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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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'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire 'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire
'Sub'stantial Help Hoped For Little Ferry Family Who Lost Everything In Fire A mom and five kids who lost their Little Ferry home in a ferocious fire will be getting some help from several heroes -- as in: sandwiches. The Little Ferry PAL is donating proceeds to the family from subs and such sold at Jersey Mike's on westbound Route 46 this Thursday, Nov. 17. The children, who range in age from 9 to 16, and their mom survived the weekend fire without injuries or their possessions. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and attic of the 2½-story Franklin Street home, quickly forcing them to work from the exterior, shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, N…

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UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says
Update: Body Of Missing Mahwah Man Found, Sheriff Says UPDATE (Saturday, Nov. 19): The search for a missing Mahwah man ended with the discovery of his body deep into one of the area's largest parks, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. A hiker discovered the body of Hector Zamorano, 41, off the yellow trail at the Ramapo Valley Reservation around noontime Saturday, Nov. 19, said the sheriff, whose department is handling the investigation. The area is roughly an hour's walk in from Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Mahwah. Although no foul play was suspected, Cureton said members of his forensics team -- known as the Bureau of Crim…

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GOTCHA! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits GOTCHA! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits
Gotcha! Fugitive Captured By Oakland Police After Getaway Driver Splits A fugitive from New York had just left a Bergen County pharmacy with a bag full of stolen merchandise when he found his getaway driver gone -- and police there instead, authorities said. A UPS driver told Oakland police that both men had approached him on the street a short time earlier. One of them showed him a bogus New Jersey identification card in a failed attempt to collect a package, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. What they didn’t know, Keenan said, was that the UPS “is familiar with the actual residents of that address.” The pair sped off in a black Nissan after he refused their reques…

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Teaneck Stabbing: Offender With Violent History Denied Release On Attempted Murder Charges Teaneck Stabbing: Offender With Violent History Denied Release On Attempted Murder Charges
Teaneck Stabbing: Offender With Violent History Denied Release On Attempted Murder Charges UPDATE: A judge denied the release of a career criminal charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of another man early this month at a newly-opened luxury apartment complex in Teaneck. Jacob Gibbs, 26, who is 6-foot-2 and has dreadlocks, was quickly identified following the stabbing at the One500 on Teaneck Road shortly before 4 p.m. Nov. 1, Deputy Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. “Detectives following up leads” seized him at a Bogota home the next day, the deputy chief said. It turned out Gibbs, of Teaneck, was already wanted on warrants out of Fair Lawn and the township, records…

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21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say 21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say
21 Cats, Two Dogs Found Neglected In Fair Lawn Woman's Home, Authorities Say Animal control officers removed 21 cats and two dogs who authorities said were being neglected by a Fair Lawn woman. Julie Alaimo, 37, was charged with nearly two dozen counts of animal cruelty, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Police found the animals at Alaimo’s home on 30th Street near Raphael Street following a complaint last Tuesday, Nov. 8, Metzler said. Officers with Bergen County Animal Control were summoned and borough police Lt. James Krizek investigated, the sergeant said. Alaimo must answer the summonses in court.

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Downed Power Line Closes Route 208 Downed Power Line Closes Route 208
Downed Power Line Closes Route 208 A downed power line closed Route 208 for hours on Saturday. The highway was closed in both directions through portions of Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, and Hawthorne on Nov. 12 so repairs could be made. The energized line also damaged a section of the southbound highway in Glen Rock when it fell, keeping a lane closed once police reopened the highway. No injuries were reported. Responders included police from Fair Lawn, Glen Rock and Hawthorne, as well as Glen Rock firefighters, New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Department of Transportation and a Ridgewood Emergency Services unit. Boyd A.…

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HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk
Hackensack Homicide: Barbershop Shooting Victim Was Single Dad Who Worked As Dollar Store Clerk UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…

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UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder
Update: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…

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Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case
Saddle Brook Police Chief Eyes Reinstatement, Restitution After Judge Stops Funeral Escort Case Suspended Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler is seeking reinstatement, and restitution, following a judge's ruling that he was wrongly being prosecuted for assigning police escorts to processions from his family-owned funeral home. And despite having waited 18 months for vindication, Kugler isn’t angry. “I’ve turned the page,” he told Daily Voice. “I’m moving forward and expect to proudly return to be chief of police once again and serve my community and the general public. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.” State authorities wrongly applied a borough ordinance meant to keep police …

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Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze
Firefighters Protect Homes From Fair Lawn Car Blaze Firefighters protected nearby homes from serious damage when they snuffed a blaze that engulfed a car parked in a Fair Lawn driveway. The borough's bravest were temporarily delayed by a passing train as they headed to the Bergen Avenue home near 4th Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. They found flames consuming the vehicle. Not taking any chances, a responding assistant chief called a second alarm, summoning mutual aid for borough coverage from firefighting colleagues Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Paterson and Saddle River. Firefighters quickly doused the flames, which destroyed t…

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