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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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Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars
Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Two members of a Queens burglary crew who've been hitting Fort Lee shopping centers were hard at work when an undercover team of police caught them in the act, authorities said. Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit officers and detectives have been keeping an eye on Plaza West on Bergen Boulevard amid a rash of thefts of purses from shopping carts and vehicles there and at Linwood Plaza, Capt. Edward Young said. They were secretly watching when a BMW X5 that had been flagged in a previous burglary pulled into a parking spot in the Plaza West lot around 4 p.m. Dec. 22, the captain said. The vehicle…

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Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced
Fire Blows Through Roof Of Mixed-Use Building In Passaic, Nearly Two Dozen Displaced UPDATE: What began as a basement fire quickly blew through the roof of a three-story mixed-use building in Passaic, displacing 21 residents. The fire began as a second alarmer, with heavy flames, in the basement at the corner of Passaic and Third streets shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29. It went to three alarms after flames shot up the walls to the second and third floors, and then the attic, less than 20 minutes later. Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, but it rekindled on the roof about an hour into the operation. The fire at that point went to four alarms. Passaic firef…

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UPDATE: Speeding Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Home On Quiet Oradell Block: Police UPDATE: Speeding Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Home On Quiet Oradell Block: Police
Update: Speeding Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Home On Quiet Oradell Block: Police A motorist can expect summonses after an out-of-control sedan crashed into a home on a quiet Oradell street, police said Thursday. The driver was "operating at a high rate of speed" as the Nissan Sentra raced up Merritt Drive and then failed to take the corner onto Schlomann Drive near the Haworth border around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Lt. David Gangemi said. The sedan barreled up a front lawn and slammed into the corner of a neighbors's two-car attached garage, responders at the scene said. Oradell firefighters made sure the house on Schlomann Drive was safe before the sedan was…

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Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median
Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median A man from Rockland County who was struck trying to cross a stretch of Route 17 suffered a gruesome fate, responders revealed. Both his lower left leg and part of his right foot were amputated after he was knocked over the highway divider, they said. The 66-year-old Suffern resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the tragic mishap shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Ramsey Police Chief Brian M. Lyman said. "The initial investigation reveals the pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway and was on, or near, the center divider when he was struck by a 4-do…

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EPIC PAIL: Gasoline Explosion Burns Paramus Resident EPIC PAIL: Gasoline Explosion Burns Paramus Resident
Epic Pail: Gasoline Explosion Burns Paramus Resident A Paramus resident who poured gasoline into a garbage pail to burn paper ended up burning himself, authorities said. The 54-year-old Nevada Street resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the pile exploded, burning his arm, around noontime Thursday, Dec. 29, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. The flames were snuffed before borough firefighters arrived, the deputy chief said. The borough Fire Prevention Bureau was notified, he said. Gasoline is dangerous in confined spaces because the fumes explode -- and not the liquid itself. Experts urge you to: Never…

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Two Kids, Adults Fall Through Ice At Skating Pond In Allendale Two Kids, Adults Fall Through Ice At Skating Pond In Allendale
Two Kids, Adults Fall Through Ice At Skating Pond In Allendale Two child skaters who fell through the ice and two adults who went in to rescue them at the Celery Farm in Allendale checked out OK afterward, authorities said. Fortunately, the skating pond isn't too deep in that area, Allendale Police Chief Michael Dillon said. The 9-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy fell through the ice at the Franklin Turnpike farm shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, the chief said. The adults also went in while removing the children from waist-deep water and muck, he said Thursday. A borough officer on routine patrol stopped, helped them out and radioed for assi…

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UPDATE: Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Suffern Pedestrian Knocked Over Route 17 Median In Ramsey UPDATE: Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Suffern Pedestrian Knocked Over Route 17 Median In Ramsey
Update: Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Suffern Pedestrian Knocked Over Route 17 Median In Ramsey UPDATE: Yet another pedestrian who was struck trying to cross a deadly stretch of Route 17 in Ramsey suffered a gruesome fate, responders revealed. Both his lower left leg and part of his right foot were amputated after he was knocked over the highway divider, they said. The 66-year-old Suffern resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the tragic mishap shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Ramsey Police Chief Brian M. Lyman said. "The initial investigation reveals the pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway and was on, or near, the center divider when he…

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GF Of Ex-Con NJ Fugitive Sought For Shooting Her Friend Seeks Public's Help GF Of Ex-Con NJ Fugitive Sought For Shooting Her Friend Seeks Public's Help
GF Of Ex-Con NJ Fugitive Sought For Shooting Her Friend Seeks Public's Help UPDATE: The death of fugitive James Allandale during an exchange of gunfire with police at a Route 46 motel came days after his girlfriend -- whose friend he'd shot -- made a public plea to “end this nightmare.” Lisa Dolack included the police wanted poster while asking folks on Facebook to help authorities track down and capture ex-con James Allandale. “I am pleading to all my friends, please post on your page this below. We need to end this nightmare! please copy and paste," she wrote on Thursday, Dec. 29. "Flood Facebook today with this please help me.” Allandale, 61, who police said s…

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UPDATE: 16 Displaced By Passaic Fire UPDATE: 16 Displaced By Passaic Fire
Update: 16 Displaced By Passaic Fire A first-floor kitchen fire in Passaic was quickly knocked down but caused substantial damage while displacing 16 people. Flames pushed out the front door and spread through the two-story wood-frame home on Oak Street -- just off Gregory Avenue -- around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. PSE&G was called after a broken gas main was found in the basement. No injuries were reported. Authorities were trying to determine the cause, which was believed to be a faulty refrigerator. James Wood Sr. took the photos and contributed to this story. Passaic firefighters quickly knocked down the O…

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Accused DWI Motorist Charged With Assaulting North Arlington Police Accused DWI Motorist Charged With Assaulting North Arlington Police
Accused DWI Motorist Charged With Assaulting North Arlington Police Two North Arlington police officers complained of pain after a driver who failed a sobriety field test resisted arrest, authorities said. The officers had stopped Luis Alberto Carillo, 42, after seeing his vehicle being operated erratically on the Belleville Turnpike around 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, Police Chief Scott M. Hedenberg said. Carillo failed a field test, then tussled with the officers before they subdued and arrested him, the chief said. One officer reported shoulder pain, the other knee pain, but both refused medical attention, Hedenberg said. Carillo, meanwhile, was brought to …

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