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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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Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup A pedestrian suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a pickup truck before dawn Monday on Route 46 in Elmwood Park, authorities said. The 51-year-old victim from Paterson was crossing the highway at Mola Boulevard when he was hit by a 2008 Dodge Ram shortly after 5:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was taken to St. Joseph's with the broken femur and a cut lip, the chief said. Any summonses or charges against the 60-year-old driver from Riverdale were pending the results of an investigation, he said. 

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Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes
Fire Races Through Row Of Paterson Homes Fire roared through three neighboring homes in Paterson late Sunday. The blaze broke out shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the rear attic of one of a row of 2½-story lookalike wood-frame houses packed together on Barnert Place. The flames quickly spread to a neighboring home and then another, all within 20 minutes. Before long, the fire was at four alarms. Water issues hampered firefighters' efforts. PHOTO COLLLECTION: BTFirePhotos.com The main body of the fire was knocked down around 11:30 p.m. It was declared under control soon after. No major injuries were reported. City fire officials s…

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Paterson Police Capt. John Phelan, 58, 'Touched More People Than Any Of Us Will Ever Know' Paterson Police Capt. John Phelan, 58, 'Touched More People Than Any Of Us Will Ever Know'
Paterson Police Capt. John Phelan, 58, 'Touched More People Than Any Of Us Will Ever Know' REQUIESCAT IN PACE: He was as wise as he was smart, a kind and selfless public servant who cared deeply for both his community and the officers he led. Paterson Police Capt. John Phelan died early Sunday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center following medical complications. He was only 58. A Silk City native and Clifton resident, Phelan came from a family of responders. His father, Jack, retired as a Paterson police lieutenant. His wife of 15 years, Lourdes (Mercado) Phelan, is a city deputy police chief (inset photo above). Phelan joined the department in 1983 and hit the streets o…

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HEROES: Paterson Firefighters Rescue Dad, Daughter, 3, From Burning Building HEROES: Paterson Firefighters Rescue Dad, Daughter, 3, From Burning Building
Heroes: Paterson Firefighters Rescue Dad, Daughter, 3, From Burning Building The flames drew closer as a Paterson father held his 3-year-old daughter over the railing of a third-floor fire escape Sunday morning. Then saviors arrived. Firefighters Robert Santore and Brian Hirschmanner told the dad to hold tight, then scaled the fire escape and rescued both. Father and daughter reportedly were doing fine after an ambulance took them to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center during the three-alarm blaze in their three-story brick walkup on Fair Street. Two other civilians were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, auth…

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Firefighters Douse Norwood House Blaze Firefighters Douse Norwood House Blaze
Firefighters Douse Norwood House Blaze Flames blew through the roof of a Norwood home Saturday night. Several companies converged on the fully-involved, 2 ½-story, wood frame house on Eton Terrace around 8:30 p.m. No serious injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze. A possible cause wasn't initially disclosed. Mutual aid companies included firefighters from Closter, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Northvale and Old Tappan, as well as colleagues from Tappan, NY, who provided coverage. Borough police, Norwood EMS, the Harrington Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps and an EMS supervisor from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center al…

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Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds
Hawthorne PD: Unlicensed Upstate NY Driver With Confusing Story Caught With 90 Heroin Folds An upstate New York driver who was nearly 90 miles from home had 90 heroin folds stuffed down his pants when Hawthorne police stopped him, authorities said. Joshua Bahl, 30, of Saugerties was driving a Honda Fit with a suspended license when he was stopped by police for motor vehicle violations on Goffle Road near Wagaraw Road, records show. Bahl, who had several noticeable track marks on his arm, “appeared very nervous and gave the officer a very confusing story” about how he ended up in Hawthorne, Detective Lieutenant Matthew Hoogmoed said. Police suspected Bahl – whose criminal record …

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Four Injured In Hackensack Rollover Four Injured In Hackensack Rollover
Four Injured In Hackensack Rollover Four occupants required medical attention after their sedan overturned Saturday afternoon in Hackensack, responders said. All four got out of their Toyota after it rolled at the corner of Main and East Salem streets around 1:30 p.m. They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Hackensack firefighters and police were among the responders and assisted with triage. All four occupants self-extricated following the rollover on Main Street at East Salem Street in Hackensack.,Jerry DeMarco ****** ALSO SEE: A driver who fled the scene after knocking down a traffic light in Totowa…

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Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole
Police: Hit-Run Driver Found At Wayne Go-Go Bar After Crash Topples Totowa Traffic Pole A driver who fled the scene after knocking down a traffic light in Totowa overnight was found at a go-go bar in Wayne about an hour and a half later, responders said. Overall details remained sketchy, but police said a BMW toppled the pole on Totowa Road at Hillery Street/Riverview Avenue near the Woodland Park border and kept going shortly before 1 a.m. Police closed the intersection and summoned a PSE&G crew after the pole was left lying on power lines. Alerts were broadcast and the fleeing vehicle was found, along with the driver, around 2:30 a.m. at Lace Gentlemens Club on Galesi D…

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Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst
Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst A 50-year-old Lyndhurst supermarket employee from Kearny was struck and injured walking to work early Saturday, authorities said. The woman apparently had just gotten off a bus at the Kingsbridge train station and was crossing Ridge Road just north of Milton Avenue when she was thrown about 15 feet by a Jeep at 6:30 a.m., Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The 34-year-old driver from Fairfield told police he was coming over the crest of the bridge over the railroad tracks on northbound Ridge Road (Route 17) and “there she was.” The woman hit her head, had facial injuries a…

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Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody
Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody A fugitive Ecuadoran national from Hackensack who was apprehended on Long Island was returned to New Jersey this week to face charges of raping a pre-teen. ICE placed a detainer on Jorge Luis Mora, 37, whom a local judge in Hackensack ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending trial following his extradition Friday from New York. Mora became a fugitive after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office charged him earlier this year with sexually assaulting the victim in Hackensack in 2013. He already had a criminal record, with arrests in 2017 for harassment and violating a co…

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