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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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Police & Fire
Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus
Paterson Shootings Continue: Total Now Two Dead, 16 Wounded Over Week-Plus A 26-year-old male Paterson man survived a drive-by shooting on a city street Monday afternoon as gunfire continued in the Silk City. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound in the leg that wasn't considered life-threatening after the 1:20 p.m. shooting on North Main Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police were looking for a Dodge Challenger that sped from the scene. Less than 18 hours earlier, a 34-year-old city man was shot and killed in a home at 15th…

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Lifestyle
I Don’t Wanna Stay Home: Southside Johnny And Asbury Jukes Headline Monmouth Park Drive-In Show I Don’t Wanna Stay Home: Southside Johnny And Asbury Jukes Headline Monmouth Park Drive-In Show
I Don’t Wanna Stay Home: Southside Johnny And Asbury Jukes Headline Monmouth Park Drive-In Show This time it’s for real: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are set to headline one of New Jersey's first drive-in concerts, this one at Monmouth Park. For those who got the fever for a show, up to four occupants per vehicle will be allowed at the "Drive-In" event at the Oceanport racetrack on Saturday, July 11. Max capacity: 1,000. You can either listen via an FM signal or with your windows down. And yes, cars will be social distanced: Vehicles will be spaced approximately 9 feet apart, a distance at which windows can reopen; Cars will park in a staggered fashion "to achieve spacing …

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Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Front Of Waldwick Dry Cleaners Car Slams Into Front Of Waldwick Dry Cleaners
Car Slams Into Front Of Waldwick Dry Cleaners No injuries were reported after a compact car slammed into the front of a Waldwick dry cleaners early Monday afternoon. It was unclear why the female driver's Ford Focus lurched forward, smashing a window at the Dry Clean Spa on Franklin Turnpike. Waldwick police and firefighters responded, along with a borough building inspector who found minimal damage, allowing other businesses in the strip mall off Wyckoff Avenue to continue operating. The car was driven from the scene. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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Police & Fire
Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City
Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City Fair Lawn police nabbed five out-of-towners with a car stolen out of Jersey City, authorities said. Police from surrounding towns assisted in the search for the group, who were tracked by GPS in the stolen 2019 Mercedes-Benz to Campbell Road near River Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Four of them were removed from the stolen vehicle, said Metzler, who identified them as: Michael Johnson, 30, of Brooklyn; Chad Watson, 24, of Lawrence, NY; Jahvis Lambert, 22, of Brooklyn; Joseph Algernon, 28, of Brooklyn. In a 2014 Chevy Camaro that had been parked behind them was a fifth suspect, DeVaugh…

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Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery
Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery A habitual offender who once gave police the middle finger during a mugshot coughed on Hackensack police, saying he had the coronavirus, when they caught him burglarizing a car following a street robbery, authorities said Monday. Timothy Carriel, 21, of Hoboken had just robbed a man in the 100 block of Hudson Street by pretending to have a weapon late Saturday, Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. His companion, Raymond Adams, also 21, “apologized to the victim for Carriel's behavior and they both left the area,” DiPersia said. The victim called police, who found Carriel rummaging through a vehicle…

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Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Quickly Consumes Ridgefield Park Home PHOTOS: Fire Quickly Consumes Ridgefield Park Home
Photos: Fire Quickly Consumes Ridgefield Park Home Hoarding conditions were reported in a fire that ravaged a Ridgefield Park home Sunday night. Flames roared out the front door and windows and blew through the roof of the 2½-story wood-frame Summit Avenue house shortly after 8:30 p.m. The fire immediately went to two alarms, then a third within 10 minutes. Summit Street, Ridgefield ParkDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Among those assisting their village colleagues were firefighters from Bogota, Hackensack, Little Ferry and Teaneck. No serious injuries were immediately reported. ALL PHOTOS: Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Hoarding condi…

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Police & Fire
Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week
Another Shooting Death In Paterson, 15 In All Struck By Gunfire Over Past Week A single gunshot killed a Paterson man as a string of what have become daily shootings in the Silk City continued Sunday night, authorities said. Wahneem Combs, 34, was shot in a home on 15th Avenue at the corner of East 24th Street around 7:50 p.m., they said. Combs "succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint announcement. They didn't say whether they had anyone in custody or identified in connection with the shooting. Combs was the second man shot and kille…

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News
Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care
Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care Atlantic City’s casinos could reopen with restrictions by the Fourth of July weekend, among other loosening of the statewide coronavirus lockdown involving dining, shopping and personal care, Gov. Phil Murphy said Sunday. ** UPDATE: Murphy on Monday announced hard dates for Stage 2 of New Jersey's economic restart, including the reopening of outdoor dining, nonessential retail and salons. More information on gyms is expected to follow in the coming days. ** Murphy already has said he’ll permit daycare centers, non-contact sports and youth day camps to reopen soon. Outdoor dining, non-essen…

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Police & Fire
Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: One Dead, 13 Wounded In Under Week, 3 Teens Caught With Guns Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: One Dead, 13 Wounded In Under Week, 3 Teens Caught With Guns
Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: One Dead, 13 Wounded In Under Week, 3 Teens Caught With Guns A 15-year-old Paterson boy and a Garfield man were both carrying guns when they bailed out of a car that crashed during a late-night police chase, authorities said.  That made five guns in all seized by Paterson police amid a series of shootings that left one man dead and 13 victims wounded in less than a week. Sgt. Christopher Ravallese and Detective Salvatore Marotta were on COVID-19 social distancing duty at 10:50 p.m. Saturday when they tried to stop a black Mercedes on Lafayette Street that was being sought in an investigation, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver thre…

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Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives Hear Gunshots, Nab Gun-Toting Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Paterson Detectives Hear Gunshots, Nab Gun-Toting Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison
Paterson Detectives Hear Gunshots, Nab Gun-Toting Ex-Con Just Out Of Prison Paterson police seized five guns in three days – three in the hands of juveniles and another on a convicted carjacker just released from prison -- amid a series of shooting in the city, authorities said. Hearing several gunshots Thursday night, Detectives William Hermann and Anthony Castronova rushed from Clinton and North 11th streets to North 8th Street, where they spotted city resident Shamel Wilkins, 24, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Wilkins shoved a gun into his pocket as they approached, then threw it to the ground as he ran, Speziale said. Wilkins was released from sta…

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