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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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Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale
Clifton PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With Dozens Of Vials Of Crack, Synth Pot For Sale A Clifton police officer nabbed two Paterson men with 58 vials of crack and several containers of both grown and synthetic pot all packaged for sale, authorities said. The officer stopped a 2005 Honda CRV driven by Eian Dawson, 37, for an unspecified traffic violation near the corner of Clifton and Lexington avenues before dawn Thursday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. A search turned up the drugs, which included several THC oil cartridges, Anderson said. Both Dawson and his passenger, 51-year-old Roy Ottino, were arrested and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await detention hearing…

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Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Sunday night in New Milford, authorities said. The motorcycle struck a guardrail at Monmouth Avenue after the 41-year-old rider apparently lost control while heading north on River Road shortly after 9 p.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, the chief said. River Road was reopened around 11 p.m., he said. New Milford police were investigating.

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Police & Fire
UPDATE: Mom, Young Daughter, Father-In-Law Found Dead In East Brunswick Backyard Pool UPDATE: Mom, Young Daughter, Father-In-Law Found Dead In East Brunswick Backyard Pool
Update: Mom, Young Daughter, Father-In-Law Found Dead In East Brunswick Backyard Pool A woman, her daughter and the girl's grandfather all drowned in an above-ground backyard pool in Middlesex County on Monday, responders said. Neighbors on Clearview Road called 911 about a possible fall victim, saying they heard screams around 4:15 p.m., East Brunswick Police Lt. Frank Sutter said. Responders found the bodies of Bharat Patel, 62, his daughter-in-law, Nisha Patel, 33, and her 8-year-old daughter, who wasn't identified because of her age.  All had accidentally drowned in four feet of water, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and East Brunswick …

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Lawyer Charged In Lucrative Hudson, Morris Political Bribery Scheme Lawyer Charged In Lucrative Hudson, Morris Political Bribery Scheme
Lawyer Charged In Lucrative Hudson, Morris Political Bribery Scheme State authorities busted a Morristown lawyer as part of a major political corruption case that has already produced charges against public officials and political candidates from Hudson and Morris counties. Elizabeth Valandingham, 47, prepared and submitted proposals for the law firm where she worked to the township of Bloomfield for legal services between 2012 and 2016 in which she said the company hadn’t made any political contributions, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. She was lying, he said. “Each year for which Valandingham indicated no reportable political contributions,…

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Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight
Paterson Firepower: Detectives Seize 3 Guns In Separate Incidents, Man, Woman Shot Overnight A group of Paterson detectives seized two guns in separate incidents before two colleagues recovered another, making nearly three dozen that they've taken off the streets just this month. The arrests come amid reports of two more people shot in the city. Ex-con Christian Thomas fumbled trying to remove a gun from a fanny pack while running from Detectives John Traynor, Mustafa Dombayci, Yamil Pimienta and Mohammad Bashir around 7:40 p.m. Friday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They caught Thomas, 33, near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street and seized the bag, wh…

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Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Turnpike Exit Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Turnpike Exit
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Turnpike Exit A tractor-trailer toting pallets of peat moss tipped Sunday afternoon while exiting eastbound Route 80 in Teaneck. The trailer toppled at Exit 68 to southbound Route 95 around 12:30 p.m. Responders included NJ State Police, Teaneck firefighters and others. There was no immediate word on injuries. Brookside Towing cleared the wreckage. The pallets had to be offloaded to another rig.DAILY VOICE The tractor-trailer tipped coming off Route 80 in Teaneck.DAILY VOICE

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UPDATE: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting UPDATE: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting
Update: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting Authorities on Sunday identified a Newark man who was killed and an Englewood man who was wounded when gunfire broke out during at a weekend house party in Englewood. Douglas Perry, 43, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. It was the third homicide this past week in Bergen County, which had nine all of last year. Alex Glover, 29, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Responders found both in the street in the 100 block of 2…

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Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars
Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Have you heard how FBI agents identified an agitator accused of torching two Philadelphia police cars during a riot last month? Good "new"-fashioned police work, you could say. Among the evidence FBI agents collected was news footage of the May 30 riot, as well as 500 or so photos taken by an amateur photographer. The photos included images of a woman hurling a flaming piece of a barricade into a marked police SUV parked outside Philadelphia City Hall. The woman was wearing flame-retardant gloves, protective goggles and a blue shirt that said: "KEEP THE IMMIGRANTS, DEPORT THE RACISTS." S…

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UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party
Update: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party Authorities identified a Newark man who was killed and an Englewood man who was wounded when gunfire broke out during at a house party in Englewood. Douglas Perry, 43, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. It was the third homicide this past week in Bergen County, which had nine all of last year. Alex Glover, 29, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Responders found both in the street in the 100 block of 2nd Street near the corner of 4th Street, Be…

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IT'S OVER: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup IT'S OVER: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup
IT'S Over: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup Spotting what had become a notorious white pickup truck, a Hackensack special police officer helped Rochelle Park detectives nab three accused porch pirates who they said snatched packages from residents in several Bergen County towns. They also found 32 stolen packages in the bed and cab of the 2015 Ford F-150. Rochelle Park Dispatcher Mike Columbini, who is also a Special Police Officer 2 in Hackensack, alerted Detective Sgt. James DePreta to the vehicle, which parked on a Hackensack street. He noticed its distinct window vent guards, tinted windows and a sticker on the front A-pillar th…

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