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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
MUGSHOT: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance MUGSHOT: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance MUGSHOT: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance
Mugshot: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance UPDATE: Authorities filed charges against a South Hackensack driver who crashed a sedan through the employee entrance of the Bergen County Jail on Friday. Troy H. McDonald, 51, remained in police custody overnight at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus (formerly Bergen Regional) with injuries that Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said weren't life-threatening.  Authorities charged him with causing widespread damage, burglary and criminal mischief "based on statements that were made,"  Cureton told Daily Voice. Responders helped get McDonald out of his Acura after it smashed through …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged UPDATE: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged UPDATE: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged
Update: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged Police investigating a shooting Friday night at the Newport Mall in Jersey City said they've arrested two people. It was suspected but not officially confirmed late Friday that they'd shot one another. One of the two -- Jaleel Holmes -- already was being sought by police on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting in Jersey City this past Wednesday. Authorities also were already familiar with the other, Police Chief Michael Kelly said. Although he didn't officially accuse either man of pulling the trigger Friday night, Kelly said: “We have no friendly person who was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Abuser Took Video While Sexually Assaulting Paterson Pre-Teen Over Two Years Prosecutor: Abuser Took Video While Sexually Assaulting Paterson Pre-Teen Over Two Years Prosecutor: Abuser Took Video While Sexually Assaulting Paterson Pre-Teen Over Two Years
Prosecutor: Abuser Took Video While Sexually Assaulting Paterson Pre-Teen Over Two Years A pre-teen was sexually assaulted over the course of more than two years by a Paterson man who recorded the abuse on video, authorities said. Carlos Hidalgo, 36, remained held Friday in the Passaic County Jail, where Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her office is going to ask a judge that he remain pending trial. Hidalgo was charged with various counts of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, Valdes said, adding that the abuse occurred from the end of 2016 until this past Tuesday. He was arrested, she said, following an investigation by her Speci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance UPDATE: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance UPDATE: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance
Update: Authorities Charge South Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Through Bergen Jail Entrance UPDATE: Authorities filed charges against a South Hackensack driver who crashed a sedan through the employee entrance of the Bergen County Jail on Friday. Troy H. McDonald, 51, remained in police custody overnight at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus (formerly Bergen Regional) with injuries that Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said weren't life-threatening.  Authorities charged him with causing widespread damage, burglary and criminal mischief "based on statements that were made,"  Cureton told Daily Voice. Responders helped get McDonald out of his Acura after it smashed through …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection
Garbage Truck Nearly Takes Out Traffic Light At Busy Fairview Intersection A garbage truck nearly toppled a traffic light at a busy Fairview intersection early Friday afternoon. No one was hurt after the B&B Disposal truck out of Hillside slammed into the light pole outside the Buy Rite Liquor Store at the corner of Broad and Fairview avenues -- at the bottom of what's long been known as "Dan Kelly's Hill, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. "Traffic was thickened while the truck was removed and repairs were made.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Reported $10,000 In Merchandise Taken In Fort Lee AT&T Store Smash And Grab Reported $10,000 In Merchandise Taken In Fort Lee AT&T Store Smash And Grab Reported $10,000 In Merchandise Taken In Fort Lee AT&T Store Smash And Grab
Reported $10,000 In Merchandise Taken In Fort Lee AT&T Store Smash And Grab Fort Lee police said owners of a burglarized AT&T store were still tabulating the value of stolen items while a search for whoever was responsible continues. Sources put the value around $10,000. Police Capt. Matthew Hinze said police found the front glass door shattered and items missing after responding to an active alarm at the Lemoine Avenue store. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence, while Fort Lee detectives asked area merchants to check their surveillance cameras. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that could…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
FALSE ALARM: Teaneck HS Briefly Locked Down, 'Gun' Reported Seen Was Water Gun FALSE ALARM: Teaneck HS Briefly Locked Down, 'Gun' Reported Seen Was Water Gun FALSE ALARM: Teaneck HS Briefly Locked Down, 'Gun' Reported Seen Was Water Gun
False ALARM: Teaneck HS Briefly Locked Down, 'Gun' Reported Seen Was Water Gun Teaneck High School was briefly locked down Friday afternoon as a precaution while police investigated a report of a man with a gun on the street. "It turned out to be an area resident with a toy gun, a water pistol," Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. "It's a toy gun, but from a distance you can easily misconstrue it to be a real weapon -- unlike a real Super Soaker, which is colorful. "In the end, there was nothing to be concerned about." Police have identified the man and are determining whether charges were possible, the chief said. Someone reported seeing a man with a gun was see…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck PD: Tips Leads Officers To Resident Carrying Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Teaneck PD: Tips Leads Officers To Resident Carrying Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Teaneck PD: Tips Leads Officers To Resident Carrying Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag
Teaneck PD: Tips Leads Officers To Resident Carrying Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Teaneck police responding to a call of a man with a weapon found him carrying a fully-loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine, authorities said. Boris D. Tripp, 22, was stopped in Mackel Park by officers who responded to a report late Tuesday of a man with a gun in the area of Overlook and Fairview avenues, Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said. They arrested him after finding the gun and charged Tripp, of Teaneck, with two unlawful weapons offenses, as well as with having the illegal magazine, the chief said. He remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail.    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen, Passaic's 'Dr. Marijuana' Has License Suspended For Thousands Of Indiscriminate Scripts Bergen, Passaic's 'Dr. Marijuana' Has License Suspended For Thousands Of Indiscriminate Scripts Bergen, Passaic's 'Dr. Marijuana' Has License Suspended For Thousands Of Indiscriminate Scripts
Bergen, Passaic's 'Dr. Marijuana' Has License Suspended For Thousands Of Indiscriminate Scripts A physician who had offices in East Rutherford and Clifton had his license in the state’s medical marijuana program temporarily suspended for “creating a multimillion-dollar enterprise by indiscriminately authorizing marijuana use for thousands of patients he met in hotel conference centers” across New Jersey, authorities said Thursday. Dr. Anthony Anzalone, 66 -- who has been a registered participant in the MMP since 2012 – “must wind down his medical practice within the next 30 days and cease practicing medicine altogether on February 8, under the terms of an Interim Consent Order he enter…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Accused Car Burglar Due In Court Friday Garfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Accused Car Burglar Due In Court Friday Garfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Accused Car Burglar Due In Court Friday
Garfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Accused Car Burglar Due In Court Friday UPDATE: A 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday is scheduled for a first court appearance on attempted murder charges Friday in Hackensack. Omar Smadiya, who owns and operates a moving and storage company, also is charged with possession both of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (meaning: the gun is legal, but the use of it wasn't) and high-capacity magazines. Smadiya remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending Friday's court appearance. It was just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday when he armed himself with a Glock 19 Gen …

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