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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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Police & Fire
Rockland Bicyclist Injured In Fall Rockland Bicyclist Injured In Fall
Rockland Bicyclist Injured In Fall A 71-year-old Rockland bicyclist was hospitalized after a nasty fall at the state border in Old Tappan, authorities said. The victim "hit an uneven patch of pavement in the roadway" near the corner of Old Tappan and Semino Road and fell off her bicycle" around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Police Lt. Robert W. Wacht said. The Tappan woman -- who suffered a cut under her right eye and road rash on her shoulder and elbow -- couldn't recall falling, the lieutenant said. Police tended to her until members of the Old Tappan Volunteer First Aid Corps and an ALS unit from Hackensack University Medical Center …

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Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says
Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, Nypd Says A 14-year-old boy who'd just moved to New Jersey with his family was identified by authorities as the victim shot and killed on a Harlem street. Justin Streeter of Plainfield had just stopped at an East 128th Street deli with a friend and was riding a push scooter when gunfire erupts around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the NYPD said. "As they're walking towards the corner of Park Avenue a male emerges on the corner and fires a volley of gunshots at the two young men," said Jeffrey G. Maddrey, the department's chief of patrol. It was unclear why, the chief said. The boys ran between two vehicles, b…

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Bicyclist, 71, Injured In Fall At State Border In Old Tappan Bicyclist, 71, Injured In Fall At State Border In Old Tappan
Bicyclist, 71, Injured In Fall At State Border In Old Tappan A 71-year-old Rockland bicyclist was hospitalized after a nasty fall at the state border in Old Tappan, authorities said. The victim "hit an uneven patch of pavement in the roadway" near the corner of Old Tappan and Semino Road and fell off her bicycle" around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Police Lt. Robert W. Wacht said. The Tappan, NY, woman -- who suffered a cut under her right eye and road rash on her shoulder and elbow -- couldn't recall falling, the lieutenant said. Police tended to her until members of the Old Tappan Volunteer First Aid Corps and an ALS unit from Hackensack University Medical Ce…

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HEROES: Dog Thrown Into River Rescued By Civilian, FDNY HEROES: Dog Thrown Into River Rescued By Civilian, FDNY
Heroes: Dog Thrown Into River Rescued By Civilian, Fdny It's almost impossible to imagine: Someone throws a dog off a bridge. Better to focus on the civilian who braved the waters of the Harlem River to keep the dog from drowning, as well as the New York City firefighters who quickly got to both of them. "The best and worst of humans in one story," wrote city resident Keren McEneaney. Lt. Salvatore Sodano led the unit, which brought the dog aboard and took him to shore for the necessary care. "Without the quick response from both the civilian and FDNY members, the outcome for this animal could have been very different," the department wrote. …

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Driver Hospitalized After SUV Rollover Near Paramus Mall Driver Hospitalized After SUV Rollover Near Paramus Mall
Driver Hospitalized After SUV Rollover Near Paramus Mall An SUV driver was hospitalized after a rollover crash near the Garden State Plaza. Firefighters had to extricate the Mazda driver after the early-lunchtime crash Tuesday on West Passaic Street in Rochelle Park, up the street from the northbound Garden State Parkway. A Hackensack University Medical Center ambulance took the victim to the hospital with an ALS unit on board. A Hackensack University Medical Center ambulance took the victim to the hospital.Boyd A. Loving Her condition couldn't immediately be determined. Maywood firefighters assisted their Rochelle Park colleagues. Belf…

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MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse
Mane Event: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By Nypd Horse A horse walks into Times Square.... and chases down a man accused of robbing a street vendor, NYPD body cam footage shows. The bandit likely didn't realize he'd stirrup that kind of trouble after using a broken piece of glass to threaten a vendor who caught him swiping seven pairs of sunglasses, city police said. Now Ignacio Lewis, 34, is saddled with criminal charges. Lewis's tale of whoa began soon after he ignored a mounted officer's orders to put his hands against the wall, an NYPD Twitter post shows. In the video, Lewis takes one look at the horse, slowly turns and then bolts down W…

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Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home
Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home A cleaning service contractor was airlifted following a bad fall at a Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. The 34-year-old contractor with Jose’s Cleaning Services of Ridgefield Park was cleaning gutters and power-washing the Crest Place home near Kells Pond just off Pulis Avenue when he fell two stories around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. A NorthStar New Jersey State Police helicopter flew him to University Hospital in Newark, the captain said. Also responding with borough police were the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, borough firefighters and paramedics fr…

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Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire UPDATE: A vacant warehouse blaze that injured a firefighter in Palisades Park was deliberately set by two Ridgefield residents, authorities charged. Alexander Regalado, 18, was arrested and a juvenile was detained after they were identified as responsible for the multi-alarm Fourth of July weekend fire on Fairview Street off Grand Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The fire, which ravaged the warehouse and damaged a neighboring building, wasn’t fully extinguished for nearly six hours. Route 46 was closed in both directions at one point because of the thick smoke and a fi…

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'MIRACLE': SUV Barrels Through Two Ridgefield Shopping Center Lots Without Hitting Anyone 'MIRACLE': SUV Barrels Through Two Ridgefield Shopping Center Lots Without Hitting Anyone
'Miracle': SUV Barrels Through Two Ridgefield Shopping Center Lots Without Hitting Anyone A driver climbed out of her SUV after it careened through the parking lots of not one but two small shopping centers off Broad Avenue in Ridgefield. The driver apparently lost control of her Nissan Pathfinder, which first sped straight through a lot anchored by a Dunkin Donuts at Marion Place around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, responders said. It then smashed between two Dumpsters, sending them flying, and careened over a short wall before rolling onto its side in a lot anchored by a Dairy Queen and the Circle Cycle repair shop. The driver was hospitalized with what were considered relatively min…

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Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line
Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line A passenger escaped serious injury when an SUV struck a fallen branch on Skyline Drive in Oakland, authorities said. The 39-year-old Ringwood woman was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood as a precaution following the Ford Explorer crash near the New York State line shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Skyline Drive was temporarily closed following the mishap. Sgt. Stephen Broek and Officers Donald Harvey, Andrew Vecchione and Jacquelyn Jensen responded.

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