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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute A tractor-trailer rollover jammed northbound Route 287 traffic in Oakland early Tuesday. The rig rolled off the road, with the tractor rolling into the woods and the trailer crushing the guardrail and splitting open near the exit for Route 208 around 4:30 a.m., responders said. The 48-year-old driver from Wilmington, DE, who climbed out, complained of a back injury but refused treatment, they said. The left and center lanes were reopened at Skyline Drive several hours later. Traffic on the southbound side was slowed. Detour routes were clogged, as well.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Jeep Topples Light At Busy Hackensack Intersection, Morning Rush Jammed Jeep Topples Light At Busy Hackensack Intersection, Morning Rush Jammed Jeep Topples Light At Busy Hackensack Intersection, Morning Rush Jammed
Jeep Topples Light At Busy Hackensack Intersection, Morning Rush Jammed A Jeep toppled a traffic signal near FDU in Hackensack before dawn Tuesday, clogging a busy intersection during the morning rush. The driver, 36-year-old Jason Montalvo of New Milford, wasn't injured in the crash just after 5 a.m. at the intersection of River Street and University Drive, police Capt. Nicole Foley said. Montalvo was headed southbound when he "drove into a puddle and lost control of his vehicle," Foley said. The Jeep hit the signal on the southeast corner of the intersection, knocking it onto an unoccupied vehicle in the Firestone lot, she said. The signal was being repaire…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mt. Kisco, NY
Breaking News
Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says
Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says A helicopter pilot who was killed while crashing-landing on the roof of a building Monday afternoon in midtown Manhattan was from Dutchess County, the FAA reported. Tim McCormack of Clinton Corners was the only victim in the crash. He was reported deceased 45 minutes later. His father and grandfather were Poughkeepsie firefighters. McCormack -- who received his instructor certificate for “Rotorcraft-Helicopter” last June -- had taken off from 34th Street Helipad just after 1:30 en route to Linden, NJ, the FAA said. The Agusta A109E crash-landed in the rain and fog about 15 minutes later at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Five Mumps Cases Confirmed At Bergen County Jail, Lockdown Continues UPDATE: Five Mumps Cases Confirmed At Bergen County Jail, Lockdown Continues UPDATE: Five Mumps Cases Confirmed At Bergen County Jail, Lockdown Continues
Update: Five Mumps Cases Confirmed At Bergen County Jail, Lockdown Continues Five Bergen County Jail inmates were confirmed with mumps, authorities said Friday. "The Bergen County Department of Health Services has received confirmation of five of the 6 suspected cases of mumps in the Bergen County Jail with no additional cases at this time being reported," said Michael Pagan, a spokesman for County Executive Jim Tedesco. "A sixth suspected case was negative." A lockdown continued at the jail. The lockdown will be lifted on July 6 if no new cases are found, authorities said. "Isolation means no additional inmates accepted and no one out until we're comfortable that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Boxed-In SUV No Problem For Glen Rock Thief Who Drives It Across Owner's Lawn Police: Boxed-In SUV No Problem For Glen Rock Thief Who Drives It Across Owner's Lawn Police: Boxed-In SUV No Problem For Glen Rock Thief Who Drives It Across Owner's Lawn
Police: Boxed-In SUV No Problem For Glen Rock Thief Who Drives It Across Owner's Lawn Boxing his unlocked SUV in with his wife’s car didn’t help a Glen Rock owner: A thief simply drove it across the front lawn, authorities said. The Central Avenue resident said he parked his Audi Q5 in the driveway with the key fob still inside Saturday night, Lt. Frank Riggo said. His wife later pulled her car in behind it, he said. When the owner woke up the next morning, the Audi was gone. Riggio reminded residents and merchants to lock their cars and never leave the key fobs or valuables inside.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself
Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself A Paterson ex-con who showed up at Hackensack University Medical Center with a bullet wound shot himself, said authorities who charged him with various weapons counts. Lamont McKay, 32, was arrested a short time after he arrived at HUMC’s emergency room around 3 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. An investigation by city police, in conjunction with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, determined that McKay had shot himself, they said. McKay has served three prison terms the past 10 years -- mostly for assault and aggravated assault -- and has been free for only 34 months in that period. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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'The Floor Moved Beneath Me': Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash-Landing On Manhattan Building 'The Floor Moved Beneath Me': Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash-Landing On Manhattan Building 'The Floor Moved Beneath Me': Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash-Landing On Manhattan Building
'The Floor Moved Beneath Me': Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash-Landing On Manhattan Building A helicopter pilot was killed while crash-landing on the roof of a building on 7th Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets in Manhattan Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Authorities initially launched a mass casualty response after the chopper apparently tried to make an emergency landing in the rain and fog atop the financial building near Times Square around 1:45 p.m. However, the NYPD later reported that only the pilot -- identified as Tim McCormack of Clinton Corners in Dutchess County, NY -- was the only victim. He was reported deceased at 2:30 p.m. McCormack, a retired fire chie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights Police Officers Rescue Dog Who Jumped From Car Window Hasbrouck Heights Police Officers Rescue Dog Who Jumped From Car Window Hasbrouck Heights Police Officers Rescue Dog Who Jumped From Car Window
Hasbrouck Heights Police Officers Rescue Dog Who Jumped From Car Window A pair of Hasbrouck Heights police officers rescued a dog who jumped out a car window. The Shihtzu mix chased an opossum and got stuck in brush behind the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights Meadowlands Hotel on Terrace Avenue off Route 17 just after 7 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. Responding Officers Nicholas Brunetti and Michael Renna found the pooch, whose head was poking into a hole, Colaneri said. Using a dog noose, they freed the pup -- who was returned, unharmed, to the owner, the lieutenant said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says
Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says A Washington Township mom says her son was denied justice after he was permanently disfigured by another teen who deliberately dragged him with his car while punching him in the face, nearly killing him. His assailants convinced the boy to come out that late January night “with the intention of robbing him of his money and belongings,” Michelle Reyes said. “Junior reached into the car to give a handshake to the driver,” Reyes told Daily Voice. “That’s when the driver grabbed my son’s arm and pinned it by raising the window. “Then he placed his foot on the gas and drove off, dragging my so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
4-Week-Old Boy Killed In Hackensack Crash 4-Week-Old Boy Killed In Hackensack Crash 4-Week-Old Boy Killed In Hackensack Crash
4-Week-Old Boy Killed In Hackensack Crash A 4-week-old boy was killed in a car crash Saturday night in Hackensack. The child apparently was on his mother’s lap when the late-model Mercedes sedan struck a utility pole in front of 286 Passaic Street just after 9 p.m., a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the tragedy said. The boy "sustained head trauma as a result of the accident and was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a brief release Sunday afternoon. A responder reported seeing a child's car seat in the rear cabin of the car. "The ca…

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