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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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Manhunt Ends In Arrest Of Predator Who Tried Luring Boy Into Woods For Nude Pix: Wallington PD Manhunt Ends In Arrest Of Predator Who Tried Luring Boy Into Woods For Nude Pix: Wallington PD
Manhunt Ends In Arrest Of Predator Who Tried Luring Boy Into Woods For Nude Pix: Wallington PD A young boy was rescued by his friends after a stranger tried to lure him from a Wallington pizzeria to a wooded area to take naked photos of him, authorities said. A manhunt ended with the arrest of Milton Benefield, 52, of Orange, on Saturday, Aug. 28, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said. Benefield befriended the boy the night before by talking about basketball and sneakers, then offering to buy him pizza, the chief said. Benefield said he was going to show the youngster photos of sneakers on his phone but instead flashed shots of him and other people naked, he said. He then "told the …

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SWAT Situation Resolved: Hoboken Resident Accused Of Flashing Gun During Dispute With Road Crew SWAT Situation Resolved: Hoboken Resident Accused Of Flashing Gun During Dispute With Road Crew
SWAT Situation Resolved: Hoboken Resident Accused Of Flashing Gun During Dispute With Road Crew UPDATE: A disgruntled Hoboken resident allegedly flashed a rifle during a dispute with a construction crew doing work on his block, authorities said. Michael Jasmine surrendered and was taken into custody after a SWAT team was summoned to Hudson Street near Stevens Park on Monday morning, Aug. 29, Hoboken Police Detective Lt. Jonathan Mecka and city officials said.  A rifle style BB gun was recovered after the dispute between 4th and 5th streets was over "what time street construction began," the lieutenant and officials said. "During the dispute it was alleged that a rifle w…

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End-Of-Care Patient's Husband Charged With Putting Pillow Over Her Face At HUMC End-Of-Care Patient's Husband Charged With Putting Pillow Over Her Face At HUMC
End-Of-Care Patient's Husband Charged With Putting Pillow Over Her Face At Humc A Fair Lawn man visiting his wife at Hackensack University Medical Center was jailed after authorities charged him with putting a pillow over her face. City police arrested Pietro Atria, 73, at the hospital around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Hackensack Police Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Relatives apparently sounded the alarm after finding that Antonia Atria, also 73, had been assaulted in her hospital bed, sources said. She apparently has been in end-of-life care, they said. Antista said he couldn't confirm the victim's identity under the law. He did say that she "didn't suffe…

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Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash involving a garbage truck in Ridgewood. The collision occurred at the corner of North Monroe Street and dead-ended Woodfield Court around 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29. Members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the motorcyclist to Hackensack University Medical Center. The extent of his injuries couldn't immediately be determined. The accident was handled by Bergen County sheriff's officers, who are patrolling the village while local police attend the funeral of young Cole McKeon, whose father is a Ridgewood sergeant.Boyd A. Lov…

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SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park
SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park A driver was hospitalized after his SUV struck a utility pole in Midland Park. Initial details were sketchy, but responders said the driver suffered head trauma in the early-morning crash on Erie Avenue near Smith Lane on Monday, Aug. 29. The road was closed as PSE&G made repairs to a pair of poles downed in the crash. The Toyota RAV 4 was towed. The road was closed indefinitely following the crash in front of 189 Erie Avenue in Midland Park on Monday, Aug. 29.Boyd A. Loving

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Counselors Available Following Death Of Hawthorne Schoolteacher From Glen Rock Counselors Available Following Death Of Hawthorne Schoolteacher From Glen Rock
Counselors Available Following Death Of Hawthorne Schoolteacher From Glen Rock The Hawthorne School District will have counselors available on Monday, Aug. 29, following the sudden death of one of its middle school teachers. A funeral service was scheduled later this week for Jeffrey Kolk, of Glen Rock, who taught math at Lincoln Middle School. Kolk, who'd also coached golf at Hawthorne High School, died unexpectedly on Friday, three days after his 46th birthday. "We are all struggling to come to terms with Jeff Kolk's sudden and unexpected loss," the Hawthorne Teachers Association wrote in a social media post on Sunday. "Our thoughts and prayers are with h…

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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video
Gone IN 60 Seconds: Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught On Video WATCH: Two thieves needed barely a minute to swipe a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in a Bergen County resident's driveway, home security video shows. It begins when an Infiniti sedan pulls up to a home on East Passaic Street in Rochelle Park. Two passengers emerge wearing ski masks, hoodies and gloves. One of them has on a Reebok top and striped pants. The other carries what looks like a reciprocating saw with a light on the end. As his companion keeps a lookout, the tool wielder climbs under the front of the parked SUV, then reaches beneath the side. He emerges with the part …

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Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel
Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel Police were looking for a troubled man whose father sustained minor stab wounds in an assault at a South Hackensack motel. Carlos Rodriguez, 27, fled after the 8:40 a.m. incident on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Knights Inn off Route 46, Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. Both had been living together there the past several years, he said. The victim sustained two small puncture wounds in the back of the neck from a steak knife for which he didn't require hospitalization, the chief said. South Hackensack police issued an alert to surrounding towns while searching for Rodriguez. He shouldn't be…

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UPDATE: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287 UPDATE: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287
Update: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287 A back-seat passenger died following a chain-reaction crash on Route 287, New Jersey State Police said. The elderly victim was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern following the crash on the northbound highway in Mahwah shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, responders said.She succumbed to her injuries, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota said. A trio of vehicles had begun to suddenly slow when the crash occurred, Slota said. A Honda Accord was in front. Behind it was a Chevy SUV. Behind the SUV was a Tesla Model Y, the trooper said. A Nissan Maxima rear-ended the Tesla, which struck the …

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Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Lodi Home Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Lodi Home
Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Lodi Home Fire engulfed a home in Lodi overnight. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which apparently was ignited outside the rear of the 2½-story home on Blueridge Road shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Firefighters were forced into an exterior attack as flames quickly spread through the house, collapsing the roof. The fire ignited out back of the Blueridge Road home in Lodi and spread quickly.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE They were also hampered by early water issues. Even after the bulk of the blaze was knocked down, they were dousing flames past daybreak. Firefighters were for…

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