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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 Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase Paterson Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase
Paterson Detectives Seize Ex-Con, Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Following Chase An ex-con from Philadelphia tossed a gun with a high-capacity magazine onto a roof while being chased by detectives in Paterson, authorities said. It began as Detectives Kenneth Kerwin, John Traynor and Wojciech Kulbabinski approached a group gathered in front of a convenience store at the corner of Madison and Essex streets, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they did, former Paterson resident Billy Souverain began tipping away, Speziale said. Souverain, 31, ran when told to stop by the detectives, who chased him on foot onto Straight Street before seizing him in a privat…

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Ex-Newark Housing IT Chief Admits Privately Reselling $600G Worth Of Authority Cellphones, Tabs Ex-Newark Housing IT Chief Admits Privately Reselling $600G Worth Of Authority Cellphones, Tabs
Ex-Newark Housing IT Chief Admits Privately Reselling $600G Worth Of Authority Cellphones, Tabs A former IT director at the Newark Housing Authority admitted buying and then reselling cellphones and tablets with $600,000 in embezzled funds over the course of eight years, federal authorities said. Venancio Diaz, 56, of Jersey City, bought 1,509 devices in all that he activated on the NHA's account for days -- or at most weeks -- beginning back in 2013, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. "After the brief period of activation ended, Diaz posed as the owner of the devices and sold them to two different online electronics resale marketplaces," Sellinger said. Then he kept the money. …

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SUV Rolls Into Ravine Off Garden State Parkway (PHOTOS) SUV Rolls Into Ravine Off Garden State Parkway (PHOTOS)
SUV Rolls Into Ravine Off Garden State Parkway (Photos) A driver escaped serious injury in a wild rollover crash on the northbound Garden State Parkway. The new BMW SUV careened over a guardrail and into a ravine, landing on its roof, coming off the ramp from westbound Route 80 near the parkway toll plaza in Saddle Brook shortly before 11 p.m. The driver was alert and conscious when taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, witnesses said. The BMW landed on its roof in a ravine off the Garden State Parkway in Saddle Brook.Brian Groschel Wheels upBrian Groschel Saddle Brook firefighters were among the first at the scen…

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Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (PHOTOS) Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (PHOTOS)
Garage Fire Extends To Hasbrouck Heights Home (Photos) Heavy flames from a basement garage fire extended to a Hasbrouck Heights home. The fire broke out at the Jefferson Avenue ranch-style home behind the Hasbrouck Heights football field shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. The blaze extended to the first floor, but firefighters had it knocked down in under a half-hour. The Jefferson Avenue fire in Hasbrouck Heights extended to the first floor.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The fire was knocked down in under a half-hour.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE The two-alarmer went to three bells for coverage. No injuries were reported. Seve…

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Questions Mount As Paterson High Schooler Shot Multiple Times Succumbs To Injuries Questions Mount As Paterson High Schooler Shot Multiple Times Succumbs To Injuries
Questions Mount As Paterson High Schooler Shot Multiple Times Succumbs To Injuries UPDATE: An 18-year-old Paterson Eastside High School student who was gunned down on a city street earlier this month died of his injuries, said authorities who are now investigating a homicide. Nashaun Warren, a junior at Eastside’s School of Information Technology, was struck multiple times by gunfire near the corner of East 24th Street and 15th Avenue on March 19, they said. He was first taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson. Warren was later transferred to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died Tuesday, March 29, …

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Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course
Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course Ben Stiller has popped up throughout New Jersey over the years, including at the Montclair Film Festival. He recently stopped in for the famed thin-crust pizza at a New Jersey landmark, the Lido in Hackensack. Stiller was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan by parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, once a popular comedy pair in the Sixties and Seventies (Jerry made his mark decades later as George Costanza's kasha-eating father on "Seinfeld"). The Lido turns 56 this year. It was closed for several months in late 2018 while its new owners -- Lorraine and Bogota Mayor Steve Lonega…

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Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible
Prosecutor: Fort Lee Man, 25, Had Sex Chats, Nude Pic Swaps With Kids, More Victims Possible A 25-year-old Fort Lee man collected child pornography and exchanged nude images during sexually explicit conversations with children, authorities charged. Sky Jack Marshall may have had similar contact with other youngsters, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marshall “used the Internet to view, download and possess files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Musella said. He also used social media messaging with juveniles to “engage in sexually explicit dialogue and send nude images to underage children, the prosecutor said. “During such …

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NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest
NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest A 74-year-old North Jersey woman in a wheelchair was among a group of anti-abortion activists charged with federal civil rights violations for blocking access to a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C. The arrest of Joan Andrews-Bell of Montague and eight other demonstrators was originally live-streamed on Facebook during an October 2020 protest that they dubbed “The Pink Rose Rescue” and federal authorities called an “invasion." Justice Department officials on Wednesday, March 30 announced the return of an indictment charging the defendants with criminally conspiring to “injure, o…

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Drunk Motorist Drives Wrong Way Through Holland Tunnel: Port Authority PD Drunk Motorist Drives Wrong Way Through Holland Tunnel: Port Authority PD
Drunk Motorist Drives Wrong Way Through Holland Tunnel: Port Authority PD A tragedy was averted when a drunk driver from Manhattan exited the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City, made a U-turn and headed back east in the westbound lane, authorities said. James Dickerson, 30, was driving a BMW when he made the dangerous maneuver in the north tube shortly before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Valens said. Fortunately, the lane he used was closed to NJ-bound traffic, an officer at the tunnel said. Port Authority police charged Dickerson with DWI, reckless driving and failing to obey a traffic control device and given a date to respond in…

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Feds: EPA Inspector From Bergen County Watched Child Porn On Work Computer At Home Feds: EPA Inspector From Bergen County Watched Child Porn On Work Computer At Home
Feds: EPA Inspector From Bergen County Watched Child Porn On Work Computer At Home A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employee from Fair Lawn watched child porn on his government-issued computer, authorities charged. John Struble, 63, was released by a U.S. magistrate judge in Newark, with conditions, after a brief video-conferenced appearance on Wednesday, March 29, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Struble, who works as a tank system inspector for the EPA’s office in downtown Manhattan, is charged with possession of child pornography. “The EPA alerted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations that it discovered …

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