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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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Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark
Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark A former NFL player who laid out a United Airlines employee after getting sucker-slapped during a now-infamous clash at Newark Airport reportedly is no longer facing charges. Simple assault charges against Brendan Langley were dropped after authorities determined that he'd used reasonable force during a May incident that went viral, his lawyer told TMZ Sports. "We are grateful for the Court’s decision which puts an end to this ordeal that began nearly two months ago when Mr. Langley was assaulted then wrongfully arrested and charged for exercising his rights under the law," attorney Halim …

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1-Year-Old Bergen County Baby Severely Burned By Scalding Coffee 1-Year-Old Bergen County Baby Severely Burned By Scalding Coffee
1-Year-Old Bergen County Baby Severely Burned By Scalding Coffee A 1-year-old boy was severely burned when he pulled a cup of scalding hot coffee from the top of a TV in the family living room, Garfield police said. The boy suffered second-degree burns on his upper right chest and upper right shoulder in the 8:45 a.m. accident Wednesday on Malcolm Avenue, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Based on the severity of the burns, he said, Hackensack University Medical Center paramedics summoned AIrMed One, which picked up the boy with his father at nearby 20th Century Field barely a block from their home. Both were taken to the Burn Center at St. Barnabas in Livingston,…

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FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought FOUND! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought
Found! Missing Paramus Teen Turns Up In Guttenberg, Just As Police Thought Paramus police suspected a 16-year-old borough girl who was reported missing earlier this week might end up in North Bergen or Guttenberg. They were right. Ashley L. Car was located by Guttenberg police and reunited with her parents, they announced Saturday morning. Ashley had been reported missing early Wednesday.

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Rear-End Collision Kills Back-Seat Passengers On Route 95 Rear-End Collision Kills Back-Seat Passengers On Route 95
Rear-End Collision Kills Back-Seat Passengers On Route 95 Two Bronx women were killed when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck on Route 95, responders said. The victims were in the back seat of a Subaru Impreza when a chain-reaction crash occurred in the local lanes of the northbound highway at milepost 120 near the DeGraw Avenue overpass in Teaneck around midnight Wednesday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. A Ram C3500 pulling a utility trailer rear-ended the Subaru, Slota said.An Infiniti G35 then struck the Ram, and all three vehicles slammed into the concrete median, the trooper said. Killed were Cesarina Medrano, 57 of …

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Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes
Bergen Auction House Owner Among Trio Charged In Scheme To Sell Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Notes Three men who surrendered to authorities in Manhattan to face charges stemming from the theft of handwritten notes and lyrics to the classic rock and roll album “Hotel California" include the CEO of a Bergen County-based auction house.  An indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan accuses Edward Kosinski of Franklin Lakes and two alleged co-conspirators with scheming to profit from the stolen material produced by singer-songwriter Don Henley, who co-founded the Eagles with the late Glenn Frey in the early 1970s. According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, both Kosinski…

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‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes ‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes
‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes A woman and a 7-year-old boy were killed when a private boat from New Jersey capsized near Manhattan on Tuesday, bringing to mind for many the “Miracle on the Hudson.” UPDATE: Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River. “My heart breaks for all those involved in today’s tragic boating accident,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference on the Manhattan side of the river. “This is a devastating moment for their families and our city.” The 50-year-old adult and boy were pulled from beneath the boat and taken to Mount Sinai and Bellevue hospitals, where they …

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SEEN HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer SEEN HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer
Seen HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer A 42-year-old fugitive from Clifton who’s wanted for hitting a city police officer with his car has eluded a manhunt for nearly a month, said authorities who turned to the public for help finding him. Officers were responding to a report of a possible crime in progress on Valley Road on June 18 when they spotted Alberto J. Maymi-Sepulveda, 42, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Tuesday. Maymi-Sepulveda slammed the door on an officer who tried to detain him, then hit the gas and struck the officer’s arm with his vehicle, the lieutenant said. Fortunately, the officer was OK, he said. Maymi-S…

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Young Ex-Cons Nabbed In Elizabeth Taxi Driver Shooting Charged Federally Young Ex-Cons Nabbed In Elizabeth Taxi Driver Shooting Charged Federally
Young Ex-Cons Nabbed In Elizabeth Taxi Driver Shooting Charged Federally Two ex-cons seized in the shooting of a taxi driver during a late-night robbery in Elizabeth were identified by federal authorities on Tuesday. City police nabbed Naeem Jackson, 22, of East Orange, and Walter Williams-Lang, 20, of Elizabeth, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark took the case because of the government’s ability to secure much harsher penalties than under state law. Both Jackson and Williams-Lang were wearing dark clothing and masks over their faces when they entered the cabbie's minivan shortly after 4:30 a.m., U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Williams-Lang point…

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Bergen Homeowner Finds Burglar Downstairs Bergen Homeowner Finds Burglar Downstairs
Bergen Homeowner Finds Burglar Downstairs A startled Woodcliff Lake homeowner was unharmed after finding a burglar downstairs, authorities said. Borough police rushed to the residence off Werimus Road -- near the entrance to the southbound Garden State Parkway -- after the homeowner called them shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday, Lt. Chad Malloy said. The intruder apparently was wearing a mask and carrying a flashlight when he was discovered, the lieutenant said. He ran out and was picked up by a waiting vehicle that sped off, he said. Police from neighboring towns and a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 unit helped establish a perimeter …

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Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution
Former Bergen Man Gets Federal Prison Time For Assisting Massage Parlor Prostitution A former Bergen County resident must spend nearly three years in federal prison for producing bogus training certificates for massage parlors that sold sex. Naresh Rane, 68, gave 10 of those certificates to a former local councilman who was later found dead of suicide along with his wife, authorities said. Rane, formerly of Closter, owned and operated the now-defunct Axiom Healthcare Academy on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen, which touted itself as a provider of massage therapy training. Anyone who didn't want to go through the training could pay Rane anywhere from $1,000 to $2,600 for …

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