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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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'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say 'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say
'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say A Midland Park man could consider himself fortunate after a vehicle fell on him while he was changing a tire, authorities said. The jack "may not have been placed in the strongest locations to hold the weight of the car," borough Police Chief Michael Powderley said after the 58-year-old resident was injured on Erie Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment and released the same day, the chief said. "Lucky guy," he said. Midland Park police and firefighters responded along with the Midland Park Ambulance Corps and Wycko…

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SEE ANYTHING? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint SEE ANYTHING? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint
SEE Anything? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint The McDonald's on southbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights was robbed by a man with a knife early Sunday morning, authorities said. An employee who was confronted by the robber wasn't injured as he emptied the register at the fast food restaurant on the southbound highway just past Route 46 shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, they said. The robber was described as a dark-skinned Hispanic with a large beard, around 5-foot-8, dressed all in black. He spoke both English and Spanish, may have been drunk and fled south in a red vehicle with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. ANYONE who migh…

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Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires
Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires UPDATE: A sedan packed with eight teens downed a utility pole in Upper Saddle River, yanking down high-tension wires, igniting two fires and knocking out power to some local customers, authorities said. No life-threatening injuries were reported after the 2017 Honda Accord struck the pole on Lake Street near Danebury Downs shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Lt. Donald Hausch said. A girl in the car suffered a broken leg, however. Good Samaritan passersby rushed to help the injured. "I was there holding gashes closed while waiting for PD, FD and EMS to get through the down line…

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Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint
Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint A Cliffside Park man was accosted at his front door by two robbers who took an iPhone 13, a custom Rolex watch and a white-gold ring at gunpoint worth a combined $34,200, authorities said. The robbers pulled up to the Crescent Lane home just off Palisade Avenue in a silver older model Audi SUV shortly after 7 a.m. Monday, March 20, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. They rushed the victim brandishing a black handgun as he walked up his stairs and into his foyer, the deputy chief said. The robber "demanded in Spanish that the victim turn over his belongings or they would kill him," …

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3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster 3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster
3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster A driver from Englewood dove into a Dumpster and was captured after running from the scene of a horrific head-on crash on Cedar Lane in Teaneck, police said. Responding officers were pointed toward an alleyway where Felix Veloz had fled following the collision shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Lt. Kevin Marrero said. The impact knocked a Jeep Compass driven by Veloz onto the sidewalk and into a building on Cedar Lane's north side between Lincoln Place and Elm Avenue. A female driver and male passenger of a Toyota Sienna, both 57 years old from Englewood, were extricated by Teanec…

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Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash
Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Two bandits in hoodies and ski masks fled a Hackensack gas station with nearly $500 in cash from a strong-arm robbery Sunday night, authorities said. No weapon was shown in the holdup of the Sunoco station on Polifly Road just off Routes 17 and 80 around 9:30 p.m. March 19, they said. The 31-year-old station attendant wasn't injured, police said. The robbers were last seen headed east on Lodi Street, witnesses told them. The robbers fled the Sunoco station on Polifly Road in Hackensack with nearly $500 in cash Sunday night, March 19, authorities said.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOIC…

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BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS) BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS)
BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/Photos) UPDATE: A driver from Little Ferry was extricated and then arrested on DWI charges after his Tesla took down a street sign, rammed a fence and then slammed into a New Milford home three doors down. The Model Y SUV ended up halfway into the basement of the River Road home just off Bergen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Hackensack firefighters helped their New Milford colleagues free the driver following Sunday's crash on River Road.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE "I had no idea what happened when I heard such a loud bang, like an explosio…

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UPDATE: Crow's Nest Reopens After Minor Fire UPDATE: Crow's Nest Reopens After Minor Fire
Update: Crow's Nest Reopens After Minor Fire Hours after patrons celebrated St. Patrick's Day, a fire closed the Crow's Nest in Hackensack. And just like that, they reopened. "We are excited to share that we will be reopening today with normal business hours," the restaurant posted on social media on Sunday, March 19. "We worked tirelessly through the night so that we can be ready to serve our customers!" The noontime blaze on Saturday apparently broke out in an area on the roof above the kitchen and spread to an adjacent second-story office door at the popular restaurant just off Routes 17 and 80. Roofers apparently were working at…

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JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks
Joint Custody: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks The fifth huge pot bust in six weeks in Bergen County boosted the overall total in that time to nearly a ton of weed, along with a baker's dozen arrests, most of them involving carriers from Queens. Two unemployed men from New York City's largest borough were nabbed with 120 pounds of pot during a traffic stop by Narcotic Task Force detectives this past Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the area. Xian Fang Mei, 62, and Xian Wei Tang, 39, were each charged with first-degree possession with the intent to sell the drug, the prosecutor said. They were the…

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Resident's Illegal Burn Ignites Blaze Overlooking Greenwood Lake: Two FFs Injured, Home Gone Resident's Illegal Burn Ignites Blaze Overlooking Greenwood Lake: Two FFs Injured, Home Gone
Resident's Illegal Burn Ignites Blaze Overlooking Greenwood Lake: Two FFs Injured, Home Gone UPDATE: A resident conducting an illegal burn on a hill overlooking Greenwood Lake ignited a rapidly-spreading brush fire Saturday that engulfed one home, damaged two others and sent two firefighters to the hospital, authorities confirmed. The resident was burning wood and debris in a fire pit when the brush caught fire and flames spread up the hill in the Hewitt section of West Milford, a little over a half-mile from the New York State border, shortly before 12:30 p.m., March 18, West Milford Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello said. Two firefighters were transported from the scene to Chilton…

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