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
Two Remain Seriously Injured After Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Route 3 Barrier In Clifton Two Remain Seriously Injured After Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Route 3 Barrier In Clifton Two Remain Seriously Injured After Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Route 3 Barrier In Clifton
Two Remain Seriously Injured After Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Route 3 Barrier In Clifton UPDATE: A Pennsylvania driver who was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer that plowed through a concrete barrier into the oncoming lanes of Route 3 in Clifton remained hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday, as did a Paterson man who was driving a BMW struck by the rig, authorities said. The eastbound tractor-trailer driven by 46-year-old William Libby of Millville, PA plowed through the barrier into the westbound lane, where it struck the BMW, driven by 32-year-old Irving Vasquez Velez of Paterson, around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said. It also hit a Freightliner box truck d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing SEEN HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing SEEN HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing
Seen HIM? Fugitive Hits Hackensack Detective, Girlfriend With Car While Fleeing UPDATE: A manhunt continued for a repeat offender who struck a Hackensack police detective and his own girlfriend with his car while fleeing an arrest. Detective Lt. Michael Antista tried arresting Tomas DeLeon -- a 22-year-old city resident wanted on several outstanding warrants -- after spotting him outside his Gardner Place residence just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Frank Aquila said. DeLeon instead got into a 2018 Toyota Camry, Aquila said. Despite Antista's commands to stop, DeLeon backed the car into him and DeLeon's girlfriend, 24-year-old Abigail Cruz of the Bronx, the captain sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Police Nab 14-Year-Old Overnight Burglars Who Broke Into Liquor Store Garfield Police Nab 14-Year-Old Overnight Burglars Who Broke Into Liquor Store Garfield Police Nab 14-Year-Old Overnight Burglars Who Broke Into Liquor Store
Garfield Police Nab 14-Year-Old Overnight Burglars Who Broke Into Liquor Store Garfield police nabbed two 14-year-old boys who they said broke into a liquor store before dawn Thursday. Officers found the two hiding along the banks of the Passaic River near Cambridge Avenue less than 10 minutes after the 4:42 a.m. break-in at River Drive Bar & Liquors, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. The pair got in through the front window of the River Drive business, Sucorowski said. City police were joined in creating a perimeter by Passaic and Wallington police and a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit. They issued juvenile complaints against them for burglary and theft. Both wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
CAUGHT! Daily Voice Editor Helps Nab Fugitive Stalker, Carlstadt Police Say CAUGHT! Daily Voice Editor Helps Nab Fugitive Stalker, Carlstadt Police Say CAUGHT! Daily Voice Editor Helps Nab Fugitive Stalker, Carlstadt Police Say
Caught! Daily Voice Editor Helps Nab Fugitive Stalker, Carlstadt Police Say A Daily Voice editor helped authorities track down and capture a dangerous fugitive, Carlstadt police said Thursday. A close friend called after seeing an Oct. 10 Daily Voice story about the search for Joseph M. Andrade, 32, Sgt. John Cleary said. "We were lucky to get him without anybody getting hurt," Cleary said. "He was making a desperate effort to avoid us." Authorities began searching for Andrade after he'd compiled a stack of offenses – for charges that include stalking, harassment, cyber-harassment and resisting arrest, among others. He'd also failed to report for probation and ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Franklin Lakes PD: Stop & Shop Armed Robber Nabbed Franklin Lakes PD: Stop & Shop Armed Robber Nabbed Franklin Lakes PD: Stop & Shop Armed Robber Nabbed
Franklin Lakes PD: Stop & Shop Armed Robber Nabbed CAUGHT! Thanks to surveillance photos shared online, Franklin Lakes police said Monday that they caught the robber who jumped the counter at a local Stop & Shop and pointed a pistol at a pharmacist last week -- all for a bottle of cough syrup. https://wyckoff.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/caught-franklin-lakes-stop-shop-armed-robber-in-custody-police-announce/744245/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Franklin Lakes police released photos Friday of a robber who jumped the counter at a local Stop & Shop and pointed a pistol at a pharmacist. The robber – who was described as white, in his early 20…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Referee At Emerson Football Game Revived After Heart Attack Referee At Emerson Football Game Revived After Heart Attack Referee At Emerson Football Game Revived After Heart Attack
Referee At Emerson Football Game Revived After Heart Attack A referee who suffered a heart attack during an Emerson junior varsity football game on Monday was doing well after being resuscitated, officials said. The referee "went into cardiac arrest and collapsed onto the field," Schools Supt. Brian P. Gatens said in a message to parents and staff. "Athletic Director Gus Paleoudis, members of the Emerson Police Department, and community members in attendance responded immediately," Gatens said. "Using the district-supplied automated external defibrillator (AED), they were able to save the official's life." The referee …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NEW PHOTOS: Police Seek Help Finding Hackensack $10,000 Bank Robber NEW PHOTOS: Police Seek Help Finding Hackensack $10,000 Bank Robber NEW PHOTOS: Police Seek Help Finding Hackensack $10,000 Bank Robber
NEW Photos: Police Seek Help Finding Hackensack $10,000 Bank Robber Hackensack police released new images of a man who they said robbed a Valley National Bank of $10,000 last month. They also released photos of his getaway car. The robber approached a teller at the Valley National Bank on Hackensack Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday wearing a black watch cap, green jacket, and black gloves, with his face partially concealed by a gray cloth, authorities said at the time. "He demanded money from the teller and displayed an unknown object wrapped in black duct tape," Capt. Nicole Foley said. "The teller complied and placed approximately $10,000 cash in a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police: DWI Driver 2x Legal Limit Deliberately Bangs Head, Threatens To Blame Them Wayne Police: DWI Driver 2x Legal Limit Deliberately Bangs Head, Threatens To Blame Them Wayne Police: DWI Driver 2x Legal Limit Deliberately Bangs Head, Threatens To Blame Them
Wayne Police: DWI Driver 2x Legal Limit Deliberately Bangs Head, Threatens To Blame Them A Wayne driver who registered twice the legal alcohol limit had to be pulled out of the path of oncoming traffic, then deliberately banged her head inside a patrol car while threatening to accuse the arresting officers of assaulting her, authorities said. Officer Angelo Giammanco stopped a 2017 Honda Accord for veering off the ride side of the road and crossing the double-yellow lines at Alps Road and Jean Terrace just before 11 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. The driver, 60-year-old Hope Weissberg, “was fumbling for her credentials,” Martin said, adding that “an odor of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff DWIs: Two Hit Utility Poles, Other Had No Lights Or Paperwork, Refuses Tests Wyckoff DWIs: Two Hit Utility Poles, Other Had No Lights Or Paperwork, Refuses Tests Wyckoff DWIs: Two Hit Utility Poles, Other Had No Lights Or Paperwork, Refuses Tests
Wyckoff DWIs: Two Hit Utility Poles, Other Had No Lights Or Paperwork, Refuses Tests A pair of drivers whose vehicles struck utility poles in Wyckoff days apart were both drunk – as was another who had her lights off as her Porsche drifted back and forth across northbound Route 208, authorities said. Joseph R. Varcadipane Jr., 44, formerly of West Milford and Ramsey, was still sitting in his car after it slammed into a pole on Brookside Avenue near Stratton Court just after 6 p.m. Sept. 21, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Varcadipane, of Monroe, NY, was briefly hospitalized and given a court date to answer charges of DWI, reckless driving, failing to keep right and not having proof o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield A Pequannock motorist was under the influence of some type of drug – or drugs – when his car slammed into a mailbox in Wayne, shattering part of his windshield, police said. Officer Robert Sova found Andrew Treible, 29, “having a hard time standing without support, with slurred speech,” after the 3 p.m. crash Friday at Packanack Lake Road and Newark Pompton Turnpike, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Treible “admitted ingesting legal prescription drugs,” after which the officer found a vape pen containing THC oil, Martin said. Treible was brought to headquarters after failing field sob…

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