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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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New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens
New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens A volunteer firefighter accused in a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens not only returned to the scene as a responder but actively participated in the recovery effort, a personal injury lawyer said in announcing a massive lawsuit. Luke G. Stein, 18, of Cresskill, “helped carry one of the stretchers away from the wreck” off southbound Route 9W in Alpine earlier this month, Samuel L. Davis told reporters during a news conference at his Teaneck office on Thursday, Oct. 27. It was perhaps one of the “most twisted and cynical” things that he’d ever heard an…

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Elmwood Park Man, 59, Found Dead Outside By Suicide With Gun Elmwood Park Man, 59, Found Dead Outside By Suicide With Gun
Elmwood Park Man, 59, Found Dead Outside By Suicide With Gun A 59-year-old Elmwood Park man died by suicide on a borough street Thursday morning, authorities confirmed. The man's body was found outside on Parkview Avenue near the intersection of Willow Street around 10:30 a.m. Oct. 27, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and turned over to the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office, the chief said. Police also recovered a .45-caliber handgun and were notifying next of kin. NOTE: Daily Voice is withholding the dead man's name. It's being reported here only because it occurred on a public street and no…

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Female Route 46 Motel Guest Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Female Route 46 Motel Guest Pistol-Whipped, Robbed
Female Route 46 Motel Guest Pistol-Whipped, Robbed A robber who'd apparently followed a woman to a Route 46 motel kicked in the door and pistol-whipped her before fleeing, authorities said. South Hackensack police found the Nyack, NY, victim bleeding from the face when they responded to a 911 call from the Stagecoach Motel around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The victim, who spoke no English, was interviewed with the assistance of Moonachie Police Officer Frank Tamargo, the sergeant said. She described the robber as black, wearing a blue sweatsuit and white mask, carrying a white shoulder bag and driving a…

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HERO: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer HERO: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer
Hero: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer A Hasbrouck Heights police officer revived an 80-year-old man who authorities said was trying to kill himself. Officer Michael Renna found the man unconscious in his vehicle on a quiet stretch of Franklin Avenue between Oak Grove Avenue and Boulevard shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, according to a police report. The officer reportedly administered Narcan, which helped bring the man around. An ambulance took the man to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police, meanwhile, discovered a suicide note. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification also responded t…

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Family Tesla Gets Stranded On RR Tracks, Train Service Suspended On Pascack Valley Line Family Tesla Gets Stranded On RR Tracks, Train Service Suspended On Pascack Valley Line
Family Tesla Gets Stranded On RR Tracks, Train Service Suspended On Pascack Valley Line A family of four had to bail out of their Tesla after it got stuck on the railroad tracks near the Emerson train station. NJ TRANSIT stopped Pascack Valley Line rail service in both directions between Oradell and Woodcliff Lake following the mishap in the area of Lindwood Avenue and Kinderkamack Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Substitute bus service was being provided. NJ TRANSIT stopped Pascack Valley Line rail service in both directions between Oradell and Woodcliff Lake following the mishap in the area of Lindwood Avenue and Kinderkamack Road shortly before 3:30 p.…

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Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals A collection of crime-fighting 'supergroups' nailed 42 defendants in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare in North Jersey, authorities announced. The Violent Crime Initiative, as it's called, targeted what had been thriving criminal organizations in Newark, Paterson and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Shooting incidents statewide and in cities where the VCIs operate are “appreciably lower” than the year-to-date total from last year, including a 23% reduction statewide, a 30% reduction in …

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Late-Night House Fire Doused In Teaneck Late-Night House Fire Doused In Teaneck
Late-Night House Fire Doused In Teaneck Firefighters quickly doused a late-night Teaneck house blaze. Members of the 1st Platoon found flames coming from a second-floor window of the Sussex Road home between Kensington and Forest avenues shortly before midnight Oct. 26. The fire instantly went to a second alarm but was quickly knocked down. No injuries were reported. ****** PHOTO GALLERY: Teaneck 10-25-22 (BT Fire Photos) ****** Fire officials are investigating the cause. The department thanked firefighting colleagues from Englewood, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Ridgefield Park and Bogota for assistance in coverage and at the s…

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Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag
Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Two occupants sustained injuries that weren't considered serious when their hatchback split a utility pole before dawn outside the Midland Park Post Office.Utility wires were downed across Godwin as the Hyundai continued into the corner of a building housing an embroidery shop just up the street around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Godwin Avenue was temporarily closed while a utility crew replaced the pole. No power outages were reported. Midland Park police were investigating the cause. Borough police and firefighters were assisted with traffic by Ridgewood police. Boyd A. Loving took …

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'Loved By Many': Family Of Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident 'Loved By Many': Family Of Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident
'Loved By Many': Family Of Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident Shock and sorrow spread with the news that a young Westwood man was accidentally dragged and killed by a subway train at the Columbus Circle station in Manhattan. Joseph Ancona, 20, apparently tried to board a southbound No. 1 train when his clothing got caught in a subway door at the station off 59th Street around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, city police said. “The victim was then dragged and struck by [another] train,” the NYPD reported. Ancona was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It wasn't clear whether the conductor was aware of what was happening or why the doors didn't automati…

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Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident 'Loved By So Many' Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident 'Loved By So Many'
Bergen County Man, 20, Killed In Tragic Manhattan Subway Accident 'Loved By So Many' Shock and sorrow spread with the news that a young Westwood man was accidentally dragged and killed by a subway train at the Columbus Circle station in Manhattan. Joseph Ancona, 20, apparently tried to board a southbound No. 1 train when his clothing got caught in a subway door at the station off 59th Street around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, city police said. “The victim was then dragged and struck by [another] train,” the NYPD reported. Ancona was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It wasn't clear whether the conductor was aware of what was happening or why the doors didn't automati…

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