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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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Long Island Fugitive Seized By Police Following Bus Incident Long Island Fugitive Seized By Police Following Bus Incident
Long Island Fugitive Seized By Police Following Bus Incident A man questioned by New Jersey State Police following an alleged incident on a Greyhound bus turned out to be a fugitive from Long Island, records show. Christopher Milton, 41, of Brentwood, NY was taken into custody in a park-and-ride lot on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood around 6:15 p.m. Monday, June 27, after the bus driver pulled over, dialed 911 and reported that he'd threatened to shoot another passenger. No weapons were found, but the troopers did discover that Milton was wanted in Suffolk County for failing to pay child support, records show. State police charged Milton with bei…

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Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident Identified Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident Identified
Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident Identified UPDATE: A man questioned by New Jersey State Police following an alleged incident on a Greyhound bus turned out to be a fugitive from Long Island. Christopher Milton, 41, of Brentwood, NY was taken into custody in a park-and-ride lot on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood around 6:15 p.m. Monday, June 27, after the bus driver pulled over, dialed 911 and reported that he'd threatened to shoot another passenger. No weapons were found, but the troopers did discover that Milton was wanted in Suffolk County for failing to pay child support, records show. State police charged Milton with being a f…

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UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border
Update: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: An 18-year-old West Milford motorist who was airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash on Skyline Drive in Oakland was later pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation into the cause of the collision was continuing, they said, adding that he won't be publicly identified until next of kin are properly notified. The southbound teenage driver's Toyota Corolla crossed the double-yellow line and slammed into a northbound Ford van driven by a 64-year-old Ringwood woman shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Borough firefighters extr…

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NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds
NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police in South Jersey had no choice but to shoot a Pennsylvania man who rushed at them with a broken bottle, a grand jury has found. Grand jurors had crystal-clear bodycam video of officers alternately imploring and commanding Amir Johnson, 30, to drop the bottle during a late-afternoon standoff in the middle of an Atlantic County highway in August 2020. “We don't wanna do this, man. Stop! Stop!" a Ventnor police officer shouts over and over in the video. “Put it down, bro, we don’t wanna do this,” another officer yells. Johnson, of Wilkes-Barre, keeps coming, however, and is onl…

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'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage 'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage
'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage An Old Tappan resident was in his backyard with one of their dogs and his wife and two daughters were inside with the other when thieves broke into their garage and stole their distinctive orange SUV. “The garage was closed and the side door was locked,” the wife said after the 7:30 p.m. theft Saturday. “Not only was it broad daylight -- we were all home,” she said. “They literally had to pick a lock to get into the garage, then had to do a five-point turn to get the car out.” A thief dressed all in black with a “1977” logo on his clothing emerged from an all-black BMW that pulled up to th…

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South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody
South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody Federal agents followed a tractor-trailer loaded with nearly 250 pounds of cocaine for more than 75 miles from South Jersey to New York before busting the driver and a co-conspirator in Yonkers, authorities said. They were right behind when Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, stopped the tractor-trailer in the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. They then followed him and the rig north to the border of Yonkers and the Bronx, the U.S. attorney said. There Velez-Pena transferred multiple duffle bags to Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bro…

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UPDATE: Drowning Baby Pulled From Backyard Paramus Pool Transferred To Mount Sinai UPDATE: Drowning Baby Pulled From Backyard Paramus Pool Transferred To Mount Sinai
Update: Drowning Baby Pulled From Backyard Paramus Pool Transferred To Mount Sinai UPDATE: A 1-year-old boy was clinging to life after his mother pulled him from their backyard pool in Paramus, authorities said. Officers rushed to an emergency call at the Beechwood Drive home shortly before 7 p.m. Monday and found the woman conducting CPR, responders said. The officers took over the life-saving measure for about 20 minutes, they said. Paramus EMS -- escorted by police -- then took the infant to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where a pulse was restored, Deputy Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The baby was later transferred to Mt. Sinai Hospital in …

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How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight?
How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? A confirmed report of a jumper from the George Washington Bridge raised more questions than it answered. Responders said Port Authority police found the man threatening to jump from the upper level of the bridge around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. He jumped into the Hudson River about 20 minutes later, they said. The NYPD Harbor Patrol responded during a search, which was suspended shortly before 4 a.m. Among the questions still unanswered is how the man ended up on the upper level at that hour. The southern upper-level walkway is closed from midnight to 6 a.m. The north side walkway is always …

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Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident
Long Island Fugitive Seized By NJ State Troopers Following Route 17 Bus Incident UPDATE: A man questioned by New Jersey State Police following an alleged incident on a Greyhound bus turned out to be a fugitive from Long Island. Christopher Milton, 41, of Brentwood, NY was taken into custody in a park-and-ride lot on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood around 6:15 p.m. Monday, June 27, after the bus driver pulled over, dialed 911 and reported that he'd threatened to shoot another passenger. No weapons were found, but the troopers did discover that Milton was wanted in Suffolk County for failing to pay child support, records show. State police charged Milton with being a f…

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Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash
Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash UPDATE: Investigators are trying to determine whether a 92-year-old Bergenfield motorist who was killed when his SUV was T-boned in Teaneck over the weekend stopped at the sign before turning into the path of the oncoming car. Albert Schnellbacher was unconscious and not breathing when taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, following the collision shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein said Monday. Schnellbacker apparently was turning onto Windsor Road from Briarcliff Road outside Windsor Park when a Ferrari slammed…

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