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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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Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More
Passaic Prosecutor: Duo Tried To Bribe Child Sex Assault Victim, Witness With Cash, Car, More A Passaic County man and a companion tried to bribe a child sex assault victim and a witness with cash, tuition assistance – even a car -- to change their stories, authorities said. Sergio Bernal, 33, of Passaic was originally charged with sex assaults on the underage victim at various residences in Passaic from October 2013 to August 2020, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Thursday. A judge ordered that he remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending trial. Both Bernal and Maricella Gonzalez, 52, of Garfield then tried to get the victim and witness to recant their state…

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Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building
Again? Amazon Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building We need just one more to have a trend: For the second time in a couple of months, a delivery van got wedged beneath the same Glen Rock office building. Several sprinkler heads were destroyed and a piece of the ceiling was ripped off Thursday when the rental truck, begin used for Amazon Prime deliveries, got stuck under the Harristown Road building off Lincoln Avenue. A City Wide tower let the air out of the tires before driving the van out. Amazon workers then offloaded packages onto another van. Glen Rock police and firefighters also responded. Remember: One is a freak accident, t…

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Hudson Man Charged In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Chef At Little Ferry Party Hudson Man Charged In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Chef At Little Ferry Party
Hudson Man Charged In Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Chef At Little Ferry Party UPDATE: Authorities charged a 22-year-old Jersey City man with brutally stabbing a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home. Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, who works for a cleaning service, was arrested hours after detectives said he violently attacked 36-year-old Yuryin Herrera during a pre-dawn party Thursday at his Abend Street home. It was Bergen County's fourth homicide in 10 days, all of which produced arrests. Little Ferry and Moonachie police officers responded to a 911 call from the Herrera’s home shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday, Bergen County Pros…

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Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton
Off-Duty Passaic Police Officer Says He Was Shot At In Clifton An off-duty City of Passaic police officer reported being shot at in Clifton on the way home from work earlier this week, authorities from both cities confirmed. The officer told Clifton police that a Jeep Cherokee with heavy front-end damage was following him when someone in it opened fire at Main and Clifton avenues near the Walgreens around 11 p.m. Monday, they said. The officer wasn't injured but went to St. Joseph's Regional Hospital in Paterson for an evaluation, they added. Clifton police were investigating. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was notified. Neither local police …

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Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights
Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights Two drivers were hospitalized following a crash that rolled an SUV in Hasbrouck Heights. A Ford Focus driven by a 37-year-old borough resident was heading east on Springfield Avenue when it was struck by a Subaru Forester going south on Summit Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Captain Joseph Rinke said. The driver of the Subaru "appeared to fail to stop for stop sign and the vehicles collided in the intersection," said Rinke, the officer in charge of the department.  The impact left the Subaru on it side. Borough firefighters extricated the Subaru driver, a 34-year-old wom…

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FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients
FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients FBI agents arrested a former investment advisor early Thursday at his River Edge home and charged him with gambling and pocketing nearly $3 million of clients' money. Kenneth A. Welsh, 41, victimized five clients in all while working for Wells Fargo Clearing Services in Fairfield, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Welsh diverted at least $2.86 million of their money to "fund his gambling and to purchase high-end, luxury items for himself" from July 2017 through this past March 2021, Honig said. Federal agents charged Welsh with four counts of wire fraud and one of …

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Chain-Reaction Pileup On Route 4 Sends Three To Hospital, Injures Several Others Chain-Reaction Pileup On Route 4 Sends Three To Hospital, Injures Several Others
Chain-Reaction Pileup On Route 4 Sends Three To Hospital, Injures Several Others Several children were among 11 people injured in a chain-reaction pileup on Route 4, responders said. Three people were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following Thursday morning's crash outside the Shops at Riverside off Hackensack Avenue. Nine others, mostly children, declined medical attention, they said. A minivan was rear-ended by a sedan, which was struck from behind by an SUV that was rear-ended by another SUV in the left lane of the westbound highway, clogging traffic for miles. City firefighters responded along …

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GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Broad-Daylight Basketball Court Slaying Of Teaneck Man, 20 GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Broad-Daylight Basketball Court Slaying Of Teaneck Man, 20
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Broad-Daylight Basketball Court Slaying Of Teaneck Man, 20 Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives cracked this spring’s broad-daylight killing of a 20-year-old Teaneck man on a local basketball court, charging a fellow township resident with murder. Jairrod Shannon gunned down Maximillian Reyes at Ammann Park shortly before 4 p.m. June 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Reyes dialed 911 as he lay dying of a gunshot wound to the stomach at the park off Fort Lee Road. He was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center. Shannon, also 20, of Queen Anne Road, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation by Te…

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Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days
Man Stabbed Dead In Little Ferry, Bergen's 4th Homicide In 10 Days Authorities charged a 22-year-old Jersey City man with brutally stabbing a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home. Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, who works for a cleaning service, was arrested hours after detectives said he violently attacked 36-year-old Yuryin Herrera during a pre-dawn party Thursday at his Abend Street home. It was Bergen County's fourth homicide in 10 days, all of which produced arrests. Little Ferry and Moonachie police officers responded to a 911 call from the Herrera’s home shortly after 5 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musel…

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Prosecutor: Harrington Park Man Killed Fair Lawn Mom With Hammer At Bergen Bicycle Distributor Prosecutor: Harrington Park Man Killed Fair Lawn Mom With Hammer At Bergen Bicycle Distributor
Prosecutor: Harrington Park Man Killed Fair Lawn Mom With Hammer At Bergen Bicycle Distributor UPDATE: A Harrington Park warehouse worker killed a Fair Lawn mom with a ball peen hammer at an international bicycle distributor in Northvale, authorities said. Christian Giron, 24, was quickly taken into custody after the body of co-worker Jeanette Willem, 43, was found at Jamis Bikes at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Giron is charged with murder, weapons offenses and hindering arrest. The killing came less than 24 hours before another, this one in Little Ferry, and was the third of fourth homicides reported in Bergen County in 10 days (SEE: Man Stabbed …

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