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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West Milford, NJ
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West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk
West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk A driver who pulled over to argue with a passenger was drunk, West Milford police said. An officer responding to the area of Lakeside and Union Valley roads found Diane Lomoro, 53, of Paterson, arguing with her male passenger outside her car, according to a report. Lomoro told the officer that she pulled “so the arguing would stop,” it says. “While speaking with both, the officer detected signs of intoxication from the driver,” according to the police report. Lomoro was taken into custody after failing field sobriety tests, it says. She was charged with DWI, careless driving, improper …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Ex-Pearl River HS Athlete Who Crashed Car In NJ Charged With DWI Ex-Pearl River HS Athlete Who Crashed Car In NJ Charged With DWI Ex-Pearl River HS Athlete Who Crashed Car In NJ Charged With DWI
Ex-Pearl River HS Athlete Who Crashed Car In NJ Charged With DWI A multi-sport athlete from Pearl River was drunk when his car jumped a curb, toppled a street sign and slammed into a telephone pole just across the New Jersey border, authorities said. Raymond Amato, 22, was behind the wheel of a speeding car on Rivervale Road when an officer pulled behind him shortly before 3 a.m. May 26, River Vale police said. Amato turned on to Prospect Avenue and immediately crashed, they said. The officer found him assessing the damage, Detective Sergeant Peter Martin said. He "immediately detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath," Martin s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash
Former High School Athlete Charged With DWI After River Vale Crash A multi-sport athlete from Rockland was drunk when his car jumped a curb, toppled a street sign and slammed into a telephone pole in River Vale, authorities said. Raymond Amato, 22, of Pearl River was behind the wheel of a speeding car on Rivervale Road when an officer pulled behind him shortly before 3 a.m. May 26, police said. Amato turned on to Prospect Avenue and immediately crashed, they said. The officer found Amato assessing the damage, Detective Sergeant Peter Martin said. He "immediately detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath," Martin said. The officer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Arrest Made, Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Shooting Of Two North Arlington Men In Clifton Arrest Made, Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Shooting Of Two North Arlington Men In Clifton Arrest Made, Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Shooting Of Two North Arlington Men In Clifton
Arrest Made, Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Shooting Of Two North Arlington Men In Clifton Detectives this week arrested a Paterson resident who they said shot two men from North Arlington five months ago in Clifton. Noel Santos, 33, was being held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with two counts each of attempted murder and aggravated assault, as well as several weapons offenses. Santos was the gunman who wounded the victims – one 46, the other 19 – on Jan. 14 in the area of Main Avenue and Temple Street near Route 21, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark P. Centurione said in a joint release. Prosecutors will ask a Superior Court judge i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash
Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash An 82-year-old Wayne driver was killed when she lost control of her car and it crashed Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. Mei-Lien Young was alone when her 2009 Toyota Camry crashed in the area of Hamburg Turnpike and Valley Road shortly before 8:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint announcement. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead nearly seven hours later, they said. An investigation was continuing, said Valdes, who asked that anyone who witnessed the crash contact …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Man Accused Of Shooting David Ortiz Was Wanted In Clifton Street Robberies Man Accused Of Shooting David Ortiz Was Wanted In Clifton Street Robberies Man Accused Of Shooting David Ortiz Was Wanted In Clifton Street Robberies
Man Accused Of Shooting David Ortiz Was Wanted In Clifton Street Robberies The man accused of shooting baseball legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz has been wanted for a pair of street robberies in Clifton last year, Daily Voice has learned. Rolfi Ferreira Cruz, 25, of Reading, PA, “admitted that he was the person who fired at former baseball player David Ortiz,” the National Police in the Dominican Republic said in a release. “The investigators indicated that the weapon used was a pistol mark HI-POWER” that was recovered after another man hid it, the National Police said. They also said that Cruz – known as “Sandy” – was among a group of seven men offered $7,800 to s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Authorities: 'Runner' At Hackensack PD Steered Accident Victims To Local Chiropractor Authorities: 'Runner' At Hackensack PD Steered Accident Victims To Local Chiropractor Authorities: 'Runner' At Hackensack PD Steered Accident Victims To Local Chiropractor
Authorities: 'Runner' At Hackensack PD Steered Accident Victims To Local Chiropractor A Hackensack chiropractor from Saddle Brook paid a city police department employee to steer accident victims to him, said authorities who arrested both of them. Dr. Andrew Perrone, 50, paid Carmen Ballestas to convince victims filing or collecting accident reports to go to his Perrone Family Wellness clinic on Spring Valley Avenue for treatment, authorities allege. Ballestas 59, "was taken out of the [Hackensack PD] building months ago by prosecutors and has been suspended since," an official with direct knowledge of the arrest told Daily Voice. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee
Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee A construction worker from Hudson County sexually assaulted an underage girl in Fort Lee, said authorities who arrested him. A judge on Tuesday ordered that Andres Solis, 29, of Guttenberg remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action following his arrest Monday by members of the county prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. He’s charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. Solis “was employed as a construction worker at a site in Fort Lee, where he sexually assaulted [the] juvenile,” Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was taken into custody after Fort Lee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
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Port Authority PD Nabs Accused Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder At Jersey City Projects Port Authority PD Nabs Accused Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder At Jersey City Projects Port Authority PD Nabs Accused Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder At Jersey City Projects
Port Authority PD Nabs Accused Gunman Wanted For Attempted Murder At Jersey City Projects Port Authority police nabbed an accused gunman wanted on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting at a Jersey City public housing complex. PAPD Officer Joshua Oliveri was at the Holland Tunnel Command station when he spotted a car connected to 31-year-old Leon R. Smith shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. Jersey City police said Smith shot a 39-year-old man at 231 16th Street at the Holland Gardens apartment complex the afternoon of May 29. The victim walked into the hospital himself a short time later with injuries that weren’t consi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Barber, 31, Tried Luring Girl, 13, Into His Car, Authorities Charge Hackensack Barber, 31, Tried Luring Girl, 13, Into His Car, Authorities Charge Hackensack Barber, 31, Tried Luring Girl, 13, Into His Car, Authorities Charge
Hackensack Barber, 31, Tried Luring Girl, 13, Into His Car, Authorities Charge A 31-year-old barber from Hackensack was taken into custody after he tried luring a 13-year-old girl into his car, authorities said. Luis Farias was arrested on June 4 after Hackensack police were told that he tried talking the girl into his vehicle "for the purpose of engaging the juvenile in a sexual act," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A judge ordered Farias released on Monday, pending a first appearance on luring and child endangerment charges, following a detention hearing. He'd spent five days in the Bergen County Jail. "Mr. Farias has been a law-abiding business owner i…

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