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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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Authorities: Ex-Con Who Burglarized Liquor Store Coughs On Hoboken Police, Tears Off Mask Authorities: Ex-Con Who Burglarized Liquor Store Coughs On Hoboken Police, Tears Off Mask
Authorities: Ex-Con Who Burglarized Liquor Store Coughs On Hoboken Police, Tears Off Mask An ex-con who burglarized a Hoboken liquor store coughed on several officers at police headquarters and said he had the coronavirus, authorities charged. Darrell Rude, 33, also “kept biting and ripping off face masks and spit shields placed on his face” during processing before dawn Wednesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. He also refused to submit to DNA swabbing for the National Crime Information Center database, police said. Rude shattered a glass window to get into Daniel’s Wine & Liquor on Garden Street shortly after midnight, Grewal said. Sgt. Luke Zeszotarski an…

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'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made 'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made
'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made “I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die,” a shooting victim told police as he lay bleeding on the floor of a Hackensack convenience store. The victim survived, thanks to city firefighters and paramedics, and the gunman was arrested a block away, thanks to a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit. Officers Aaron Rios and Jeffrey Rodriguez found the victim on the floor inside the Central Mini Market at the corner of 1st Street and Central Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. He was holding crumpled paper towels over a gunshot wound in his abdomen, he said. …

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Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy
Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy A defiant caravan of vehicles accompanied by pedestrians paraded through downtown Perth Amboy in violation of state coronavirus emergency orders, leading to a pair of arrests, authorities said. Davide Camilo-Chiolo and Luis Diaz-Dejsus, both 21, were “in a group of pedestrians who were wearing masks but who failed to maintain social distancing and were obstructing traffic” on Tuesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Both were charged with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s emergency social distancing order “after they failed to heed warnings to disperse,” Grewal said Wednesday. Pol…

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NJSP: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms NJSP: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms
Njsp: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms A driver clocked at over 130 miles an hour on Route 80 sped off from State Police before surrendering at the Totowa barracks, telling them he was experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms, authorities said. Trooper who followed Christopher Ospina, 20, of Haledon off the westbound highway on Tuesday found him standing next to his BMW at a Lodi gas station, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. When Ospina saw them, he got back into the car and drove recklessly back onto the highway until the BMW disappeared from sight, the attorney general said. Ospina turned himself in at To…

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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing
Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers Covid-19 Testing Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…

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UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge
Update: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon when a commuter train struck his SUV in River Edge near the Hackensack border. Sheng Chen, 53, initially was unresponsive, with a weak pulse, after a Pascack Valley Line train struck the Toyota Sequoia on Main Street, east of New Bridge Landing, around 4:40 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. The Pascack Valley Line Train 9618 left Spring Valley at 4:02 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:04 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. There were no injuries to the 10 or so customers and crew aboar…

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ROAD RAGE: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge ROAD RAGE: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge
Road Rage: Bicyclist Follows, Punches On-Duty EMT At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Charge An East Orange bicyclist punched and spit on an EMT in a Newark road rage incident, authorities said. Terrell Coley, 30, “rode his bike in front of an emergency vehicle driven by the EMT, almost causing a collision,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Coley began yelling at the EMT and followed him into a Central Avenue gas station, where he spit on his and punched him in the face, Grewal said. He pedaled off, but Newark police quickly identified and arrested him, the attorney general said. They charged Coley with aggravated assault on an on-duty EMT, among other offenses, and …

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Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash
Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash A 45-year-old driver from Jersey City was critically injured when his speeding sedan rear-ended an NJ Transit bus Tuesday night in Carlstadt, authorities said. The 2013 Honda Civic was “traveling at a significant speed” when it slammed into the bus, which was stopped on northbound Washington Avenue as its driver waited for the light at Veterans Boulevard, shortly before 8:30 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Berta said. None of the buses eight occupants, including the driver, was injured, the chief said. “Other than the rate of speed, any other factor contributing to the crash is unknown at this t…

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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing
Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers Covid-19 Testing Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…

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Paterson Man Shot Dead, Companion Wounded Paterson Man Shot Dead, Companion Wounded
Paterson Man Shot Dead, Companion Wounded One man was shot and killed and another wounded on a Paterson street Tuesday night, authorities said. Tamir Blackwood, 27, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center shortly after the shooting outside 675 East 25 St. near 14th Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a news release. Jessy Camilo, 26, remained hospitalized in stable condition, they added. Responders said he arrived at St. Joe's in a private vehicle. Valdes and Baycora didn't say whether there'd been any arrests or suspec…

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