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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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Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire
Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire A motorist driving on Route 208 alerted responders to a house fire in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Occupants of the Eberlin Drive home apparently weren't aware of the fire that broke out in the chimney area of the roof of their two-story, wood-frame home shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Firefighters quickly doused the flames. No injuries were reported. Fair Lawn police, Rescue Squad members and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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FOUND! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom FOUND! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom
Found! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom A missing 14-year-old East Rutherford boy evaded an hours-long, late-night search before turning up in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The boy's mother told police that her son had run off from The Monarch apartment complex shortly after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, East Rutherford Deputy Chief Phillip Taormina said. She said she ran after him but lost the boy about 20 feet in the marshland behind the development off eastbound Route 3 across from the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Given the terrain and frigid temperatures, officers requested K-9s from the Bergen County Sheriff's and Maywood pol…

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SUV Crash Downs Pole, Tree In Clifton SUV Crash Downs Pole, Tree In Clifton
SUV Crash Downs Pole, Tree In Clifton A passenger was hospitalized after an SUV toppled a telephone pole in Clifton. The Acura MDX also took down a tree and strung wires across Van Houten Avenue outside Van Houten Village at Mohegan Street around 5 p.m. Sunday, March 13. The victim complained of leg and ankle pain. Clifton police, firefighters and EMS responded.

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Faulty Lithium Battery Ignites Bergen Home Fire Faulty Lithium Battery Ignites Bergen Home Fire
Faulty Lithium Battery Ignites Bergen Home Fire A damaged lithium battery ignited a living room fire in Dumont, responders said. The fire broke out in a home at the corner of East Madison Avenue and Depew Street shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Firefighters quickly knocked it down, containing it to a single room. No injuries were reported. A large amount of energy -- with voltage up to three times more than other battery types -- create enough heat in lithium batteries to cause fires or explosions. A recent study blamed more than 400 fires in a five-year period on products powered by lithium batteries, according to the U…

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Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17
Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 A multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 injured at least one driver. The left lane remained open immediately after the crash on the southbound highway at the Essex Street exit in Rochelle Park shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Two cars and a tractor-trailer were involved, witnesses said. The injured driver climbed out before being taken to the hospital, they said. Rochelle Park and Maywood police, as well as medics and an ambulance, both from Hackensack University Medical Center, were among the first responders.

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Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify
Efforts To Find Kidney For North Jersey Grandma Intensify Several years have passed since a North Jersey man began a tireless campaign to find a kidney donor for his grandmother. But TJ Sullivan isn't giving up. Theresa Labarck, 69, of Wayne "is one of the strongest women I know," said Sullivan, of Saddle Brook. "Her positive attitude and determination to stick around for her family has kept her alive this long." It's also kept Sullivan pursuing all avenues to keep the spotlight on LaBarck -- aka "Mommom" -- who for the past three decades has lived with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). His efforts include a recently-launched GoFundMe campaign to…

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ICE Puts Hold On MS-13 Member Captured After Escaping NJ Police Station In Handcuffs ICE Puts Hold On MS-13 Member Captured After Escaping NJ Police Station In Handcuffs
ICE Puts Hold On MS-13 Member Captured After Escaping NJ Police Station In Handcuffs Many figured New Jersey's bail reform law would free a purported MS-13 gang member who escaped from a local police station before being captured in Rhode Island. Before that could happen, however, federal immigration authorities issued a detainer on Adilson Estrada-Garcia, a 24-year-old Guatemalan national living in Cliffside Park. Estrada-Garcia was brought to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on Thursday. Before he even saw a judge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the detainer. Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton has honored detainer requests for defendants who've be…

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ONLY IN JERSEY: Convicted Paterson Mayor Busted For Illegally Trying To Run Again ONLY IN JERSEY: Convicted Paterson Mayor Busted For Illegally Trying To Run Again
Only IN Jersey: Convicted Paterson Mayor Busted For Illegally Trying To Run Again People told former Paterson Mayor Joey Torres that he couldn't run for mayor again after being convicted of corruption in office. He wasn't listening, though. That changed on Friday, March 11, when state authorities announced that they'd charged Torres, 63, with criminal contempt. “State law provides that any person convicted of a crime involving their public office will be forever barred from holding another public position in New Jersey,” Acting New Jersey Attorney General Platkin said. “To promote public trust and integrity in government, we must ensure that this law and the court orders…

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Yankees Miguel Andujar Beaten, Robbed At Gunpoint In Dominican Republic Yankees Miguel Andujar Beaten, Robbed At Gunpoint In Dominican Republic
Yankees Miguel Andujar Beaten, Robbed At Gunpoint In Dominican Republic New York Yankees utility player Miguel Andujar was beaten and robbed at gunpoint at his farm in the Dominican Republic, according to multiple reports. Andjuar, 27, wasn't struck by three bullets fired by the robbers, who stole a $7,000 watch and his father's SUV, ESPN Deportes reported. The vehicle was later found abandoned, authorities said. Andujar was hospitalized in stable condition following the robbery Wednesday, March 9, in San Cristóbal, according to Listin Diario. The 2018 Rookie of the Year runner-up was still expected to report for spring training with the Yankees in Tampa, Fl…

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Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge
Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge Detectives investigating a rash of business break-ins in several Bergen County towns didn't have far to look: The spree ended with the arrest of a career burglar from Passaic with a history of similar behavior. Ex-con Nicolas Torres, 39, has a criminal record stretching back more than 15 years, mostly for burglarizing businesses, records show. A few years ago, he was charged with breaking into several real estate and doctors’ office in Maywood, Fort Lee, Oradell, and Westwood, as well as in Middlesex County. SEE: Judge Frees Ex-Con In Four-Town Bergen Burglary Spree Investigators in…

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