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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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UPDATE: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says UPDATE: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says
Update: Elmwood Park Toddler Burned By Hot Tea OK, Mom Says UPDATE: An Elmwood Park toddler was hospitalized with burns Wednesday morning after accidentally knocking a cup of hot tea onto himself at the kitchen table, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "My baby is fine," the boy's mother said. "It was an accident."  The boy -- only a month short of 2 years old -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being injured around 9 a.m. at Washington Avenue and Mola Boulevard, Foligno said. A medical chopper was initially requested and then canceled in favor of an ambulance.

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NYPD Uses North Jersey-Based Law Enforcement Magazine As Bait To Catch Serial Package Thief NYPD Uses North Jersey-Based Law Enforcement Magazine As Bait To Catch Serial Package Thief
Nypd Uses North Jersey-Based Law Enforcement Magazine As Bait To Catch Serial Package Thief Palisades Park Police Sgt. George Beck had only just become editor-in-chief of Blue Magazine when two cunning members of the NYPD used the Passaic County-based publication as bait to snare a serial package thief. Carlos Maisonet, a 52-year-old repeat offender wanted on a parole violation, had broken into an Upper West Side apartment building on Columbus Avenue near 85th Street and taken packages three times overnight during a week-long period ending Feb. 6, authorities said. “Each time, he manipulated the building's front door lock, entered the lobby, and went straight to the mail room wher…

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Leonia Police Nab Four In Stolen Car After Chase, Crash, One Captured On Ridgefield Park Roof Leonia Police Nab Four In Stolen Car After Chase, Crash, One Captured On Ridgefield Park Roof
Leonia Police Nab Four In Stolen Car After Chase, Crash, One Captured On Ridgefield Park Roof UPDATE: Leonia police chased down four people who sped off in a stolen car before crashing Tuesday afternoon -- the last of them on the roof of an apartment building in Ridgefield Park -- with help from their colleagues in surrounding departments. Officer Raymond Forsdahl began pursuing a 2014 Honda Accord reported stolen out of Paterson after spotting it on Grand Avenue around 3 p.m., Capt. Scott Tamagny said. The Honda kept going south on Grand before heading west on Route 46 -- at which point police cut off the pursuit because of weather-related safety concerns, Tamagny said. Minutes l…

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VIDEO: Retired Police Chief Proud That Force Has Made New Milford One Of NJ's Safest Towns VIDEO: Retired Police Chief Proud That Force Has Made New Milford One Of NJ's Safest Towns
Video: Retired Police Chief Proud That Force Has Made New Milford One Of NJ's Safest Towns FINAL WALKOUT: It's not easy to produce one of the safest municipalities in all of New Jersey -- especially when you're on the outskirts of cities with high crime rates -- which helps account for the pride that retired New Milford Police Chief Frank Ramaci had during his final walkout on Tuesday. "I'm proudest of the officers who've worked tirelessly during my tenure to protect the residents and business owners of New Milford," said Ramaci, a 25-year department veteran who became chief in early 2015. Last year, an alarm company rated New Milford the second-safest municipality in New Jersey …

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Crash Topples Light Pole On Route 17 In Ridgewood Crash Topples Light Pole On Route 17 In Ridgewood
Crash Topples Light Pole On Route 17 In Ridgewood Three vehicles were involved in a crash Tuesday night that took down a utility pole on Route 17 in Ridgewood. No injuries were reported. The crash occurred just after 6 p.m. in the right lane of the southbound highway just north of Linwood Avenue. The lane remained closed afterward while crews removed the cars and debris. Responders included village police and EMS. Responders included village police and EMS.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report.

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SUV Misses Slamming Into Paramus Rug Store In Route 17 Crash SUV Misses Slamming Into Paramus Rug Store In Route 17 Crash
SUV Misses Slamming Into Paramus Rug Store In Route 17 Crash An SUV narrowly missed plowing through the front of a Route 17 rug store in Paramus. No one was injured in the Subaru's collision with a Chevy work van on the highway's northbound side around 3:30 p.m. Nutchie's Service handled the tow. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. Nutchie's handled the tow.Boyd A. Loving

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Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison
Notorious Mexican Druglord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In Brooklyn, Faces Life In Federal Prison Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, the most notorious drug lord in modern-day history, could be sent to prison for life after a jury in Brooklyn convicted him Tuesday of various charges. US District Judge Brian Cogan told the jurors they made him “very proud to be an American” after they found the boss of the murderous Sinaloa cartel guilty of all 10 counts against him – including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise – following 34 hours of deliberations over six days. Guzmán, whom Cogan scheduled for sentencing on June 25, collected nearly $14 billion during a reign that saw him esc…

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Wyckoff PD: Off-Duty Officer From Another Town Helps Catch 'Booster Bag' Shoplifter Wyckoff PD: Off-Duty Officer From Another Town Helps Catch 'Booster Bag' Shoplifter
Wyckoff PD: Off-Duty Officer From Another Town Helps Catch 'Booster Bag' Shoplifter An off-duty police officer from another town helped Wyckoff's finest catch a shoplifter who was using a “booster bag” to try and avoid detection. When two men split up after stuffing the merchandise into the bag at a local store, the officer followed one of them while alerting Wyckoff police, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The officer pointed out the suspect when borough police arrived moments later, Soto said. Jose A. Guzman, 28, of Union City tried to hide but was quickly caught, he said. Police recovered $1,125 worth of items, along with the special bag, which is used to defeat retail theft det…

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West Milford PD: Drunk Driver Keeps Going On Flat Tire, Bashed Front End, After Rock Wall Crash West Milford PD: Drunk Driver Keeps Going On Flat Tire, Bashed Front End, After Rock Wall Crash
West Milford PD: Drunk Driver Keeps Going On Flat Tire, Bashed Front End, After Rock Wall Crash A drunk driver kept going on a flat tire, with the front end of his car heavily damaged and the hazard lights on, after hitting a rock wall, West Milford police said. Another motorist followed him and called police, who stopped 51-year-old Mark Vandersluys after the hit-and-run Macopin Road crash, authorities said. He “exhibited signs of intoxication and was placed under arrest for DWI after failing his sobriety tests,” they said. Vandersluys also was charged with leaving the scene of a crash, failing to report it, failing to maintain a lane, refusing to submit to a breath test and having …

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Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts
Hawthorne PD: 70-Year-Old Homeless Heroin User Leaves Works On Bench Outside Dunkin' Donuts A 70-year-old homeless heroin user left his works on a bench outside a Hawthorne Dunkin' Donuts, said police who found him sleeping inside the shop. Police called to the Goffle Road shop near the Paterson border just after 7 a.m. Sunday found a syringe, rubber bands, and other drug paraphernalia on a bench outside, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. They found Peter Vanderweit inside the shop, sleeping, he said. Vanderweit at first refused to cooperate then admitted that the items found outside were his, Hoogmoed said. He was taken into custody, processed and released pending a Municip…

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