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 Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE
Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE A Clifton detective broke his foot chasing a man who, it turned out, was wanted by ICE, authorities said. Investigators and uniformed officers who joined them found the man hiding in the rafters of a shed after a lengthy pursuit that began in the area of Hope and Highland avenues last Wednesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He’d bolted after the detectives tried to talk with him, then struggled while being taken into custody, Bracken said. Authorities released the man after processing him on charges of resisting arrest and minor drug possession. The detective, meanwhile, received tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School
Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School UPDATE: An Englewood school custodian accidentally recorded himself installing a hidden camera in a Dwight Morrow High School bathroom used by a female night-shift employee, authorities said. Officials had considered canceling classes while police and sheriff's officers continued an hours-long pre-dawn search of the high school and adjoining Janis E. Dismus Middle School campuses for Francisco Jaius Lopez-Martinez, 59, of Bergenfield, who hid out there when he heard police were looking for him. It began when the victim, who is part of the night shift maintenance and cleaning crew that serv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
'Super Possessor’ Gets 3-Year Minimum Prison Deal For Having 200,000 Child Porn Images 'Super Possessor’ Gets 3-Year Minimum Prison Deal For Having 200,000 Child Porn Images 'Super Possessor’ Gets 3-Year Minimum Prison Deal For Having 200,000 Child Porn Images
'Super Possessor’ Gets 3-Year Minimum Prison Deal For Having 200,000 Child Porn Images A “super possessor” caught with more than 200,000 child porn images by a task force of county prosecutor’s investigators, federal agents and state authorities will spend at least three years in prison as part of a six-year plea deal. MD Farid Uddin, 44, of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty Monday to distributing pornographic videos and photos of children as part of the agreement with state authorities. “Super possessors of child pornography like Uddin who distribute these materials on the internet generate increased demand for this filth and directly drive the sexual abuse of young children,” state…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 in Saddle River finally reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, more than 14 hours after utility lines fell across the roadway, closing it. A utility pole "just snapped on its own," a responder told Daily Voice -- beginning a rush-hour nightmare that became an hours-long annoyance. Traffic choked roads in several towns while crews from Orange & Rockland and Verizon made repairs. The pole "just snapped on its own," a responder said.Contributed photo Contributed photo (above) Police say it'll be awhile before things get moving again.COURTESY: Allendale PD PHOTO (above): Court…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank
SEE Anything? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank A robber described as "calm and composed" quietly announced his intentions to an Englewood bank teller over the weekend and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, city police said Monday. City detectives working with the FBI were reviewing “a multitude of surveillance video sources,” and comparing notes with other law enforcement agencies as they try to identify the robber, who was “possibly armed with a long weapon,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. He wore a hooded coat, a mask that hid most of his face and gloves when he entered the Bank of America branch on Park Place around 9:30 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School
Englewood PD: Janitor Mistakenly Recorded Himself Installing Secret Bathroom Cam At High School UPDATE: An Englewood school custodian accidentally recorded himself installing a hidden camera in a Dwight Morrow High School bathroom used by a female night-shift employee, authorities said. Officials had considered canceling classes while police and sheriff's officers continued an hours-long pre-dawn search of the high school and adjoining Janis E. Dismus Middle School campuses for Francisco Jaius Lopez-Martinez, 59, of Bergenfield, who hid out there when he heard police were looking for him. It began when the victim, who is part of the night shift maintenance and cleaning crew that serv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton PD: Pursuit Ends With Crash In Little Ferry, Driver, 18, Grabbed With Girl, 15 Clifton PD: Pursuit Ends With Crash In Little Ferry, Driver, 18, Grabbed With Girl, 15 Clifton PD: Pursuit Ends With Crash In Little Ferry, Driver, 18, Grabbed With Girl, 15
Clifton PD: Pursuit Ends With Crash In Little Ferry, Driver, 18, Grabbed With Girl, 15 A pursuit from Clifton ended in Little Ferry when the 18-year-old driver slammed his car into a  police cruiser and was taken into custody after a brief struggle – along with a 15-year-old female passenger, authorities said. Officer Jessenia Levy was patrolling the area of Piaget Avenue and Lexington Avenue when she saw Julian Romero blow a red light around 2:45 a.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Levy tried pulling him over, but Romero hit the gas, Bracken said. The officer followed the 2000 Toyota Corolla onto eastbound Route 46 for nearly seven miles into Little Ferry…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Reorganized Northern Valley Baseball Knights Hold Tryouts For Players 8-14 Reorganized Northern Valley Baseball Knights Hold Tryouts For Players 8-14 Reorganized Northern Valley Baseball Knights Hold Tryouts For Players 8-14
Reorganized Northern Valley Baseball Knights Hold Tryouts For Players 8-14 Baseball’s Northern Valley Knights are holding tryouts over the next two Saturdays for players 8 through 14 years old from Harrington Park, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan. The Knights program “is under an entirely new group of trustees and board members who are dedicated to building this program into the true NVOT feeder program it was always intended to be,” the organization said. Iona College Head Coach Pat Carey will conduct the tryouts on Feb. 9 and Feb. 17: 12U to 14U: 8:30 to 10 a.m. 10U and 11U: 10 to 11:30 a.m. 8U and 9U: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There’s a minimum of two tryouts at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks SNOUT OUT: Rutherford police have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. At-home pet services provider Canine Company donated three masks in response to a request by police Sgt. Julie Ann Zeigler. The cone-shaped resuscitation masks are designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. Each set includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Edgewater Woman, 52, Hospitalized After Being Struck By Bus At Ferry Terminal Edgewater Woman, 52, Hospitalized After Being Struck By Bus At Ferry Terminal Edgewater Woman, 52, Hospitalized After Being Struck By Bus At Ferry Terminal
Edgewater Woman, 52, Hospitalized After Being Struck By Bus At Ferry Terminal A 52-year-old Edgewater woman was hospitalized with injuries that authorities said weren't life-threatening after being struck by a bus at the ferry terminal Friday morning, authorities said. The 69-year-old ferry bus driver, also an Edgewater resident, received a summons for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, Police Chief Donald Martin said. The bus had no passengers on board when the woman was struck in the parking lot just after 7:30 a.m., the chief said.

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