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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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NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
Njsp: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A driver was seriously injured when his sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer and rolled on Route 80 in Elmwood Park early Tuesday evening. The Volkswagen Jetta driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the crash on the westbound highway near Exit 61 shortly after 5 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Responders said he was bleeding heavily and having trouble breathing when they arrived. All lanes were closed for nearly three hours so the wreckage could be cleared and the NJSP's fatal accident team could investigate. At the sce…

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NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
Njsp: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A driver was seriously injured when his sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer and rolled on Route 80 in Elmwood Park early Tuesday evening. The Volkswagen Jetta driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the crash on the westbound highway near Exit 61 shortly after 5 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Responders said he was bleeding heavily and having trouble breathing when they arrived. All lanes were closed for nearly three hours so the wreckage could be cleared and the NJSP's fatal accident team could investigate. Route 80, …

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Jersey Shore Man Who Recorded Himself Sexually Abusing Infants Gets 40 Years, No Parole Jersey Shore Man Who Recorded Himself Sexually Abusing Infants Gets 40 Years, No Parole
Jersey Shore Man Who Recorded Himself Sexually Abusing Infants Gets 40 Years, No Parole An Ocean County man must spend 40 years in federal prison for recording and then sharing images of himself sexually abusing infants. Sebastien Attar, 36, of Brick, must serve out just about all of the plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Using the handle “Seb Seb,” Attar participated in “Taboo Train 2.0,” a private chat group whose members shared videos and photos of very young children being sexually abused, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Federal agents raided Attar’s home in March 2018, seizing electronic devices and storage media t…

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Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9 Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9
Paterson Man, 18, Charged With Raping Child, 9 An 18-year-old Paterson man was charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old. Dylan Capcha was arrested following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit sparked by a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Unit detectives interviewed the victim and several witnesses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. They found that Capcha “sexually abused the victim at the child’s home in Paterson between January 2021 and April 2021,” Valdes said. Capcha remained held Tuesday in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appeara…

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Hudson Con Man Sent To Federal Prison For Cheating Seniors Out Of $450,000 Hudson Con Man Sent To Federal Prison For Cheating Seniors Out Of $450,000
Hudson Con Man Sent To Federal Prison For Cheating Seniors Out Of $450,000 A Union City financial adviser is headed to federal prison for a plea-bargained 27 months for stealing more than $450,000 from mostly elderly, Spanish-speaking clients. Ramon Herrera, 37, persuaded unwitting more than three dozen clients to sign blank withdrawal slips, which he then filled out to pull cash from their accounts in the form of cashier’s checks, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Herrera then applied the checks to accounts that he and a family member controlled, she said. Herrera took a deal from the government -- pleading guilty to wire fraud -- rather than go to tr…

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Paterson Man, 72, Charged With Child Sex Assaults Decades Apart Paterson Man, 72, Charged With Child Sex Assaults Decades Apart
Paterson Man, 72, Charged With Child Sex Assaults Decades Apart A 72-year-old Paterson man was charged with sexually assaulting two victims – one of whom recently turned 14 and another who’s now 43, authorities said. The younger child spoke with detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office after being brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by the youngster’s mother. The child spoke of being sexually assaulted by Juan “Milton” Cordero-Rivera, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Tuesday.. “During the investigation a 43-year old victim was identified who also disclosed being sexually assaulted by Mr. Cordero-Rivera as a child,” Valdes sa…

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North Arlington PD: Arrested Driver Found Carrying Loaded Gun North Arlington PD: Arrested Driver Found Carrying Loaded Gun
North Arlington PD: Arrested Driver Found Carrying Loaded Gun An impaired out-of-state driver wasn't just carrying a bogus ID and a stolen credit card when North Arlington police arrested him, authorities said. Searching Elyjah J. Allen, 21, of Brooklyn at headquarters, officers found a gun hidden in his sneaker. Police had taken Allen into custody after stopping him for speeding on Sunday and finding him under the influence of alcohol or drugs on Sunday, Capt. Robert J. Reilly said. He was also carrying a fake ID and stolen credit card, the captain said. Police found the .22-caliber handgun during a search at headquarters, Reilly said. Allen …

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Hudson Doctor's Employee Admits Role In $24.8M Kickback Scheme Hudson Doctor's Employee Admits Role In $24.8M Kickback Scheme
Hudson Doctor's Employee Admits Role In $24.8M Kickback Scheme UPDATE: Dominoes continued to fall in the federal takedown of a $24.8 million kickback scheme when a Jersey City woman who worked for a local doctor took a plea deal. Yudelka “Vicky” Ayala, 42, admitted conspiring with six co-defendants associated with the now-defunct Prime Aid Pharmacy in Union City to boost prescription sales through kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals in New Jersey and New York. Prime Aid, which also had a location in the Bronx, processed expensive medications used to treat various conditions, including Hepatitis C, Crohn’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis…

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Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police
Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police HEROES: Two good Samaritans helped police rescue an overdosing driver in one of two Narcan saves made in Emerson over the weekend, authorities said. The civilians had pulled the lifeless 30-year-old Lodi driver from his Ford sedan, which was stopped in the middle of Ackerman Avenue, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael McDermott said. Sgt. Joseph Alasio assisted them with CPR and got a pulse, McDermott said. The driver was speaking with the sergeant when he lost consciousness again, McDermott said. Backup Officer Anthony Mazzo then joined the two civilians in CPR before members o…

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Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time
Passaic Ex-Con Charged In Shooting, Likely Headed Back To Prison For 3rd Time A Passaic ex-con was charged with a weekend shooting in the city. Giovanni Massallo, 30, has served a majority of his adult life in state prison following separate convictions for crimes that include robbery, records show. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from having a gun. Massallo was arrested Sunday night, hours after authorities said he fired shots in the area of Aspen Place and State Street. Responding officers reported not finding any victims, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. No area hospitals reported any shooting …

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