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Jerry DeMarco

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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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Hackensack Repeat Offender Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Hackensack Repeat Offender Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Hackensack Repeat Offender Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A Hackensack ex-con with a previous sex charge on his decade-long criminal record sexually assaulted a pre-teen, said authorities who arrested him. A judge ordered that Justis A. Oliver, 27 remain held in the Bergen County Jail on charges of aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment following a detention hearing last week, records show. Newark police passed along a tip that Oliver, while in Hackensack, “engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of thirteen,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and the Hackensack Police Department…

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Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…

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Paterson PD: Parked 'Weed Smoking' Driver Found With 4,700 Heroin Folds, More Paterson PD: Parked 'Weed Smoking' Driver Found With 4,700 Heroin Folds, More
Paterson PD: Parked 'Weed Smoking' Driver Found With 4,700 Heroin Folds, More A driver who told police who found him parked in an empty Paterson lot that he was just “smoking weed” had 4,700 folds of heroin, along with other drugs, authorities said. The 2½ pounds of heroin was bundled into 94 bricks stuffed into an open gift bag, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. There was also a large plastic bag and nearly a dozen clear vials of pot, four bags of crack and more than two dozen generic Xanax pills without a prescription, Speziale said. City police also seized $1,200 in drug proceeds, the director said. Officers Jonathan Traynor and James Iandoli were patrolling …

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Passaic Sheriff: Hawthorne Electrician Caught Trafficking Child Porn Passaic Sheriff: Hawthorne Electrician Caught Trafficking Child Porn
Passaic Sheriff: Hawthorne Electrician Caught Trafficking Child Porn Authorities teamed up to bust a Hawthorne electrician who was trafficking child porn, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Tuesday. Working with the FBI and county prosecutor’s office, sheriff’s detectives and officers seized John O’Hagan, 48, during a raid Tuesday at his Maitland Avenue home, Berdnik said. The joint investigation began after the FBI got a tip that O’Hagan was texting images of child pornography to someone in California, the sheriff said. Federal agents forwarded the information to the prosecutor’s office, which alerted his Internet Crime Against Children Task F…

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UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Update: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…

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Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Female Clifton Bystander, 19, In Bodega Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Female Clifton Bystander, 19, In Bodega
Paterson Ex-Con Charged With Shooting Female Clifton Bystander, 19, In Bodega UPDATE: A Paterson ex-con surrendered to police Wednesday in connection with the shooting of an innocent bystander from Clifton at a city bodega. Keith Hill, 26, is charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses, including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing. Authorities apparently were looking to charge other suspects, but they didn't disclose details. They also didn't say what prompted the shooting. The 19-year-old victim took a bullet in the left hindquarters near her hip during Monday afternoon…

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Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp
Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp A truck dropped nearly a ton and a half of baled residential trash onto an exit ramp off Route 46 in Ridgefield Park and kept going Monday afternoon, authorities said. The bale fell off around 2 p.m., responders said. "These bales are always hauled on open flatbeds, usually 12 or so at a time," one said. "This happens a few times a year."  State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess from the ramp, which leads to the NJ Turnpike and Teaneck Road. State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess.Con…

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Handgun, Ammo Found In Ridgefield Clothing Bin Handgun, Ammo Found In Ridgefield Clothing Bin
Handgun, Ammo Found In Ridgefield Clothing Bin A handgun and several rounds of ammunition were found tossed into a charity clothing bin in Ridgefield early Monday, authorities said. An employee with Planet Aid summoned police to the H Mart shopping plaza on Broad Avenue just after 8 a.m., Police Chief Thomas J. Gallagher said. While emptying the bin, the employee said, he found a black nylon carrying case that “felt unusually heavy for clothing or shoes,” Gallagher said. "So he opened it.” Inside he found a Star Arms semi-automatic .45-caliber handgun, along with several rounds of ammunition, the chief said. Police seized the weapon …

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Paterson PD: Ex-Con In Gangland Murder Of Paterson Girl, 14, Caught With Gun, Drugs Paterson PD: Ex-Con In Gangland Murder Of Paterson Girl, 14, Caught With Gun, Drugs
Paterson PD: Ex-Con In Gangland Murder Of Paterson Girl, 14, Caught With Gun, Drugs A Paterson ex-con who spent more than four years behind bars for driving two gang members to a shootout that killed a popular 14-year-old city girl in the crossfire had a stolen handgun and several rounds of various ammo, along with dozens of bags of heroin for sale, when he was arrested during a raid, authorities said. Tyheem Mayfield, 26, was taken into custody during a raid Friday of both floors of a 12th Avenue multi-family home where he lives, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Mayfield was released from state prison six months ago after serving time for manslaughter in the Sept…

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Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say
Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say A Glen Rock resident narrowly avoided becoming a victim when she let a man who said he was a utility worker into her home, authorities said. After claiming that he needed to check the water pressure, the stranger offered the Rodney Street woman a $50 cash rebate – then asked if she had two fifties to break a $100 bill, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. “The man was also speaking with an unknown person on his cellphone during their interaction,” the chief added. When the woman began to call a neighbor, the stranger bolted in a dark-colored GMC pick-up truck, Ackermann said. The resi…

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