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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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Passaic County Health Insurance Salesman Charged With Molesting Garfield Girl Passaic County Health Insurance Salesman Charged With Molesting Garfield Girl
Passaic County Health Insurance Salesman Charged With Molesting Garfield Girl A Passaic County health insurance salesman molested an underage Garfield girl at her parents’ home, authorities charged. A Central Judicial Processing Court judge in Hackensack on Saturday ordered that Jose Rios, 43, of Woodland Park remain held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest Friday on sexual assault and child endangerment charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A detention hearing was scheduled for Tuesday morning, he said. Garfield police alerted members of Musella’s Special Victims Unit on Dec. 20 that “an unknown male traveled to the victim’s residence [and] eng…

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Lyndhurst PD: Union Township Man, 27, Choked Pregnant Woman Lyndhurst PD: Union Township Man, 27, Choked Pregnant Woman
Lyndhurst PD: Union Township Man, 27, Choked Pregnant Woman A Union Township man with a criminal history remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday after police said he choked a pregnant woman in Lyndhurst. Quadree Manderville, 27, and the victim – who is nearly nine months pregnant -- were at a birthday party Sunday when they got into a dispute, borough police said. Manderville choked her and threw her to the floor, after which she got her cellphone and dialed 911, they said. The woman, who is due next week, was briefly hospitalized for an evaluation before being released, police said. No one else was injured, they said. Manderville is ch…

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GOTCHA! Accused Hackensack Killer Captured GOTCHA! Accused Hackensack Killer Captured
Gotcha! Accused Hackensack Killer Captured UPDATE: Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street. Jairo Echeverry, 20, of Hackensack was taken into custody in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Monday, along with another repeat offender, Brian Guerrero, 27, of Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from the NYPD's 72nd Precinct assisted Musella's homicide investigators in nabbing the pair, he said. Echeverry was charged with murder and Guerrero with hindering his apprehension, the prosecutor said. Both were being held in Brooklyn pending …

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Killer In Paterson Restaurant Shooting Is 14-Year-Old Boy, Authorities Say Killer In Paterson Restaurant Shooting Is 14-Year-Old Boy, Authorities Say
Killer In Paterson Restaurant Shooting Is 14-Year-Old Boy, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 14-year-old Paterson boy shot and killed a man and wounded another during a brawl late last week, authorities said. The teen was detained on a delinquency complaint accusing him of murder and weapons possession in the Friday shooting outside a Rosa Parks Boulevard restaurant, up the street from Paterson Eastside High School. A woman had dropped off the teen and 24-year-old Quadir McRae at the La Romano Deli Restaurant just off 16th Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. A short time later, McRae got into a brawl w…

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Police: Drunk Fort Lee Driver Flees Fair Lawn Crash With Kids Police: Drunk Fort Lee Driver Flees Fair Lawn Crash With Kids
Police: Drunk Fort Lee Driver Flees Fair Lawn Crash With Kids A Fort Lee driver was drunk when she crashed her van in Fair Lawn and took off with two youngsters aboard, said authorities who arrested her a few blocks away. Officer Michael O’Brien found the disabled van driven by Nicole Chung, 40, in the middle of Grunstra Place after it struck a fire hydrant on Greenwood Drive at Garrison Terrace and kept going around 5 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. With her were two girls -- ages 4 and 8 -- Metzler said Monday. Neither they nor Chung were injured, he said. All were taken to headquarters and released to a responsible adult, the sergeant said.…

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Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash
Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash A morning crash in Paramus sent four people to the hospital. One had to be extricated following the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. None of the injuries was considered serious, responders said. Borough police had to divert traffic from the intersection. They were investigating. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. One of the victims had to be extricated in the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue in Paramus shortly before 11 a.m. Monday.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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Police: Paterson Home Aide Goes On $7,200 Shopping Spree With Hawthorne Patient’s Credit Card Police: Paterson Home Aide Goes On $7,200 Shopping Spree With Hawthorne Patient’s Credit Card
Police: Paterson Home Aide Goes On $7,200 Shopping Spree With Hawthorne Patient’s Credit Card A home health aide used a Hawthorne patient’s credit card to charge thousands of dollars in purchases for herself, authorities said. The victim said the Hawthorne Avenue victim gave Jessica Salgado, 33, of Paterson the card to buy only groceries. Salgado told police that she spent the $7,218.43 on “a few other items” and intended to pay him back, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. Police charged Salgado with fraudulent use of a credit card and theft and released her pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.

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Frightening Incident: Ridgewood Woman, 33, Dragged By Train In Glen Rock Frightening Incident: Ridgewood Woman, 33, Dragged By Train In Glen Rock
Frightening Incident: Ridgewood Woman, 33, Dragged By Train In Glen Rock A Ridgewood woman was seriously injured when she was dragged by a commuter train in Glen Rock, authorities said. The 33-year-old woman "appeared to have gotten her coat caught on the train and was dragged down the platform before falling" shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries that Ackermann weren't considered life-threatening. Police, firefighters and EMS workers responded. NJ Transit police were investigating.

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Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager, Dancer Convicted In Video Gang Rape Of Stripper Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager, Dancer Convicted In Video Gang Rape Of Stripper
Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager, Dancer Convicted In Video Gang Rape Of Stripper Two Passaic nightclub employees were convicted of participating in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party. Jurors in Paterson on Friday found both dancer Trystal Lozada, 27, and manager Michael Ramirez, 38, guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract for the Nov. 5, 2012 attack at Mr. B’s Gentlemen’s Club. They also convicted Ramirez, formerly of Passaic, of conspiracy to commit the assault following the eight-week trial. The club had closed for the evening when the group of men and women repeatedly raped the dancer after R…

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Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer
Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer A 22-year-old Hackensack man was shot dead before dawn Sunday around the corner from the Bergen County Courthouse after what investigators said was an argument. ***UPDATE: Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/police-fire/gotcha-prosecutors-detectives-nab-accused-hackensack-killer-accomplice-in-brooklyn/781040/ Christian Pacas was struck three times, including once in the heart, shortly before 1:20 a.m., responders said. His body was found in the gutte…

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