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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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SEE ANYTHING? Brazen Bandit Robs Bergen Bank SEE ANYTHING? Brazen Bandit Robs Bergen Bank
SEE Anything? Brazen Bandit Robs Bergen Bank A robber fled with more than $1,600 Wednesday from a Ho-Ho-Kus bank across from the borough police station, authorities said. The 5-foot-7-inch robber was wearing a black and gray North Face jacket, a black wool beanie, blue pants and red sneakers when he walked into the Valley National branch on Sheridan Avenue off Franklin Turnpike around 2 p.m., Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. He passed a note and didn’t show a gun before apparently ducking out the back door with the cash, Minchin said. The robber also took the note with him, the chief said. The Bergen County sheriff sent a K-9 …

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Driver Injured In Route 80 Rollover, Third Toppled Trailer Of Day In Bergen Driver Injured In Route 80 Rollover, Third Toppled Trailer Of Day In Bergen
Driver Injured In Route 80 Rollover, Third Toppled Trailer Of Day In Bergen Sun-bathed temperatures climbed near 50 degrees on what became the day of the rollover in Bergen County on Wednesday – the third of which stretched across Route 80’s express lanes in Hackensack. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the pre-noon crash on the eastbound highway just past Exit 66. New Jersey State Police, Hackensack firefighters and a state DOT crew were among the responders. The crash followed two other area rig mishaps Wednesday. Hackensack firefighter at Route 80 crash.Jerry DeMarco A …

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ZERO PROOF: Feds Drop DWI, Reckless Charges Against Springsteen, Judge Orders $500 Fine ZERO PROOF: Feds Drop DWI, Reckless Charges Against Springsteen, Judge Orders $500 Fine
Zero Proof: Feds Drop DWI, Reckless Charges Against Springsteen, Judge Orders $500 Fine A U.S. park ranger was wrong in charging Bruce Springsteen with DWI and reckless driving at Sandy Hook, a federal magistrate ruled following a highly-attended Zoom-conferenced hearing. Federal authorities dropped the first two charges against Springsteen due to a lack of sufficient evidence. The 71-year-old rocker did plead guilty to a law that took effect only last year -- for drinking alcohol on federal property at Sandy Hook – and was ordered to pay a $500 fine plus $40 court costs by U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony R. Mautone. Asked when he could cough up the cash, Springsteen smil…

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Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208 Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208
Computer Parts Container Slams Into Bridge, Topples Onto Route 208 A Route 208 overpass was none the worse for wear after a container of mostly recycled computer and electronic parts smacked into it and toppled over Wednesday morning. A wrecker was towing the roll-off container, which hit the Maple Avenue bridge on the northbound highway in Fair Lawn around 10 a.m. The crash also pierced the fuel tank, creating a diesel spill attended to by Fair Lawn firefighters. The driver got out OK and the bridge didn't appear seriously damaged. An inspector was called as a precaution. Glen Rock police, the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and a state DOT crew were among the …

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FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks
Found! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks A missing 20-year-old Paterson woman was home safe, relieved family members friends said Wednesday morning. "This is what community looks like," wrote Zellie Thomas, a leader of the Paterson BLM group, following the return of Nyrah Barner Curry. Both her father and brother confirmed that Nyrah was back after they and others spoke at a City Council meeting about her disappearance, asking why they -- and not Paterson officials -- had to get the word out about her disappearance despite a missing persons report. Thomas didn't elaborate on why Curry was gone and where she'd been. Family membe…

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Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush
Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush A trash-hauling roll-off truck tipped overnight in Fort Lee, closing a key road near the George Washington Bridge for nearly five hours. Borough firefighters cut out the windshield to free the driver following the crash on the "S" turn from Fletcher Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. He was taken by members of the Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening. Borough police also responded.  The roll-off truck on its side at the "S" turn at Lemoine and Fletcher avenues.Greg Makroulakis AB…

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Burned Body Of North Arlington Woman, 83, Found Days After She Died Burned Body Of North Arlington Woman, 83, Found Days After She Died
Burned Body Of North Arlington Woman, 83, Found Days After She Died A Bergen County medical examiner will officially determine how an 83-year-old North Arlington woman whose body was found in her home Tuesday died. Her unattended death, as such passings are known, wasn't considered suspicious, authorities said. The Jauncey Avenue victim apparently had been using the stove either to cook or for heat when her clothing caught fire sometime over the weekend, they said. The small blaze eventually died out "without us every knowing that it happened," North Arlington Police Chief Scott Hedenberg said. Police found the body while conducting a welfare check for a …

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FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks FOUND! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks
Found! Missing Paterson Woman Home Safe After Two Weeks A missing 20-year-old Paterson woman reportedly was home safe. "This is what community looks like," wrote Zellie Thomas, a leader of the Paterson BLM group, Wednesday morning in announcing the return of Nyrah Barner Curry. Both her father and brother confirmed her return after loved ones and others spoke at a City Council meeting about her disappearance and why they -- and not Paterson officials -- had to get the word out about her disappearance despite a missing persons report. Thomas didn't elaborate on why Curry was gone and where she'd been. Family members believed she was headed to a…

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Police: Bergenfield ID Thieves Claim More Than 50 Victims Police: Bergenfield ID Thieves Claim More Than 50 Victims
Police: Bergenfield ID Thieves Claim More Than 50 Victims A pair of ID thieves from Bergenfield stole thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of more than 50 victims, authorities said Tuesday. Borough police worked with members of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Secret Service and police in Brick and Absecon to crack the case. It began last August, when one of the victims told borough police that someone had opened several accounts in her name and accumulated outstanding balances on them, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Investigators eventually identified William Newhart IV, 42, and Jennifer Bland, 34, as their primary suspects, Dur…

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Here's How NJ's End To Small-Time Pot Busts, Pending Cases Immediately Affects Adults, Teens Here's How NJ's End To Small-Time Pot Busts, Pending Cases Immediately Affects Adults, Teens
Here's How NJ's End To Small-Time Pot Busts, Pending Cases Immediately Affects Adults, Teens With two-bit pot busts officially now history in New Jersey, the state's top lawman issued directives Tuesday to prosecutors, police departments and other crime fighters to stop making minor weed busts and drop pending cases immediately. Here are some of the things you should know: 1. You can legally possess up to six ounces of pot. 2. You can't gift or sell more than an ounce. 3. All previous convictions for crimes involving those amounts must be vacated. 4. Driving under the influence of marijuana is still illegal -- but the smell of pot itself is no longer a legal probable cause for a…

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