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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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UPDATE: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified UPDATE: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified
Update: Man Accused Of Shooting Parents On Christmas Identified UPDATE (DEC. 29): A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A fleeing driver captured in Mahwah after police said he shot his parents in their $3 million Long Island mansion on Christmas morning is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg section, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out …

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Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others
Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others A Sunday fire ripped through one Passaic home and extended to others on either side. The heavily-involved blaze on Harrison Street near Myrtle Avenue began as two alarms at around 9:15 a.m. Heavy fire in the rear of the building eventually began consuming the rest of the 2½-family house -- eventually blowing through the roof -- while spreading to two others. Flames blew through the roof of the Harrison Street home in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze appeared knocked down a couple of times before eventually being declared under control around 11 a.m. A firefighter sustain…

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Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Taken Into Custody Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Taken Into Custody
Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Taken Into Custody A Long Island man accused of shooting his parents on Christmas morning was captured hours later in Mahwah, New Jersey. Dino Tomassetti, a 29-year-old bodybuilder recently of the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out of Nassau County. His parents, Rocco Tomassetti, 65, and Vincenza Marsicano-Tomassetti, 64, required surgery following the double shooting shortly after 10 a.m. on Seawane Drive in the village of Hewlett Harbor on the island's South Shore, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Their son fled in a Cadillac Es…

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Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah
Sources: Long Island Man Who Shot Parents On Christmas Day Captured In Mahwah UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was picked up from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday by Nassau County detectives shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas in a dispute over his 1-year-old son, authorities said. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A man captured in Mahwah after police said he shot his parents on Christmas morning in their $3 million Long Island mansion is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg, remained held Sunday in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out of Nassau County. His paren…

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Construction Tool Prompts Unfounded 'Shots Fired' Report At Wegmans Construction Tool Prompts Unfounded 'Shots Fired' Report At Wegmans
Construction Tool Prompts Unfounded 'Shots Fired' Report At Wegmans A construction site worker using a masonry gun triggered an unfounded report of shots fired Friday afternoon at the Wegmans in Montvale. One of three men who were working at a development across from the supermarket was using the .22-caliber tool, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. The gun fires nails into concrete, masonry or steel. Police quickly -- and cautiously -- responded to the call shortly before noon. The matter was promptly resolved, the chief said.

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NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer
NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer A Guttenberg man wanted for shooting and killing a school safety officer outside a Queens nightclub was in the hands of police in Fairview less than a half-hour later -- but had to be let go, authorities said. Now he’s at large and a local police chief is incensed. Mye Johnson and her twin sister were celebrating their 27th birthdays with a group of people before dawn Thursday when her ex-lover from Hudson County showed up, authorities said. Security guards at Solletto on Steinway Street near Astoria Boulevard turned away the as-yet unidentified man after finding him carrying a gun, law en…

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UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Update: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents were evaluated by the Bergenfield Volu…

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Fire Consumes Former Funeral Home In Paterson Fire Consumes Former Funeral Home In Paterson
Fire Consumes Former Funeral Home In Paterson Fire engulfed a former Paterson funeral home overnight Thursday into Friday. Firefighters were met by a raging blaze at what had once been Davis & Sons at the corner of 19th Avenue and East 23rd Street across from Public School #24 around 10 p.m. Thursday. Flames blew through the dilapidated 2½-story wood-frame house and extended to single-story brick additions on either side, posing severe challenges. The fire continued long into the overnight.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No serious injuries were immediately reported. Fire command reported shortly after 1 a.m. Friday that it woul…

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Where Did This NJ Town Get A Maserati To Auction Off? Answer: From A Federal Convict Where Did This NJ Town Get A Maserati To Auction Off? Answer: From A Federal Convict
Where Did This NJ Town Get A Maserati To Auction Off? Answer: From A Federal Convict A Maserati that’s being auctioned off by a small Bergen County town was seized from a confessed ID thief from Hackensack who's now serving federal prison time for swiping $2 million from various victims, Daily Voice has learned. She was a he at the time. Closter police confiscated the flash ride during a 2018 investigation that produced the arrest of Ralph Taylor -- who according to the U.S. Attorney's Office has become Alexis Taylor while behind bars. Working with others, Taylor bought a “significant amount of stolen personal identifying information via the dark web, includ…

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UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Update: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents checked out OK when evaluated by the B…

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