cocaine, some pot, drug-packaging materials and $23,000 in alleged proceeds, they said at the time. Ortiz, 45, was charged with operating a drug production facility, among other counts, and sent to the Bergen C…

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Car Topples Light Pole, Rams Tree At Busy Hackensack Intersection Car Topples Light Pole, Rams Tree At Busy Hackensack Intersection
Car Topples Light Pole, Rams Tree At Busy Hackensack Intersection A runaway sedan toppled a traffic light before slamming into a tree at a busy Hackensack intersection late Saturday morning. The driver wasn't injured in the crash, which left the Honda Accord on the lawn of a single-family home across from a pair of apartment complexes at Passaic Street and Prospect Avenue. City police, firefighters and EMS, along with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, were among the responders. Aftermath of crash at Passaic Street & Prospect Avenue, Hackensack.COURTESY: HACKENSACK FIRE DEPARTMENT

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GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests GOTCHA! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests
Gotcha! House Cam Leads To Wayne Porch Pirate Arrests An alert Wayne police officer nailed a pair of porch pirates with some help from home surveillance video, authorities said. The video from one victim’s home showed one of the thieves swiping several packages while a Honda Pilot cruised the neighborhood, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. An unidentified officer on patrol spotted the SUV in the parking lot of a local hotel and then found several delivery boxes shortly before 2 a.m., Daly said. That led to a second victim who hadn’t realized that a theft occurred, he said. Detectives nabbed Enid Gonzalez, 30, at the hotel and identified the oth…

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Police & Fire
Gunfire Continues In Paterson: Three Shot in Separate Incidents Gunfire Continues In Paterson: Three Shot in Separate Incidents
Gunfire Continues In Paterson: Three Shot in Separate Incidents Gunfire continued in Paterson when separate shootings sent three city residents to the hospital. That made nine people shot since last Sunday, one of whom was killed. A 27-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were shot – one in the arm, the other in the foot -- near the corner 10th Avenue and East 28th Street shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, authorities said. An ambulance brought one to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and the ither arrived in a private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Saturday. Eight hours later, a 27-yea…

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Prosecutor: Carlstadt Silencer Smuggler Had Guns, Ammo, Bullet-Proof Vests, More Prosecutor: Carlstadt Silencer Smuggler Had Guns, Ammo, Bullet-Proof Vests, More
Prosecutor: Carlstadt Silencer Smuggler Had Guns, Ammo, Bullet-Proof Vests, More An ironworker caught smuggling silencers from China had an arsenal of guns, high-capacity magazines and police-issued bulletproof vests in his Carlstadt home, authorities said. Matthew Moran, 48, was released by a judge following his arrest on charges of possessing prohibited weapons and devices – namely: silencers. Matthew Moran, 48, was “identified as a person of interest in receiving shipments of suppressors, also called silencers, meant to reduce the sound and muzzle flash generated from a gunshot,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Saturday. Moran was targeted during a joint…

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Feds: Two NJ Bloods Subset Leaders Nabbed With Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin Feds: Two NJ Bloods Subset Leaders Nabbed With Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin
Feds: Two NJ Bloods Subset Leaders Nabbed With Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin An investigation into drug trafficking in Monmouth and Middlesex counties and elsewhere led to the arrests of two reputed ranking Bloods gang members, federal authorities said Friday. Leonard “Clap” Wade, 49, of New Brunswick, and Ezra “Doonka” Strong, 30, of Brick, remained in federal custody, charged with conspiring to sell nearly a pound of fentanyl and nearly four ounces of heroin. Wade also is charged with being a convicted felon in possession of ammo, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Authorities have seized nearly two pounds of the lethal fentanyl, along with 1½ pounds of heroin, …

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Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House
Palpark PD: Motorcycle Thieves Claimed To Be Looking For Grandma’s House A group of teenage thieves who stole a sporty motorcycle from outside its owner’s house before dawn were quickly caught by Palisades Park police. The Edsall Boulevard owner was headed to work early Thursday when he pulled the KTM 390 to the street before running back inside for a moment, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. “When he came out, it was gone, so he called police,” said Muccio, the department’s officer in charge. Two suspects were pushing the motorcycle down 3rd Street when Officers Michael DeBartolo, David Chun, Hochan Choi and Matthew Carley pulled up, the captain said. They ditched …

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Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson
Younger 'Brother' Of Rapper Fetty Wap, Elmwood Park Native, 26, Gunned Down In Paterson The 22nd person killed by gunfire in Paterson this year was an Elmwood Park native whom rapper Fetty Wap referred to as his younger "twin" brother. “I failed you bro I’m sorry,” Fetty wrote with a photo of himself with close friend Twyshon Depew, 26, who was shot in the chest across from a city park Thursday night. “I love you lil bro," he added. "I really thought I could get you out before I ever had to make a post like this lil bro like wtf.” Depew, who lived in Paterson, was shot on Lawrence Street across from Wrigley Park near Rosa Parks Boulevard around 9 p.m. Thursday He was taken b…

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Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam
Rochelle Park PD Rescues NY Con Man Kidnapped By Pair Who Lost $20,000 In ‘Black Money’ Scam A Rochelle Park police officer rescued a man who was kidnapped from a local motel by two Passaic County men after an accomplice fled with their money in a scam gone wrong, authorities said. Amady Kourouma, 31, of New York and a partner convinced the two Passaic County men that they could earn $60,000 by purchasing “dirty” money from them that had been dyed to avoid detection by authorities, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. “Black money washing” is a popular scam. Victims are less likely to report it given their participation in an apparent crime, authorities say. In this case, Jairo Mende…

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