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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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Woman Groped In Van Saun Park, Local Resident Nabbed By Sheriff's Officers Woman Groped In Van Saun Park, Local Resident Nabbed By Sheriff's Officers
Woman Groped In Van Saun Park, Local Resident Nabbed By Sheriff's Officers Bergen County sheriff's officers captured a 29-year-old Paramus man after he groped a River Edge woman Tuesday morning in Van Saun Park, authorities said. Russell Cardenas was arrested after the 32-year-old victim reported being "touched in a sexual manner" shortly before 8 a.m., Bergen County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Keisha J. McLean said. Officers fanned out through the park shortly before 8 a.m. and arrested Cardenas soon after. He was charged with criminal sexual contact and released on a summons pending a court hearing 

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Caught On Camera: Wyckoff Police Charge Construction Worker, Accomplice With Thefts Caught On Camera: Wyckoff Police Charge Construction Worker, Accomplice With Thefts
Caught On Camera: Wyckoff Police Charge Construction Worker, Accomplice With Thefts Surveillance video caught a Paterson man stealing from a Wyckoff construction site where he was working, said authorities who arrested him and an accused accomplice. Jose A. Rivera, 30, had help from fellow Paterson resident Ivis C. Aguilar, 67, police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Together they took dumbbells, kitchenware and artwork from the Sicomac Avenue site during off hours, the lieutenant said. Officers William Plisich and William Christopher obtained surveillance photos that Detective Sgts. Michael Ragucci and Mark Tagliareni used to identify and arrest the suspects, he said. Rivera and A…

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Prosecutor: Moonachie Fashion Warehouse Worker Swipes $300,000 In Merch With Shipping Scheme Prosecutor: Moonachie Fashion Warehouse Worker Swipes $300,000 In Merch With Shipping Scheme
Prosecutor: Moonachie Fashion Warehouse Worker Swipes $300,000 In Merch With Shipping Scheme A Hudson County man working at a fashion company’s Moonachie warehouse stole $300,000 worth of merchandise that he had delivered to various addresses, authorities charged. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Moonachie police pointed detectives from his Financial Crimes Unit to Isaac Martinez, 19, after discovering the thefts from the multi-national company in March. They, in turn, arrested Martinez, of Polk Street, on charges of conspiracy to commit theft by deception. He was released pending a July 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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Paterson Man Sexually Abused Child, 12, In Clifton, Authorities Charge Paterson Man Sexually Abused Child, 12, In Clifton, Authorities Charge
Paterson Man Sexually Abused Child, 12, In Clifton, Authorities Charge A 21-year-old Paterson man was charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old victim in Clifton, authorities charged. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit arrested Manuel Martinez on Monday and sent him to the Passaic County Jail to await a detention hearing. They began investigating after receiving a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency in January, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. “Detectives interviewed the victim and multiple witnesses,” the prosecutor said in a release. “The investigation revealed that [Martinez] …

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Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom
Lyndhurst Man Charged With Secretly Recording Roommate In Bathroom A Lyndhurst woman discovered a cellphone hidden by her roommate recording her in the bathroom, said authorities who arrested him. The Valley Brook Avenue victim found the phone after noticing a light coming from a corner laundry basket as she emerged from a shower, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. She notified police, who arrested Hirotaka Aida, 58, on invasion of privacy charges, he said. Given consent to search his room, detectives found SD cards and thumb drives that were seized to be examined as possible evidence, Auteri said. Aida was released pending a court hearing under New Jers…

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NJ BAIL REFORM: Released Twice In Two Weeks, Ridgefield Park Man Gropes Woman, Police Charge NJ BAIL REFORM: Released Twice In Two Weeks, Ridgefield Park Man Gropes Woman, Police Charge
NJ Bail Reform: Released Twice In Two Weeks, Ridgefield Park Man Gropes Woman, Police Charge A repeat offender wanted for groping a local woman may have been ready to strike again when a Ridgefield Park police officer grabbed him, authorities said. It became the third time that Michael Hernandez, 22, had been arrested in Bergen County in a little over a month -- as well as the third time that police ended up seeing him released. The first time, they were required to release Hernandez under New Jersey's bail reform law after they said they caught him breaking into cars on May 16. SEE: Detective Work Produces Ridgefield Park Vehicle Burglary Arrest Ten days later (May 26), Hernande…

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Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say A Jeep barreled across a Fair Lawn resident's lawn after it collided with another SUV in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A 50-year-old Ridgewood woman in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler ran a stop sign on John Street and was struck by a 2016 Toyota Highlander driven by a 59-year-old Fair Lawn man on Morlot Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The Highlander got the worst of the collision. The Wrangler tapped the side of the home and came to rest. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to both drivers, who each refused hospitalization, Macys said. Fair …

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NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge
NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge An Essex County man accused of exchanging sexually explicit images with an underage teen was charged with statutory rape in North Carolina, authorities said. Jonathan Edward Trumble, 39, of Cedar Grove has been held in the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville, NC, since being extradited from New Jersey on June 11. Trumble had been free pending trial in the Essex County case when a grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment charging him with sexually assaulting a child there. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said detectives from his Special Victims Unit began invest…

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Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child
Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child UPDATE: A judge in Paterson ordered that a Clifton man accused of sexually abusing one child and sending pornographic Snapchat messages to another remain held in the Passaic County Jail until the case is resolved. Superior Court Judge Marybel Ramirez ordered the pretrial detention of Isaias Guadamur, 26, following a June 30 detention hearing in Paterson. ORIGINAL STORY: A Clifton man already accused of sending pornographic Snapchat messages to a 14-year-old victim was charged Monday with sexually abusing an 11-year-old child. Isaias Guadamur, 26, has been held in the Passaic…

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East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man
East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man An East Orange native was charged with sucker-punching and killing a Paterson man in a city smoke shop. Charles A. Richardson, 34, of Paterson was wanted for murder when East Orange police arrested him following a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Law enforcement sources said Richardson had gotten into a sidewalk despite with Tremaine Thomas, 43, outside the Pull Up 2 smoke shop on 10th Avenue the afternoon of June 20. Richardson followed Thomas into the store and cold-cocked him with his fist in the head, knocking him out, they said. City firefighters tried to revive Thomas be…

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