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
Breaking News
Crash Sends Elderly Driver's Car Into Fair Lawn House Crash Sends Elderly Driver's Car Into Fair Lawn House Crash Sends Elderly Driver's Car Into Fair Lawn House
Crash Sends Elderly Driver's Car Into Fair Lawn House An elderly driver was treated for facial injuries after a crash pushed his sedan into a Fair Lawn home Friday morning. A 49-year-old Fair Lawn man was attempting to turn left from Park Avenue onto River Road when his 2006 Honda struck a 2017 Lincoln SUV driven by a 71-year-old Elmwood Park man around 9:50 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The impact of the crash forced the SUV across the roadway and into the side of a brick Park Avenue house, he said. Police charged the Honda driver with failing to yield to oncoming traffic, Metzler said. EMS treated the SUV driver at the scene. His vehicle …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron HEROES: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron HEROES: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron
Heroes: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron A Westwood diner patron was turning blue and not breathing after a piece of food got lodged in his throat on New Year’s Day. Off-duty New Jersey State Police Major Michael Rinaldi was rendering aid when Westwood Police Officers Greg Dorfman and Stephanie Laurent arrived at the Westwood Diner & Pancake House on Old Hook Road around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. Rinaldi and the officers used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food, then did chest compressions to revive him, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. Members of the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Squad them took the man across the street …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year
Street Work: Same Paterson Police Officer Seizes Last Gun In 2018, First One This Year The last gun seized by Paterson police in 2018 and the first this year were found by the same officer, authorities said. Emergency Response Team Officer Mohammad Bashir was investigating an armed robbery report in the 200 block of Carroll Street when he approached a silver Saturn parked on Pearl Street around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, 33-year-old Courtney Douglas of Paterson, “reached quickly into the center of the vehicle and then attempted to hide something in the side of the door while watching the officer and reacting nervously to his presence,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
INTERVIEW: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall INTERVIEW: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall INTERVIEW: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall
Interview: Cleanup In Aisle 40 After Lodi Plumber's SUV Crashes Through Bowling Alley Wall John Wyman only wanted to move his SUV so his other car could fit in the packed Lodi Lanes parking lot on Wednesday. Then, suddenly -- kaboom! Apparently, he "had to make an entrance that no one would forget," Wyman joked after the jolting experience. It began when he couldn’t find a spot at the Terhune Avenue bowling center after getting out of work Wednesday night. Suddenly, Wyman spotted his 2004 Mercury Mountaineer, which had wife had driven there. It was taking up two spots. “She was inside bowling,” said Wyman, a 33-year-old plumber and drain cleaner. “So I got out of my [2019 Hon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash UPDATE: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash UPDATE: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash
Update: Norwood Girl, 8, Mother Critically Injured In Head-On Harrington Park Crash 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 crash in Harrington Park early Wednesday has a chance to survive but with severe damage throughout he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone
Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Two robbers wearing ski masks lay in wait as a Papa John’s deliveryman approached a house in Bogota, then robbed him of his cellphone at gunpoint, authorities said. The victim told police he was delivering a pie on Highview Place around 8:45 p.m. New Year’s Day when he was robbed, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The bandits then fled through nearby yards, he said. Anyone who might have seen something, has area surveillance video that captured the crime or has information that could help police is asked to contact the borough Detective Bureau at (201) 487-2400. You could also call Crime Stoppers,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park
Fostered Pit Bull Attacks Owners In Mahwah Park A pit bull attacked the couple who fostered her, biting the woman’s hand and ear and causing “crushing injuries” to her husband’s arms and hands, during a walk in a Mahwah park, authorities said. The couple were walking the fostered female pit bull and a service dog Wednesday morning in Winters Park on East Ramapo Avenue when the pit bit the woman’s hand, causing a minor injury, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Her 58-year-old husband came to her aid and was attacked, the chief said. “The victim attempted to defend himself and calm the dog but in doing so suffered extensive and severe b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash
Happy New You're Under Arrest: Franklin Lakes Man Busted For DWI In New Year's Eve Crash The clock was minutes from striking midnight New Year's Eve when a Franklin Lakes motorist hit a parked car with his vehicle and was arrested for DWI and reckless driving, authorities said. Jay Johnson, 48, was taken into custody after the 11:36 p.m. crash Monday on Indian Trail Drive, Capt. John Bakelaar said. He was later released to a responsible adult and his vehicle was temporarily impounded, under John’s Law.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Boo! Wayne Police Say Ghostlike Hotel Thief Wore Bedsheet With Eyeholes Cut Out Boo! Wayne Police Say Ghostlike Hotel Thief Wore Bedsheet With Eyeholes Cut Out Boo! Wayne Police Say Ghostlike Hotel Thief Wore Bedsheet With Eyeholes Cut Out
Boo! Wayne Police Say Ghostlike Hotel Thief Wore Bedsheet With Eyeholes Cut Out A 59-year-old guest at a Wayne hotel swiped money from the register after throwing a bedsheet over his head with holes for eyes – like a cartoon ghost – and jumping the counter at the front desk, said police who arrested him. Joseph M. Elder “opened the cash drawer and removed the money” before fleeing through the back of the former “Tilted Kilt” restaurant at the Ramada Inn on Route 46 around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Capt. Lawrence Martin said. Officers Michael Kochinski and Robert Sova determined that Elder entered the lobby of the hotel from the closed and locked area of the former…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Con Burglary Suspect Clips Fair Lawn Detective, Crashes In Glen Rock Ex-Con Burglary Suspect Clips Fair Lawn Detective, Crashes In Glen Rock Ex-Con Burglary Suspect Clips Fair Lawn Detective, Crashes In Glen Rock
Ex-Con Burglary Suspect Clips Fair Lawn Detective, Crashes In Glen Rock UPDATE: An ex-con who'd just burglarized a Fair Lawn home Tuesday night struck a police detective with a getaway car that later crashed and overturned in Glen Rock, leading to his arrest, following a chase, authorities said. Corey DeGroat, a 42-year-old career offender from Englewood, was taken in police custody to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after complaining of head and chest pain, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He was later transported to the Bergen County Jail, where he faces charges that include burglary, theft, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and reckles…

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