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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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Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge
Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge A Hackensack woman was jailed after authorities said she stabbed her boyfriend at a city condo building. The unidentified 28-year-old victim – wearing a court-required ankle monitor – arrived at the Hackensack University Medical Center emergency room via private transportation shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. He'd been stabbed moments earlier at the Vue Apartments on Polifly Road across from the entrance to eastbound Route 80, responders said. Police found a trail of blood in the hallway and in the elevator, where they believe he was stabbed. They arrested his girlfriend, Imani Curry,…

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Crash Closes Route 80, Jams Nearby Highway Crash Closes Route 80, Jams Nearby Highway
Crash Closes Route 80, Jams Nearby Highway A chain-reaction crash temporarily closed westbound Route 80 in Paterson, jamming area traffic. Both Route 80 and Route 20 were backed up by the crash in the left lane shortly after 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 25. There was no immediate word on injuries.

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SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood
Swatting: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood A second bogus shooting call in the same neighborhood in a week was being investigated by Wayne police. Once again, police mobilized after getting the call late Sunday, Aug. 24 -- the same as they did on Easter Sunday. And once again, the call to the home on Gates Place off Valley Road and Berdan Avenue near the Point View Reservoir was a hoax and all residents were safe. An EMS unit remained on standby as a precaution. The same thing happened at a nearby Berdan Avenue home a week earlier: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement Swatting incidents…

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Free Food, Pet Supplies Offered To Bergen Residents At 'No Empty Bowls' Free Food, Pet Supplies Offered To Bergen Residents At 'No Empty Bowls'
Free Food, Pet Supplies Offered To Bergen Residents At 'No Empty Bowls' Free pet food and necessary supplies will be distributed to Bergen County pet owners in need beginning next month. The "No Empty Bowls" pet food bank will be open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- except holidays -- beginning May 8 at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro (100 United Lane). There's no appointment needed to be served during the special collaboration between the Bergen County Animal Shelter and the Bergen County SPCA. The one thing you do need is identification proving that you are a Bergen County resident. No appointment needed. Just ID and proof of residency.B…

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RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
Respects: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…

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KIDNAPPING: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand KIDNAPPING: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand
Kidnapping: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand UPDATE: A previously-unidentified fourth New York City man accused of kidnapping a Fort Lee resident was charged by federal authorities. Gabriel Anthony, 34, of Queens, was ordered detained by a federal judge in Newark, joining co-defendants Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both also of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island. All four are charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Ferrelli and Anthony were wearing masks when they snatched the victim from his home on Catherine Street near William Street the night of April 5, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger sa…

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Rochelle Park PD: Call Leads To Arrest Of Convicted Felon With Crack, Burglary Tools, More Rochelle Park PD: Call Leads To Arrest Of Convicted Felon With Crack, Burglary Tools, More
Rochelle Park PD: Call Leads To Arrest Of Convicted Felon With Crack, Burglary Tools, More Rochelle Park police responding to a report of a suspicious-looking man dragging a heavy bag down the street arrested a convicted burglar who they said was carrying crack, stolen items and break-in tools. Officers Evan Migliore and Nick Mercoun and Sgt. Chris Bermudez found Leonard R. Castro, 37, of Jersey City on West Passaic Street wearing a hoodie and full face mask near Powell Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, Chief Dean M. Pinto said. A quick check by Detective Brian Cobb turned up an active warrant for a vehicle burglary out of Clifton, Pinto said. The officers also found…

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America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden
America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden Among the abundance of hyperlocal real estate sites that look to lure customers by rating locations is one that includes Camden, Trenton and Paterson among the 100 most dangerous cities in the United States. NeighborhoodScout.com uses the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents as its criteria to determine how likely you are to become a victim in each particular city. It then shows the safest neighborhoods around those urban areas. The worst for this year, it says, is Monroe, LA, with a crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 residents, giving citizens a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim. Bunched b…

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Passaic County Woman Charged With Stabbing Bergen BF Twice During Argument Passaic County Woman Charged With Stabbing Bergen BF Twice During Argument
Passaic County Woman Charged With Stabbing Bergen BF Twice During Argument An overnight argument left an Elmwood Park man hospitalized with knife wounds and his girlfriend from Clifton in custody, authorities said. Borough officers who responded to the stabbing at a private residence on Augusta Street just off Market Street stemmed the bleeding from the 36-year-old victim's shoulder before he was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, April 23, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. They also took Maria Saenz, 37, into custody and recovered a serrated steak knife, he said. Saenz had stabbed the victim twice in the left shoulde…

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GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. The April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are both at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septemb…

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