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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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Police Boost Presence At Westwood Regional HS Amid Alleged Threats Police Boost Presence At Westwood Regional HS Amid Alleged Threats
Police Boost Presence At Westwood Regional HS Amid Alleged Threats Police beefed up their presence at Westwood Regional High School following what some considered a threat triggered by an incident between students. It began after an 18-year-old student allegedly stole a cellphone from a younger one, multiple sources confirmed. The alleged victim and a friend grabbed the older student and beat him in a school hallway after lunch this past Tuesday, the sources said. The incident was captured on school surveillance cameras and student cellphone video, they said. His assailants apparently didn't know that the older student had previously sustained a traumati…

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Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook
Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook A 15-year-old Elmwood Park boy was hospitalized after being struck by a sedan Sunday afternoon in Saddle Brook, authorities said. A witness said the teen was dashing across the street when he was struck by what Capt. John Zotollo Jr. said was a 2011 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection of North Midland Avenue and Molnar Drive shortly before 12:30 p.m. The boy "flew onto [the] windshield and flew off, smacking his head on the ground," the witness said. "The driver was devastated." The teen was hospitalized with arm and back injuries, Zotollo said. No summonses were issued to the Saddle …

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Cyber-Casanova From NJ Admits Duping Dozens Of Lonely Hearts Out Of $1.14M Cyber-Casanova From NJ Admits Duping Dozens Of Lonely Hearts Out Of $1.14M
Cyber-Casanova From NJ Admits Duping Dozens Of Lonely Hearts Out Of $1.14M A New Jersey man admitted that he orchestrated an online scam that conned dozens of unsuspecting women on dating sites out of more than a million dollars – and led one of them to suicide. Rubbin Sarpong, 37, of Millville pocketed the money and bought property in Ghana, along with luxury cars, expensive jewelry, top-shelf booze, designer clothes and more, federal authorities said. Then he flaunted it on Instagram. Sarpong had catfishing accomplices, several of whom live in Ghana, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael Honig said. Posing as American military personnel stationed oversea…

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Child, 4, Among Five Shot At Backyard Party In Passaic Child, 4, Among Five Shot At Backyard Party In Passaic
Child, 4, Among Five Shot At Backyard Party In Passaic A 4-year-old child was one of five people wounded when two men started shooting at an overnight backyard party in Passaic, authorities said. City police responding shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday reported finding the child, along with two women – one 21 from Passaic, the other 25 from Newark – and a 29-year-old Newark man all wounded by gunfire. They been struck at a home near the corner of Lafayette and Howe avenues “when two unknown gunmen opened fire,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. All four were taken to St. Jos…

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Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball
Dumont Boy, 14, Collapses, Dies Playing Basketball Members of a stunned and heartbroken community wrapped their collective hearts around a grieving Dumont family Sunday while trying to wrap their minds around the sudden death of a 14-year-old boy who collapsed while playing basketball. Aaron Vasquez, who hoped to someday become a major league baseball player or coach, had finished practicing with his recreational league team on Saturday when he decided to stick around Grant Elementary School to play ball with his younger brother, other parents said. A short time later he collapsed, they said. A coach who's a hospital medic immediately beg…

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No Snow, Little Rain, Some Winter's Cold Takes Us To Thanksgiving, Forecaster Says No Snow, Little Rain, Some Winter's Cold Takes Us To Thanksgiving, Forecaster Says
No Snow, Little Rain, Some Winter's Cold Takes Us To Thanksgiving, Forecaster Says Here's something to be thankful for: Although we’ll likely suffer the annual miles (and miles) of traffic backups, the weather in New Jersey doesn't threaten to be a problem heading into Thanksgiving. Forecasts of a pre-holiday mix of rain, snow and gusty winds were at best premature, a respected area weatherman said Saturday. At this point, in fact, “getaway” day on Wednesday looks to be sunny, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. It starts with sunshine Saturday “pretty much from start to finish,” Cioffi said. Clouds roll in Sunday morning, but temperatures should move from the mid-40…

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RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO) RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO)
Recognize IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/Video) A driver who was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Leonia may have been trying to flee another motorist, authorities said. Leonia police released a video showing both cars racing down Jones Road moments before the first car crashed into a tree and burst into flames Ridgeland Terrace near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive at 4:47 a.m. Saturday (see below). They were still trying to identify the victim – but also the driver of the other vehicle, as well, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan…

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HEROES: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building HEROES: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building
Heroes: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The bla…

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No Snow, But Gusty Winds & Some Rain Forecast For Thanksgiving Week In PA No Snow, But Gusty Winds & Some Rain Forecast For Thanksgiving Week In PA
No Snow, But Gusty Winds & Some Rain Forecast For Thanksgiving Week In PA Here's something to be thankful for: Although we’ll likely suffer the annual miles (and miles) of traffic backups, the weather in Pennsylvania doesn't threaten to be a problem heading into Thanksgiving. Forecasts of a pre-holiday mix of rain, snow and gusty winds were at best premature, a respected area weatherman said Saturday. At this point, in fact, “getaway” day on Wednesday looks to be sunny, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. It starts with sunshine Saturday “pretty much from start to finish,” Cioffi said. Clouds roll in Sunday morning, but temperatures should move from the mid-…

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Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another
Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The blaze spread …

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