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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
Garfield PD: Officer Recognizes, Nabs Car Burglar Garfield PD: Officer Recognizes, Nabs Car Burglar
Garfield PD: Officer Recognizes, Nabs Car Burglar An alert Garfield police officer nabbed a local man accused of burglarizing vehicles overnight. Officer Daniel Duleski was reviewing a homeowner’s Ring video when he recognized a man seen on surveillance video burglarizing a car on Chestnut Street several hours earlier, Capt. Richard Uram said. Duleski recognized the thief, identified as Xhonatan Gaba, 18, Uram said. The officer went back to where he’d seen him a short while earlier, on Elizabeth Street, found Gaba and took him into custody, the captain said. Gaba was charged with two counts of burglary and released pending a court hearin…

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Police & Fire
Health on Wheels: Port Authority Detective From NJ Shelters Front-Line Workers In Need Health on Wheels: Port Authority Detective From NJ Shelters Front-Line Workers In Need
Health on Wheels: Port Authority Detective From NJ Shelters Front-Line Workers In Need A Port Authority police detective from Morris County and his wife answered the prayers of one health care worker who was worried how she could protect her family from the coronavirus and another from out of state who had nowhere to live. Here's their story. ****** When surgical technician Christine Slater became concerned for her father and daughter’s health after the outbreak of COVID-19, she looked for alternative housing to keep them safe while continuing to risk her own health during shifts at St. Clare’s Hospital in Morris County. Enter Port Authority Police Detective Chris Johnson, w…

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Authorities: Ex-Jerseyan Calls In Bogus Coronavirus Pizza 'Donations' For NJ Police, Hospitals Authorities: Ex-Jerseyan Calls In Bogus Coronavirus Pizza 'Donations' For NJ Police, Hospitals
Authorities: Ex-Jerseyan Calls In Bogus Coronavirus Pizza 'Donations' For NJ Police, Hospitals BEYOND BELIEF: A transplanted New Jerseyan has preyed on the goodwill of Garden State pizzerias and restaurants amid the coronavirus pandemic to phone in several thousands of dollars worth of bogus food orders that he claims are for hospitals and first responders, authorities said. Then he says he hates Italians and hopes they get the virus, they said. "We have had several residents send us food, which I appreciate tremendously, but this has gone to a new low,” South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said. "It is incomprehensible." Sudeep Khetani, 34, formerly of South Brunswick, has…

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Weather
'Powerhouse' Storm Headed Our Way 'Powerhouse' Storm Headed Our Way
'Powerhouse' Storm Headed Our Way Intense thunderstorms that began sweeping across Texas and the Southern Plains on Saturday are expected to bring possible tornadoes to the Gulf states and intense weather to the Northeast late Easter Sunday, meteorologists warn. "This storm is impressive," New York-area meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. "A powerhouse." Much of Easter Sunday in our area will be pleasant, though cloudy, as the gusty winds of the past few days finally die down. "It will feel much better outside," with temperatures pushing toward 60, Cioffi said Saturday. The trouble starts with rain Sunday night and contin…

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Police & Fire
Three Wounded In One Paterson Shooting, Arrest Made In Another Three Wounded In One Paterson Shooting, Arrest Made In Another
Three Wounded In One Paterson Shooting, Arrest Made In Another Three people were shot in Paterson overnight Saturday, shortly after authorities made an arrest in another shooting hours earlier. One of the three victims, a 23-year-old city man, was found shot in the arm in the 400 block of Grand Street shortly before 12:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. As police were tending to him, they learned that two other men – one 27, the other 22 – were taken by a civilian in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. This came after a 33-year-o…

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Weather
WEATHER ALERT: High Winds, Low Humidity Could Fuel Weekend Brush Fires WEATHER ALERT: High Winds, Low Humidity Could Fuel Weekend Brush Fires
Weather ALERT: High Winds, Low Humidity Could Fuel Weekend Brush Fires Any brush fires this weekend could carry added trouble because of dry conditions, low humidity and the high winds that have been battering New Jersey, forecasters warn. Conditions for a quick-spreading brush fire are "favorable" throughout the day Saturday from the northwest corner of New Jersey to southern Essex County, the National Weather Service reported Friday. Winds that are expected at 10 to 15 miles and hour, with gusts up to 25mph, combined with relative humidity below 25 percent could combine to create problems if a brush or wild fire ignites. The National Weather Service's "fire…

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Police & Fire
Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway
Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway A driver got out OK as his car went up in flames Friday on the Garden State Parkway in Washington Township. The car caught fire a short distance from Exit 168. Woodcliff Lake firefighters provided an additional engine in case their township colleagues needed more water. New Jersey State Police also responded. The aftermath.Washington Township Fire Department FireballWashington Township Fire Department The car caught fire a short distance from Exit 168.Washington Township Fire Department

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News
Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87
Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 He was a warm man with a huge heart and, true to his Sicilian heritage, made sure that everyone was well-fed. That’s how many will remember Vincenzo Martino of Hackensack, who died Wednesday. He was 87. Born in the Parlermo community of Alia, Martino lived for 10 years with his wife, Concetta, and family in Germany before coming to America, settling in Hackensack and opening what became a North Jersey landmark nearly 50 years ago: Martino’s Grocery on Lodi Street. Everyone who patronized Martino’s had a favorite, whether it was the zucchini pie, the homemade ravioli or the meatballs in mar…

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Police & Fire
Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit
Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit A driver emerged without serious injury after an empty septic tanker tipped over Friday on a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson. A hazardous materials unit was summoned for a large fuel spill after the 9:30 a.m. mishap at Exit 60 on the highway's eastbound side. The exit was closed while heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rig.

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Police & Fire
Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires
Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires Arson investigators arrested a 25-year-old Clifton man Thursday and charged him with a pair of overnight garbage can fires on the same block, one of which spread to an adjoining home. Mario A. Palma-Sanchez remained held pending a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on aggravated arson charges after surveillance images helped identify him, authorities said. Palma-Sanchez ignited two fires in trash cans the night of March 30 on Highland Avenue, one of which damaged an apartment and displaced a family, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes,…

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