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
South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax
South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax A South Hackensack used-car dealer from Edgewater was sentenced to a previously-bargained seven years in state prison for hiding $1.2 million in collected sales tax from the state. Samyon Gilstein, 33, who owned Sunrise Motors, at first agreed on the sentence in return for a guilty plea.  His lawyer then tried to keep him out of prison by applying drug court -- claiming a heroin habit fueled his client's crimes -- but a judge rejected the pitch after prosecutors said he plowed the unreported income back into the quickly-growing business.  Gilstein remained held Monday in the Bergen County J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst Ex-Con Freed From Jail Robs Former Friend With Fake Gun, Police Charge Lyndhurst Ex-Con Freed From Jail Robs Former Friend With Fake Gun, Police Charge Lyndhurst Ex-Con Freed From Jail Robs Former Friend With Fake Gun, Police Charge
Lyndhurst Ex-Con Freed From Jail Robs Former Friend With Fake Gun, Police Charge A 19-year-old ex-con released after spending six months in the county jail for assaulting police, among other crimes, robbed another man at gunpoint less than two weeks later, said Lyndhurst police who arrested him. Andrew Angulo, 19, was arrested soon after the victim said he pointed a gun at him and took his money and valuables just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Vincent Auteri said. Police recovered the weapon – a semi-automatic replica starter pistol, Auteri said. “The robbery appeared to have been the result of a prior dispute between the two former acquaintances,” he said. An…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force
Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force A deaf man was pepper-sprayed by Paterson police after he first tried to pull car keys from an officer's hand, threw a lit cigarette at them and furiously fought their attempts to handcuff him, authorities said Monday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her office, in consultation with state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal's office, determined that excessive force wasn't used. At the same time, Valdes said, she and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald were reviewing "the entire police response to the incident to determine if all departmental policies and guidelines were fol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk
Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk A trapped Wayne driver who was rescued from certain death when a passing West Milford firefighter pulled him from his burning, overturned SUV was drunk, authorities said. Jason Paradiso, 36, was shouting and banging for help as off-duty firefighter Lukas Graf rushed into the woods off Cahill Cross Road with an extinguisher around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 8, authorities said. Graf knocked back some of the fire, climbed in through the rear hatch and rescued Paradiso as flames spread from the engine to the cabin, West Milford Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. Colleagues arrived moments later and douse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Speeding Mustang Driver In Fiery Truck Crash Was Drunk, New Milford PD Charges PHOTOS: Speeding Mustang Driver In Fiery Truck Crash Was Drunk, New Milford PD Charges PHOTOS: Speeding Mustang Driver In Fiery Truck Crash Was Drunk, New Milford PD Charges
Photos: Speeding Mustang Driver In Fiery Truck Crash Was Drunk, New Milford PD Charges A drunk driver crashed a speeding Mustang into a box truck, which then burst into flames before dawn Sunday, authorities said. The Ford driver and the trucker were both taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries by ambulances from HUMC and Holy Name Medical Center after the 3 a.m. crash at New Bridge and Old Bridge roads, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Both had already gotten out of their vehicles when police found the donut delivery truck on its side engulfed in flames, Van Saders said. Juan Betancourth, 31, of Englewood lost control of the speeding Mustang on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Body Of Homeless Man, 59, Pulled From Passaic River In North Arlington Body Of Homeless Man, 59, Pulled From Passaic River In North Arlington Body Of Homeless Man, 59, Pulled From Passaic River In North Arlington
Body Of Homeless Man, 59, Pulled From Passaic River In North Arlington Bergen County prosecutor's investigators were investigating the discovery Saturday of the body of a 59-year-old homeless man pulled from the Passaic River in North Arlington. Initial indications were that the death of the man -- who was divorced and most recently lived in Wallington -- wasn't suspicious, responders said. The body was discovered off River Road just before 10:30 a.m. and brought to the Kearny Boathouse deck before being collected by Bergen County authorities. Notifications were being made to next of kin who live outside the U.S., they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Down Syndrome Wiffle Ball Fundraiser Honors River Edge Man's Late Friend Down Syndrome Wiffle Ball Fundraiser Honors River Edge Man's Late Friend Down Syndrome Wiffle Ball Fundraiser Honors River Edge Man's Late Friend
Down Syndrome Wiffle Ball Fundraiser Honors River Edge Man's Late Friend Paul Bruno may live in River Edge, but the plumbing contractor's hometown ties are strong: On Saturday, a wiffle ball tournament he organized will raise money for the Judy Center for Down Syndrome at Hackensack University Medical Center in honor of a special man he knew while growing up in West New York. Many affectionately called Alejandro “Bolo” Carreno “the mayor of Miller Park.” And although doctors said he likely wouldn’t survive his teens, Carreno reached 60 before he died in May 2017. "Bolo" was a major presence in town for three decades -- particularly when it involved spo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Northbound Route 17 Reopened In Waldwick After Tractor-Trailer Tips Northbound Route 17 Reopened In Waldwick After Tractor-Trailer Tips Northbound Route 17 Reopened In Waldwick After Tractor-Trailer Tips
Northbound Route 17 Reopened In Waldwick After Tractor-Trailer Tips Northbound Route 17 was reopened in Waldwick after a tractor-trailer involved in a crash with three other vehicles tipped over the median Friday afternoon. The southbound highway remained closed around 5 p.m. while the wreckage was removed. One minor injury was reported. ****** The crash site near the pedestrian walkway at Sheridan Avenue was barely 200 feet from where Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler while on a radar detail the morning of July 17, 2014. SEE: Signs Dedicating Waldwick Office Christopher Goodell Highway Unveiled ****** T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company
Demo Company VP From Wyckoff Admits Taking $350,000 In Bribes From Scrap Metal Company A former national demolition company senior vice president from Wyckoff admitted Friday that he took $341,052 in payoffs from a scrap metal company in exchange for usiness. Frank Aiello, 53, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Aiello worked as a senior vice president at an unnamed demolition and remediation services company with offices in New Jersey and throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He accepted “gifts, payments and other things of value” from two brothers who co-owned Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (CIMCO), …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tax Dodge Sends 'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother To Federal Prison Tax Dodge Sends 'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother To Federal Prison Tax Dodge Sends 'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother To Federal Prison
Tax Dodge Sends 'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother To Federal Prison Former "Jersey Shore" personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino was sentenced Friday to eight months in federal prison and his brother, Marc, to two years for ducking taxes on what authorities said was nearly $9 million in income from promotional gigs -- while claiming pricey clothing, high-end cars and personal grooming as business expenses. Both were scheduled to go to trial late last year but agreed to plea deals from the government instead. Michael Sorrentino, 37, pleaded guilty in January to tax evasion, while Marc Sorrentino, 39, admitted in U.S. District Court in Newar…

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