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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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NJ: Elderly Siblings With 8th-Grade Educations Swindled In $500,000 Investment Scam NJ: Elderly Siblings With 8th-Grade Educations Swindled In $500,000 Investment Scam
NJ: Elderly Siblings With 8th-Grade Educations Swindled In $500,000 Investment Scam A former investment adviser swindled four elderly New Jersey customers out of $529,780 that he used for gambling, meals and car payments, state authorities said. Three of the victims conned by Mario E. Rivero, Jr. were elderly siblings who had eighth-grade educations, couldn't speak or read English and had "diminished capacity," Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Monday, March 14. Rivero -- who'd known the siblings for more than 10 years before becoming their financial professional -- told them and others that their money "would be invested in his mother's and fr…

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Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen A registered sex offender from Wayne who served state prison time for downloading child porn must spend the next 10 years in a federal penitentiary for doing it again. Robert Klemt, 35, must serve just about all of the 120-month term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Klemt, of New Street, spent barely a year in state prison after pleading guilty in Superior Court in Essex County in 2014 to possessing and distributing child pornography. He was classified under Megan’s Law in Tier 2 as a moderate risk of reoffending following his release. Agents with U.S. Homeland Secu…

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ROUTE 17 STOP: Paramus Police Seize Illegal Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo From Out-Of-State Pair ROUTE 17 STOP: Paramus Police Seize Illegal Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo From Out-Of-State Pair
Route 17 Stop: Paramus Police Seize Illegal Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo From Out-Of-State Pair Two out-of-state men were carrying a gun without a serial number, a large-capacity magazine and three dozen hollow-point bullets when they were stopped by Paramus police, authorities said. Their 2008 Mazda was swerving on southbound Route 17 when Officer Matthew Orefice stopped it near Linwood Avenue, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The vehicle also had extremely "over-tinted" windows, the chief added. Officers Cesar Hurtado and Officer Ryan Hayo joined Orefice, who learned that the driver, Jeremis Salazar Rivera, 19, of Reading, PA didn't have a license, Ehrenberg said. A consented…

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Oakland PD: DWI Driver From Franklin Lakes Kicks, Spits On Police Oakland PD: DWI Driver From Franklin Lakes Kicks, Spits On Police
Oakland PD: DWI Driver From Franklin Lakes Kicks, Spits On Police A DWI driver from Franklin Lakes was arrested after he kicked and spit at Oakland police, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of an erratic driver on Long Hill Road on Friday, March 11, spotted a Honda stopped at a green light, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. The driver, Nicholas Pellegrini, 26, was arrested following a field sobriety test and "became combative while being handcuffed," Keenan said. Pelligrini kicked one officer and spit on others while being subdued, the captain said. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, throwing bodily fluids at police, resi…

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Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP
Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP UPDATE: A ruptured lithium battery made a Tesla fire difficult to douse following a crash that killed a Bergen County driver on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, responders said. Jyungwoo Hahn, 46, of Cresskill was approaching Exit 10 on the parkway's northbound side in Nanuet when his white 2020 Model S left the roadway and struck a tree on the center median during a snowstorm around 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, New York State Police said. "The Tesla’s sole source of power is the 375-volt lithium-ion battery, which spans the entire length and width of the floor of the car," Nanuet firefight…

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Convicted Felon From Garfield Caught With Loaded Gun Hidden In Vehicle 'Trap': Little Ferry PD Convicted Felon From Garfield Caught With Loaded Gun Hidden In Vehicle 'Trap': Little Ferry PD
Convicted Felon From Garfield Caught With Loaded Gun Hidden In Vehicle 'Trap': Little Ferry PD A Little Ferry police lieutenant nabbed a convicted felon from Garfield with a loaded gun stashed in a hidden compartment of his vehicle, authorities said. Lt. John Andronaco spotted the 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee parked on Redneck Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Police Chief James Walters said. The driver -- Raul Leguen, 42 -- "appeared startled, quickly looking down," the chief said. The vehicle's rear license plate also was covered by snow, he said. Leguen pulled out, turned the vehicle around and passed Adronaco, who ran a computer check that showed the owner wanted on a…

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Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall
Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall A homeless man was hospitalized after he fell a dozen or so feet from a railing at a mall in Paramus over the weekend, responders said. The victim apparently tried to sit on the railing near the California Pizza Kitchen at the Garden State Plaza when he lost his balance and fell backward before flipping and landing on his feet, then his side, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, they said. The dazed man then got up and began walking away when a security guard, concerned for his safety, convinced him to wait for EMS, responders said. He was alert and conscious when taken to Hackensac…

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Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says
Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says A money launderer from Queens was caught with more than $150,000 in cash stashed throughout an SUV during a traffic stop in Fort Lee, authorities said. Investigators with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force stopped a Chevy Suburban driven by Hongwei Zheng, a 39-year-old liquor store cashier from Flushing, late last week, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They found $158,900.00 in cash “concealed in different locations in the vehicle,” Musella said. Authorities seized the cash for forfeiture, the prosecutor said. Zheng, meanwhile, was charged with money laundering and released …

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Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire
Route 208 Motorist Alerts Responders To Fair Lawn House Fire A motorist driving on Route 208 alerted responders to a house fire in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Occupants of the Eberlin Drive home apparently weren't aware of the fire that broke out in the chimney area of the roof of their two-story, wood-frame home shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Firefighters quickly doused the flames. No injuries were reported. Fair Lawn police, Rescue Squad members and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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FOUND! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom FOUND! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom
Found! Boy, 14, Who Went Missing In Meadowlands Marshes Late At Night Reunited With Mom A missing 14-year-old East Rutherford boy evaded an hours-long, late-night search before turning up in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The boy's mother told police that her son had run off from The Monarch apartment complex shortly after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, East Rutherford Deputy Chief Phillip Taormina said. She said she ran after him but lost the boy about 20 feet in the marshland behind the development off eastbound Route 3 across from the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Given the terrain and frigid temperatures, officers requested K-9s from the Bergen County Sheriff's and Maywood pol…

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