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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
New Jersey Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Murder-Suicide New Jersey Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Murder-Suicide
New Jersey Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Murder-Suicide BERGENFIELD, N.J. — An 11-year-old Bergenfield, N.J., boy found his parents dead Saturday morning in what authorities called a murder-suicide in a home across the street from the local high school. The couple has a history of domestic issues. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said he was temporarily withholding identities of the parents until next of kin could be notified. Borough police were called to the West Clinton Avenue home at 10:18 a.m. after the boy ran to a neighbor and told them "his parents weren't breathing," Grewal told Daily Voice. The body of his 36-year-old …

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Police & Fire
Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Area Murder-Suicide Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Area Murder-Suicide
Boy, 11, Finds Parents Shot Dead In Area Murder-Suicide An 11-year-old Bergenfield, N.J., boy found his parents dead Saturday morning in what authorities called a murder-suicide involving a couple with a history of domestic issues in a home across the street from the local high school. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said he was temporarily withholding identities until next of kin could be notified. Borough police were called to the West Clinton Avenue home at 10:18 a.m. after the boy ran to a neighbor and told them "his parents weren't breathing," Grewal told Daily Voice. The body of his 36-year-old mother was found upstairs, …

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Police & Fire
Armed Teaneck Robber Puts Gun To Store Clerk's Head Armed Teaneck Robber Puts Gun To Store Clerk's Head
Armed Teaneck Robber Puts Gun To Store Clerk's Head TEANECK, N.J. -- Teaneck police were hoping the public could help identify a ski-masked robber held a gun to a convenience store clerk's head, then ripped the cash drawer from the register and fled with it. Police on Friday released surveillance images of the robber, who entered the 7-Eleven at 1247 Teaneck Road around 11 p.m., Feb. 27, and hopped the counter with a large handgun. The robber "held the gun to the cashier’s head and demanded that he open the cash drawer," Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. "The cashier and another employee were too nervous to remember how to o…

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Schools
Elected Leaders Spark Berkeley Women's Leadership Panel In Woodland Park Elected Leaders Spark Berkeley Women's Leadership Panel In Woodland Park
Elected Leaders Spark Berkeley Women's Leadership Panel In Woodland Park WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Berkeley College students, local and state politicians, and community members will hear elected women discuss the challenges and triumphs of being in power at the 7th Annual Women's Leadership Panel on March 28 in Woodland Park. New Jersey Economic Development Authority CEO Melissa Orsen will be the preliminary speaker at the special Women's History Month event. Panelists will discuss how they define leadership, how they became involved in the public sector, and the challenges and triumphs of being a woman in power. They will include New Jersey Assemblywomen Marlene…

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Police & Fire
Northvale Woman Left Dog To Die, Animal Cruelty Investigators Charge Northvale Woman Left Dog To Die, Animal Cruelty Investigators Charge
Northvale Woman Left Dog To Die, Animal Cruelty Investigators Charge NORTHVALE, N.J. -- Authorities on Friday charged a Northvale woman with leaving her dog to die after she moved out of her home, Daily Voice has learned. Jennifer Caruso (formerly Jennifer Cook), 36, is due in court Tuesday to answer charges of abandoning a domestic animal and failing to provide food, water, shelter and vet care (NOTE: Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal on March 21 officially confirmed the charges). With no food, "Sully" apparently ate sofa cushions before dying, authorities said. Daily Voice broke the news that the corpse of the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog was…

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Police & Fire
Driver Says Police Impersonator With Gun Stopped Her In Teaneck Driver Says Police Impersonator With Gun Stopped Her In Teaneck
Driver Says Police Impersonator With Gun Stopped Her In Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. -- Turning to the public for help, Teaneck authorities Friday afternoon released a sketch of a police impersonator who a female driver said pulled her over on River Road, then showed her a gun and identified himself as a detective. "Suspecting that the male was not a real police officer, the [woman] said she drove away from the stop," Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. The impersonator got back into his car and drove off in a different direction, she told police. The woman said she was headed north when a blue, four-door vehicle -- possibly a Ford Taurus -- pulled …

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Police & Fire
Hackensack Firefighters Douse SUV Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Douse SUV Blaze
Hackensack Firefighters Douse SUV Blaze HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters doused a luxury SUV blaze Friday. Members of the 1st Platoon of Engine Co. 1 extinguished the Lincoln Navigator fire at 336 Washington Ave. just before 11:30 a.m., then remained at the scene with Rescue 1 for the overhaul. No injuries were reported.

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Police & Fire
PHOTO: Gunman Takes $700 From Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant PHOTO: Gunman Takes $700 From Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant
Photo: Gunman Takes $700 From Elmwood Park Gas Station Attendant ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. (UPDATE) -- Elmwood Park police Friday afternoon released a surveillance photo of a robber who they said followed a gas station attendant into the office, pulled a gun and fled with $700. The robber hit the Delta station on River Drive just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was described as white, about 5-foot-10 and wearing a black North Face hooded sweatshirt, black skull cap and dark pants with green lettering. A Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit dog tracked a scent up Willow Street and through several yards into Fair Lawn, the chief said.…

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Police & Fire
Online Customer Service Rep From Englewood Charged With Cashing Bum Checks Online Customer Service Rep From Englewood Charged With Cashing Bum Checks
Online Customer Service Rep From Englewood Charged With Cashing Bum Checks ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- An online customer service representative from Englewood was caught cashing $8,000 worth of bogus checks -- and now detectives are now trying to determine whether the fraud goes any deeper, authorities said. Sheena Ford, 32, posted $15,000 bail soon after her arrest on bank-fraud related charges and was released pending a March 24 court appearance. Bank representatives contacted authorities after Ford "deposited three fraudulently produced checks into her Wells Fargo checking and savings accounts in December 2015," acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewa…

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Police & Fire
Bergen Prosecutor: Morris Man Busted Selling Guns To Undercovers Bergen Prosecutor: Morris Man Busted Selling Guns To Undercovers
Bergen Prosecutor: Morris Man Busted Selling Guns To Undercovers ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Undercover detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office busted an unemployed Morris County man who they said sold them four illegal handguns. Miguel Torres, 20, of Butler, was ordered held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. A waitress who lives with Torres, 23-year-old Dominique Turzilli, was released on a summons, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday morning. The undercover sting by Grewal's Narcotic Task Force began last July. After the final sale in Elmwood Park on Wednesday, detectives grabbed Torres and Turzilli, was Gr…

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