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
Invited In, Detectives Find 3,761 Heroin Folds, Nearly 2 Pounds Pot, Coke, Passaic Sheriff Says Invited In, Detectives Find 3,761 Heroin Folds, Nearly 2 Pounds Pot, Coke, Passaic Sheriff Says Invited In, Detectives Find 3,761 Heroin Folds, Nearly 2 Pounds Pot, Coke, Passaic Sheriff Says
Invited In, Detectives Find 3,761 Heroin Folds, Nearly 2 Pounds Pot, Coke, Passaic Sheriff Says Saying she had “nothing to hide,” a Paterson woman invited Passaic County sheriff’s detectives into what turned out to be a drug packaging and distribution center, where they found 3,761 heroin folds, three-quarters of a pound of cocaine and a pound of pot, authorities said. Seized along with the $32,500 worth of drugs were a loaded Glock 23 handgun reported stolen from Pennsylvania -- with an extended magazine loaded with 19 more rounds, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Also found were 92 .380-caliber bullets and 22 .40-caliber bullets, three digital scales and two grinders,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff
Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff A retired Lodi police chief who served in the U.S. Navy and the Secret Service will join three former members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office who will be sworn to posts with the county sheriff this coming Monday. Former Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone will be sworn as an executive undersheriff along with David Borzotta and Jin Sung Kim during a 4:30 p.m. ceremony at the Bergen County Courthouse, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Cora Taylor will be sworn as chief warrant officer, he said. As executive undersheriff, Quattrone is right behind Cureton in command and will supervise th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID
Paramus PD: Fair Lawn Package Thief Had Amazon Delivery Vest, Fake ID A driver had an Amazon delivery vest and several packages stolen from Fair Lawn in his car, said Paramus police who arrested him after he presented a bogus driver’s license as identification, authorities said. It was another in an increasing series of package thefts in North Jersey, through which thieves steal residents' identities, then use the information to order merchandise such as iPhones and other pricey items. They then show up to accept delivery. Responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle on Spencer Place, Officer Diego Cruz and Officer Michael Mullay found two men parked in a bl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Oakland PD: Police Nab ID Thief Who Bought $15,000 In Gift Cards With Victim's Credit Card Oakland PD: Police Nab ID Thief Who Bought $15,000 In Gift Cards With Victim's Credit Card Oakland PD: Police Nab ID Thief Who Bought $15,000 In Gift Cards With Victim's Credit Card
Oakland PD: Police Nab ID Thief Who Bought $15,000 In Gift Cards With Victim's Credit Card An identity thief ordered $15,000 in gift cards using an innocent victim's credit card – then was nabbed by Oakland police as he picked them up, authorities said. Sgt. Michael O’Neill and Officers Gary Fiore and Gary Gusterson were waiting when Gregory Gordon, 27, showed up at the local Walgreens to pick up the cards, which were shipped there via FedEx, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. A Wanaque resident had alerted authorities after discovering bogus charges on his credit card, Eldridge said. Police then “coordinated with employees of Walgreens, who alerted [them] when an [Gordon] a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction? Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction? Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction?
Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction? Although some experts called it highly unlikely – primarily because of the weather – the FAA said a pair of drones were spotted flying 3,500 feet over Teterboro Airport, bumping flight times there and at Newark Liberty International Airport. This comes after Gatwick and Heathrow airports in the United Kingdom had flights delayed because of reported drone sightings. Incoming flights were able to land at Newark Airport until 5:45 p.m., but flights bound for Newark were held up at other airports for a short time. The longest reported delays were about 15 minutes.. As with the overseas airport…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Teacher Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up Elmwood Park Pre-School Teacher Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up Elmwood Park Pre-School Teacher Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up Elmwood Park Pre-School
Teacher Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up Elmwood Park Pre-School UPDATE: A judge in Hackensack on Wednesday ordered the release of a teacher who police said threatened to shoot up the Elmwood Park pre-school where she works. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/saddlebrook/police-fire/judge-frees-teacher-charged-with-threatening-to-shoot-up-elmwood-park-pre-school-pending-trial/747308/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: An Elmwood Park pre-school was placed in lockdown and a teacher was arrested after staffers there said she threatened to “one day…come here and shoot it up,” authorities said. Several staff members at the Goddard School told police that Gina Schr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting
Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting A trio of Saddle Brook teenagers who arranged a meeting on social media for what they thought was the illegal purchase of THC vape cartridges in Garfield were instead robbed at gunpoint, said city police who made an arrest. The trio – an 18-year-old man, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl – drove to Summit Avenue just north of Belmont Avenue for the purported sale shortly before 6 p.m. Jan. 11, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Suddenly, a man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask got into the back seat, pulled a handgun from his bag and threatened to shoot the girl if they didn't hand over…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Lost Driver Found With Potent THC Vape, Pot Wayne PD: Lost Driver Found With Potent THC Vape, Pot Wayne PD: Lost Driver Found With Potent THC Vape, Pot
Wayne PD: Lost Driver Found With Potent THC Vape, Pot The driver of a late-model BMW unfamiliar with a Wayne residential neighborhood drove into cul-de-sacs looking for through streets before a police officer who’d been watching pulled her over, authorities said. While speaking with the driver following the 2:20 a.m. stop on Hamburg Turnpike, Officer Corey Stevens noticed “an overwhelming odor of burnt marijuana,” Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. He then discovered a sealed black box labeled "Kingpen" containing a 1000mg cannabis vape cartridge with a significant THC concentration of 71.48%, Martin said. The passenger was released at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Officer Chases Ex-Con Car Thief Down GSP Following Route 17 Pier One Mercedes Theft Paramus Officer Chases Ex-Con Car Thief Down GSP Following Route 17 Pier One Mercedes Theft Paramus Officer Chases Ex-Con Car Thief Down GSP Following Route 17 Pier One Mercedes Theft
Paramus Officer Chases Ex-Con Car Thief Down GSP Following Route 17 Pier One Mercedes Theft A Paramus police officer nabbed an ex-con with a history of pursuits after a car stolen from Pier One Imports on Route 17 was involved in a chase down the Garden State Parkway Monday night that ended in a crash in East Orange. The store employee’s 2013 Mercedes Benz was warming up during Monday’s Arctic-like temperatures when at least two thieves jumped in and took off just after 9 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer Anthony Mordaga spotted the stolen car headed south on the Garden State Parkway a short time later and chased it to Exit 147 and into East Orange, Ehrenberg said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Police: Rowdy Guests Complaint At Mahwah Hotel Produces 900 LSD Tabs, Two Arrests Police: Rowdy Guests Complaint At Mahwah Hotel Produces 900 LSD Tabs, Two Arrests Police: Rowdy Guests Complaint At Mahwah Hotel Produces 900 LSD Tabs, Two Arrests
Police: Rowdy Guests Complaint At Mahwah Hotel Produces 900 LSD Tabs, Two Arrests Two rowdy Mahwah hotel guests who overstayed and then didn’t pay were nabbed with 900 tabs of LSD for sale, authorities said. Officers John Rodriguez and Michael Dombroski were dispatched to the Route 17 hotel after management called for help, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Besides a refusal to pay, there had been complaints of “excessive noise, knocking on doors, etc., and that the guests had stayed beyond the authorized checkout time,” he said. Answering the door were Christopher Ryan, 26, of Waldwick – who appeared under the influence of something -- and Daniel Pilszak, 35, of Sout…

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