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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Driver Nearly Rams Police Cruiser, Fights With Officers Clifton PD: Driver Nearly Rams Police Cruiser, Fights With Officers Clifton PD: Driver Nearly Rams Police Cruiser, Fights With Officers
Clifton PD: Driver Nearly Rams Police Cruiser, Fights With Officers A Clifton driver who nearly slammed his car head-on into a police cruiser fought with officers after they broke a window to get him out, authorities said. Maurice Wade, 29, locked himself in his car and belligerently refused to comply with the demands of officers who stopped him on Orchard Street near Colfax Avenue after the near-miss, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The standoff “continued for a considerable amount of time” before an officer smashed the passenger-side window with a baton, Bracken said. Wade resisted, and a lengthy struggle followed before he was subdued, the lieutenant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm
Update: Paterson Boy, 16, Shot Dead, Authorities Confirm Authorities Friday morning confirmed a Daily Voice report from the night before that a 16-year-old Paterson boy was shot dead outside an apartment building. Responders found his lifeless body outside the Madison Apartments on East 19th Street around 6:50 p.m. He'd been shot in the head, they said. They conducted CPR and requested an Advanced Life Support response, but it was already too late, they said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 7 p.m. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating, along with Paterson police. The boy was pronounced dead at the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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PD: Worker Fell 50 Feet Through Unmarked Hole In Downtown Hackensack Parking Garage PD: Worker Fell 50 Feet Through Unmarked Hole In Downtown Hackensack Parking Garage PD: Worker Fell 50 Feet Through Unmarked Hole In Downtown Hackensack Parking Garage
PD: Worker Fell 50 Feet Through Unmarked Hole In Downtown Hackensack Parking Garage UPDATE: A worker fell more than 50 feet Friday morning from the parking garage of a high-rise tower under construction in Hackensack when he stepped on a piece of unmarked plywood that someone used to cover a hole, authorities said. The 49-year-old victim from Elizabeth was conscious and alert when he was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 7:30 a.m. mishap on Main Street, said Capt. Darren DeWitt. "He was on the second level of the parking garage that is under construction when he fell through a hole and landed on the concrete floor approximately 50 feet below," …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND SAFE! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State FOUND SAFE! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State FOUND SAFE! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State
Found Safe! Missing Deaf New Milford Woman, 87, Found By Police In New York State A 87-year-old New Milford resident who went missing the day was found safe Friday morning by police in Middletown, NY, more than 50 miles from home, authorities said. June Cross, who is deaf, was driving a grey 2009 Honda Accord when she "left a meeting in Midland Park and did not return home" Thursday morning, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Around 4 p.m. she showed up in the Orange County, NY, town of New Windsor (near Middletown), where police "gave her directions back to New Milford," Van Saders said. That was the last anyone had heard from her until Middletown police spotted Cros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: Foot Chase Ends With Arrest Of Man Carrying Stolen Handgun Paterson PD: Foot Chase Ends With Arrest Of Man Carrying Stolen Handgun Paterson PD: Foot Chase Ends With Arrest Of Man Carrying Stolen Handgun
Paterson PD: Foot Chase Ends With Arrest Of Man Carrying Stolen Handgun Police responding to a report of several shots fired amid a large group of street partiers in Paterson chased down a man who they said had been carrying a stolen high-caliber handgun. A “Shotspotter” activation on Sunday brought officers to the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Keen Street, where they found people “on both sides of the intersection and walking into traffic, smoking, drinking and playing loud music,” Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Their attention was immediately drawn to a man identified as Jacim Pitts, who, Speziale said, “appeared alarmed with the presence of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs
Police: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs UPDATE: A missing 82-year-old Hackensack man who became the subject of a statewide Silver Alert was found Friday morning with an ex-con who police said convinced him to drive him to Paterson, among other destinations, over the course of some 18 or so hours. Nathaniel James-Booth -- whose 25-year criminal history includes recent arrests for kidnapping and robbery -- was immediately seized by police who found him in a car driven by John Ingallinera near the corner of Lehigh and Essex streets, said Capt. Darren DeWitt. They charged James-Booth, 42, with illegal possession of Percocet, DeWitt s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Montclair Manager Who Swindled Ne-Yo, Brian McNight Out Of Millions Gets 7½ Years In Fed Pen Montclair Manager Who Swindled Ne-Yo, Brian McNight Out Of Millions Gets 7½ Years In Fed Pen Montclair Manager Who Swindled Ne-Yo, Brian McNight Out Of Millions Gets 7½ Years In Fed Pen
Montclair Manager Who Swindled Ne-Yo, Brian McNight Out Of Millions Gets 7½ Years In Fed Pen A business manager from Montclair will spend nearly 7½ years in federal prison for swindling celebrity clients – including R&B singers Ne-Yo and Brian McKnight – out of $7.9 million for a failed sports drink venture while using their money as what one government official called “a personal slush fund.” Kevin R. Foster, 43, was sentenced earlier this month after jurors in Columbus, Ohio, last year convicted him of 16 counts -- including wire fraud, money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. The case emerged from the prosecutions of Thomas E. Jackson an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Robbery Victim Walked Into Trap Set By Female 'Friend' Clifton PD: Robbery Victim Walked Into Trap Set By Female 'Friend' Clifton PD: Robbery Victim Walked Into Trap Set By Female 'Friend'
Clifton PD: Robbery Victim Walked Into Trap Set By Female 'Friend' A 20-year-old Paterson man was robbed of cash and a cellphone in Clifton after being set up by a woman whom police identified as a “friend” of his, authorities said. The victim accompanied Rosa Dorvil, 19, of Paterson to a spot in the area of Lakeview Avenue and East 5th Street, where they were approached by 21-year-old repeat offender Darius Jackson, of Clifton, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Jackson “initially made casual conversation with the two before proceeding to assault the victim,” threatening to kill him if he didn’t surrender his valuables, Bracken said. Responding officers …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Mock DWI Fatal Crash At Elmwood Park HS Sends Timely Warning Mock DWI Fatal Crash At Elmwood Park HS Sends Timely Warning Mock DWI Fatal Crash At Elmwood Park HS Sends Timely Warning
Mock DWI Fatal Crash At Elmwood Park HS Sends Timely Warning Because you never know who may be getting the message, authorities say, mock DWI fatal accident scenes like the one staged Thursday in Elmwood Park are critical. Students gearing up for their proms and post-graduation summers -- when DWI-related tragedies often occur -- got to participate in the fake crash on the front lawn of Elmwood Park Memorial High School. The demonstration gave students "a real-life experience without the real-life risks in order to learn the importance of making the right decision about drinking and driving," Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Borough police, fire…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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SEEN THEM? Couple Burglarize Hasbrouck Heights Little League Concession Stand SEEN THEM? Couple Burglarize Hasbrouck Heights Little League Concession Stand SEEN THEM? Couple Burglarize Hasbrouck Heights Little League Concession Stand
Seen Them? Couple Burglarize Hasbrouck Heights Little League Concession Stand Hasbrouck Heights police released images of two burglars who broke into the borough Little League’s concession stand. The couple pried open the door with a crowbar, then took cash and candy, among other items – while causing extensive damage to the door and register -- around 2:40 a.m. last Friday, according to a police report. Surveillance cameras recorded them inside the stand and a car driving off following the break-in. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Anyone who saw something that night (May 24), recognizes the subjects in the surveill…

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