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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
NJ State Troopers Busted In Child Porn Case NJ State Troopers Busted In Child Porn Case
NJ State Troopers Busted In Child Porn Case Two New Jersey state troopers were arrested Tuesday on child porn charges, authorities announced. Jeffrey Reitz, 48, of Williamstown, already was under indictment on possession of child pornography charges in connection with texts he’d had with a civilian, authorities said. During those exchanges, a woman “proposed that Reitz sexually assault a young girl and sent him a sexually explicit photo of the girl,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Additional images of child pornography were found in an iCloud account that belonged to Reitz, Grewal said. Reitz now faces additional ch…

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Police & Fire
UPDATE: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train UPDATE: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train
Update: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train An Emerson man struck in town by a commuter train Tuesday afternoon remained hospitalized. Responders said the 63-year-old man suddenly stepped in front of the NJ Transit train -- which was traveling at about 45 miles an hour -- behind the Stop & Shop supermarket off Kinderkamack Road shortly after 4 p.m. He remained at Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, they said. The Pascack Valley Line No. 1632 train left Spring Valley at 3:46 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 4:30 p.m., NJ Transit's Kate Thompson said. No injuries were reported to the 45 peopl…

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'Wanna Meet?' Feds Bust Ex-Jersey Shore High School Sportswriter In Underage Sex Luring Case 'Wanna Meet?' Feds Bust Ex-Jersey Shore High School Sportswriter In Underage Sex Luring Case
'Wanna Meet?' Feds Bust Ex-Jersey Shore High School Sportswriter In Underage Sex Luring Case A former part-time high school sportswriter from Ocean County was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with convincing an underage girl to send him sexually explicit photos, authorities said. Kevin Van Pelt, 29, of Lakehurst, “engaged in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging service,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Van Pelt originally was arrested last May following an investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office and Woolwich Township police, who said he used Snapchat and Instagram to ask seek a meeting for sex with a 14-year-old girl. Van Pelt, who wo…

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News
Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics? Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics?
Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics? A senior member of the International Olympic Committee shot to the Top 10 in trending tweets Tuesday when he said the possibility exists that Tokyo 2020 could be cancelled because of the coronavirus. Officials have a three-month window, at best, and possibly only until the end of April to decide whether to continue or cancel this year’s games, which begin in late July, Dick Pound said. There is no backup plan, Pound said: Postponing or moving the games to another country likely wouldn’t happen, he said in an interview with the Associated Press. There are too many countries, competitive sea…

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Police & Fire
South Hackensack Detectives ID, Bust Accused Burglar South Hackensack Detectives ID, Bust Accused Burglar
South Hackensack Detectives ID, Bust Accused Burglar South Hackensack detectives cracked the theft of a laptop during a local burglary when they arrested a career criminal from Paterson who was staying at an area motel, authorities said. Detective Sgt. James Donatello began by reviewing surveillance video after the victim reported the $2,500 Apple laptop stolen from a vehicle parked outside a local home the night of Feb. 17, Deputy Police Chief Robert Kaiser said. Donatello and Detective Brian Kropp identified their suspect as Angel Colon, 56. He'd been staying at the Stagecoach Motel on Route 46 the night of the break-in, Kaiser said. As i…

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NJ Authorities Investigate Crown JUUL Of Vaping NJ Authorities Investigate Crown JUUL Of Vaping
NJ Authorities Investigate Crown Juul Of Vaping New Jersey authorities are aggressively investigating the marketing and sales practices of JUUL Labs, the state’s top cop said Tuesday. A 39-state coalition is investigating “JUUL’s targeting of the youth market, as well as the company’s claims regarding nicotine content and statements regarding the risks, safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation device,” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “As a father myself, I am deeply troubled by the soaring popularity among young people of vaping products in general and of JUUL’s products in particular,” Grewal s…

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Police & Fire
Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare
Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare An unemployed Hackensack man knocked down his pregnant girlfriend, kicked her in the stomach and trashed her apartment – smashing the TV, furniture and dishes – over $5, authorities said. Responding Officer Michael Reo quickly broadcast a description of Shaka Tyler, 36, who’d fled the Main Street apartment following Monday’s assault, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Officers Steven Lemanowicz and Aaron Rios nabbed Tyler several blocks away, DeWitt said. He was carrying MDMA, the captain said. Tyler went on a rampage, sending his girlfriend to the hospital after ripping a gold chain from her neck…

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Police & Fire
Smoke Condition Clears Hasbrouck Heights High School Smoke Condition Clears Hasbrouck Heights High School
Smoke Condition Clears Hasbrouck Heights High School Hasbrouck Heights High School was briefly evacuated Tuesday morning after a heating unit smoked. No injuries were reported. The building was cleared around 10 a.m. and everyone returned roughly 45 minutes later, responders said.

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News
A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney
A Day In The Life: Jersey Caterer Runs Into Paul McCartney In Central Jersey there's a caterer showing photographs of a living legend who stopped and said hello. There beneath the blue suburban skies of Metuchen, John Manzo ran into a rock and roller who's way beyond compare. Manzo, who owns and operates his own catering company, said he was on the phone with a friend while driving in his Jeep Sunday afternoon when he spotted Paul McCartney in front of a local bakery. Had it been another day, he might have looked the other way. "It happened really, really quick. He was running around taking pictures," Manzo told NJ 1015 (WKXW). "What the f**…

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Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals
Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals More than seven decades after he served in World War II, a 92-year-old Bergen County native who served as a local police chief for 23 years received the medals he earned for his service in Okinawa. Thomas Simpson received his medals Monday at the Sunrise of Old Tappan assisted living facility – where lives with his wife of 70 years, Dorothy -- from U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. There was the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Honorable Reserve Discharge Button and the Ruptured Duck Honorable Service Lapel Pin. The Congressman also …

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