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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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Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins A repeat offender from Paterson who was captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was charged with a pair of Fair Lawn burglaries. John Chavan Johnson, 32, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since the Sept. 15 chase. In that time, detectives have tied Johnson to car thefts and vehicle and home burglaries in Ridgewood, New Milford -- and, now, Fair Lawn. Less than a week before the chase, Fair Lawn police responded to home burglaries on Morlot Avenue near Canger Place during which electronics, garage tools and a vehicle were taken, …

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Authorities: Search Continues After Jumper Abandons Car On GWB Authorities: Search Continues After Jumper Abandons Car On GWB
Authorities: Search Continues After Jumper Abandons Car On GWB Searchers continued looking for a driver who abandoned a car on the George Washington Bridge and jumped into the snowy Hudson River early Monday afternoon, authorities said. New York City harbor and aviation units searched the coast lines of the New Jersey and New York sides of the river with negative results after confirming a jumper at 12:45 p.m., Port Authority Spokesperson Lenis Rodriguez said. The truck was abandoned in the right lane on the New Jersey-bound upper level, Rodrigues said. Port Authority police were continuing to investigate along with the NYPD Harbor Unit and Marine 1 F…

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Ridgefield Man Who Trafficked Child Porn Gets 5 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison Ridgefield Man Who Trafficked Child Porn Gets 5 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison
Ridgefield Man Who Trafficked Child Porn Gets 5 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison A Ridgefield man must spend the next five years in federal prison for collecting and distributing videos and other images of child sex abuse. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, Malcolm Salamanca, 29, will have to serve the entire term handed down Monday by U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark. Salas also sentenced Salamanca to five years of supervised release and imposed a special assessment of $10,000 under the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act. He’ll also have to register as a sex offender. Salamanca admitted in August using a peer-to-peer file-shar…

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SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church
SEE Anything? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church A 61-year-old Westwood woman was struck and killed by an SUV outside a Paramus church Sunday morning, said authorities who were seeking witnesses. Lucy Akdemir was crossing Paramus Road in front of the Assyrian Apostolic Church on Paramus Road when she was struck by a northbound 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by a 56-year-old Ridgewood woman around 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. "The victim was almost off the roadway" when she was struck, Ehrenberg said. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was later pronounced dead, the chief said. The driver remai…

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Shotgun Blast That Killed Cliffside Park Woman, 18, 'Likely Accidental,' Authorities Say Shotgun Blast That Killed Cliffside Park Woman, 18, 'Likely Accidental,' Authorities Say
Shotgun Blast That Killed Cliffside Park Woman, 18, 'Likely Accidental,' Authorities Say UPDATE: Investigators believe that it was "likely accidental" that an 18-year-old Cliffside Park woman fired the shotgun blast that killed her in the basement of her boyfriend's Paramus home over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Faith Youngling knew the gun was loaded, they noted -- however, they aren't convinced that she intentionally shot herself. According to responders, Youngling clearly had been intoxicated when Kenneth Pinte, 21, claimed he gave her the weapon and told her the safety was on. Investigators, in turn, charged him with reckless manslaughter, hindering and weapons c…

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Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father
Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father Cliffside Park High School went on lockdown and students and staff were moved to another location Monday morning after a father threatened to "shoot up the school," authorities said. Police pinged his cellphone, obtained a warrant and arrested the father, identified as Misael Echevarria, 44, at his North Bergen home on 41st Street, where he lives with his girlfriend, around 9:50 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. He was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for a psychological evaluation, after which he will be sent to the Bergen County Jail. He's charged with making terro…

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UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say
Update: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say What began as a domestic incident at a Secaucus condo Sunday night turned into a shootout with police that left a man dead, authorities said. Following protocol, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was investigation the police-involved shooting death in the 300 block of Sea Isle Key in Harmon Cove. Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli told reporters at the scene that the incident began as a domestic dispute that required a police response around 5:45 p.m. Responders said a subject was barricaded. Local police were joined by a Hudson County SWAT team, Hudson County sheriff’s of…

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Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18 Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18
Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18 UPDATE: Investigators believe that it was "likely accidental" that an 18-year-old Cliffside Park woman fired the shotgun blast that killed her in the basement of her boyfriend's Paramus home over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Faith Youngling knew the gun was loaded, they noted -- however, they aren't convinced that she intentionally shot herself. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, charged Kenneth Pinte, 21, with reckless manslaughter, hindering and weapons charges in connection with her death. READ MORE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/paramus/police…

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Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18 Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18
Paramus Man Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Shotgun Death Of Cliffside Park Woman, 18 UPDATE: Investigators believe that it was "likely accidental" that an 18-year-old Cliffside Park woman fired the shotgun blast that killed her in the basement of her boyfriend's Paramus home over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Faith Youngling knew the gun was loaded, they noted -- however, they aren't convinced that she intentionally shot herself. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, charged Kenneth Pinte, 21, with reckless manslaughter, hindering and weapons charges in connection with her death. READ MORE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/paramus/police…

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Bergen County Vigil Will Unite Survivors Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcers To Combat Drunk Driving Bergen County Vigil Will Unite Survivors Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcers To Combat Drunk Driving
Bergen County Vigil Will Unite Survivors Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcers To Combat Drunk Driving A solemn ceremony Monday night will draw loved ones and members of law enforcement to Hackensack in the ongoing campaign to keep drunk drivers off Bergen County's roads. The event, organized by The Police Traffic Officers Association of Bergen County and the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association, aims to "pay tribute to victims killed by drunk drivers, and to offer their survivors a place to grieve, honor, and remember their loved ones," said county prosecutor's Detective Sgt. Chris Kelley, president of the traffic officers association. Organizers will "shine a spotlight on thes…

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