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 Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries
Norwood Father Of Girl, 8, In Harrington Park Crash Tells Of Unimaginable Injuries UPDATE: 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. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northernvalley/police-fire/norwood-girl-8-critically-injured-in-harrington-park-crash-on-miracle-pace-dad-says/746894/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An 8-year-old Norwood girl critically injured in a head-on crash in Harrington Park early Wednesday has a chance to survive but with severe damage throu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Minors -- 15, 16 -- Busted In Paterson Stolen Car Spree, Home Burglaries, Police Chase Minors -- 15, 16 -- Busted In Paterson Stolen Car Spree, Home Burglaries, Police Chase Minors -- 15, 16 -- Busted In Paterson Stolen Car Spree, Home Burglaries, Police Chase
Minors -- 15, 16 -- Busted In Paterson Stolen Car Spree, Home Burglaries, Police Chase The third teen who bailed out of a sedan stolen during a home burglary last weekend was caught by Paterson police, authorities said. The 15-year-old also was responsible for another home burglary in the city's Hillcrest section -- with another 15-year-old who also was seized -- as well as another car theft Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The 2014 Honda stolen during a home break-in Saturday night on Preakness Avenue was spotted a short time later by Officer Robert Klein Jr. at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Broadway, Speziale said. All three occupants bailed out after a brief purs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford PD: DWI Motorist Fights With Police, Damages Cruiser, Threatens Their Families New Milford PD: DWI Motorist Fights With Police, Damages Cruiser, Threatens Their Families New Milford PD: DWI Motorist Fights With Police, Damages Cruiser, Threatens Their Families
New Milford PD: DWI Motorist Fights With Police, Damages Cruiser, Threatens Their Families A New Milford woman smacked two borough police officers, damaged a patrol car door on the way to headquarters and threatened to kill the officers and their families after a DWI stop, authorities said. Officer Bryan Mone stopped the car driven by 25-year-old Alexandra Defino for a traffic violation on River Road late Thursday night, Detective Sergeant Kevin Van Saders said. Defino “became increasingly loud and uncooperative,” refused to submit to a sobriety test, then “began fighting with police and resisting arrest,” Van Saders said. The 5-foot-5-inch, 142-pound DeFino – who played softbal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Uber Driver Carjacked In Saddle Brook, 2 Caught After Crashing Another Car In Union County Uber Driver Carjacked In Saddle Brook, 2 Caught After Crashing Another Car In Union County Uber Driver Carjacked In Saddle Brook, 2 Caught After Crashing Another Car In Union County
Uber Driver Carjacked In Saddle Brook, 2 Caught After Crashing Another Car In Union County An Uber driver was carjacked in Saddle Brook by two gunmen who also took his wallet, cash and cellphone before threatening to kill him if he didn't run, authorities said. Police in Newark had two suspects in custody and were searching for a third, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said Friday night. The New York victim said he’d just dropped off a fare on First Street near Outwater Lane and was checking his app for his next fare late Thursday when a dark-colored Mercedes drove up, Kugler said. Suddenly, he said, two occupants of that car opened the driver’s side door of his black 201…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another
Repeat Offender With Pursuit History Hits Cresskill Police Cruiser Head On, Slams Into Another A Dumont driver with a history of trying to elude police slammed his car head-on into one Cresskill cruiser, then rammed another Friday afternoon after refusing to stop for a traffic violation, authorities said. Edward Arnold, 30, "went a couple of blocks, came up Maple Street, then hit a police car head-on," Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti told Daily Voice. "He totaled the police car, then spun out and hit a backup unit," the sergeant said. Arnold then bailed out and ran, but officers quickly caught him on Knickerbocker Road, a short distance from the monument circle at Madison Avenue, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Unruly Bar Patron Busted After Stripping In Front Of Officers, West Milford Police Charge Unruly Bar Patron Busted After Stripping In Front Of Officers, West Milford Police Charge Unruly Bar Patron Busted After Stripping In Front Of Officers, West Milford Police Charge
Unruly Bar Patron Busted After Stripping In Front Of Officers, West Milford Police Charge An unruly drunk accused of bothering customers and staff at a West Milford pub began undressing in front of police, who took him into custody when he refused to stop, authorities said. Officers Thomas Connors, Matthew Kloo and Robert Kulawiak responded to the Grasshopper Irish Pub on a report of an intoxicated patron bothering customers and staff, a police report says. Daniel Caccavale, 30, of the Kenvil section of Roxbury, had broken a railing at the pub moments earlier, it says. “While speaking with the officers, [Caccavale] began to take his clothes off and refused to obey officers’ dir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Two Charged With Murder, Another With Supplying Weapon In Fatal Paterson Gunfight Two Charged With Murder, Another With Supplying Weapon In Fatal Paterson Gunfight Two Charged With Murder, Another With Supplying Weapon In Fatal Paterson Gunfight
Two Charged With Murder, Another With Supplying Weapon In Fatal Paterson Gunfight Two men were charged with murder and a third with weapons counts in the shooting death of a 23-year-old Paterson man during a gunfight last month. Tysheik J. Williams, 26, of West Milford, and Ashair Wilson, 22, of Paterson, were among several people who pulled out handguns and opened fire during the fight at 233 16th Avenue just after 7 p.m. Dec. 19, authorities said. Yasmany Almodovar, 19, of Paterson, supplied one of the weapons, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement Friday. Leexandre Torres sustained several gunsh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Crime Wave Grows: Three Vehicles Stolen, 15 Burglarized In Waldwick Overnight Bergen Crime Wave Grows: Three Vehicles Stolen, 15 Burglarized In Waldwick Overnight Bergen Crime Wave Grows: Three Vehicles Stolen, 15 Burglarized In Waldwick Overnight
Bergen Crime Wave Grows: Three Vehicles Stolen, 15 Burglarized In Waldwick Overnight The epidemic of Bergen County vehicle thefts and car burglaries hit Waldwick hard overnight Friday – with three stolen and at least 15 reportedly burglarized by an organized crew in the span of an hour, authorities said. Anywhere from three to five bandits targeted vehicles parked west of Crescent Avenue between 2 and 3 a.m., Lt. Thomas Dowling said. Cypress Court, Lyon Road and Sycamore Drive were among the streets cited. "There is home video that is being viewed of them entering vehicles," Dowling said. The lieutenant asked, however, that anyone who lives or has property in the area…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Mastermind Behind USS Cole Bombing Reportedly Killed In Airstrike Mastermind Behind USS Cole Bombing Reportedly Killed In Airstrike Mastermind Behind USS Cole Bombing Reportedly Killed In Airstrike
Mastermind Behind USS Cole Bombing Reportedly Killed In Airstrike The terrorist behind the 2000 attack on the USS Cole was believed killed in an American airstrike in Yemen on New Year’s Day, the government said Friday. The State Department had offered a $5 million reward for the capture of Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi for helping organize the attack, which killed 17 American sailors on Oct. 12, 2000. Although the government hadn’t officially confirmed his death Friday afternoon, administration officials said Al-Badawi, an al-Qaueda operative who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list, was alone in a vehicle in Yemen's Ma'rib Governorate durin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Thief Steals NYPD Scooter, Caught In Paterson, Police Say Thief Steals NYPD Scooter, Caught In Paterson, Police Say Thief Steals NYPD Scooter, Caught In Paterson, Police Say
Thief Steals Nypd Scooter, Caught In Paterson, Police Say A thief made it all the way to Paterson with a stolen NYPD scooter, said local police who arrested him. Police got a call and stopped Richard Raphael Lopez, 43, just before 11:30 a.m. Friday as he drove the stolen vehicle on Trenton Avenue, Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Lopez, who lives on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, was charged with receiving stolen property and released pending a hearing, Speziale said.

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