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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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Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup
Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup UPDATE: A father of four who owned and operated a popular Italian grocery on Route 9W was killed in a freak accident on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that seriously injured two of his children late Sunday afternoon. Anthony Apostolico, the 48-year-old owner of The Italian Food Center in West Haverstraw, was a passenger in a pickup truck that was smashed by a falling tree on the northbound parkway near Exit 16 in Stony Point, authorities said. The driver of the 2018 Ford F-150, Vincent A. Apostolico, 20, and his sister, Elizabeth, 17, had to be extricated by firefighters. Both were take…

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Investigators Probe Wanaque Shed Fire Investigators Probe Wanaque Shed Fire
Investigators Probe Wanaque Shed Fire Authorities were investigating the cause of a large shed fire in Wanaque. The blaze broke out late Sunday night off Grove Street. Firefighters made a quick stop to keep it from spreading, then alerted investigators. Borough police also responded. No injuries were reported.

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'There's A Hole In Our Hearts': Trusted, Reliable North Jersey Police Bloodhound Dies 'There's A Hole In Our Hearts': Trusted, Reliable North Jersey Police Bloodhound Dies
'There's A Hole In Our Hearts': Trusted, Reliable North Jersey Police Bloodhound Dies She was one of North Jersey's most trusted and reliable investigators. She found missing adults and children as well as criminals and contraband. Maywood police bloodhound Remi died this weekend. She was only 5½ years old. It was a difficult Father's Day for Officer Chris Nichols. Remington had given "everything she had, performing beyond anything I could have ever expected," he said. She was "my best friend through some of the most challenging times of life," Nichols wrote. Remi was certified in late 2017. At the time, she and former K-9 Zoey gave Maywood the only two police bloodhou…

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Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash
Young Man Seriously Injured In Glen Rock Crash A young man was seriously injured in a crash in Glen Rock. A Toyota Celica with temporary license plates rammed a Toyota RAV 4 at the corner of Maple Avenue and Rodney Street late Saturday afternoon. The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The Celica got the worst of the collision with the Rav 4 in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving All Points Towing removed the vehicles. A Glen Rock police motorcycle unit was the first responder. Responders tend to the victim following the crash in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving The victim was seriously inj…

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Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover
Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover A driver was hospitalized in custody after her SUV hit a tree and rolled over in Dumont. Police suspected the borough driver was under the influence when the crash occurred on Madison Avenue near Cooper Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. Members of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center. Brookside Towing removed the vehicle.

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North Jersey Drug Ring Leader Gets 6½ Years In Federal Prison For 55 Pounds Of Coke, More North Jersey Drug Ring Leader Gets 6½ Years In Federal Prison For 55 Pounds Of Coke, More
North Jersey Drug Ring Leader Gets 6½ Years In Federal Prison For 55 Pounds Of Coke, More UPDATE: A man caught with more than 44 pounds of cocaine and $322,000 in cash in his home must spend the next 6½ years in federal prison -- without parole -- for his role in running a major North Jersey drug ring. Victor Pimentel, 46, of Parsippany, was the last of three men to be sentenced in the case. He and the other two -- Narcisco Ramirez of Passaic and Kiuny Perez of Rockaway Township -- took deals from the government rather than face trial after authorities seized a combined 55 pounds of cocaine and more than $700,000 in drug cash. All three must serve out just about all of their se…

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No Injuries Reported In Prius Crash In Ridgewood No Injuries Reported In Prius Crash In Ridgewood
No Injuries Reported In Prius Crash In Ridgewood A Prius barreled up a brief set of steps at the front of a Ridgewood home Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in the crash at the corner of Grove and South Irving streets around 10:45 a.m. All Points Towing removed the Toyota, which caused limited property damage. A tow truck was needed to remove the Prius from in front of the Ridgewood home.Boyd A. Loving Village police responded and were investigating. No one was injured in the crash at the corner of Grove and South Irving Street in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving

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Police: Armed Carjacker Who Rammed Patrol Car Captured In Fort Lee Police: Armed Carjacker Who Rammed Patrol Car Captured In Fort Lee
Police: Armed Carjacker Who Rammed Patrol Car Captured In Fort Lee An armed suspect wanted for a carjacking in New York City was captured by Fort Lee police after he rammed a police cruiser and fled on foot, authorities said. Police had gone to a condo complex on Hilltop Court where the carjacked vehicle reportedly was located shortly after 3 a.m. on May 30, Capt. Edward Young said. Seeing them coming, Anthony Almonte, 20, hit the gas and struck a police patrol vehicle, Young said. He then hopped out and ran off, leaving a gun with a defaced serial number behind, the captain said. Police nabbed Almonte at his home in the Hilltop Court Condominiums on Jun…

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SEE ANYTHING? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours SEE ANYTHING? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours
SEE Anything? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours An as-yet-unidentified man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Route 4 before dawn Saturday. Authorities were seeking witnesses. The victim -- a black male in his 50s -- apparently was struck sometime at the Dean Street overpass on the westbound side in Englewood sometime between 3:30-4 a.m. and knocked into the air, responders said. His body wasn't found until just after 7 a.m., however, because it had become wedged between the guardrail and the wall of the overpass, they said. An investigation continued past noon, with a single lane of the westbound highway open. The Bergen…

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FOUND: Missing Paramus Resident, 82, Reunited With Family FOUND: Missing Paramus Resident, 82, Reunited With Family
Found: Missing Paramus Resident, 82, Reunited With Family A Paramus man who'd gone missing was found safe, authorities said Saturday. Joseph Kelly Jr., 82, was reunited with his family. A police K-9 had joined the search for the missing Regis Court resident, who authorities said was last seen at 6:45 p.m. Friday.

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