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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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Two Firefighters Injured In Hackensack House Blaze Two Firefighters Injured In Hackensack House Blaze
Two Firefighters Injured In Hackensack House Blaze Two firefighters were injured when one fell through a floor and another was burned during an overnight blaze in Hackensack, authorities said. The first was treated at the scene, and the burned firefighter was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston for treatment, Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said.  The firefighters had been searching for possible trapped occupants in the vacant Ames Street home, which was under construction, Derevyanik said. The building was empty, the captain said. Heavy smoke and first-floor flames met the first-responding firefighters shortly before 4:30 a.…

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Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash
Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash UPDATE: An Elmwood Park motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night in a collision with a suddenly-braking truck on Route 17 in Rochelle Park, authorities said. "The maroon or red semi-trailer truck slowed down to a stop in the right lane of Route 17 South due to traffic ahead" around 8:40 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday afternoon. Mario Andres Uran Gaviria, 41, couldn't stop in time and hit the "bobtail" truck from behind in front of Allied Carpet, the prosecutor said. Gaviria, previously of Montgomery Village, MD, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, wh…

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Mount Bethel Driver Admits Severely Injuring Pedestrian In NJ While On Suspended List Mount Bethel Driver Admits Severely Injuring Pedestrian In NJ While On Suspended List
Mount Bethel Driver Admits Severely Injuring Pedestrian In NJ While On Suspended List UPDATE: A Mount Bethel resident admitted that he struck and seriously injured a New Jersey pedestrian last summer while driving on the suspended list. Giovanni Muscia Jr., 31, was driving a black 2007 Chevy Suburban that struck the 54-year-old Paterson victim at the intersection of Grand Street and Marshall Street around 11 a.m. July 7, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Muscia pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson on Monday to the original charge: causing serious bodily injury with a suspended license, a fourth-degree crime. A jury conviction for the same crime could…

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Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List
Former Clifton Driver Admits Severely Injuring Paterson Pedestrian While On Suspended List UPDATE: A former Clifton resident admitted that he struck and seriously injured a Paterson pedestrian last summer while driving on the suspended list. Giovanni Muscia Jr., 31, was driving a black 2007 Chevy Suburban that struck the 54-year-old victim at the intersection of Grand Street and Marshall Street around 11 a.m. July 7, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Muscia, who currently lives in Mount Bethel, PA, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Paterson on Monday to the original charge: causing serious bodily injury with a suspended license, a fourth-degree crime. A jury co…

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UPDATE (PHOTOS): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home UPDATE (PHOTOS): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home
Update (Photos): Fire Blows Through Roof Of Fair Lawn Home UPDATE: A smoky two-alarm fire ravaged a Fair Lawn home on Tuesday. No injuries were immediately reported in the moments after the two-alarm fire broke out in the single-story Pomona Avenue residence shortly after 11 a.m. “The fire was in the rear of the house and spreading," Fair Lawn Fire Chief Thomas Carney said. "We made an aggressive attack inside the house but due to the heavy fire and heat, the firefighters had difficultly locating access to the attic." Then the roof in back collapsed (stories continues below). Fair Lawn firefighters had to battle the blaze from outside.Tony G…

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Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines
Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines A deportee who'd been living illegally in Paterson after sneaking back into the country admitted Tuesday that he raped a 15-year-old city girl whom he convinced to travel out of state with him, federal authorities said. Juan Carlos Morales-Pedraza, a 34-year-old Mexican citizen, also pleaded guilty via video conference with a U.S. District Court judge in Newark to illegally re-entering the United States. The Ecuadoran-born Morales-Pedraza, who’d been deported in 2010, approached the girl in April 2019, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. After having sex with her, he took the girl …

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Feds Charge NJ Amtrak Employee With Stealing, Fencing Chainsaws, Parts Feds Charge NJ Amtrak Employee With Stealing, Fencing Chainsaws, Parts
Feds Charge NJ Amtrak Employee With Stealing, Fencing Chainsaws, Parts Federal agents arrested an Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore who they said stole chainsaws and part and sold them online. Working as a senior engineer and repairman at the rail service’s North Brunswick facility, Jose Rodriguez clipped 77 chainsaws, 103 bars, and 163 chains with a combined value of well over $50,000 between August 2016 and July 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Rodriguez used an online auction service to sell most of the items to buyers through the country, she said. He also “directly contacted one purchaser on multiple occasions offering to sel…

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14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den 14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den
14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den Increasing their intense focus on Paterson's most notorious drug neighborhoods, city police raided an apartment that a group of dealers had taken over to package and sell heroin and crack. Narcotics Division detectives and uniformed officers arrested buyers and sellers alike while seizing 923 heroin folds, 73 vials of crack and $5,827 in proceeds, authorities said. The four-story brick walkup on Carroll Street – in one of the city’s most notorious neighborhoods -- has been a frequent scene of police raids and arrests. Late last week, police seized four dealers there and charged them with …

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Fire Ravages Fair Lawn Home Fire Ravages Fair Lawn Home
Fire Ravages Fair Lawn Home UPDATE: Flames blew through the roof of a Fair Lawn home late Tuesday morning. No injuries were immediately reported in the moments after the two-alarm fire broke out in the single-story Pomona Avenue residence shortly after 11 a.m. “The fire was in the rear of the house and spreading," Fair Lawn Fire Chief Thomas Carney said. "We made an aggressive attack inside the house but due to the heavy fire and heat, the firefighters had difficultly locating access to the attic." Then the roof in back collapsed. Fortunately, the residents were out safely and no firefighters were injured, Carney …

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Indictment: DWI Driver Ran Stop Sign In Fatal Paterson Crash Indictment: DWI Driver Ran Stop Sign In Fatal Paterson Crash
Indictment: DWI Driver Ran Stop Sign In Fatal Paterson Crash UPDATE: A Newark man was standing outside his car following a crash in Paterson when a drunk driver who ran a stop sign struck and killed him while injuring two others, an indictment charges. Alvin Mootoo, 49, of Orlando, Florida, has remained free since he was originally charged in the Jan. 2, 2019 crash at 18th Avenue and East 24th Street. Authorities at the time said Mootoo’s Buick struck two cars, both Accords, that had stopped following another accident. Standing outside one of the vehicles was a passenger from the other Accord, 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Pena, who also was struck, the…

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