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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

AC Casino Gambler Admits Using Family, Others To Defraud IRS Out Of $1.3 Million A gambler from Middlesex County admitted Friday that he used family members and others to fraudulently claim $3.9 million in federal tax refunds on his casino winnings -- $1.3 million of which the IRS paid out, authorities said. Michael Watsey, 43, of South River, told a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton that he lied after the tax refund requests were questioned and pretended to be a casino host while talking with an IRS representative on the phone. Watsey conspired with family members and others to file 16 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns for 2014, 2015 and 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig C…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/03/2020

Police & Fire

Update: Fast-Moving Blaze Destroys Lodi Commercial Building Fire destroyed a Lodi commercial building Thursday night. The general-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 9 p.m. in the kitchen of a small building next to the one that housed the JDM School Uniform company and CCS Car Care Specialties on Main Street, Fire Chief Steven Cassiello said. Flames quickly spread and soon blew through the roof of the uniform store. A dog who apparently belonged to the woman who owned the defunct business next door reportedly died in the fire. A neighbor said the store had closed about two weeks ago and the owner may have been living there. At the Lodi fire …

by Jerry DeMarco

01/03/2020

Police & Fire

Seen This GUY? Police Want To Question Him About Stolen ATM Credit, Debit Card Info Police sought the public’s help Thursday finding a man suspected of attaching a skimmer to an ATM machine to steal credit and debit card numbers in Passaic County -- and possibly elsewhere. Bloomingdale police said they received separate reports on consecutive days last week of someone making transactions with cards whose numbers were stolen after they’d used an ATM at the 7-Eleven at Riverside Square off Main Street. “It was believed that there was a skimming device attached to the ATM at some point but has since been removed,” they said. The man in the screen grabs above was caught on vi…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Police: Driver Who Hit Paterson Toddler Eludes Pursuit A driver whose car struck a toddler in downtown Paterson eluded pursuing police on busy city streets Thursday afternoon before abandoning the vehicle, authorities said. The white BMW struck the youngster on Main Street shortly before 1 p.m. and sped off, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The child sustained some cuts and bruises but wasn’t seriously injured, Speziale said. Responding to the hit-and-run alert, New Jersey State Police began pursuing the sedan before being joined by responding city units, the director said. They had to pull back because of the potential danger to civ…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Authorities: Armed Civilian Report Unfounded, Hudson County Courthouse Lockdown Lifted UPDATE: Authorities lifted a lockdown at the Hudson County courthouse in Jersey City Thursday afternoon, saying that a report that a civilian was spotted with a gun was unfounded. The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that K-9 and SWAT units responded. The lockdown at the Newark Avenue complex lasted nearly two hours after the 2:15 p.m. report.

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Weather

Snow Comin’ Our Way This Weekend? Don't Count On It, Area Meteorologist Says North Jersey residents can keep the salt and snow shovels stashed awhile, a local weather expert said. “I’m not overly impressed with the idea of a change from rain to snow” in and around the area this weekend, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Thursday. There’s no question, Cioffi said, that rain will plague the Friday morning commute – beginning what will be a dreary day. It’ll return on and off through Saturday, with up to an inch of rainfall in many areas, he predicted. However, he said, recent warmer temperatures, as well as the path of a low-pressure system that’s headed inland an…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Tenafly Boy, 14, Hit By Turning Sedan A 14-year-old Tenafly boy was treated for a minor injury after being struck by a sedan early Thursday at a busy borough intersection. Police were investigating whether sun glare contributed to the 8:17 a.m. crash at the intersection of Riveredge Road and Jefferson Avenue, Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said. The boy was walking northbound in the crosswalk when he was struck on Riveredge Road by a vehicle driven by a female borough resident who was turning left to head east on Jefferson Avenue, the chief said. He was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and was subsequently relea…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Paterson PD: Ex-Con Captured Carrying Loaded 9mm, Heroin Brick, Other Drugs An ex-con who was once accused of shooting at an off-duty Paterson police officer was carrying a loaded gun and a variety of drugs when he was chased down on New Year’s Day, authorities said. Officers James Iandoli and Thomas Dichio were on patrol when they spotted Lamound Walker, 46, standing on the corner of East 26th and 10th Avenue with two other men around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Thursday. As they watched, Walker stuffed a plastic bag into his pants pocket that included several smaller bags and a “fully-wrapped white brick” of heroin, Speziale said. Seein…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Schools

Grant Helps Usr-allendale Coalition Assist Families Dealing With Drugs, Other Youth Issues A unique program aimed at reducing substance abuse while also tackling other troubling issues among young people in Allendale and Upper Saddle River will grow even stronger, thanks to a new federal grant, organizers said. The $625,000 National Drug Control Policy grant will be distributed evenly over five years to the USRA Coalition, said Upper Saddle River Mayor Joanne Minichetti, the group’s chairperson. The money will “both sustain and broaden the USRA Coalition’s programming and education,” Minichetti said. The USRA Coalition was created in 2017 in response to the increase in substan…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

Police & Fire

Police: Jaywalking Wood-Ridge Pedestrian, 72, Struck In Hackensack A 72-year-old Wood-Ridge man struck by a vehicle while jaywalking Thursday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries after being struck shortly before 8:30 a.m. while crossing Atlantic Street near Main Street, police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The 63-year-old 1999 Honda driver from Hackensack remained at the scene, the captain said. The fault was "assigned to the pedestrian," she said.

by Jerry DeMarco

01/02/2020

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