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, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park UPDATE: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park UPDATE: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park
Update: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park UPDATE: Two women killed in a horrific head-on crash in Hackensack over the weekend were identified Monday. Diana Pelayo, 33, of Bergenfield, and Huishan Li, 63, were killed in the 6:43 p.m. crash on Hackensack Avenue near Terhune Place on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Two other passengers -- a 30-year-old woman from Fairview and a 38-year-old man from River Edge were treated for minor injuries at Hackensack University Medical Center, the prosecutor said. One of the deceased victims was a driver and the other a passenger in the other car, responders said. Off-duty…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
What Can Happen When You Follow Too Closely? How About A 6-Car Rush-Hour Pileup (On Route 208)? What Can Happen When You Follow Too Closely? How About A 6-Car Rush-Hour Pileup (On Route 208)? What Can Happen When You Follow Too Closely? How About A 6-Car Rush-Hour Pileup (On Route 208)?
What Can Happen When You Follow Too Closely? How About A 6-Car Rush-Hour Pileup (On Route 208)? No serious injuries were reported in a six-vehicle, Monday rush-hour pileup on southbound Route 208 in Hawthorne. Traffic was scrunched to the shoulder after the 5:30 p.m. chain-reaction crash just south of the Utter Avenue exit. Glen Rock police assisted their Hawthorne colleagues. Aftermath of the 6-vehicle pileup on southbound Route 208 in Hawthorne.Boyd A. Loving Michael Jannicelli (photo top) and Boyd A. Loving (photo above) contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN IT? Garfield Police Seek Help ID'ing Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian SEEN IT? Garfield Police Seek Help ID'ing Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian SEEN IT? Garfield Police Seek Help ID'ing Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian
Seen IT? Garfield Police Seek Help ID'ing Hit-Run Vehicle That Struck Pedestrian Garfield police turned to the public for help Monday finding the hit-and-run driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian last month. The light-colored 2016-2018 four-door Kia Forte 4 struck the victim on River Drive just south of Belmont Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. June 20, Lt. Richard Uram said. The victim remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday, Uram said. The car kept going south on River Drive with a damaged windshield and hood. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that can help identify the car and/or driver is asked to contact Garfield police: (973…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Son Pinned Trying To Stop Rolling Car While Unloading Groceries With Mom Hasbrouck Heights PD: Son Pinned Trying To Stop Rolling Car While Unloading Groceries With Mom Hasbrouck Heights PD: Son Pinned Trying To Stop Rolling Car While Unloading Groceries With Mom
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Son Pinned Trying To Stop Rolling Car While Unloading Groceries With Mom A 30-something Hasbrouck Heights man was conscious and alert after a car rolled onto him and struck his mother as they unloaded groceries in their driveway Monday afternoon, authorities said. "The car started to roll and the son tried to stop it" on Washington Place around 3:40 p.m., Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. "It ran over him, leaving him stuck underneath the vehicle." Hasbrouck Heights firefighters got the car and him out from under it, Colaneri said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where the extent of his injuries was to be determined, the li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder
Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder A Paterson man was charged with beating a man to death outside a city bar, authorities announced early Friday evening. Jonas Rogers was part of a gang that set upon 35-year-old Arnoldo “Ludwig” Alvarez outside the El Tio Gozon Bar on 21st Avenue around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, authorities said. A Passaic County sheriff's officer found Alvarez unconscious in the street and a large crowd nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. Alvarez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The last word on him from Valdes and Osw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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ID Theft: $400,000 Stolen From Hillsdale Retiree, Out-Of-State Duo Charged ID Theft: $400,000 Stolen From Hillsdale Retiree, Out-Of-State Duo Charged ID Theft: $400,000 Stolen From Hillsdale Retiree, Out-Of-State Duo Charged
ID Theft: $400,000 Stolen From Hillsdale Retiree, Out-Of-State Duo Charged Two members of an interstate identity theft ring – one of them a 79-year-old old woman who lives in North Carolina -- helped steal $400,000 from a Hillsdale retiree, authorities said. Richard C. Okorie, 42, of Missouri City, TX, and Barbara Lynn Alexander of Graham, NC, were arrested following an investigation by borough police investigated, with support from the Bergen County prosecutor’s Financial Crimes Unit and several other agencies in three states, Hillsdale Police Chief Robert Francaviglia said. Some of the money stolen from the victim’s company-sponsored retirement account was recov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Two Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash UPDATE: Two Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash UPDATE: Two Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash
Update: Two Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash UPDATE: Two women killed in a horrific head-on crash in Hackensack over the weekend were identified Monday. Diana Pelayo, 33, of Bergenfield, and Huishan Li, 63, were killed in the 6:43 p.m. crash on Hackensack Avenue near Terhune Place on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Two other passengers -- a 30-year-old woman from Fairview and a 38-year-old man from River Edge were treated for minor injuries at Hackensack University Medical Center, the prosecutor said. One of the deceased victims was a driver and the other a passenger in the other car, responders said. Off-duty…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze
Firefighters Douse Three-Alarm Passaic Blaze Fire ravaged a Passaic home Saturday afternoon. Firefighters needed a little over two hours to knock the three-alarm blaze in the 2½-story Liberty Street house. No injuries were immediately reported. At the Liberty Street fire in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE PHOTOS: Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE At the Liberty Street fire in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof
Pets Rescued From Hawthorne House Fire, Flames Climb From Basement To Roof Two pets were rescued from a Friday night Hawthorne house fire that raced from the basement to the attic. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze, which responders said broke out in a home at the corner of Maitland Avenue and May Street at 10 p.m. and quickly made its way to the third floor and into the attic, Hawthorne Fire Chief Joseph Speranza said. Firefighters had the main body knocked in a little over an hour and a half, keeping it from blowing through the roof, Speranza said. They were joined at the scene by police, the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Ladies Aux…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Police Officer Shoots Back When Driver In Crash Opens Fire UPDATE: A 20-year-old convicted criminal who authorities said exchanged gunfire with a Paterson police officer after a chase ended in a crash was charged with attempted murder, among other counts. Officers tried stopping a car driven by Kevin Gallashawj around 6:40 p.m. Thursday evening, authorities said. A brief chase followed, ending when Gallashawj crashed the car into a parked vehicle on Fulton Street between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Mercer Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday evening. Gallashawj then got out and "fired a handgun in the direction of pursuing …

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