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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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Authorities: Little Ferry Sergeant Nabs Philly Trio With Bogus Credit Cards, Checks Authorities: Little Ferry Sergeant Nabs Philly Trio With Bogus Credit Cards, Checks
Authorities: Little Ferry Sergeant Nabs Philly Trio With Bogus Credit Cards, Checks A seat belt stop turned up several blank credit cards and checks, as well as those in the names of different people, said Little Ferry police who took three Philadelphia residents into custody. Sgt. John Adronaco smelled burnt marijuana after stopping the vehicle and speaking with the driver, 20-year-old Deiontae Rivas, Detective Lt. Ronald Klein said. Rivas and his two passengers "had different stories about where they were going and where they came from," Klein said. After finding a marijuana blunt along with the checks and credit cards, Adronaco took all three into custody, the lieutena…

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Repeat Offending Little Ferry Duo Charged With More Than 50 Bags Of Heroin Released By Judge Repeat Offending Little Ferry Duo Charged With More Than 50 Bags Of Heroin Released By Judge
Repeat Offending Little Ferry Duo Charged With More Than 50 Bags Of Heroin Released By Judge Two habitual offenders with dozens of arrests between them over nearly 20 years were carrying more than 50 bags of heroin when they were stopped over the weekend, Little Ferry police said. Driver Mark Palladino, 53, and passenger Timothy Cunningham, 51, both of Little Ferry, appeared nervous when Sgt. John Andronaco stopped them for a seat belt violation just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Ronald Klein Jr. said. When Cunningham stepped out of the car, a used bag of heroin fell to the ground, he said. A search turned up 45 folds of heroin in a Doritos bag behind the driver's seat …

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Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS
Refrigerant Leak Clears Fair Lawn HS A refrigerant leak briefly cleared Fair Lawn High School Monday morning. The Freon leak, discovered around 8:30 a.m., was traced to an HVAC unit on the roof, which "caused a smoke condition on the second floor," one responder said. The building was ventilated and the all-clear was given to return shortly after 9 a.m. No injuries were reported. Fair Lawn police and firefighters were among the responders. ****** ALSO SEE: A battery on a piece of construction equipment in a Fair Lawn warehouse exploded Monday night, sending a worker flying, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jer…

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Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged
Killer Of Prospect Man, 20, Still At Large, Former Paterson Eastside Football Scrub Charged A killer remained at large after a former second-string Paterson Eastside High School football player was arrested and charged in the broad daylight shooting death last week of a 20-year-old Prospect Park man. Malachi Oji, 19, was driving on North 1st Street when he and two companions rolled up on Niyam Deloatch around 1 p.m. last Monday as he walked near Haledon Avenue in area known as "The Main" that authorities say is controlled by the Bloods Street gang. One of the trio refused to participate after they got out of Oji’s car and approached Deloatch, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia…

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Upper Saddle River Dentist, 82, Critically Injured Crossing Hawthorne Street Upper Saddle River Dentist, 82, Critically Injured Crossing Hawthorne Street
Upper Saddle River Dentist, 82, Critically Injured Crossing Hawthorne Street A veteran dentist from Upper Saddle River was critically injured when he was struck crossing a Hawthorne street Thursday night, authorities said. Ronald Van Slooten, 82, was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the 8:47 p.m. crash on Lafayette Avenue near Llewelyn Avenue, authorities said. Van Slooten was struck and thrown into the windshield by a 2013 Subaru Impreza operated by a 40-year-old Hawthorne man who remained at the scene, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said. The Passaic County Sheriff's Off…

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THIS WEEKEND: Come Have Coffee, Conversation With Rochelle Park Police THIS WEEKEND: Come Have Coffee, Conversation With Rochelle Park Police
This Weekend: Come Have Coffee, Conversation With Rochelle Park Police Rochelle Park police are hosting the popular "Coffee With a Cop" get-together this Saturday, Nov. 9. Come meet the borough's finest from 9 a.m. to noon at the Starbucks on northbound Route 17. The highly successful program is designed for discussing community issues, building relationships – and drinking free coffee. "No cell phones, devices, or distractions -- just coffee, cops and conversation," said Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta.  The majority of contacts the public has with law enforcement comes during emergencies or emotional situations -- not always the best times for relationship…

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Paterson PD Nabs 6 In Armed Robbery Spree Of Gas Station, Nail Salon, Restaurant, Cleaners Paterson PD Nabs 6 In Armed Robbery Spree Of Gas Station, Nail Salon, Restaurant, Cleaners
Paterson PD Nabs 6 In Armed Robbery Spree Of Gas Station, Nail Salon, Restaurant, Cleaners Just as quickly as a band of bandits held up four businesses in Paterson, city detectives had six suspects in custody. The work of the department’s investigators is “remarkable and noteworthy based on their dedication and tireless efforts,” city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday. In a span of less the 70 minutes last Saturday night, the robbers hit a nail salon, a gas station, a restaurant and dry cleaners, Speziale said. Arrested on robbery and weapons charges were 21-year-old Sammy Cromatie, 19-ear-old Rashan Ricketts and 18-year-old Shamar Taylor, all from Paterson, the…

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Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk
Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk Teaneck police tracked down an 18-year-old Bronx man who they said jumped the pharmacy counter at a local CVS, grabbed a couple of bottle of cough syrup and then pushed a clerk out of the way as he fled. Mamady Cisse committed similar crimes in New York and Connecticut, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Friday. Cisse tried getting into the pharmacy area through a locked door at the Cedar Lane store on Aug. 23, O’Reilly said. So he “jumped over the pharmacy counter, entered the secured area and removed two bottles” of promethazine/codeine from the shelf, the chief said. After “fo…

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Hawthorne Dye Company Blaze Doused Hawthorne Dye Company Blaze Doused
Hawthorne Dye Company Blaze Doused A Friday morning basement fire blew through the roof of an industrial dye company in Hawthorne. The 5th Avenue fire at Rainbow Specialty Colors broke out around 9:30 a.m. and went to two alarms.  Firefighters reported it under control less than an hour later. Hawthorne firefighters were joined by their Glen Rock, Paterson and Wyckoff colleagues, among others.

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Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Nab South Carolina Man In Englewood With 4½ Pounds Of Heroin Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Nab South Carolina Man In Englewood With 4½ Pounds Of Heroin
Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Nab South Carolina Man In Englewood With 4½ Pounds Of Heroin A self-employed South Carolina painter was nabbed carrying 4½ pounds of heroin in Englewood, authorities said. Juan Osto-Alvarado, 36, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail after a judge in Hackensack denied his release, records show. Narcotic Task Force detectives arrested him during a traffic stop Tuesday after learning that that Osto-Alvarado “was trafficking narcotics between South Carolina and New Jersey,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Osto-Alvarado has a first appearance scheduled on first-degree drug possession charges this Tuesday in Central Judicial Processi…

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