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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood police instructed and guided youngsters and teens in bicycle safety while city firefighters gave them a chance to handle a fire hose during an event hosted Saturday by Community Baptist Church. Police Sgt. Oscar Hernandez (Bicycle Squad) and Officers Adolfo Gutierrez (Emergency Services Unit) and Jerel Hammond (Motorcycle Patrol) offered their expertise at the event, arranged by Brian Osborne and also attended by church staff and congregants. City Fire Capt. Michael Johnston and Firemen William Loaiza and John Herrmann brought a fire truck and supervised kids using the hose. Repr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township VIDEO: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township VIDEO: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township
Video: Two Vehicles Stolen, Dozen-Plus Burglarized Overnight In Washington Township The rash of vehicle thefts and burglaries plaguing Bergen County hit Washington Township overnight Saturday, when two were stolen and more than a dozen were broken into. Township police released a home surveillance video that shows a hooded bandit testing a vehicle door handle and then walking away after finding it locked. Township police asked anyone else who saw something or has helpful surveillance video to contact them immediately. The same goes for any victims who haven’t reported vehicle thefts or burglaries to them. Police also once again emphasized the critical importance of locki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NYPD Arrests Dozens at Climate Change Protest NYPD Arrests Dozens at Climate Change Protest NYPD Arrests Dozens at Climate Change Protest
Nypd Arrests Dozens at Climate Change Protest New York City police arrested dozens of demonstrators who laid down across 8th Avenue Saturday afternoon between the Port Authority bus terminal and the New York Times building, blocking traffic, during a massive climate change protest. Two other protesters were grabbed after they hung a banner from the facade of the Times building urging the newspaper to consider climate change an emergency. The group also locked arms at the corner of 40th and Eighth Avenue, preventing several lanes of traffic -- including taxis and tour buses -- from passing. Eve Mosher of Extinction Rebellion said the g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Ridgewood PD Seek Landscaping Truck That Injured Girl, 12, On Bicycle SEE ANYTHING? Ridgewood PD Seek Landscaping Truck That Injured Girl, 12, On Bicycle SEE ANYTHING? Ridgewood PD Seek Landscaping Truck That Injured Girl, 12, On Bicycle
SEE Anything? Ridgewood PD Seek Landscaping Truck That Injured Girl, 12, On Bicycle Ridgewood police were looking for the driver of a landscaping truck who took off Saturday after a 12-year-old girl on her bicycle struck the vehicle when it suddenly stopped short. The girl was treated for minor injuries at The Valley Hospital and released after the crash at North Irving Street and East Ridgewood Avenue, which occurred when the girl's brakes failed shortly after 9 a.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The white pickup truck had a green landscaping trailer, she said. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that can help identify the driver is aske…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Pascack Valley Junior Police Academy: Most Recruits Ever In NJ Get CPR Certification Pascack Valley Junior Police Academy: Most Recruits Ever In NJ Get CPR Certification Pascack Valley Junior Police Academy: Most Recruits Ever In NJ Get CPR Certification
Pascack Valley Junior Police Academy: Most Recruits Ever In NJ Get CPR Certification Nearly 100 members of the Pascack Junior Police Academy will be certified in CPR – the largest number ever in New Jersey, authorities said. LifeSavers and the American Heart Association are donating the instructional kits for every recruit, ages 10 to 14, they said. Police from Washington Township, Westwood and Emerson coordinate and direct the Pascack Valley JPA, the oldest and largest junior police academy in Bergen County. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Westwood Regional High School, 701 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township. ****** VIDEO: The rash of vehicle thefts and b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Girl, 8, Hospitalized As Precaution After Ceiling Plaster Falls In Home Englewood Girl, 8, Hospitalized As Precaution After Ceiling Plaster Falls In Home Englewood Girl, 8, Hospitalized As Precaution After Ceiling Plaster Falls In Home
Englewood Girl, 8, Hospitalized As Precaution After Ceiling Plaster Falls In Home A chunk of plaster that fell from a living-room ceiling Friday afternoon sent an 8-year-old Englewood girl to the hospital as a precaution, authorities said. The Waldo Place girl sustained a leg injury with no fractures after the falling 2-by-2-foot piece hit her just before 2:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. She was taken for treatment and evaluation at nearby Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, he said. Englewood firefighters responded along with police.  A Building Department representative "determined that the structure of the house was not compromised and t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Committed 32 Vehicle Burglaries In Morris, Passaic, Essex Authorities charged a 40-year-old Paterson man with 32 counts of burglary in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in Morris, Passaic and Essex counties. Moises Echevarria also was charged with six counts of theft and one of joyriding for using someone else’s vehicle in the crimes, authorities announced. Echeverria was arrested Thursday and accused of break-ins in Clifton, Wayne, Woodland Park, Butler, Bloomfield and Cedar Grove, they said. He remained held Friday in Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark pending a detention hearing and first appearance, Morris County Prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering
Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering A 15-year-old student at School No. 10 in Passaic was detained Friday on a delinquency complaint accusing him of making a social media threat against a local high school. The unspecified threat, referencing an act that would be carried out on Friday at the Passaic Preparatory Academy and Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, was discovered Thursday afternoon. A similar threat was discovered just after 8:30 a.m. Friday, sending the facility into a shelter-in-place while authorities investigated, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst PD: Bronx Duo Caught Withdrawing $2,800 From Supermarket With Stolen Credit Cards Lyndhurst PD: Bronx Duo Caught Withdrawing $2,800 From Supermarket With Stolen Credit Cards Lyndhurst PD: Bronx Duo Caught Withdrawing $2,800 From Supermarket With Stolen Credit Cards
Lyndhurst PD: Bronx Duo Caught Withdrawing $2,800 From Supermarket With Stolen Credit Cards Two 20-year-old Bronx residents shuffled in and out of a Lyndhurst supermarket, withdrawing $2,800 in twenty-dollar bills using stolen credit cards, until borough police nabbed them -- thanks to an alert cashier, authorities said. The self-checkout cashier at Stop & Shop on Lewandowski Street told a supervisor after seeing the pair go in and out of the store, making several inexpensive purchases while withdrawing $200 at a time, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Responding Officers Anthony Calabro, Nick Abruscato and Lt. Andrew Marmorato found both men sitting in a white BMW with New …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Driver Charged In Critical Hit-Run Route 46 Pedestrian Crash In South Hackensack Teaneck Driver Charged In Critical Hit-Run Route 46 Pedestrian Crash In South Hackensack Teaneck Driver Charged In Critical Hit-Run Route 46 Pedestrian Crash In South Hackensack
Teaneck Driver Charged In Critical Hit-Run Route 46 Pedestrian Crash In South Hackensack An intensive investigation led to the arrest of a Teaneck man who authorities say struck a 22-year-old Englewood pedestrian on Route 46 in South Hackensack earlier this month. Another vehicle first hit the victim as he tried to cross the highway at Philips Avenue around 1:45 a.m. June 2, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. He was then struck by another car -- a blue 2003 Audi A4 driven by Ryan D. Burnside, 22, the prosecutor said. Although the first driver remained at the scene, Burnside took off, Musella said. The victim remained in critical but stable condition Frida…

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