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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cheese-Making Machine Breaks Arm Of Ridgefield Dairy Plant Worker Cheese-Making Machine Breaks Arm Of Ridgefield Dairy Plant Worker Cheese-Making Machine Breaks Arm Of Ridgefield Dairy Plant Worker
Cheese-Making Machine Breaks Arm Of Ridgefield Dairy Plant Worker A worker at a Ridgefield dairy plant suffered broken bones and cuts when his arm got caught in a machine that he was cleaning before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. A co-worker unplugged the machine and called 911 after the 56-year-old victim was injured by spiraling augers at Biazzo Dairy Products on Edgewater Avenue just after 1:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Gallagher said. After the machine operator removed the engine, police reversed the blade and removed him, Gallagher said. Members of the Ridgefield Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. Biazzo, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades UPDATE: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades UPDATE: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades
Update: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades UPDATE: Bones found in a bag tied to a snack stand at the State Line Lookout atop the Palisades in Alpine were identified as human remains -- as well as those found along with some personal items nearby, authorities said Wednesday. "The remains will be submitted to a lab for identification and will be compared to missing persons records," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Employees arriving for work at the stand on Monday found the bones in a bag tied to the door. "The individual who left the bag of remains on the snack stand door was located and directed law enforcement officers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Mail Carrier, 65, Hit By Pickup Driven By 18-Year-Old Fair Lawn Mail Carrier, 65, Hit By Pickup Driven By 18-Year-Old Fair Lawn Mail Carrier, 65, Hit By Pickup Driven By 18-Year-Old
Fair Lawn Mail Carrier, 65, Hit By Pickup Driven By 18-Year-Old A Fair Lawn postal worker sustained a couple of cuts and a possible concussion after he was struck on his route by a pickup truck driven by an 18-year-old resident, authorities said. The 65-year-old victim from Kinnelon, who works at the Broadway post office, was in the crosswalk at Ryan Road and Fair Lawn Parkway when he was struck around 4 p.m., Sgt. Sean Macys said. The Dodge Ram driver, who was turning left at the time, received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, Macys said. The pedestrian was hospitalized with cuts on his arms and legs and was being evaluated for the poss…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke
Overnight Fire Damages Waldwick Pizza, Fills Adjacent Businesses With Smoke Sprinklers at a Waldwick pizzeria kept a blaze at bay until borough firefighters could douse it around midnight Monday, authorities said. Smoke poured through Waldwick Pizza, as well as the adjacent Waldwick Bar and Liquors, Waldwick Wash and Dry and Giant Farmers Market on Wyckoff Avenue. Firefighters forced open the pizzeria's rear door to get at the flames, which were tamped by sprinklers. A second alarm brought additional manpower to the smoky blaze. No injuries were reported.  Borough Police Officer Jake Wanamaker was on patrol when he heard the alarm, saw the fire and al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Careening Car Outside Hackensack Park Injures Elmwood Park Pedestrian, City DPW Worker Careening Car Outside Hackensack Park Injures Elmwood Park Pedestrian, City DPW Worker Careening Car Outside Hackensack Park Injures Elmwood Park Pedestrian, City DPW Worker
Careening Car Outside Hackensack Park Injures Elmwood Park Pedestrian, City DPW Worker A 47-year-old woman from Elmwood Park was critically injured and a male city DPW worker was seriously hurt when a car swerving to avoid another vehicle hit them just before noon Monday outside Foschini Park in Hackensack, authorities said. The westbound driver of a 2007 Toyota Avalon swerved into the right lane to avoid another car whose driver had stopped -- apparently to allow the woman who was hit to cross -- on the Salem Street Extension, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The Toyota sideswiped the Honda before careening off the roadway and onto the grass, where it hit the pedestrian, as well as …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington Police Chief Completes Prestigious FBI Training Program North Arlington Police Chief Completes Prestigious FBI Training Program North Arlington Police Chief Completes Prestigious FBI Training Program
North Arlington Police Chief Completes Prestigious FBI Training Program After conquering a highly competitive application process, North Arlington Police Chief Scott Hedenberg recently was graduated from one of the most prestigious law enforcement executive training seminars in the country. Hedenberg was one of only 60 men and women from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania who attended the 27th session of the FBI's Mid-Atlantic Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (MALEEDS) in Princeton last month. With 26 regional command colleges, MALEEDS is designed to provide leadership training for police chiefs and law enforcement executives. It also "pro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee PD: Driver, Two Passengers Flee After Sedan Overturns, Slides 100 Feet Near GWB Fort Lee PD: Driver, Two Passengers Flee After Sedan Overturns, Slides 100 Feet Near GWB Fort Lee PD: Driver, Two Passengers Flee After Sedan Overturns, Slides 100 Feet Near GWB
Fort Lee PD: Driver, Two Passengers Flee After Sedan Overturns, Slides 100 Feet Near GWB The driver and two passengers got out and ran after their car overturned and slid 100 yards, a witness told Fort Lee police. The 2003 Chevrolet Impala was headed south on Route 1&9 when it hit the median opposite the Dunkin Donuts, rolled over and slid 300 feet into the right lane just after 12:30 p.m., Capt. Daniel Zusi said. "A witness at the scene stated once the vehicle came to a stop, three black males exited and fled south on the highway," he said. The sedan didn't come back as stolen, the captain added. Police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen
Update: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen UPDATE: After two gunmen shot a Fairview man dead in his apartment over the weekend, one of four unemployed suspects charged with his murder gave the gun to another man to hide, authorities said Tuesday. Carlos Burgos, 19, “gave a firearm used in the murder” to Dylan Rodriguez, 18, who hid it in a private home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. That gun was recovered during what investigators told Daily Voice were no fewer than a half-dozen warranted searches. Burgos, of 411 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Jersey City, was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, conspiracy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen UPDATE: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen
Update: Four Charged With Murder In Fairview Robbery Slaying, Most From North Bergen Four men, most from North Bergen, were arrested and charged with murder and other offenses Monday in the killing of a Fairview man during a weekend robbery at his home. A fifth was charged with hindering the investigation. One of the murder weapons was recovered during what were no fewer than a half-dozen warranted searches. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella was expected to issue a release with mugshots and more information on Tuesday. Two gunmen shot and killed the 23-year-old victim after they and a third suspect entered his ground-floor Fourth Street home Saturday night, authorities…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Former Assistant Karate Instructor From Passaic County Gets 18 Years For Raping Student, 9 Former Assistant Karate Instructor From Passaic County Gets 18 Years For Raping Student, 9 Former Assistant Karate Instructor From Passaic County Gets 18 Years For Raping Student, 9
Former Assistant Karate Instructor From Passaic County Gets 18 Years For Raping Student, 9 A former assistant karate instructor from Passaic County must serve at least 15 years in prison before he'll be eligible for parole for raping a 9-year-old student. Luke V. Bakula, 31, of Haskell was sentenced this past week to consecutive sentences of 12 years for aggravated sexual assault and six years for sexual assault.  Under New Jersey's No Early Release Law, he must serve a minimum of 85% of the combined 18-year sentence handed down Thursday by Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Portelli. Jurors in Paterson convicted Bakula in March of all of the charges against him. Bakula sexual…

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