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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Driver From Florida Attacked By Gang Of Four On Route 46 In Elmwood Park Stabs 2, Flees Police: Driver From Florida Attacked By Gang Of Four On Route 46 In Elmwood Park Stabs 2, Flees Police: Driver From Florida Attacked By Gang Of Four On Route 46 In Elmwood Park Stabs 2, Flees
Police: Driver From Florida Attacked By Gang Of Four On Route 46 In Elmwood Park Stabs 2, Flees UPDATE: A driver accused of stabbing two men who were in a group that beat him on Route 46 in Elmwood Park Wednesday afternoon was identified as a Miami, Florida resident. Police were checking area hospitals to see if Danny Vlado had gone to their emergency rooms after the 4:30 p.m incident,  Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The gang of four knocked Vlado to the ground, then kicked and punched him outside their home, above a mini-shopping strip on the highway's eastbound side (see photo), Foligno said. Vlado stabbed two of them -- one in the head, the other in the hand, the chief sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring
Convicted Passaic Murderer Serving 56 Years Gets 6½ More For Running Alien Prostitution Ring A 41-year-old Passaic convict already sentenced to 56 years in state prison for murders had a 6½-year federal term tacked on by a judge Wednesday for running a statewide prostitution ring of mostly illegal aliens -- while ordering at least three killings. Juan Fredy Hernandez-Zozaya already must spend at least 47½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole. If he lives until he’s 89 – and makes parole – he’ll then have to complete the entire 6½-year sentence handed down Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark (There’s no parole in the federal prison syst…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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EMS Worker Who Helped Revive Heart Attack Victim Among Honored Ramsey Responders EMS Worker Who Helped Revive Heart Attack Victim Among Honored Ramsey Responders EMS Worker Who Helped Revive Heart Attack Victim Among Honored Ramsey Responders
EMS Worker Who Helped Revive Heart Attack Victim Among Honored Ramsey Responders A Ramsey EMS worker who helped revive a 22-year-old man who went into cardiac at a local gym was among a group of heroes honored by the local Knights of Columbus. Marc Greenwood was at Retro Fitness off Route 17 when the victim collapsed on April 28, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said at the time. Marc Greenwood, a Ramsey Ambulance Corps member, senior planner for the borough Office of Emergency Management and Mahwah police dispatcher who used to work at the same gym, began CPR. Officer Bryan Stevens arrived soon after and brought the victim back to full consciousness with one shock from a de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests
Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests An undercover Paterson police drug sting produced nearly 700 heroin folds, nearly 100 vials of crack and the arrests of two city men who live together, authorities said. Nygeir Barrett, 24, and Tymere McMillan, 22, of Hamilton Avenue were charged with various drug offenses in the sting after they were arrested around the corner from their apartment. The charges include selling within 1,000 feet of the pre-K-through-3rd grade Edward E. Kilpatrick School on Ellison Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Seized were 677 heroin folds – 40 of which McMillan sold to the undercover detectiv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made
Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made A Hackensack woman who'd just received food from an Uber Eats driver found him masturbating outside her house -- and took a cellphone video for police who tracked him down. The 23-year-old woman thought it was odd that the afternoon delivery bag was unstapled, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said, so she approached the 2016 black Ford Explorer parked out front. That's when "she observed him masturbating in the front seat," he said. City Detectives Robert Ghirardi and Michael Keonig investigated and identified the driver as Vinicius Porto, 23, of Newark, the captain said. They arrested Porto, charged …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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NJ Transit: Nutley Man, 38, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Bergen NJ Transit: Nutley Man, 38, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Bergen NJ Transit: Nutley Man, 38, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Bergen
NJ Transit: Nutley Man, 38, Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Bergen A 38-year-old Nutley man was struck and killed early Monday by a commuter train in Bergen County. The man drove to the area of the Dunkin' Donuts, just west of the Park Ridge train station, where an NJ Transit spokesman said he was struck at 7:25 a.m. Service was suspended in both directions for four hours. The 1612 train left Spring Valley at 7:10 a.m. for Secaucus Junction and had 180 customers and a crew aboard, NJT's Nathan Rudy said. NJ Transit buses and private carriers picked up the passengers, he said. Service was resumed at 11:30 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines
New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey’s top law enforcement officer filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Nevada company that he said illegally sold large-capacity ammunition magazines to an undercover investigator online after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from his office months earlier. The suit filed by Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal against Nevada-based New Frontier Armory LLC alleges that the company sold six LCMs to undercover investigators, including a 100-round magazine. “Large capacity magazines are dangerous and have been disproportionately used in mass shootings, which is why they are illegal in Ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Music, Food, Biker Merch, More At Untouchables Law Enforcement Club's 'Icebreaker' In Maywood Music, Food, Biker Merch, More At Untouchables Law Enforcement Club's 'Icebreaker' In Maywood Music, Food, Biker Merch, More At Untouchables Law Enforcement Club's 'Icebreaker' In Maywood
Music, Food, Biker Merch, More At Untouchables Law Enforcement Club's 'Icebreaker' In Maywood A group of motorcycle-riding law enforcement officers hopes to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at an event this Saturday in Maywood. The Untouchables Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club's "Icebreaker," from 2 to 6 p.m., features the hard-rock cover band Motormouth. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, wine, beer and spirits, door prizes and vendors selling biker-related merchandise. Only those 21 and over will be admitted. Cover charge: $20. The "Icebreaker" will be held at the Untouchables MC of New Jersey headquarters at 216 Hersgell Avenue in Maywood. "This will be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized
Passaic Gang Shooting Near Grade School: Two Struck, Six Seized Two victims were hospitalized and six suspects were in custody following a shooting Tuesday afternoon just steps from a Passaic elementary school where classes were in session, authorities said. Mayor Hector Lora said authorities believe rival gang members were involved in the 2 p.m. shooting on Monroe Street near Memorial Elementary School 11. There was no immediate word on the victims' conditions. School was in session at the time. Teachers and students reported hearing gunshots outside before the buildindg was locked down. Those taken into custody included both adults and juveniles, Lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs
Bergen Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force Flies Out Of Chute Boosted By Prosecutor, Local Chiefs Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s new Fugitive Task Force hit the ground running, making six arrests in one morning, including a Hackensack sex offender who failed to register and a Garfield man accused of trying to lure a child. Cureton launched the Bergen County Fugitive Task Force in conjunction with the county police chiefs association.  The unit, which includes local police officers and members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, is tasked with locating and arresting not only fugitives but also defendants with outstanding warrants. Its first round produced a half-dozen ar…

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