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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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Police & Fire

Body Of Missing Jersey City Man Confirmed Pulled From West Milford Lake WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- A man whose body was pulled from a swimming hole in West Milford Friday afternoon was a missing 21-year-old Jersey City resident, authorities confirmed Sunday afternoon. Family members presumed that Wajhat Yaqoob drowned in the in Long Pond Ironworks State Park in Hewitt at what is known "The Mine Hole" on March 10. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes made it official on Sunday after a determination was made by the Medical Examiner's Office.

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Humane Society: Paramus Pet Store Saga Proves NJ Puppy Mill Sales Must End PARAMUS, N.J. -- The Humane Society of the United States on Sunday re-emphasized its support for a proposed law that would ban the sale of puppy mill dogs in New Jersey. The organization already was backing state Sen. Raymond Lesniak's bill to allow for people to buy from breeders only when the breeder, puppy and consumer are present at the time. Then came the discovery last Monday of 67 puppies inside a crated van parked behind a Paramus pet store. "The latest pet store incident at Just Pups in Paramus further confirms that there is a clear and undisputable link between pet shops and…

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Bergen Prosecutor: Little Ferry Man Had 4 Pounds Of Pot, $4,000 Cash LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- A Little Ferry man had an April 22 court appearance scheduled after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Narcotic Task Force said they caught him with four pounds of marijuana, Xanax and nearly $4,000 in suspected drug proceeds. Oscar B, Pedraza, 20, was carrying half the pot when he was arrested in Ridgefield on April 1, the day after his Lenox Liberty apartment was raided, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Detectives had been watching Pedraza sell marijuana from the home, he said. The raid turned up two pounds of marijuana, the …

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Hawthorne Man Tells Franklin Lakes Police Armed Trio Mugged Him FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Franklin Lakes police were investigating a Hawthorne man's claim that three people who agreed to buy alcohol for him stole $30 and a backpack full of clothes. The 19-year-old complainant told police he met the trio in March on Vichiconti Way, got into their car and gave them the cash. At that point, one of them pulled out a handgun and ordered him out of the car. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call Franklin Lakes police: (201) 891-3131

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Schools

Englewood Church Ravaged By Fire Needs Books, More For School, Library ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Officials at an historic Englewood church ravaged by fire last month are seeking donations to replace items that had to be discarded from its classrooms and libary. The school at First Presbyterian Church has five classrooms, one of which houses two separate-level classes on different days. Besides cash donations, the school could use: • Wooden blocks/wooden puzzles; • Trains and tracks/cars/vehicles; • Children's books; • Legos; • Art supplies/easels/smocks; • Children's kitchen/food/dishes; • Dress-up clothes; • Kids tables/chairs, rugs, bookshelves, storage bin…

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Palisades Parkway Police: Nanuet Hit-Run Driver Caught At GWB After Chase FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Nanuet driver took off after his car hit another on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County, but the victim followed him and called police, who chased him through Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Palisades Interstate Parkway police got the 911 call around 9 p.m. Friday of a hit-and-run crash at Interchange 7 in Nanuet, Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Officers set up at various locations to locate the black Dodge Charger, which kept going after one of them tried stopping it near Interchange 1, Coppola said. Officer Michael Griffin…

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Aborted Saddle River Burglaries Prompt Police Warnings SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Saddle River police are asking the public to keep their homes secure and to immediately report any suspicious people or activity in their neighborhoods after a pair of attempted burglaries. Burglar alarms interrupted the break-ins at a development off Chestnut Ridge Road after first-floor windows were pried open, Capt. Jason Cosgriff said Sunday. "The eyes and ears of the community are of great assistance in preventing and solving crimes," he said. If you see someone or something suspicious, Saddle River police ask you dial 911 or call them: (201) 327-5300.…

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Neighbors

Norwood Girl Scouts, Parents Enjoy Powder Puff Derby NORWOOD, N.J. -- Ava Liu finished first, Amelia Plescia second and Chloe Liu third in the annual Norwood Girl Scouts Powder Puff Derby at the Immaculate Conception Church gym on Friday.

by Jerry DeMarco

04/10/2016

Police & Fire

Cliffside Park Driver Charged With Ramming Ridgefield Park Police Cars RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park man who rammed two Ridgefield Park police car with his Mercedes before leading them on a brief chase had five ounces of marijuana and $2,200 in cash on him, authorities said Saturday. Officer Kenneth Knebl pulled over the white ML 350 on westbound Route 46 on Teaneck Road near Brinkerhoff Street after spotting several equipment violations, Lt. Joseph Rella said. The driver, Giovanni R. Petrov, apperaed impaired, so the officer asked him to get out of the car, he said. Instead, Petrov put the car in drive and hit the gas, the lieutenant said. The M…

by Jerry DeMarco

04/09/2016

Police & Fire

Mahwah Police: Death Of Hiker In Ramapo Reserve Doesn't Appear Suspicious MAHWAH, N.J. -- Authorities were trying to determine how a 56-year-old hiker died at Ramapo Valley County Reserve on Saturday. Mahwah police got a 911 call from a group of hikers shortly after noon that they'd found him face down, Sgt. Michael Blondin said. Mahwah police responded, along with township EMS and firefighters, as well as a mobile intensive care unit from the Valley Hospital. They found the man "on a remote trail several hundred yards up a steep cliff-like embankment," Blondin said. The officers conducted CPR and defibrillation before being joined by paramedics, who …

by Jerry DeMarco

04/09/2016

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