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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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Police & Fire
VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton
Video: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton Clifton firefighters doused a fast-moving minivan fire Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred at the Allwood Road off-ramp from westbound Route 3. The state Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10-gallon gasoline spill that was cleaned up. For more fire-related video, go to: Demonracer2 (YouTube)

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UPDATE: Emerson Man Charged With Assault By Auto After Wife Is Injured By Jeep UPDATE: Emerson Man Charged With Assault By Auto After Wife Is Injured By Jeep
Update: Emerson Man Charged With Assault By Auto After Wife Is Injured By Jeep An Emerson man was charged with assault by auto after injuring his wife with his Jeep Monday afternoon, authorities said. The 43-year-old victim was hospitalized with facial injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, authorities said. Craig J. Arnoldi, 40, meanwhile, was booked and brought late Monday to the Bergen County Jail, Police Chief Michael Mazzeo confirmed. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and borough police investigated.  The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence, including Arnoldi's black …

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Wayne PD: Reckless Driver, Passenger Stopped With Half-Pound Crack, $6,725 Drug Money Wayne PD: Reckless Driver, Passenger Stopped With Half-Pound Crack, $6,725 Drug Money
Wayne PD: Reckless Driver, Passenger Stopped With Half-Pound Crack, $6,725 Drug Money A Wayne police officer found more than a half-pound of crack for sale and $6,725 in proceeds while arresting two men after stopping their Jeep. Officer Ryan Vallaro was conducting safety and security patrols along the Route 46 business corridor when he spotted the suspicious vehicle 2016 Jeep Patriot improperly parked at The Kings Motor Inn, Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Seeing him, the driver suddenly threw the Jeep into reverse and drove onto eastbound Route 46, cutting off several cars while heading toward eastbound Route 80, Martin said. Vallaro stopped the vehicle on the ra…

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Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash
Judge Orders Driver Held In Fatal Paterson Pedestrian Crash A judge ordered that a driver from Florida accused in a multi-vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Paterson last week remain held in the Passaic County Jail. A Buick Encore driven Alvin W. Mootoo, 46, blew a stop sign at the corner of 18th Avenue and East 24th Street and struck a silver 2008 Accord just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. The impact sent the sedan into another Honda Accord, where 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Pena Mesa of Newark was standing, talking to the driver, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Mesa, w…

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Glen Rock Homeowner Targeted? $20,000 Worth Of Fish Tank Equipment Swiped, Along With Cash, Oxy Glen Rock Homeowner Targeted? $20,000 Worth Of Fish Tank Equipment Swiped, Along With Cash, Oxy
Glen Rock Homeowner Targeted? $20,000 Worth Of Fish Tank Equipment Swiped, Along With Cash, Oxy More than $20,000 worth of fish tank equipment was reported taken – along with $2,200 in cash and prescribed Oxycodone – during what a Glen Rock homeowner believes was a targeted burglary. A friend who was checking on the house contacted the Nottingham Road homeowner after he discovered that a large fish tank in the basement had been tampered with, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The owner reported lights, pumps, electronics and corals related to the maintenance of fish tanks stolen, along with the cash and pills. Possible pry marks were found on an interior door, Ackermann said, adding …

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Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts As the amount of checks and cash reported stolen from mailboxes continues to rise, so do the number of check-theft arrests that Fair Lawn police are making. This time, Detective Brian Rypkema arrested two Paterson residents: Evelin Fernandez, 39, deposited a $2,253 check into her account after it had been mailed at the Radburn Post Office by a member of the Fair Lawn Senior Center, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Angel Sanchez-Ramos, 25, cashed a $1,302.38 check that had been mailed at a post office box on Dorothy Street, Metzler said. Both were released after being charged with theft by deceptio…

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2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies 2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies UPDATE: The second of two West New York landscapers overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a running lawnmower that was with them in a closed trailer in Washington Township has succumbed to his injuries. Police found both men on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. Dec. 11 CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. The men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," Detective Heather Castronova said at the time.&nb…

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Two Caught In Wyckoff Two Caught In Wyckoff
Two Caught In Wyckoff A driver with a suspended license briefly lost Wyckoff police during what was supposed to be a traffic stop -- then was caught a short time later.An officer tried to stop the vehicle as it turned off Route 208 but lost sight of the car, which ended up at the Cedar Hill shopping center, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Police found the pair at the Walgreens in the shopping center, he said.The driver received a summons, the lieutenant said. Sicomac Elementary School was briefly sheltered in place during the search.

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Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child
Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child An ice skating coach from Hackensack sexually abused a youngster in Edgewater, authorities charged. Andrew Lavrik, 32, of Summit Avenue was released Monday pending further court action following a detention hearing in Hackensack on charges of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Lavrik – a coach/instructor at the Ice House in Hackensack who once was an international ice dancer -- was arrested after Edgewater police received a report last month of an alleged incident in November, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Edgewat…

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Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical
Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical A New Year’s brawl at the Cornerstone in Hillsdale left one man critically injured, another charged with beating him and a third accused of helping the assailant flee. Juan Fernandez, a 22-year-old student from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was charged with aggravated assault in the incident, which occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Police also arrested another student, Alex Z. Green, also 22, of Westwood and charged him with hindering apprehension for driving the getaway car, Calo said. The victim, who sustained a severe head injur…

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