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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts As the amount of checks and cash reported stolen from mailboxes continues to rise, so do the number of check-theft arrests that Fair Lawn police are making. This time, Detective Brian Rypkema arrested two Paterson residents: Evelin Fernandez, 39, deposited a $2,253 check into her account after it had been mailed at the Radburn Post Office by a member of the Fair Lawn Senior Center, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Angel Sanchez-Ramos, 25, cashed a $1,302.38 check that had been mailed at a post office box on Dorothy Street, Metzler said. Both were released after being charged with theft by deceptio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies 2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies 2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies UPDATE: The second of two West New York landscapers overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a running lawnmower that was with them in a closed trailer in Washington Township has succumbed to his injuries. Police found both men on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. Dec. 11 CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. The men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," Detective Heather Castronova said at the time.&nb…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Two Caught In Wyckoff Two Caught In Wyckoff Two Caught In Wyckoff
Two Caught In Wyckoff A driver with a suspended license briefly lost Wyckoff police during what was supposed to be a traffic stop -- then was caught a short time later.An officer tried to stop the vehicle as it turned off Route 208 but lost sight of the car, which ended up at the Cedar Hill shopping center, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Police found the pair at the Walgreens in the shopping center, he said.The driver received a summons, the lieutenant said. Sicomac Elementary School was briefly sheltered in place during the search.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child
Hackensack Ice-Skating Coach Charged With Sexually Abusing Child An ice skating coach from Hackensack sexually abused a youngster in Edgewater, authorities charged. Andrew Lavrik, 32, of Summit Avenue was released Monday pending further court action following a detention hearing in Hackensack on charges of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Lavrik – a coach/instructor at the Ice House in Hackensack who once was an international ice dancer -- was arrested after Edgewater police received a report last month of an alleged incident in November, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Edgewat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical
Two Charged In Cornerstone Bar Beating In Hillsdale, Victim Remains Critical A New Year’s brawl at the Cornerstone in Hillsdale left one man critically injured, another charged with beating him and a third accused of helping the assailant flee. Juan Fernandez, a 22-year-old student from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was charged with aggravated assault in the incident, which occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Police also arrested another student, Alex Z. Green, also 22, of Westwood and charged him with hindering apprehension for driving the getaway car, Calo said. The victim, who sustained a severe head injur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges
Ridgefield Spa Closed, NYC Masseuse Busted On Prostitution Charges A masseuse was busted after Ridgefield police said she propositioned an undercover Bergen County prosecutor’s detective at a local massage parlor. Jiang Cuihong, 41, of Queens was released on a summons to appear in Municipal Court on Jan. 23 to answer charges of engaging in prostitution, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Borough officials also closed King Spa on Grand Avenue, where Meurer said the incident occurred, after inspectors "found numerous building and fire code violations."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Men Caught With Guns, Drugs For Sale, $12,770 Cash Operated From Paterson Bar Police: Men Caught With Guns, Drugs For Sale, $12,770 Cash Operated From Paterson Bar Police: Men Caught With Guns, Drugs For Sale, $12,770 Cash Operated From Paterson Bar
Police: Men Caught With Guns, Drugs For Sale, $12,770 Cash Operated From Paterson Bar A raid on a Paterson bar and nearby home turned up various amounts of heroin, cocaine, pot, prescription pills and more all packaged for sale, along with two handguns and several rounds of ammo, authorities said. The state ABC teamed up with city detectives for an investigation that led to Friday night’s raid at Quilvio’s Bar on Main Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Authorities hit 34-year-old Jesse Jones with 44 drug-related charges and Raymond Burgos, 27, with a dozen involving drugs and weapons, he said. These include having drugs for sale within 1,000 feet of Public School …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated A firefighter had to be treated for an undetermined injury after rescuers found four Rockland County hikers who’d become lost in the woods late Saturday night after crossing into New Jersey, responders said. One of the missing hikers was found near the Boy Scout camp in Alpine after they became lost in the Alpine-Rockleigh area, they said. Firefighters from Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Norwood and Northvale joined their colleagues from Orangetown in the search. The injured firefighter was taken to HUMC Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts A Fair Lawn police detective nailed two different people in connection with the thefts of checks that residents mailed outside the Radburn Post Office. In each case, the checks never made it to their destinations and were cashed by someone else, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Detective Paul Donohue made arrests in both. Michelle Rivera, 18 of Paterson, was charged with theft by deception after claiming that she gave her bank card to an unidentified person who wanted to cash one of the checks. Gilbert Acevedo, 21, of Paterson, was charged with the same offense after admitting that he was paid $3…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Dealer Sold Near Grade School, Police Say: 1,468 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine Seized Paterson Dealer Sold Near Grade School, Police Say: 1,468 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine Seized Paterson Dealer Sold Near Grade School, Police Say: 1,468 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine Seized
Paterson Dealer Sold Near Grade School, Police Say: 1,468 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine Seized A Paterson dealer sold drugs up the block from a city elementary school, said authorities who seized 1,376 glassine envelopes of heroin and 92 small bags of cocaine for sale. Marvin Moody, 38, was charged with possession with the intent to distribute the drugs after a raid Thursday at his East 23rd Street home near Public School No. 21, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Investigators targeted Moody late last year after being told he was dealing near the corner of 10th Avenue and E. 23rd Street, Speziale said He remained held Saturday in the Passaic County Jail. Police also arrested his…

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