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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic
Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic A 20-year-old motorcyclist from Clifton who'd just been stopped by police roared off into oncoming traffic and was struck and killed by a sedan, authorities said. Police had pulled over Joshua Montan on Main Avenue before he sped off just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. The bike then crashed head-on into a 2013 Toyota Camry driven by a 75-year-old Clifton woman, they said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. The elderly driver wasn’t injured. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes asked that anyone who might have w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: 'This Is What They Did To Me,' Writes Man Beaten In Route 46 Motel In South Hackensack PHOTOS: 'This Is What They Did To Me,' Writes Man Beaten In Route 46 Motel In South Hackensack PHOTOS: 'This Is What They Did To Me,' Writes Man Beaten In Route 46 Motel In South Hackensack
Photos: 'This Is What They Did To Me,' Writes Man Beaten In Route 46 Motel In South Hackensack A man who’d advertised an iPhone for sale lost three teeth and needed 15 stitches in his mouth – as well as staples in his skull -- after being beaten at a Route 46 motel, said South Hackensack police who arrested and charged three suspects. The robbers were armed with a knife and brass knuckles when they attacked the victim at the Knights Inn motel on Sunday, Capt. Robert Kaiser said. One of two male assailants wore a ski mask to conceal his identity while a woman “held a knife at the door” to keep the victim from fleeing, the captain said. The victim – who Kaiser said advertised an iPho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Washington Township Police Seek Would-Be Burglary Suspect SEEN HIM? Washington Township Police Seek Would-Be Burglary Suspect SEEN HIM? Washington Township Police Seek Would-Be Burglary Suspect
Seen HIM? Washington Township Police Seek Would-Be Burglary Suspect Washington Township police sought the public's help finding a man who they said tried to break into a local residence. In a Ring video released by police, the suspect is seen walking up to the front door of a Hampshire Road road home wearing black gloves. After peeking inside, he leaves. Anyone who sees or recognizes him is asked to contact Detective Heather Castronova: (201) 664-1140. Castronova, meanwhile, urged "residents to be diligent this holiday season by locking their homes, setting alarms, and leaving lights on both inside and outside of their homes." She asked that residents al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites 'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites 'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites New Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton jumped into his new position even both before and after he was sworn in, helping deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Cureton – a 28-year law enforcement veteran and former president of the NAACP’s Bergen chapter -- joined members of his office’s PBA Local 134 and the Community Policing Unit in buying and distributing 1,000 or so turkeys with trimmings, including more than 700 to the Center for Food Action, over several days. The county’s first-ever African-American sheriff, Cureton was sworn in on the steps of the Bergen County Courth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires
West Milford PD: Drunken Motorist Stopped While Driving On Two Flat Tires An intoxicated motorist was driving on two blown tires when a West Milford police officer pulled him over and arrested him, authorities said. Jacob Vizzi, 22, of West Milford failed a field test after Officer Lewis Rose stopped him on Paradise Road around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 20, police said. He also didn’t have the necessary paperwork, they said. Vizzi was charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone, careless driving and failure to exhibit documents. He was released to a responsible adult pending a court hearing and his vehicle was temporarily impounded under John’s Law.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack PD: Vegas Driver On Route 46 Had Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo South Hackensack PD: Vegas Driver On Route 46 Had Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo South Hackensack PD: Vegas Driver On Route 46 Had Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo
South Hackensack PD: Vegas Driver On Route 46 Had Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo A Las Vegas driver stopped by South Hackensack police on Route 46 before dawn Wednesday was carrying a handgun and hollow-point bullets, authorities said. Officer David Polanco stopped the Dodge Caravan bearing a Nevada license plate for several traffic infractions just before 4:30 a.m., Capt. Robert Kaiser said. Approaching the driver, 46-year-old Victor Gonzalez-Rodriguez, the officer spotted a hollow-point bullet inside the vehicle, Kaiser said. A consented search turned up a .40-caliber handgun, the captain said. Gonzalez-Rodriguez was charged with weapons and illegal ammunition posse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Teaneck Cook Had Sexually Explicit Exchanges With Englewood Teen Prosecutor: Teaneck Cook Had Sexually Explicit Exchanges With Englewood Teen Prosecutor: Teaneck Cook Had Sexually Explicit Exchanges With Englewood Teen
Prosecutor: Teaneck Cook Had Sexually Explicit Exchanges With Englewood Teen A 30-year-old cook from Teaneck had sexually explicit online chats with a young teen, said authorities who arrested him. Jose Solis Vargas was released pending a Dec. 5 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on child endangerment charges, records show. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Englewood and Teaneck police assisted his Cyber Crimes Task Force in the investigation and arrest of Vargas, who is married. They found that Vargas “exchanged messages and sexually explicit dialogue" with a victim between 13 and 16 years old "over the course of app…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
HEALTH WARNING: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe In Any Form, CDC Warns After E Coli Outbreak HEALTH WARNING: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe In Any Form, CDC Warns After E Coli Outbreak HEALTH WARNING: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe In Any Form, CDC Warns After E Coli Outbreak
Health Warning: Romaine Lettuce Unsafe In Any Form, CDC Warns After E Coli Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control has urged everyone not to eat, buy, sell or serve romaine lettuce, which has been tied to a particularly dangerous form of e coli. Seven cases were reported in New Jersey -- the third-most in the nation. Part of the warning issued Tuesday says: "Consumers who have any type of romaine lettuce in their home should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no one has gotten sick. "This includes all types or uses of romaine lettuce, such as whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and bags and boxes of precut lettuce and salad mixes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn
Seen HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn A fugitive murder suspect from South Carolina may have fled to New Jersey or New York, where he has family, authorities said. Jhonny Wolfran Quintano Vasquez, 23, stabbed and beat the 24-year-old victim to death over the weekend in Williamston, S.C., the Anderson County Sheriff's Department said. Vasquez – also known as “Jhonny Quintaro” – also has family in Virginia and may have gone there, authorities said. South Carolina authorities have charged him with murder in a fugitive warrant. Vasquez is 5-foot-1 and 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees him is asked to im…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Convict Admits More Crimes In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico Convict Admits More Crimes In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico Convict Admits More Crimes In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico
Convict Admits More Crimes In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To New Mexico An Albuquerque man already convicted in a multi-state dogfighting ring that stretched from New Jersey to New Mexico pleaded guilty to additional charges in federal court last week, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Arellano, 64, trafficked fighting dogs for six years, beginning in 2012, while maintaining "a collection of dog fighting videos, records, how-to materials, and photograph," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. "Arellano meticulously recorded the dogs’ fighting pedigrees and histories, previous fights and kills, serious injuries they inflicted on other dogs or sustained themselves, and f…

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