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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Stretch Of Knickerbocker Road In Tenafly Stays Closed After Toppled Tree Takes Down Pole, Wires Stretch Of Knickerbocker Road In Tenafly Stays Closed After Toppled Tree Takes Down Pole, Wires Stretch Of Knickerbocker Road In Tenafly Stays Closed After Toppled Tree Takes Down Pole, Wires
Stretch Of Knickerbocker Road In Tenafly Stays Closed After Toppled Tree Takes Down Pole, Wires A key stretch of Knickerbocker Road in Tenafly was expected to remain closed through the evening rush after a toppled tree took down a utility pole and power lines. High winds uprooted the tree between Riveredge Road and Sunset Lane – a major travel route for commuters. No injuries or significant property damage was reported. PSE&G crews have been at the site all day. “Drivers in the area this morning would have probably have used more colorful language to describe it, but the morning commute was challenging,” Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. “They’ll be disappointed to learn the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Trio Busted After Undercover Heroin, Cocaine Buys In Lodi, Elmwood Park Paterson Trio Busted After Undercover Heroin, Cocaine Buys In Lodi, Elmwood Park Paterson Trio Busted After Undercover Heroin, Cocaine Buys In Lodi, Elmwood Park
Paterson Trio Busted After Undercover Heroin, Cocaine Buys In Lodi, Elmwood Park A pair of undercover drug buys in Lodi and Elmwood Park lead to the arrests of three Paterson men – two of whom Bergen County authorities said are dealers. It began when an undercover detective bought 150 envelopes of heroin from Xaxier M. Classen, 30, in Lodi last month, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Tuesday. Another buy was set up a little over a week ago in Elmwood Park, where the detectives seized Classen and Juan Carlos Regaldo with 500 envelopes of heroin and more than a half-ounce of cocaine for sale, Calo said. With them was Ernesto Regaldo, who was also arrested…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Emerson PD: Vandal Charged In Graffiti Spree Was About To Do It Again, Symbol Not Anti-Semitic Emerson PD: Vandal Charged In Graffiti Spree Was About To Do It Again, Symbol Not Anti-Semitic Emerson PD: Vandal Charged In Graffiti Spree Was About To Do It Again, Symbol Not Anti-Semitic
Emerson PD: Vandal Charged In Graffiti Spree Was About To Do It Again, Symbol Not Anti-Semitic A local man who'd marked two Emerson schools and other areas in town with graffiti that was mistakenly believed to be anti-Semitic was about to do it again when borough police grabbed him Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. Brendan Rooney, 20, "was doing the same thing that he saw a [hip-hop] group he found on social media doing," Lt. Michael McDermott said. "There was no evidence at all of this being a bias crime." Rooney was mimicking a symbol used by the Brooklyn band Pro-Era "that can be mistaken for a swastika," his friend, Ian Maltzan, told Daily Voice. "It means inner peace.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Ridgefield Stop Turns Up $15,000 Drug Cash Stashed In Hidden Compartment Prosecutor: Ridgefield Stop Turns Up $15,000 Drug Cash Stashed In Hidden Compartment Prosecutor: Ridgefield Stop Turns Up $15,000 Drug Cash Stashed In Hidden Compartment
Prosecutor: Ridgefield Stop Turns Up $15,000 Drug Cash Stashed In Hidden Compartment A keen-eyed Bergen County prosecutor’s detective found a hidden compartment that held $15,000 in drug proceeds, said authorities who arrested the driver after pulling her SUV over in Ridgefield. Members of Cao’s Narcotics Task Force stopped a gray 2008 Nissan Rogue driven by Anibel Velez, 36, of Philadelphia on Sunday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. “Based on the circumstances of the motor vehicle stop, a search of the vehicle…revealed $15,000 and an electronically-operated aftermarket hidden compartment,” he said. The unemployed Velez was charged with money laundering …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Short-Sale Scheme: Hawthorne Scammer Admits Conning Lenders Out Of More Than $6M Short-Sale Scheme: Hawthorne Scammer Admits Conning Lenders Out Of More Than $6M Short-Sale Scheme: Hawthorne Scammer Admits Conning Lenders Out Of More Than $6M
Short-Sale Scheme: Hawthorne Scammer Admits Conning Lenders Out Of More Than $6M A Hawthorne con artist admitted his role Tuesday in defrauding financial institutions and others of more than $6 million. Mehdi “Mike” Kassai, 36, was part of a group of thieves who convinced mortgage lenders to participate in short-sale deals – which allow homeowners in trouble to sell for less than they owe on their mortgages, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Kassai told a federal judge in Newark on Tuesday that he used bogus documents and buyers, damaged properties to lower their apparent value and “restricted the ability of others to bid and buy those properties,” Carpenito said. “T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver
Passaic PD: Officers Quickly Nab Recently-Released Ex-Con Who Robbed Bakery Delivery Driver Passaic police quickly captured an ex-con recently released from prison moments after he robbed a bakery delivery driver at gunpoint before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. Thomas “Shaking” Brinson, 41, approached the 38-year-old driver for Hermanos Bakery on Aspen Place just after 2 a.m., pointed a handgun at him and demanded money, Police Chief Luis Guzman said. He took the Kearny man’s wallet, which held cash, credit cards, and identification, the chief said. Patrol officers descended on the area and grabbed the 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound Brinson, of Paterson, in front of 262 Passaic Stree…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Rochelle, NY
Breaking News
Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say
Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say A Mount Vernon firefighter was charged with entering a New Rochelle woman's home by impersonating a police officer, ABC7 reported Monday. Michael Figueroa, 26, told the woman he was a detective when he entered her Clinton Avenue home around midnight Sunday, authorities said. He had handcuffs, a holster and a block rod on his hip, the ABC7 report says. "The fire department of Mount Vernon operates with the highest integrity," the Mount Vernon fire commissioner said in a statement. "We are reviewing the incident in question. We will follow the established process and will take appropriate di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers Man Caught Fishing Checks, More From Mailbox, Police Say Yonkers Man Caught Fishing Checks, More From Mailbox, Police Say Yonkers Man Caught Fishing Checks, More From Mailbox, Police Say
Yonkers Man Caught Fishing Checks, More From Mailbox, Police Say A Yonkers man had an accomplice stand lookout as he fished mail from postal boxes overnight, said police who are becoming more aggressive about the skyrocketing number of mailbox thefts plaguing the Northeast. Bayonne police said they were watching on a public security camera as Ivan A. Rodriguez, 18, removed envelopes from a box just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday. They also spotted a lookout standing on the corner, they said. Dispatchers who saw the duo get into a gray minivan notified patrol units, who converged on the vehicle. Rodriguez, of Downing Street, was driving, they said. With him wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Hospitalized After Bogota Utility Pole Crash Driver Hospitalized After Bogota Utility Pole Crash Driver Hospitalized After Bogota Utility Pole Crash
Driver Hospitalized After Bogota Utility Pole Crash A driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after her SUV hit a utility pole in Bogota. Complaining of shoulder pain, the driver walked to the ambulance, which took her to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck following the afternoon crash on River Road. A stretch of River Road was temporarily closed while PSE&G attended to the damaged pole, which tilted over the street. Yaniv Besterman contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting
Investigators Nab Accused Gunman In Passaic Shooting Detectives nabbed a 29-year-old Passaic man who they said shot another man in the city before dawn Sunday. Robert Williams remained held Monday in the Passaic County Jail, pending a detention hearing Thursday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, records show. He’s charged with aggravated assault and a variety of weapons offenses, including having hollow-point bullets. Authorities said Williams shot a 23-year-old Plainfield man in the area of 180 Columbia Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment…

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