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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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UPDATE: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter UPDATE: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter
Update: Fugitive, 23, In Killings, Kidnapping Reportedly Compared Himself To Sandy Hook Shooter Authorities reportedly found a message in the apartment of accused Connecticut killer Peter Manfredonia in which he compared himself to the man who killed 26 people in the infamous Sandy Hook school shooting. "We saw what happened when Adam [Lanza] snapped," YourContent.com reported the message left on the wall said. "Now they see what happens when I snap.’ Authorities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut continued searching for Manfredonia on Monday after they said he left a woman he'd kidnapped unharmed in Paterson before continuing on to Pennsylvania in a car belonging to one of t…

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Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified
Boy, 17, Whose Body Was Found In Passaic River Identified The drowning of a 17-year-old boy whose body was pulled from the Passaic River over the Memorial Day weekend isn't considered suspicious, authorities said Wednesday. Elmwood Park firefighters pulled the body of Joshua Hames from the water after a fisherman spotted it tangled in debris against an abutment of the Broadway (Route 4) bridge at Elmwood Park/Paterson border at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. It had been in the water about a week, responders said. An autopsy by the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office found no trauma to the body or any othe…

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Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts? Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts?
Rave-Ready Post-Coronavirus Suit: The Future Of Concerts? If you’re hoping to someday enjoy nightlife again, a design firm that no one had ever heard of has just the thing. The hottest "socially responsible solution" to rockin' in the post-coronavirus world is the Micrashell. Inspired by true events, this hazmat suit of a costume aims to have club- and concert-goers “safely socialize in times of a pandemic” while looking like Comic Con gate crashers. The Micrashell, designed by Los Angeles/Spain-based Production Club, has everything to keep you from feeling lost in space:  N95-filtered air; high-quality speakers in a mostly see-through helmet;…

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Monmouth Man Fights With, Spits On Police While Claiming He Has COVID-19, Authorities Charge Monmouth Man Fights With, Spits On Police While Claiming He Has COVID-19, Authorities Charge
Monmouth Man Fights With, Spits On Police While Claiming He Has Covid-19, Authorities Charge A Monmouth County man being arrested for threatening to kill family members fought with police, spitting at them while claiming that he has the coronavirus, authorities said. David S. Youssef, 31, of Cliffwood Beach, “became combative” with Aberdeen police who responded to a domestic violence call, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. He spit on and fought with the officers before being subdued, Grewal said. Police charged Youssef with two counts of making terroristic threats, aggravated assault on police and resisting arrest, among other counts. They released him pending a heari…

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COVID-19 SCAM ALERT: Contact Tracer Or Con Artist? Here's How To Tell COVID-19 SCAM ALERT: Contact Tracer Or Con Artist? Here's How To Tell
Covid-19 Scam ALERT: Contact Tracer Or Con Artist? Here's How To Tell In case you haven’t already heard, identity thieves have been texting people pretending to be coronavirus contact tracers in order to steal their money. Contact tracers are hired by public health departments to get hold of people who’ve had close contact with those who've tested positive for COVID-19. The goal is to warn those people to self-quarantine, and monitor their systems daily, in case they may have been infected themselves. Contract tracing has helped curb the spread of COVID-19. But, as with any public emergency, it’s also become a popular tool for scammers looking to take y…

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Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer
Port Authority K9 Crew Surprises Girl, 12, With Cancer A 12-year-old girl with cancer who hopes to someday be a K9 police officer got a hero’s welcome from a group of four- and two-legged Port Authority officers when she showed up for treatment the other day. Three teams of PAPD K9 handlers and their dogs were among those cheering when April Quezada arrived at the Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn. Named an honorary PAPD K9 police officer, April received a plaque, a certificate and a unit banner that she could hang in her room. She also got custom dog tags with her name on them, her own police nameplate, PAPD K9 shirts and other mementos. …

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Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Paterson Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Paterson
Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Paterson A man was shot and killed by a Passaic County sheriff's officer in an overnight confrontation Saturday with police in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Authorities recovered a loaded .45-caliber pistol near the body of Christopher Clark, 26, after he was shot on 16th Avenue around 1 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Sheriff's officers were assisting city police on a report of shots fired, authorities said. Officers conducted CPR, but Clark was pronounced dead at the scene about a half hour later, they said. Three police officers were taken to the hospital. State Attorney…

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Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says
Owners Made It Easy For Pair To Take Cash, Checks, Cellphones From Vehicles, Clifton PD Says Clifton patrol officers captured two men and recovered a trove of valuables taken from at least eight vehicles that they said their owners had left unlocked. Among the items taken with little effort were cash, checks, cellular phones, a purse, power tools and a tablet, they said. Officers were responding to a report of a vehicle burglary on Clinton Avenue when they spotted Mauricio Mejia, 18, of Clifton and Christian Martinez, 19, of Passaic, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Seeing police, both ran behind a nearby commercial building, Bracken said. The officers quickly found and grabbed…

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Patrick Ewing Hospitalized With Coronavirus Patrick Ewing Hospitalized With Coronavirus
Patrick Ewing Hospitalized With Coronavirus New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing announced Friday night that he was hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. "I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19," tweeted Ewing, who's in his third season as head coach at Georgetown University, his alma mater.  "This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly," he added. "I want to encourage everyone to stay safe and take care of yourselves and your loved ones." Ewing, 57, has been isolated at a Washington, D.C. hospital, according to the school. "I went to war with you for ten years," fellow forme…

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Authorities: Burglar Caught In The Act During Tenafly Crime Spree Pulls Knife On Police Authorities: Burglar Caught In The Act During Tenafly Crime Spree Pulls Knife On Police
Authorities: Burglar Caught In The Act During Tenafly Crime Spree Pulls Knife On Police Caught inside the same house he broke into the night before, a Tenafly burglar brandished a kitchen knife at police before dawn Friday, authorities said. The 3 a.m. standoff capped a crime spree during which the same man and an accomplice burglarized a local restaurant and a California man stole a $7,000 bicycle after smashing the front window of a downtown bike shop, among other offenses, they said. It began after Joseph Farfan, 34, of Anaheim, CA stole the bicycle from Fusion Cycles on Washington Street around 1:30 a.m. this past Monday, Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Surve…

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