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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: 5 Charged, Pot, THC Oils, Edibles, Gun, $18,250 Seized In Lyndhurst, Rutherford Prosecutor: 5 Charged, Pot, THC Oils, Edibles, Gun, $18,250 Seized In Lyndhurst, Rutherford Prosecutor: 5 Charged, Pot, THC Oils, Edibles, Gun, $18,250 Seized In Lyndhurst, Rutherford
Prosecutor: 5 Charged, Pot, THC Oils, Edibles, Gun, $18,250 Seized In Lyndhurst, Rutherford Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives smashed a drug ring that they said operated out of three homes in Lyndhurst and Rutherford -- arresting five people and seizing several pounds of pot, THC oils and edibles, mushrooms, drug packaging, a handgun and $18,250 in suspected drug cash. Charged were Theappratan Borriraj and Priscila Pisco, both 26, of Kearney Place in Lyndhurst; and Brittany Ramirez, 26, Diana Guillen, 21, and Vladilen Napuri, 29, of the same Franklin Place apartment in Rutherford. All face various drug counts.  Borraj and Pisco were also charged with child endangerment, Borri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
County Duck Pond Park-Goers Victimized In Daylight 'Smash-And-Grab' Car Burglary Spree County Duck Pond Park-Goers Victimized In Daylight 'Smash-And-Grab' Car Burglary Spree County Duck Pond Park-Goers Victimized In Daylight 'Smash-And-Grab' Car Burglary Spree
County Duck Pond Park-Goers Victimized In Daylight 'Smash-And-Grab' Car Burglary Spree Brazen burglars swiped valuables from at least three vehicles belonging to park-goers at the Duck Pond in Saddle River County Park in Ridgewood early Wednesday evening. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was summoned to try and collect fingerprints or other evidence from the vehicles, all of which had their windows broken. Meanwhile, village police spoke with victims and searched to see whether there were any more. They didn't say whether or not the victimized vehicles were locked. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly PD: Car Burglars Caught In The Act Had Ski Mask, Glove, Cellphones, More Tenafly PD: Car Burglars Caught In The Act Had Ski Mask, Glove, Cellphones, More Tenafly PD: Car Burglars Caught In The Act Had Ski Mask, Glove, Cellphones, More
Tenafly PD: Car Burglars Caught In The Act Had Ski Mask, Glove, Cellphones, More A pair of car burglars tried to duck down in their seats when a Tenafly police officer caught them in the act, authorities said. In their car, police said they found a bunch of cellphones, a ski mask and several pairs of rubber-coated gloves, as well as a key fob to a Range Rover. On the lookout following a series of recent vehicle thefts and car burglaries, Officer Maxwell Werner spotted a suspicious Chevrolet Impala with Washington, DC license plates slowly reversing on the wrong side of the road on Coppell Drive near the intersection of Engle Street around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. Werner “im…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, HUMC Security Guard Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, HUMC Security Guard Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, HUMC Security Guard
Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, Humc Security Guard An emotionally disturbed Ridgefield Park teen punched, kicked or spit in the faces of Little Ferry police officers, EMTs and a hospital security guard after threatening to cut his wrists, authorities said. Police called by his ex-girlfriend to a park on Main Street said the 17-year-old at first seemed fine. His mother told them, however, that he had emotional issues, Capt. James Walters said. Police convinced him to relent – but then the teen began punching and spitting at them when an ambulance arrived, Walters said. Although they restrained him on a stretcher, the captain said, he conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi, 77, Dies North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi, 77, Dies North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi, 77, Dies
North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi, 77, Dies North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi has died, authorities confirmed Wednesday. "His cancer came back and nobody knew," a colleague told Daily Voice. Bianchi, a 77-year-old Republican who was seeking re-election to a second term in November, owned Pal Joey’s Barber Shop for nearly 55 years. He died around noon Wednesday, colleagues said. Bianchi was a lifelong borough resident, a 26-year borough firefighter, president of Hose Company #1 for four years and, at the time of his death, the department's financial secretary.  He also was among the 9/11 Ground Zero responders. Bianchi …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian, 27, Struck In Elmwood Park Pedestrian, 27, Struck In Elmwood Park Pedestrian, 27, Struck In Elmwood Park
Pedestrian, 27, Struck In Elmwood Park A 27-year-old Elmwood Park man was hospitalized after being struck by a pickup truck Tuesday night. The victim was trying to cross Broadway (Route 4) about eight blocks from his East 54th Street home when the 1991 Toyota truck heading east hit him around 7 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with head and chest injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, the chief said. No summonses were immediately issued to the Pennsylvania driver. An investigation was continuing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Nurse Helps Revive Fellow Orange County Driver Who Has Heart Attack 50 Miles From Home Nurse Helps Revive Fellow Orange County Driver Who Has Heart Attack 50 Miles From Home Nurse Helps Revive Fellow Orange County Driver Who Has Heart Attack 50 Miles From Home
Nurse Helps Revive Fellow Orange County Driver Who Has Heart Attack 50 Miles From Home What are the odds that an Orange County nurse would be passing by when an SUV driver who lives barely 10 minutes away from her suffered a heart attack behind the wheel in New Jersey? The Hyundai Kona was headed north on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge – more than 50 miles from the driver’s home -- when it suddenly came to rest against the divider Sunday afternoon, witnesses told police. Among those rushing to the 64-year-old New Windsor driver's aid were registered nurse Diane Vinviguerra, who works at St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan, and her husband, Antonio, both from Newburg. Other passersby wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
'God Was Smiling On Him': Passing Off-Duty Responders Rescue Heart Attack Victim On Route 17 'God Was Smiling On Him': Passing Off-Duty Responders Rescue Heart Attack Victim On Route 17 'God Was Smiling On Him': Passing Off-Duty Responders Rescue Heart Attack Victim On Route 17
'God Was Smiling On Him': Passing Off-Duty Responders Rescue Heart Attack Victim On Route 17 What are the odds that several off-duty emergency responders would separately be passing by when an SUV driver suffered a heart attack behind the wheel? Witnesses said the Hyundai Kona was headed north on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge when it suddenly came to rest against the divider just south of Moonachie Avenue around 4 p.m. Sunday. Among those rushing to the 64-year-old Orange County, NY driver's aid were a registered nurse and her husband -- also from Orange County -- two passing ambulance workers and an ESPN employee trained in emergency medical procedures. Tyler Chapis, 27, of Bristol, CT …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge
Coke-Carrying Career Criminal Subdued After Fighting With Bogota Police, Authorities Charge A Bogota career criminal who’s been in and out of jail much of the past 25 years was back behind bars after fighting with police who caught him with cocaine, authorities said. Police responding to a weekend call of men drinking and using drugs on the CSX railroad tracks off Fort Lee Road found John Wesley Goins, 49, with fellow ex-convict Tracy Kraus, 60, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Kraus was taken into custody after he interfered with the arrest of Goins, who fought off police and ran, Cole said. The sergeant said he chased Goins, who “continued to resist and fight” after he ca…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Defaced Handgun, Hollow-Point Bullets Found In North Arlington SUV Stop, Newark Driver Seized Defaced Handgun, Hollow-Point Bullets Found In North Arlington SUV Stop, Newark Driver Seized Defaced Handgun, Hollow-Point Bullets Found In North Arlington SUV Stop, Newark Driver Seized
Defaced Handgun, Hollow-Point Bullets Found In North Arlington SUV Stop, Newark Driver Seized North Arlington police seized a defaced handgun and hollow-nosed ammo from a Newark driver stopped because his SUV had tinted windows and no front license plate, authorities said. A judge ordered that Ernesto M. Alvarado, 32, remain held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail following Friday afternoon’s traffic stop and arrest on Belleville Parkway at Schuyler Avenue, records show. Police “detected an odor of raw marijuana” coming from inside the vehicle, Police Chief Scott M. Hedenberg told Daily Voice. A search turned up the 9mm firearm and ammunition, as well as some pot and drug parapherna…

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