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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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BUSTED! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says BUSTED! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says
Busted! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says A trio of thieves who nearly conned a Bergen County woman into believing she had to pay them $8,400 to get her grandson out of jail were busted when they showed up to collect the money, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his detectives began stalking the crew last month, after the infamous “grandparent scam” victimized several elderly citizens. “Dozens of elderly victims in Bergen County and throughout the state of New Jersey were contacted by a male caller who stated that the elderly victim’s grandchild had been arrested on a number of criminal charges and needed …

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Police & Fire
Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park
Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park A man dressed in women's clothing exposed himself at the Ross Dock picnic area in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, said police who arrested him. Benjamin Lam, 60, of Cresskill was wearing a red wig, black dress and high heels when Palisades Interstate Parkway police arrested him Wednesday afternoon, PIP Police Chief Steven Shallop said. That matched a description given by witnesses -- among them, a pre-teen -- at the waterfront park, he said. "After interviewing witnesses, it was determined the exposure of Mr. Lam’s genitals warranted an arrest for lewdness," Shallop…

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Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn
Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn A registered sex offender from Morris County who served time for sexually assaulting two boys is headed back to prison for uploading child porn. Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, Alexander Willadsen, 31, must serve 8½ years of a 10-year state prison sentence handed down Friday by Superior Court Judge David H. Ironson in Morristown before he'll be eligible for parole. Willadsen, who pleaded guilty last year to possessing child pornography, also will be subject to lifelong parole supervision and Megan’s Law registration. Willadsen, of Rockaway, previous served time…

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News
Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To COVID-19 Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To COVID-19
Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To Covid-19 President Donald Trump was expected to declare a national state of emergency Friday to quickly deliver billions of dollars in federal aid to states in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to several reports. The declaration -- expected at a 3 p.m. news conference from Washington -- will immediately trigger FEMA financial and physical aid to states and municipalities under the 1988 Stafford Act, which makes up to $40 billion in federal money available. The president wants to speed federal aid to worried Americans and hopefully calm the financial markets amid the global cris…

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Police & Fire
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash An unmarked police car collided with a sedan at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday morning. The sedan driver blew the stop sign at Euclid Avenue, pulling directly into the path of the unmarked Hackensack city police car,  which was headed south on Main Street with its lights activated in response to an emergency call, shortly before 11 a.m., responders told Daily Voice. A city detective who was driving the police car and three occupants of the sedan were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center -- none with apparently serious injuries, they said, adding that the female civili…

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News
COVID-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties COVID-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties
Covid-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties Hackensack Meridian Health on Friday will begin prohibiting visitors, with certain exceptions, at its hospitals and nursing and rehab facilities, HMH announced Thursday. Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis for pediatric patients at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack and the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune City, as well as at the other hospitals, Hackensack Meridian Health said. Other exceptions include: hospice ambulatory care/same-day surgery (one visitor) maternity/labor and delivery (one visitor) “Once a visitor is approved, they will unde…

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News
COVID-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely COVID-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely
Covid-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely Schools in all 75 Bergen County districts will shut down indefinitely at the close of Friday's school day in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, County Executive Jim Tedesco said Thursday night. Bergen schools will be closed after 3 p.m. Friday, giving staff the rest of the day and all weekend to prepare for online learning, he said. Although no students should be in the schools Monday, Tedesco said he expected some staffers would be, as preparations continue. Bergen County had 13 presumed cases of COVID-19 when the county executive made what he called "a paramount decision..…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo COVID-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo
Covid-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo The announcement Thursday that events at major New York City venues were being postponed or cancelled disappointed devotees of several big-name musicians, as well as regular attendees of some special venues. What was to be Billy Joel’s 120th overall performance at MSG on March 19 was postponed, along with his subsequent April 10 gig. Also bagged are two Elton John “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Garden gigs April 6 and 7. New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced Thursday that gatherings will be limited to no more than 500 people, shaking Broadway, the arenas, Carnegi Hall and other larger…

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Sports
COVID-19 Sports Updates: Delayed Pro Baseball, Hockey, ‘March Madness’ Cancelled COVID-19 Sports Updates: Delayed Pro Baseball, Hockey, ‘March Madness’ Cancelled
Covid-19 Sports Updates: Delayed Pro Baseball, Hockey, ‘March Madness’ Cancelled Those who believed the dominoes would fall quickly throughout the sports world once the NBA decided to suspend its regular season because of the coronavirus were right. In quick succession Thursday: The NHL suspended its 2019-2020 season, effective immediately, with Commissioner Gary Bettman saying games would resume “as soon as it is appropriate and prudent.” He couldn’t say for sure whether it would affect the Stanley Cup playoffs; The NCAA, which first announced Wednesday that its “March Madness” tournament games would be held without fans, cancelled the men’s and women’s games alt…

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Sports
COVID-19 UPDATE: NCAA Tournament Cancelled COVID-19 UPDATE: NCAA Tournament Cancelled
Covid-19 Update: NCAA Tournament Cancelled The NCAA on Thursday canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to prevent the spread of COVID-19, President Mark Emmert Thursday. "Today, NCAA president Mark Emmert and the board of governors canceled the Division I men's and women's 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships," the NCAA announced. "This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to the spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year gi…

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