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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Homeless Thief Spends Night In Vacationing Cresskill Family's Home, Flees In Their SUV Homeless Thief Spends Night In Vacationing Cresskill Family's Home, Flees In Their SUV Homeless Thief Spends Night In Vacationing Cresskill Family's Home, Flees In Their SUV
Homeless Thief Spends Night In Vacationing Cresskill Family's Home, Flees In Their SUV A homeless burglar who spent the night in a Cresskill family’s home was caught driving their SUV in East Rutherford, authorities said. The arrest of 29-year-old Dirk McCalla underscores the relentless string of vehicle thefts in Bergen County, police said. McCalla was driving the Honda Pilot stolen out of southeast Cresskill when East Rutherford police caught him going door-to-door searching for targets, authorities said. Cresskill police charged him with burglary and theft, Detective Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Police in East Rutherford and the Monmouth County town of Rumson brought simi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen
ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen Federal authorities placed a detainer on a Mexican cook living in Hackensack who was charged with having sexual contact with an underage teenager. Felix Ortega-Antonio, 32, will remain in the Bergen County Jail until his case is completed or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes custody of him for a deportation hearing. Ortega-Antonio is charged with lesser-degree counts of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment involving a youngster between 13 and 16, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Authorities didn’t say whether texts or computer messaging was inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Man, 65, Headed Home From Work Says Robbers Choked Him To Ground Clifton Man, 65, Headed Home From Work Says Robbers Choked Him To Ground Clifton Man, 65, Headed Home From Work Says Robbers Choked Him To Ground
Clifton Man, 65, Headed Home From Work Says Robbers Choked Him To Ground A 65-year-old Clifton man told police one of two robbers choked him to the ground, rifled through his pockets and stole cash and valuables as he walked home from work early Thursday evening. Although injured, the victim didn’t require immediate attention after the 6:30 p.m. incident in the 300 block of Clifton Avenue, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help find those responsible is asked to contact the Clifton Police Department Detective Division: (973) 470-5908.  Callers can remain anonymous, the lieutenant said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Responders Free Impaled Deer Ridgewood Responders Free Impaled Deer Ridgewood Responders Free Impaled Deer
Ridgewood Responders Free Impaled Deer An impaled buck dashed off after Ridgewood police and public workers freed him from a fence Friday morning. The deer was caught on the fence outside a private Prospect Street home, bringing village police and Signal Division workers. They cut the fence and removed the section from his leg before the slightly bleeding buck ran off. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts
Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts VIDEO: The armed robberies of a 7-Eleven and Rita’s Ice in Englewood were committed by the same man, who nearly ran down a police officer during a chase that led to his capture earlier this week, authorities said. John Terrell Wiley, 33, of Englewood, was being held in the Bergen County Jail on a variety of charges that include armed robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer. Wiley, who has significant ties to both Queens and Chicago, was caught on surveillance video in both robberies, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The 6-foot-2-inch, 245-pound defendant began his cri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Prosecutor: $100,000 In Heroin Seized, Six Arrested With Help From DEA, Local Town PDs Passaic Prosecutor: $100,000 In Heroin Seized, Six Arrested With Help From DEA, Local Town PDs Passaic Prosecutor: $100,000 In Heroin Seized, Six Arrested With Help From DEA, Local Town PDs
Passaic Prosecutor: $100,000 In Heroin Seized, Six Arrested With Help From DEA, Local Town PDs Passaic County prosecutor’s detectives removed roughly $100,000 worth of heroin from circulation while arresting six people with help from the DEA and local police in Bogota, Clifton, Passaic, Paterson and Totowa, authorities said. Warranted raids were launched at several locations in Bergen and Passaic counties, leading to the seizure of nearly 10 pounds of heroin -- more than two pounds of it uncut and the rest packaged into 3,000 glassine envelopes, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Also seized was $40,000 in suspected drug proceeds, she said. Arrested after the fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Your Community
I'm No Threat, Says Writer Of Email That Prompted Ramsey Mayor's Request For Protection I'm No Threat, Says Writer Of Email That Prompted Ramsey Mayor's Request For Protection I'm No Threat, Says Writer Of Email That Prompted Ramsey Mayor's Request For Protection
I'm No Threat, Says Writer Of Email That Prompted Ramsey Mayor's Request For Protection UPDATE: The writer of an email that prompted the re-elected mayor of Ramsey to request police protection for her and her family insisted Thursday that he's harmless. "I am a 70-year-old, 5-foot-5-inch slightly overweight man who has lived in Ramsey for 40 years...not much of a threat," Richard DeLio told Daily Voice. DeLio originally responded to failed mayoral challenger Richard Muti's suggestion that supporters during the campaign to "send an email directly to Mayor [Danielle] Dillon and the council members" to let them know what they think of them. He said he typed out a lengt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
REPORT: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop REPORT: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop REPORT: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop
Report: Christie A Candidate To Succeed Sessions As Nation's Top Cop Chris Christie is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as United States attorney general, according to published reports. Christie, the 56-year-old former New Jersey governor and, before that, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, was cited by CBS News sources after President Trump dumped Sessions as the nation's top law enforcement officer on Wednesday. The short list also includes Rudy Giuliani, outgoing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former Attorney General William Barr, CBS News reported, adding that other candidates will likely be added. The Newark-born Christie, who lives in Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Police Boost Patrols For Re-Elected Ramsey Mayor In Response To 'Karma' Letter Police Boost Patrols For Re-Elected Ramsey Mayor In Response To 'Karma' Letter Police Boost Patrols For Re-Elected Ramsey Mayor In Response To 'Karma' Letter
Police Boost Patrols For Re-Elected Ramsey Mayor In Response To 'Karma' Letter A letter sent during a hostile election season in Ramsey prompted a request by the re-elected mayor for police protection for her and her family, authorities confirmed Thursday. Patrols were made aware of incumbent Mayor Deirdre Dillon’s concerns and addressed them immediately, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. “It’s what we do for anyone upon request, whether they have a direct threat or a perceived threat,” Gurney said. “It’s the same for people who go on vacation.” (Residents and merchants in any municipality can put their names on a list when they are away so that patrol officers can kee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock PD: Ridgewood Hit-Run Motorist Chased By Victim Was DWI Glen Rock PD: Ridgewood Hit-Run Motorist Chased By Victim Was DWI Glen Rock PD: Ridgewood Hit-Run Motorist Chased By Victim Was DWI
Glen Rock PD: Ridgewood Hit-Run Motorist Chased By Victim Was DWI The victim of a hit-and-run in Glen Rock called police while following the other driver, a Ridgewood woman who police said had been drinking. Sherri Uzoaru, 55, took off after she ran a red light and her car hit the other at the corner of Grove and Prospect streets around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim followed Uzoaru, dialed 911 and alerted police, who arrested Uzoaru soon after, the chief said. Uzoaru was charged with DWI and given summonses for careless driving and leaving the scene of a crash. Under John’s Law, she was released to a responsible family…

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