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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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Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash
Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash RECOGNIZE IT? (UPDATE) 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. 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…

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Police & Fire
Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A New Jersey police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Fairview Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary licen…

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Fire Ravages Saddle River Home Fire Ravages Saddle River Home
Fire Ravages Saddle River Home Fire severely damaged a Saddle River home Friday afternoon. The blaze blew through the second floor and out the windows of the two-story wood-frame home on Fox Hedge Road off East Allendale Avenue. Firefighters knocked the fire down, checked for extensions and began overhauling a little over a half hour later. No injuries were reported.

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Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze
Paterson Firefighters Douse Neighborhood Blaze Paterson firefighters doused a Friday afternoon blaze that ravaged one multi-family home and damaged another. No injuries were reported in the Jasper Street fire, which broke out around 1 p.m. and went to three alarms within 20 minutes. Flames roared through the second and upper floors of one 2½-story wood-frame residence. Firefighters limited the damage to neighboring homes while knocking down the blaze and getting it under control by 2:30 p.m. Totowa and Bloomfield firefighters were among the mutual aid responders. Firefighters protected neighboring buildings while dousing the Jasp…

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All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80
All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 A tractor-trailer hauling moon pies rolled off a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson late Friday morning, responders said. The driver got out OK after the load of popular confections shifted, tipping the trailer and Freightliner tractor, coming off the westbound highway at Madison Avenue, they said. The exit was closed while Classic Towing used heavy wreckers to right and remove the rig. City firefighters and police responded, along with New Jersey State Police.

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3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16 3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16
3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16 One former and two current Ewing Township police officers surrendered to federal agents on Friday after they were indicted on civil rights charges following a recorded assault on a handcuffed juvenile nearly four years ago, authorities said Friday. Current Officers Matthew Przemieniecki, 43, of Hamilton and Justin Ubry, 33, of Burlington and retired Lt. Michael Delahanty, 51, of Robbinsville all used "unreasonable and excessive" force in the Jan. 5, 2018 incident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Officers who pursued the 16-year-old boy after he stole a car and then crashed a car…

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Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records
Feds: Parole Officers Bust Pedophile Parolee From Paterson With Heroin, Gun, Drug Sales Records A convicted pedophile from Paterson was charged federally after his parole officers found large amounts of cash on his bed -- and a loaded gun under it, authorities said. Jessie Mayfield, 59, also had 115 heroin folds in a zip-locking bag, a digital scale and a notebook in which he recorded the dates and times of his drug deals, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Mayfield began dealing drugs sometime after his release from state prison in November 2019, authorities said. Records show he'd served three years and eight months for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl and 12-y…

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84-Year-Old Driver Gets Summons After Hitting Bicyclists On Route 9W 84-Year-Old Driver Gets Summons After Hitting Bicyclists On Route 9W
84-Year-Old Driver Gets Summons After Hitting Bicyclists On Route 9W A bicyclist suffered a broken collarbone when he and a companion from Elmwood Park were struck by an 84-year-old Cliffside Park driver on a notorious stretch of road in Englewood Cliffs, authorities said. The 60-year-old New York City rider and his 47-year-old male companion from Elmwood Park were struck on Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) near Hollywood Avenue shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Both he and the Elmwood Park cyclist, who sustained abrasions, were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, Waldt said. The Cliffside Park motori…

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Dealer Who Sold Jersey Shore Woman Fatal Dose Of Heroin Gets 15 Years Without Parole In Fed Pen Dealer Who Sold Jersey Shore Woman Fatal Dose Of Heroin Gets 15 Years Without Parole In Fed Pen
Dealer Who Sold Jersey Shore Woman Fatal Dose Of Heroin Gets 15 Years Without Parole In Fed Pen A drug dealer who substituted fentanyl for heroin, killing a Jersey Shore woman, must spend more than 15 years in federal prison. Quasaan Bethea, 35, of Trenton, will have to serve out just about all of his plea-bargained 188-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The 39-year-old Englishtown victim bought the fatal dose – in a package stabbed “CAMEL” – from Bethea and Tarashanna Blake in May 2018, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Englishtown police who responded to a report of an overdose death soon after found several folds of “CAMEL” and some em…

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Mick Rock, Legendary Photog Behind Iconic Images Of Bowie, Lou Reed, Others, Dies At 72 Mick Rock, Legendary Photog Behind Iconic Images Of Bowie, Lou Reed, Others, Dies At 72
Mick Rock, Legendary Photog Behind Iconic Images Of Bowie, Lou Reed, Others, Dies At 72 You may not know Mick Rock by name, but you've seen his photos on iconic album covers -- Lou Reed's "Transformer," Cat Stevens's "Foreigner," David Bowie's "Pinups," Joan Jett's "I Love Rock and Roll" and "Queen II," which became a familiar element of the band's "Bohemian Rhapsody" video, to name some. Michael David Rock photographed a who's who of rock and roll -- including the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Roxy Music and Blondie. He was considered not just a photographer among rocks stars but a rock star among photographers. The beloved British photog died Thursday at 72. "Sh…

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