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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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Feds: Cali Con Man Hacks Law Firm Email, Collects $755,000 From Bergen Victim, US Government Feds: Cali Con Man Hacks Law Firm Email, Collects $755,000 From Bergen Victim, US Government
Feds: Cali Con Man Hacks Law Firm Email, Collects $755,000 From Bergen Victim, US Government A Bergen County property owner got fooled into wiring $560,000 to a con man from California who also collected nearly $195,000 in small business loans by fraud, authorities said. Eric Bullard, 59, of Los Angeles hacked an email account at a law firm representing the victim, then wrote to the client with instructions to wire the money into an escrow account identified as “Eric’s Commercial LLC,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. The account at the time held all of $40, Honig said. The day the transfer was posted, Bullard was seen on surveillance footage withdrawing $96,275 in 10 s…

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Utility Pole Crash Closes Northbound Route 17 Overnight Utility Pole Crash Closes Northbound Route 17 Overnight
Utility Pole Crash Closes Northbound Route 17 Overnight A driver walked away unscathed after an SUV split a utility pole outside a Route 17 service station in Ramsey overnight, responders said. The northbound highway was initially shutdown at East Allendale Avenue following the 1:30 a.m. crash at the QuickChek station. Firefighters tended to the vehicle, while police and members of Ramsey Rescue and Ramsey EMS tended to the victim. A state Department of Transportation crew, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit and Orange & Rockland Utilities also responded, along with Saddle River police and the Ramsey Office of Emergency Management. T…

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Bergen County Employee Charged In Pre-Teen Sex Assaults, Authorities Say More Victims Possible Bergen County Employee Charged In Pre-Teen Sex Assaults, Authorities Say More Victims Possible
Bergen County Employee Charged In Pre-Teen Sex Assaults, Authorities Say More Victims Possible An assistant Bergen County voting machine custodian from Wallington was charged with sexually assaulting two pre-teens, said authorities who fear that there may be others. Daryl Mahoney, 51, remained in Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus on Monday following an unsuccessful suicide attempt at the county jail, Daily Voice has learned. Mahoney assaulted one of the female victims several times, both in Bergen County and in New York State, county Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. It was during an investigation involving that victim that investigators from his Special Victims Unit iden…

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Police & Fire
Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner
Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner Five people, including a 17-year-old boy, were shot on a Paterson street corner Sunday, a little over three hours after another victim also was wounded, authorities confirmed. One of the victims, a 24-year-old man, was in critical condition after he and another male victim, 28, arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, authorities said. All were struck by gunfire at the corner of 12th Avenue and Carroll Street shortly before 6:30 p.m., authorities said. The boy and two other men, one 25 and the other 29, were brought to the hospital in ambulances, they said, add…

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Trenton Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl That Killed Monmouth Woman Trenton Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl That Killed Monmouth Woman
Trenton Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl That Killed Monmouth Woman A Trenton man admitted selling fentanyl packaged to look like heroin that killed a Monmouth County woman. The 39-year-old victim bought the fatal dose – in a package stabbed “CAMEL” – from Quasaan Bethea, 33, and others in May 2018, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Englishtown police responded soon after to a report of an overdose death and found several folds of “CAMEL” along with some empties, Honig said. An autopsy found that she died of “acute fentanyl toxicity,” the U.S. attorney said. Rather than go to trial, Bethea pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton to possession…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Ringwood Motorcyclist Killed In Ringwood
Motorcyclist Killed In Ringwood A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night in Ringwood, responders said. The victim was in traumatic arrest following the crash, shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Route 511 and Stonetown Road, and pronounced dead a short time later. A medical chopper that initially was summoned was cancelled. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was investigating with Ringwood police. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now
Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Those saddened to see what used to be Rosie’s Diner carted away hoped the vintage greasy spoon would be cared for once it left what used to be the Little Ferry Circle on Route 46.  Didn’t turn out that way. Not only is the diner that was made famous in a TV commercial for the “quicker picker-upper” gone. So is its beauty. The tale can be told through the exploits of different people. George DenHerder is among those who’ve visited Rosie’s Farmland Diner at its current address in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Carlstadt native went there carrying decades-old memories of his mom dropping him …

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Sub-Zero Tolerance: FAA Tightens COVID Mask Policy, Fines Up To $35,000, Even Jail Time Sub-Zero Tolerance: FAA Tightens COVID Mask Policy, Fines Up To $35,000, Even Jail Time
Sub-Zero Tolerance: FAA Tightens COVID Mask Policy, Fines Up To $35,000, Even Jail Time As the number of unruly airline passengers -- and notable incidents -- continues to grow, the FAA announced that it's doubling down on its zero-tolerance COVID mask policy. “The policy directs our safety inspectors and attorneys to take strong enforcement action against any passenger who disrupts or threatens the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from fines to jail time,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said. “The number of cases we’re seeing is still far too high and it tells us urgent action continues to be required," he said. Since December, the Federal Aviation Administration …

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Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters Get 37 Air Masks From Port Authority Colleagues Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters Get 37 Air Masks From Port Authority Colleagues
Hasbrouck Heights Firefighters Get 37 Air Masks From Port Authority Colleagues Hasbrouck Heights firefighters have 37 new compressed air masks courtesy of their colleagues at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Borough firefighters are among the authority's mutual aid partners at Teterboro Airport, where they often respond to incidents. So the Port Authority's Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Unit donated the needed SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus oxygen masks). “This donation will no doubt have a life saving impact not only for Teterboro Airport but also for the community of Hasbrouck Heights," said Tom Wiezerzack, the unit's deputy chief and co…

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Feds: Teaneck Owner Of 70 Multi-Family Properties Admits $150M Bank Fraud Scheme Feds: Teaneck Owner Of 70 Multi-Family Properties Admits $150M Bank Fraud Scheme
Feds: Teaneck Owner Of 70 Multi-Family Properties Admits $150M Bank Fraud Scheme A Teaneck landlord admitted in federal court this week that he orchestrated a $150 million bank and securities fraud scheme that lasted nearly 10 years. Seth Levine, 52, told a U.S. District Court judge in Newark via teleconference that he and others pocketed cash they received by illegally refinancing 70 multi-family buildings containing nearly 2,500 apartments. Levine said he lied on refinancing applications about the rents collected, the number of apartments leased, expenses and the true owners of the complex, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. That wasn’t all: L…

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