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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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Englewood Man Shot, Critically Wounded In Hackensack Englewood Man Shot, Critically Wounded In Hackensack
Englewood Man Shot, Critically Wounded In Hackensack An Englewood man was shot and critically wounded at a Hackensack apartment complex late Sunday, responders said. Responding officers found the 28-year-old victim in the back seat of a Nissan Maxima with multiple gunshot wounds, including one in the neck, outside the Alston Arms on Newman Street shortly after 10:30 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They conducted CPR before the victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, responders said.  He remained there in critical condition Monday morning while authorities continued searc…

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Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford
Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured In West Milford A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital after being struck in West Milford over the weekend. A SouthSTAR medical chopper took the 70-year-old victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after he was struck and pinned on residential stretch of Macopin Road near McCormick Road shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, responders said. Echo Lake Ballfield was used at the landing zone. Macopin Road was closed from Echo Lake to Germantown for about 90 minutes. There was no immediate word about possible charges or summonses. Township police and firefighters were among the responders.

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CAPTURED! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body CAPTURED! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body
Captured! Here’s How FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nabbed NJ Fugitive, Rescued Boy, Found Mom’s Body UPDATE: The New Jersey man who authorities said abducted his 2-year-old son and killed the child’s mother led police and FBI agents to her body after they stormed a Tennessee hotel room and captured him, authorities said Sunday. Tyler Rios, 27, will likely be prosecuted federally because state lines were crossed, they suggested. Union County prosecutor’s detectives had called their colleagues at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office around 3 a.m. Saturday telling them they believed Rios was in the area. Rios had abducted his son, Sebastian, and was suspected of harming Yasemin Uyar, 24, of Ra…

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Clifton Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed Near Home Clifton Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed Near Home
Clifton Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed Near Home An 81-year-old Clifton resident was struck and killed Sunday morning a few doors down from his home. Marinus Lalumia, of Van Orden Place, was pronounced at the scene after a 2017 Honda HR-V driven by a 21-year-old Paterson man struck him as he crossed Hazel Street across from the Daughters of Miriam Center shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. No charges were immediately filed, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a brief release. They noted, however, that an investigation was continuing. Anyone who witnessed the crash or…

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Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee
Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee UPDATE; A New Jersey mom who’d gone missing after she and her 2-year-old son were abducted by the child’s father was found dead in Tennessee, authorities confirmed Sunday. The family of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway first disclosed the news late Saturday. Young Sebastian Rios had been found unharmed at a family member's home in Monterey, Tennessee, late Friday. Here's how it went: FBI, Local Law Enforcers Nab NJ Fugitive, Rescue Boy, Find Mom’s Body His father, Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park was also captured, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Dep…

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Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A restaurant manager from Lodi was charged with trafficking child porn, authorities said. A months-long Internet child pornography investigation found that Michael Caruso, 31, “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella didn’t say how many files were seized, nor where Caruso works. Caruso, who lives in the Gardens at Westmont Station Apartments, was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hacken…

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SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver
SEE Anything? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver A pedestrian was hospitalized Saturday following a hit-and-run crash outside an Englewood park, responders said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with arm and leg injuries after being struck at the corner of Broad and Phelps avenues, outside Trumbull Park, around 7:30 a.m., they said. Police were looking for a black Hyundai that they said continued north on Broad before fleeing east on Route 4. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help find the vehicle and/or driver is asked to contact Englewood police: (201) 568-2711. CHECK…

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Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $75,000 From Passaic County Tile, Grout Company Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $75,000 From Passaic County Tile, Grout Company
Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $75,000 From Passaic County Tile, Grout Company The bookkeeper at a Passaic County tile and grout company embezzled more than $75,000 from her employer, authorities charged. Yvette Tripicchio, 47, of Hawthorne, was charged with two counts of theft in an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Tripicchio deposited checks from GSD Industries in Pompton Lakes into her personal bank accounts, then “tampered with company records in an attempt to hide the theft,” the prosecutor said.  Valdes didn't disclose the suspected motive. Records show Tripicchio had taken a job as a lunch…

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COLD CASE CRACKED: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins COLD CASE CRACKED: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins
Cold CASE Cracked: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins Palisades Park police cracked a pair of cold-case burglaries after the results of a DNA test on a soda can led them to a familiar face from a neighboring town. Officers responding to a break-in at what was then the Happy Diner on Broad Avenue in 2018 found a damaged and emptied cash register outside the Honey Pig Bossam next door, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. They contacted the owners of both businesses, one of whom reported finding an iPad and $100 missing – along with a soda can that had been left on a counter, he said. Sgt. Sean Cotrrell secured the can, which was sent to t…

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NJ AMBER ALERT: Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee NJ AMBER ALERT: Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee
NJ Amber ALERT: Mom Of Abducted NJ Boy Found Dead In Tennessee A New Jersey mom who’d gone missing after she and her 2-year-old son were abducted by the child’s father was found dead in Tennessee, authorities confirmed Sunday. The family of 24-year-old Yasmine Uyar of Rahway first disclosed the news late Saturday. Young Sebastian Rios had been found unharmed at a family member's home in Monterey, Tennessee, late Friday. His father, Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park was also captured, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Department Director Jonathan Parham said. Uyar’s body was later found in a wooded area off Route 40, …

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