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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Giants Draft Choice Injured In Shooting That Killed Teammate Giants Draft Choice Injured In Shooting That Killed Teammate Giants Draft Choice Injured In Shooting That Killed Teammate
Giants Draft Choice Injured In Shooting That Killed Teammate New York Giants sixth-round draft pick Corey Ballentine was injured in a shooting that killed a former teammate in Topeka, Kan., Washburn University reported Ballentine, a cornerback, was expected to fully recover from the shooting, which occurred off campus and left Washburn junior defensive back Dwane Simmons, 23, dead, the school said. The Giants on Saturday took Ballentine with the 180th selection in the 2019 NFL draft. “We are aware of the tragic situation and continue to gather information. We have spoken to Corey, and he is recovering in the hospital," the Giants said in a statement…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say
Update: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 16-year-old South Hackensack boy who authorities say stabbed his older stepbrother dead in self-defense was hospitalized with a severe neck injury, Daily Voice has learned. "He's lucky he wasn't paralyzed," a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. No charges had been filed in connection with the stabbing death of Ismael Fajardo, 18, during the confrontation at their Hoffman Street home over the weekend. Police responding to a 911 call found Fajardo bleeding and unresponsive in a second-floor bedroom, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He's suffered "s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves
Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves Wyckoff police got an assist from their colleagues in Upper Saddle River after a Bronx couple tried shipping an illegally-bought phone to a resident’s home. Erika Lora, 35, came to the Hartung Drive resident’s front door, provided the name on the package and asked for it, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The resident claimed the package – containing a new cellphone worth about $1,000 -- never arrived, Soto said. She called police as the couple drove off in a car they’d parked in the homeowner’s driveway, he said. Wyckoff police broadcast an alert, and Upper Saddle River police stopped the car a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DON'T GET FOOLED: Bogus Ticket Sellers Scamming Concert Fans DON'T GET FOOLED: Bogus Ticket Sellers Scamming Concert Fans DON'T GET FOOLED: Bogus Ticket Sellers Scamming Concert Fans
DON'T GET Fooled: Bogus Ticket Sellers Scamming Concert Fans More than a quarter of millennials in a recent survey said they’ve gotten ripped off by bogus concert ticket brokers at an average of well over $200 a pop. And even though they agree it’s a high risk, and amazing 40% say they’d do it again. A staggering one of every three victims say they’ve fallen for such scams at least three different times in the past two years. Barclays Bank quoted the figures while warning music lovers preparing for festival season to be aware of what’s out there. The glut of shows and what appears to be widespread availability of tickets to sold-out events leaves un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking
Possible Life Sentence Looms For 7-Time Convicted Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Paterson Carjacking “Give me the car!” demanded an ex-con whom jurors this past week convicted of a Paterson carjacking. The jury in Paterson deliberated barely an hour before convicting Paul Myhand, 40, of two counts of carjacking. Myhand, who already had seven felony convictions, faces a possible life sentence because of his record and the severity of the crime, said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes. Whichever term the judge ultimately chooses, Myhand will have to serve at least 85% of it before the possibility of parole. The driver was accompanied by a passenger while parking his 1998 Toyota Camry…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Palisades Park Police Deliver Baby HEROES: Palisades Park Police Deliver Baby HEROES: Palisades Park Police Deliver Baby
Heroes: Palisades Park Police Deliver Baby A 7-pound baby girl wasn't waiting for her mom to get to the hospital when Palisades Park Police Sgts. Dennis Pavlik and Christopher Sambogna, Officer Samuel Kim and Dispatcher Christopher Freitag stepped in. Arriving at the East Columbia Avenue apartment, officers found the mom in labor. Then here came the baby. While one rubbed the newborn's chest to assist her breathing, the others monitored her vital signs, secured the umbilical cord until EMS arrived and wrapped her in blankets to keep her warm. Both she and her mom were doing fine after both were brought to Englewood Hospital and Me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup
Family's Prayers Answered For Critically Injured Tenafly Boy, 12, Hit By Pickup A family’s prayers were answered after a 12-year-old Tenafly boy suffered a fractured skull, pelvis and ribs, along with a collapsed lung and lacerated liver, after being struck by a pickup truck walking home earlier this month. Lucas Ferro has a ways to go, but he was all smiles recently – allowing his loved ones the chance to exhale. Lucas was crossing County Road at Central Avenue headed east just after 3:30 p.m. April 11 when he was struck by the northbound pickup, driven by a 27-year-old Norwood woman, police said. A bystander, Sonja Kramer Karlis, said she "ran over to make sure ever…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say
Update: South Hackensack Teen Stabbed Dead By Stepbrother In Fight, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 16-year-old South Hackensack boy who authorities say stabbed his older stepbrother dead in self-defense was hospitalized with a severe neck injury, Daily Voice has learned. "He's lucky he wasn't paralyzed," a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. No charges had been filed in connection with the stabbing death of Ismael Fajardo, 18, during the confrontation at their Hoffman Street home over the weekend. Police responding to a 911 call found Fajardo bleeding and unresponsive in a second-floor bedroom, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He's suffered "s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Police Seize Two Guns, One Defaced, During Drug Arrests Paterson Police Seize Two Guns, One Defaced, During Drug Arrests Paterson Police Seize Two Guns, One Defaced, During Drug Arrests
Paterson Police Seize Two Guns, One Defaced, During Drug Arrests Paterson police seized two loaded handguns – one of them with a defaced serial number – while arresting two men on drug charges Saturday night, authorities said. Peter Campos, 21, and 34-year-old ex-con Edwin Betancur were being held in the Passaic County Jail following their arrests on Highland Street around 7 p.m., Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Besides 14 bags of marijuana, one of cocaine and 14 Ecstasy pills, the pair were caught with a SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun and a Bersa Model 83 .380 ACP handgun, along with ammunition for both, Speziale said. Both men were charged with a variety…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK After Car Crashes Into Pole In Paramus Driver OK After Car Crashes Into Pole In Paramus Driver OK After Car Crashes Into Pole In Paramus
Driver OK After Car Crashes Into Pole In Paramus A driver was OK after his car slammed into a pole in Paramus early Saturday evening. A PSE&G crew was summoned to replace the pole in the 700 block of Highland Avenue after the hatchback hit it shortly before 6 p.m. Paramus police and EMS responded. The driver was conscious and alert and talking on his cellphone as he was loaded into the ambulance. The car was towed. Highland Avenue was temporarily closed in both directions between Bush and Fern places.

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