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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bitcoin Bomb Threat: Obsolete Compound 'Hidden Anywhere' Would 'Wound People If It Detonates' Bitcoin Bomb Threat: Obsolete Compound 'Hidden Anywhere' Would 'Wound People If It Detonates' Bitcoin Bomb Threat: Obsolete Compound 'Hidden Anywhere' Would 'Wound People If It Detonates'
Bitcoin Bomb Threat: Obsolete Compound 'Hidden Anywhere' Would 'Wound People If It Detonates' UPDATE: Whoever emailed tens of thousands of threats to schools, hospitals, universities, media organizations, businesses and public agencies nationwide on Thursday vowed to use an outdated explosive compound that is "impossible to damage the building structure" but would leave "wounded people if it detonates," Daily Voice has learned. Buildings were evacuated and searches were conducted at hundreds of locations from coast to coast before local and federal authorities deemed the threats bogus. Although they weren't all identical, many of the emails appeared to come from Moscow and bore simi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Englewood Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Hackensack Man Outside Bogota Bar UPDATE: Englewood Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Hackensack Man Outside Bogota Bar UPDATE: Englewood Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Hackensack Man Outside Bogota Bar
Update: Englewood Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Hackensack Man Outside Bogota Bar An Englewood man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Hackensack man during a confrontation between two groups outside a Bogota bar. Talek Lawson, 23, also was charged with weapons offenses after authorities said he gunned down 28-year-old Dakota Johnson with a shot in the chest outside Buddy's Place on Fort Lee Road around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday. Justin Dula, 20 of Englewood, was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the brawl, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced. Johnson, a 28-year-old father of two who'd only just been released from prison …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Hudson Woman Kept Sri Lankan National As Slave More Than 9 Years Feds: Hudson Woman Kept Sri Lankan National As Slave More Than 9 Years Feds: Hudson Woman Kept Sri Lankan National As Slave More Than 9 Years
Feds: Hudson Woman Kept Sri Lankan National As Slave More Than 9 Years A Secaucus woman held a Sri Lankan national against her will for more than nine years, forcing the victim to marry her and work without pay as a domestic servant, federal authorities charged. A federal grand jury earlier this month indicted Alia Imad Faleh Al Hunaity, 43, on charges of forced labor, alien harboring, and marriage fraud -- for which she was arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Camden. She remained free on $150,000 unsecured bond, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. According to the indictment: Hunaity -- also known as “Alia Al Qaterneh" -- brought the victim to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Man, 28, Killed In Overnight Shooting Outside Bogota Bar Hackensack Man, 28, Killed In Overnight Shooting Outside Bogota Bar Hackensack Man, 28, Killed In Overnight Shooting Outside Bogota Bar
Hackensack Man, 28, Killed In Overnight Shooting Outside Bogota Bar Friends said a Hackensack man was shot and killed outside a Bogota bar before dawn Wednesday when he stepped in to protect someone during a brawl between two groups. ****** UPDATE: An Englewood man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Hackensack man during a fight between two groups outside a Bogota bar. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/update-englewood-man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-of-hackensack-man-outside-bogota-bar/745707/ ****** Dakota Johnson, 28, who'd only just been released from prison two weeks ago, was killed by a single gunshot wound…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze
Photos: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze UPDATE: The owner of a Wallington home destroyed by a furious fire that broke out late Tuesday night was hospitalized with burns, as was a firefighter who got a piece of glass in his eye, responders said. Police arrived just after 10 p.m. to find flames engulfing the more-than 75-year-old, 2,450-square-foot Lester Street home at the corner of Halstead Avenue. Both the homeowner and the firefighter were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center along with the seriously injured homeowner, responders said. More than $1,200 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Wednesday morn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI
Car Flips In Saddle Brook, Driver Charged With DWI A 44-year-old Garfield man was charged with DWI after a crash Tuesday night in Saddle Brook, authorities said. The car struck a parked vehicle and then overturned on 5th Street at Capitol Street around 7 p.m., Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The driver sustained minor cuts and abrasions and refused medical treatment, the chief said.  He was released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing, under John's Law. Saddle Brook firefighters responded along with police. ****** ALSO SEE: A Honda SUV backing out of a driveway slammed into the front of a two-family Hawthorne home …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home
SUV Slams Into Hawthorne Home A Honda SUV backing out of a driveway slammed into the front of a two-family Hawthorne home Tuesday night. The driver was taken to the hospital for examination after complaining of back pain following the 7 p.m. crash at the corner of Passaic and Loretto avenues. Authorities said the house sustained moderate structural damage. Authorities said the house sustained moderate structural damage.Boyd A. Loving A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked vehicle. Hawthorne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Hawthorne polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash
Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash Paying it forward, newly-elected Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton collected nearly 125 toys from attendees at his victory party that he delivered this week to the county Office for Children. Nearly six dozen attendees brought the Christmas gifts to the Pinnacle in Lodi to celebrate Cureton’s victory in a special election on Nov. 6, which was called following former Sheriff Michael Saudino’s resignation. “The greatest joy in winning the election is having the opportunity to give back to the community, especially the children,” Cureton told Daily Voice. “I have been blessed to have the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Man Who Had 2,600 Child Porn Images -- Some With Toddlers -- Could Be Free In 5 Years Paterson Man Who Had 2,600 Child Porn Images -- Some With Toddlers -- Could Be Free In 5 Years Paterson Man Who Had 2,600 Child Porn Images -- Some With Toddlers -- Could Be Free In 5 Years
Paterson Man Who Had 2,600 Child Porn Images -- Some With Toddlers -- Could Be Free In 5 Years A Paterson man who was convicted of collecting more than 2,600 videos and still images of child pornography – some of them involving toddlers -- must spend at least five years in state prison before he’s eligible for parole. Superior Court Judge Justine Niccollai sentenced 30-year-old Omar Saloukha in Paterson to eight years each, to run at the same time, on a pair of child endangerment convictions. Jurors found Saloukha guilty of both charges on Sept. 11. Members of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found a “meticulous inventory” of images at …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Here’s A Christmas Poll For You: Everyone Loves Lyndhurst’s Santa Sarnoski Here’s A Christmas Poll For You: Everyone Loves Lyndhurst’s Santa Sarnoski Here’s A Christmas Poll For You: Everyone Loves Lyndhurst’s Santa Sarnoski
Here’s A Christmas Poll For You: Everyone Loves Lyndhurst’s Santa Sarnoski Ask any of the countless adults and children who’ve met him: You won't find a kinder, more giving -- and beloved -- Santa Claus than Joe Sarnoski of Lyndhurst. For decades now, Sarnoski has made a minimum of 40 appearances a season as Santa, often visiting ailing or disabled children in hospitals and at their homes. For many, the retired Lyndhurst police captain is the face of Christmas. That's why friends and loved ones got so riled over a local newspaper story that used a photo of him for a story that claimed New Jerseyans hate the Yuletide. Daughter Michele Sarnoski, who teaches E…

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