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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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Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters
Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters A 71-year-old Paterson man sexually assaulted two children, authorities charged. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said that Samuel Garrison was arrested after detectives from her Special Victims Unit interviewed both youngsters, one 10 and the other 16, as well as other witnesses. Garrison remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing next week in Superior Court in Paterson. He’s charged with single counts of sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact and two of child endangerment, Valdes said. ****** NOTE: Authorities warn parents that those …

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Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Container At Bergen County Corner UPDATE: The body of a Connecticut woman found stuffed into a barrel on a Ridgefield Park street corner was reportedly carted out of a building on Wall Street the night before. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum last Friday morning, was identified as Nicole Flanagan, 42, by a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity. A mother of three, Flanagan had lived in Greenwich, CT and in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the family member told Daily Voice. READ MORE.... ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Temperatures pushed toward triple digits on Friday the 13th when the corpse…

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Video Released Of Atlantic City Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Police Car Crash Video Released Of Atlantic City Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Police Car Crash
Video Released Of Atlantic City Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Police Car Crash State authorities released surveillance video from up the street of a bicyclist struck and killed in a crash with an Atlantic City police car. The officer was “responding to a routine call for service in a marked patrol vehicle, with no lights or siren activated” when the crash occurred in the intersection of Arkansas and Arctic avenues around 8:30 p.m. June 18, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Everett Stern, 63, was riding past traffic stopped at a red light when the police cruiser entered the intersection and his bicycle slammed into the driver’s side, Bruck said. …

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Sheriff: OD In Wayne Leads Detectives 1,360 Heroin Folds, Stolen Gun, Arrest Of Paterson Man Sheriff: OD In Wayne Leads Detectives 1,360 Heroin Folds, Stolen Gun, Arrest Of Paterson Man
Sheriff: OD In Wayne Leads Detectives 1,360 Heroin Folds, Stolen Gun, Arrest Of Paterson Man A non-fatal overdose in Wayne led Passaic County sheriff’s detectives to a basement apartment in Paterson where they said they seized 1,360 heroin folds, a stolen gun and the man who lives there. Sheriff’s detectives working with their Wayne colleagues watched Kirk Douglas Jr., 23, sell to buyers over the course of two months before raiding the Pearl Street apartment with a warrant on Wednesday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. They found the heroin along with a loaded Kel-Tec .380-caliber handgun that was reported stolen from Weatherly, PA, the sheriff said. The estimated …

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Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery
Paterson Ex-Con, 22, Released Early During COVID Jailed After Bystander Is Shot During Robbery A 22-year-old Paterson convict paroled from state prison amid last year's COVID pandemic could be facing much more serious time after authorities said he shot an innocent bystander during a robbery earlier this month. The gun went off when the robbery victim struggled with Samuel Anthony at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Summer Street in Paterson shortly before 5 p.m. Aug. 4, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. The 21-year-old bystander was wounded was taken via private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Cen…

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Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel At Ridgefield Park Curb UPDATE: The body of a Connecticut woman found stuffed into a barrel on a Ridgefield Park street corner was reportedly carted out of a building on Wall Street the night before. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum last Friday morning, was identified as Nicole Flanagan, 42, by a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity. A mother of three, Flanagan had lived in Greenwich, CT and in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the family member told Daily Voice. READ MORE.... ****** ORIGINAL STORY: The corpse of a woman was found stuffed into a container left at the c…

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UPDATE: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson UPDATE: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson
Update: Pro Poker Player Dies In 28-Floor Plunge From High-Rise Above The Hudson His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …

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NJ Wins Settlement For Bus Driver Fired For Taking Time To Care For Terminally Ill Dad NJ Wins Settlement For Bus Driver Fired For Taking Time To Care For Terminally Ill Dad
NJ Wins Settlement For Bus Driver Fired For Taking Time To Care For Terminally Ill Dad Academy Bus Lines must pay a former driver $40,000 for firing him because he took a leave to care for his dying father, New Jersey's top law enforcer said Friday. The state Division of Civil Rights found “reasonable suspicion” to suggest the Hoboken-based company intended to “discourage and impede” the driver from taking his legally-entitled time to care for his ailing father in North Carolina, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Academy Lines, which advertises itself as the nation’s largest private transportation company, fired the worker in December 2017 after he bega…

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Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges
Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Grand jurors in Paterson returned an indictment charging a Clifton police officer with several child sex abuse counts, authorities said Friday. Frank Castro-Ramirez, 40, has remained held in the Passaic County Jail ever since his June 3 arrest, records show. Special Victims Unit Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco secured the indictment charging him with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment Clifton police notified unit detectives of the allegations in late May, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes…

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Bogota Boy Struck By Sedan Gets New Bike Following Daily Voice Story Bogota Boy Struck By Sedan Gets New Bike Following Daily Voice Story
Bogota Boy Struck By Sedan Gets New Bike Following Daily Voice Story A Bogota boy who was hospitalized after he was hit by a car on his bicycle got a new pair of wheels thanks to the kindness of fellow residents. After reading about the 14-year-old boy's mishap on Daily Voice, borough resident Sherry Solomov headed up an effort that raised nearly $800, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. It was enough to get the boy a new bike and lock, as well as a gift card, Cole said. Fifty or so people in all donated, he said. The boy was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center for an arm injury after the July 31 accident on Larch Avenue near his home.&…

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