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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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Distinguished Heritage: Grandson Of USR's First Police Chief Promoted -- On Grandad's Birthday Distinguished Heritage: Grandson Of USR's First Police Chief Promoted -- On Grandad's Birthday Distinguished Heritage: Grandson Of USR's First Police Chief Promoted -- On Grandad's Birthday
Distinguished Heritage: Grandson Of USR's First Police Chief Promoted -- On Grandad's Birthday SHOUT OUT: The grandson of Upper Saddle River’s very first police chief was officially promoted to sergeant on his late grandfather’s birthday. New Sgt. Kenneth Osborne began his career in 1997 as a dispatcher. After working briefly with the Haworth Police Department, he joined the Upper Saddle River force as a patrol officer. Chief Patrick Rotella called Osborne, who’s been a traffic officer the past five years, “an extremely dedicated and hard-working individual with an in-depth knowledge of the law enforcement profession. “His work in the field undoubtedly has helped to make our commun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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New Bergen Sheriff Begins Filling Administrative Posts New Bergen Sheriff Begins Filling Administrative Posts New Bergen Sheriff Begins Filling Administrative Posts
New Bergen Sheriff Begins Filling Administrative Posts Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton appointed three former members of the county prosecutor's office to his administration. The appointments of two other new undersheriffs who've also accepted posts will be announced next month, Daily Voice has learned. David Borzotta and Jin Sung Kim were both named undersheriffs. Cora Taylor was appointed chief warrant officer. Most recently a security supervisor at MetLife Stadium, Borzotta was a detective for more than a decade, handling everything from drugs, gambling and burglaries to robberies, arsons, fatal accidents and homicides. For several ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Ex-Yankees Closer, World Series MVP John Wetteland Charged With Child Sex Abuse Ex-Yankees Closer, World Series MVP John Wetteland Charged With Child Sex Abuse Ex-Yankees Closer, World Series MVP John Wetteland Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Ex-Yankees Closer, World Series MVP John Wetteland Charged With Child Sex Abuse Former New York Yankees World Series MVP John Wetteland was arrested on a child sex abuse charge, according to authorities in Texas. The 52-year-old former closer is accused of sexually abusing a child under 14 years old, Denton County Jail records show. Wetteland, who pitched in the Bronx for two seasons, was the MVP of the 1996 World Series when the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves four games to two. A born-again Christian, he coached baseball and taught Bible studies at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, TX. It’s the same school where New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton coached h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says
Norwood Girl, 8, Critically Injured In Harrington Park Crash On ‘Miracle Pace,’ Dad Says An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park earlier this month is on what her father called a “miracle pace.” Glori Lee continues to experience intense pain, however – and, perhaps as heartbreaking, remembers the crash. Still, a hospital employee called her “a fighter.” “Glori could not sleep for 3 days,” Hans Lee wrote in a Facebook post. “Her eyes were blood-shot red, but it seemed like she was afraid to go to sleep. “My aunt who had a similar accident when she was in her teens told me that when she was in the hospital bed, she kept hearing the no…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring
Reputed Mob Associate From Old Tappan Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring A reputed mob associate from Old Tappan was among three men charged with running an multi-million gambling ring out of Rockland. Marco Minuto, 60, originally was taken into custody in Bergen County last month on money laundering charges. A judge ordered him released hours later under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law. Authorities raided his home, as well as those of his alleged associates, as part of a takedown that authorities said was years in the making. The organized ring led by Minuto and his two co-defendants -- John Andriello, 65, of Pearl River, and 48-year-old Brian Levine of Garn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: Waldwick Driver With Various Drugs Tells Police Pot Smell Came From Passing Cars Mahwah PD: Waldwick Driver With Various Drugs Tells Police Pot Smell Came From Passing Cars Mahwah PD: Waldwick Driver With Various Drugs Tells Police Pot Smell Came From Passing Cars
Mahwah PD: Waldwick Driver With Various Drugs Tells Police Pot Smell Came From Passing Cars A Waldwick driver who tried telling Mahwah police who stopped him on Route 287 that the pot they smelled was from passing cars had a collection of drugs in his, authorities said. Officers David Sinisi and Dennis Toomey both smelled the familiar odor after stopping 29-year-old Michael Occhipinti for several motor vehicle violations on Saturday, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Both Occhipinti and a female passenger from Warwick, NY, who was with him “denied there was any odor,” the chief said. Police interviewed the pair separately, at which point Occhipinti said he’d smoked earlier, Bat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Northern Highlands Students Hear About Opiate Addiction From Users, Police Praise Program Northern Highlands Students Hear About Opiate Addiction From Users, Police Praise Program Northern Highlands Students Hear About Opiate Addiction From Users, Police Praise Program
Northern Highlands Students Hear About Opiate Addiction From Users, Police Praise Program It’s one thing to have authority figures warn schoolkids of the dangers of heroin and opioids, but it’s another when it’s recovering addicts, as students at Northern Highlands Regional High School learned. Not only that: The speakers were all from schools in the Allendale area. A key component of the #NotEvenOnce program was the participation of the organization Alumni in Recovery, Police Chief George Scherb said. “Students had the opportunity to hear from addicts in recovery who shared their real-life experiences with addiction, dependency and their path to recovery,” he said. #NotEvenOn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit
Wayne PD: Swerving Driver On Route 23 Registers Nearly 4x Legal Blood-Alcohol Limit A swerving driver stopped by Wayne police in the middle of the afternoon on Route 23 registered nearly four times the legal limit on a blood-alcohol test, authorities said. Alerted by citizens to a vehicle that was “all over the road,” Officers Tomasz Cydzik and Adrian Sulejmani stopped the 2015 Toyota Sienna on the northbound highway near the Pequannock border at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Hitesh J Patel, 43, of Pequannock had “bloodshot eyes and droopy eyelids,” along with a trio of mini bottles of vodka, Martin said. Police got Patel out of the car for a sob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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VIDEO: Paterson Man Shows Gun, Vows To Shoot Police, Dares Them To Arrest Him -- So They Do VIDEO: Paterson Man Shows Gun, Vows To Shoot Police, Dares Them To Arrest Him -- So They Do VIDEO: Paterson Man Shows Gun, Vows To Shoot Police, Dares Them To Arrest Him -- So They Do
Video: Paterson Man Shows Gun, Vows To Shoot Police, Dares Them To Arrest Him -- So They Do VIDEO: A Paterson man posted a profanity-laced video threatening to kill city police and daring them to come get him – so they did. Edward Lawrence Jones walked out of his home around 8:30 a.m. Monday and into the arms of police whom he’d threatened to kill over the death of a man in custody last week, authorities confirmed. He remained held Tuesday in the Passaic County Jail, charged with making terroristic threats and illegal weapons possession. He also was wanted on a warrant, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Jones was angered over the death of Jameek Lowery, a paranoid man who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Silver Spoon In His Pocket, Track Marks On His Arm: Wayne Police Seize 44 Heroin Bags Silver Spoon In His Pocket, Track Marks On His Arm: Wayne Police Seize 44 Heroin Bags Silver Spoon In His Pocket, Track Marks On His Arm: Wayne Police Seize 44 Heroin Bags
Silver Spoon In His Pocket, Track Marks On His Arm: Wayne Police Seize 44 Heroin Bags A man arrested by Wayne police had a silver spoon in his pocket and fresh track marks on his arm – in addition to 34 bags of heroin, authorities said. Officers Adrian Sulejmani and Tomasz Cydzik approached 38-year-old Michael D. Torrence, 38, of Hamburg, after seeing him alternately fall out, then wake up while smoking a cigarette, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Torrence, who didn’t respond to the officers, had constricted pupils, Martin said. SOUL FOOD was stamped on 21 of the heroin bags; the others had no stamp, the captain said. Officers also found a tourniquet- with heroin res…

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