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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught
Oakland PD: Drunk Hit-Run Driver Caught A drunk driver from Oakland kept going after his SUV hit a pickup truck and a mailbox on his block, said police who arrested him. Robert Imhoff, 59, was arrested after police found his damaged 2018 Ford Explorer down the street from the Spear Street incident just after 10 p.m. Friday, Oakland Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said. He was charged with DWI, processed and released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing, under John’s Law.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Man Worked While Collecting $17,048 In Disability Payments, Indictment Charges Teaneck Man Worked While Collecting $17,048 In Disability Payments, Indictment Charges Teaneck Man Worked While Collecting $17,048 In Disability Payments, Indictment Charges
Teaneck Man Worked While Collecting $17,048 In Disability Payments, Indictment Charges A Teaneck man scammed an insurance company out of $17,048 while he was actually working, a grand jury indictment charges. Ramdeo Ramsaran, 54, collected temporary total disability payments from Hudson Insurance Company between August 2016 and July 2017 “by falsely claiming he was unable to work when, in fact, he was working,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. The indictment returned in Trenton accuses Ramsaran of insurance fraud and theft by deception. Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Menjivar presented the case to the grand jury. It followed an investigation coordinated by D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia Driver, 85, Slams Sedan Into Englewood 7-Eleven Leonia Driver, 85, Slams Sedan Into Englewood 7-Eleven Leonia Driver, 85, Slams Sedan Into Englewood 7-Eleven
Leonia Driver, 85, Slams Sedan Into Englewood 7-Eleven An 85-year-old driver from Leonia lost control of her car, which plowed into an Englewood 7-Eleven Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Toyota jumped the curb and slammed through the two front windows of the Grand Avenue store around 1:30 p.m., Police Capt. Tim Torell said. "No one was injured in the incident and the cause of the accident is under investigation," Torell said. "Our fire department responded and is assisting the building owner with cleaning up the debris and boarding up the windows.  "There was no structural damage and the store remains open," he said just after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788 Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788 Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788
Latest Mailbox Theft, Outside Glen Rock Post Office, Costs Ridgewood Woman $1,788 In what’s become an epidemic of sorts, a Ridgewood woman became one of the latest mailbox theft victims after someone stole and cashed $1,788 in checks that she’d deposited outside the Glen Rock Post Office, police said. Thieves who once used wire and some type of adhesive to fish envelopes from boxes are now simply prying them open and snatching bundles of mail -- often from in front of post offices after hours, authorities throughout North Jersey say. Daily Voice reported one earlier today out of Oradell. SEE: Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Glen Rock…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office
Mailbox Thefts Continue, This Time Outside Oradell Post Office Oradell became the latest town to be victimized by mailbox thieves. Whoever was responsible broke into the boxes outside the Oradell Post Office Sunday night, borough police said. “Numerous pieces of mail were opened and checks taken,” they said. “Some mail was recovered including many holiday cards.” The U.S. Postal Inspection Service was notified. Meanwhile, borough police said, “keep checking your personal accounts for unusual activity if you mailed any money this weekend.” Citizens in towns throughout North Jersey have reported a steady stream of mail thefts. Where once the thieves …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey
Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey A crash involving a mini-van and a sedan on northbound Route 17 in Ramsey Monday morning sent six people to various hospitals. Ambulances from Ramsey, Upper Saddle River and the Valley Hospital responded to the crash near Spring Street a little after 10 a.m. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. Ambulances from Ramsey, Upper Saddle River and the Valley Hospital responded to the crash near Spring Street a little after 10 a.m.Googlemaps

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away
Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away A repeat offender already behind bars for assaulting police was identified through fingerprints for his role in stealing an SUV from a Fair Lawn driveway and leaving it in the middle of a Paterson street, authorities said Monday. The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse was swiped from an 11th Street home and left in the middle of McBride Avenue on Nov. 11, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Using fingerprints, Detective Brian Rypkema last week identified and charged 21-year-old Mark Brown in connection with the theft. Brown, it turned out, has been held in the Cape May County Jail on several counts, including t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
Orange County Man Arrested After Cop Is Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl Orange County Man Arrested After Cop Is Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl Orange County Man Arrested After Cop Is Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl
Orange County Man Arrested After Cop Is Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl A Middletown man was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after a Hoboken sergeant was punched in the face and a patrolman sustained a dislocated thumb in one of several brawls that broke out Saturday during the Hudson waterfront city’s annual SantaCon pub crawl. “Some wonder why I condemn this day!” Police Chief Ken Ferrante tweeted. “No other day like it [the] entire yr in @CityofHoboken. Those that cause it need to pay the consequences.” Revelers dressed in Santa and elf costumes flooded the city for the annual alcohol-fueled event – among them the Middletown man and a Sta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Hoboken Police Sergeant Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl, 8 Arrested Hoboken Police Sergeant Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl, 8 Arrested Hoboken Police Sergeant Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl, 8 Arrested
Hoboken Police Sergeant Punched In Face At SantaCon Pub Crawl, 8 Arrested A Hoboken police sergeant was punched in the face, another sustained a dislocated thumb and two other officers were exposed to blood during the SantaCon pub crawl on Saturday, authorities said. “Some wonder why I condemn this day!” Police Chief Ken Ferrante tweeted during real-time updates. “No other day like it [the] entire yr in @CityofHoboken . Those that cause it need to pay the consequences.” Revelers dressed in Santa and elf costumes flooded the city for the annual alcohol-fueled event included a 30-year-old Garfield man charged with disorderly conduct and a 22-year-old from Hawthorn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Safe Stolen From Distracted Mahwah Homeowner Found 75 Miles Away Safe Stolen From Distracted Mahwah Homeowner Found 75 Miles Away Safe Stolen From Distracted Mahwah Homeowner Found 75 Miles Away
Safe Stolen From Distracted Mahwah Homeowner Found 75 Miles Away A safe stolen from a Mahwah home by a smooth talker and at least one accomplice was recovered – empty -- in Central Jersey, said police who are investigating the diversionary theft. Police asked residents along or near Darlington Avenue who may have been approached or noticed anything suspicious early Thursday evening to contact them. The homeowner said he was doing yard work when the con man got out of an SUV that pulled into the driveway around 6 p.m., Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The stranger was described as white, about 50 years old, 5-foot-9 and heavy-set, with dark hair and a…

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