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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels A Jeep remained true to its brand when it landed on its wheels after being T-boned Monday afternoon by a FedEx truck in Ridgewood. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with a hand injury following the collision at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue around 2:30 p.m.  Her Jeep 4x4 has a damaged windshield, broken mirror, blown tire and several dents and scratches. The fender of the FedEx truck was slightly damaged. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Jeep was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested
Fair Lawn PD: Overdose Victim Revived, Uncooperative House Guest Arrested A group of Fair Lawn police officers who responded to an overdose call said they found a 23-year-old borough woman overdosing on the toilet -- a needle stuck in the back of her hand -- and a problematic companion in the apartment. They administered Narcan and revived the 2nd Street victim, who was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for treatment, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Surviving an overdose relies a great deal on how quickly the victim receives medical assistance. Because many witnesses refuse to dial 911 out of fear of being prosecuted, New Jersey lawmakers adopted the Overdos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Smoky Park Ridge Fire Put Down Smoky Park Ridge Fire Put Down Smoky Park Ridge Fire Put Down
Smoky Park Ridge Fire Put Down A victim required hospitalization after a smoky fire that began in the kitchen of a Park Ridge home spread to the attic on Sunday, authorities said. Assisting their Park Ridge colleagues at the two-alarm Doxey Drive blaze were firefighters from Hillsdale, Montvale, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake. Tri-Boro Ambulance took the person who required treatment to The Valley Hospital. George C. DeGiovanni took the photo and contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest
Glen Rock PD: Warrant To Search Pickup Produces 30 Heroin Bags, Crack -- And Driver's Arrest Forced to get a warrant to search his pickup truck, Glen Rock police eventually charged an unlicensed driver with having 30 bags of heroin, a zip-locking bag of crack, eight hypodermic syringes and a hunting knife that they said he’d kept within reach in the vehicle. Nicholas Pizza, 27, of Haskell turned himself in last week and was charged with drug- and weapon-related counts before being released pending court action, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. He also received traffic summonses for driving with a suspended license and with having bogus license plates and obstructed windows. Pizza…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized
Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized Paterson detectives seized dozens of packages of the increasingly popular mixture of children’s breakfast cereal and THC, along with more than 20 pounds of pot, during a raid in a condo above a dollar store. Narcotics Division detectives arrested eight people after getting a tip that drugs were being sold from the third-floor Main Street residence, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They were identified as Issac Wade, 31, Andre White, 42, Max Brown, 20, Tyron Mallory 28, Jacory DeWitt 32, Gregory Gillispie, 29, and Tequan Motley, 32, all of Paterson, and Chayanne Girao, 28, of West Milfor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River
Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River Authorities Monday morning were resuming efforts to retrieve a body in the Passaic River between Wallington and Passaic. It was immediately unclear whether it could possibly be a man who Garfield police were told jumped from a bridge over the river the night before. Members of the Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad were out on a drill Sunday when a sonar camera spotted what they later said appeared to be a body. It surfaced near Gregory Avenue after backups from Lyndhurst, Oradell, Mahwah and Passaic arrived. The rough current eventually forced them to call off the recovery unt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery
Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery A troubled Vermont ex-con remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail after police said he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday night, authorities said. Lonnie Murray, 58, of Northfield,  VT was intoxicated when he also threatened a woman he didn't know with the gun on Colonial Road, prompting a search by various agencies just before 10:30 p.m., Capt. John Bakelaar said. A half-hour later, the Lukoil gas station on Franklin Avenue was robbed, he said. As Daily Voice reported on Sunday, officers from several law enforcement agencies converged&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus
Sedan Slams Into Route 17 Furniture Store In Paramus No injuries were reported after a sedan crashed into a wall in front of a Route 17 furniture store in Paramus Sunday night. Borough firefighters doused an engine blaze that broke out in the four-door Nissan Altima after it slammed into The Loft Furniture Outlet on the highway’s southbound side between A&S Drive and Midland Avenue. The building wasn’t seriously damaged. A flatbed removed the charred and severely damaged vehicle. Paramus police and firefighters responded. Police were investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery
Vermont Man Sought By Police Chased Down After Reportedly Firing Shot In Franklin Lakes Robbery UPDATE: A troubled Vermont ex-con remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail after police said he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday night, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/police-fire/franklin-lakes-pd-vermont-driver-threatens-woman-fires-shot-in-gas-station-robbery/749931/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Police from several northwest Bergen County towns who'd been searching for an emotionally troubled ex-con from Vermont caught him in Midland Park after he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Bergen Sheriff, NAACP, Others Bringing Prominent Speakers To Anti-Hate Talk For High Schoolers Bergen Sheriff, NAACP, Others Bringing Prominent Speakers To Anti-Hate Talk For High Schoolers Bergen Sheriff, NAACP, Others Bringing Prominent Speakers To Anti-Hate Talk For High Schoolers
Bergen Sheriff, NAACP, Others Bringing Prominent Speakers To Anti-Hate Talk For High Schoolers If you’re staging a critical conversation for high school students on the devastating impacts of hate and bigotry, you'd be hard-pressed to top the two civil rights activists enlisted by Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton in tandem with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Bergen County NAACP and the Urban League of Bergen County. Juniors and seniors from the Englewood Public School District and the Frisch School in Paramus are invited to Cureton’s office at Two Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack at 1 p.m. this Tuesday (March 26) to hear Dwania Kyles and TM Garret. Dwania Kyles was one of th…

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