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
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‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner ‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner ‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner
‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner A 16-year-old boy who pulled off a “not-well-thought-out prank” returned a stuffed bear being used to help raise money and autism for autism to the Clifton diner that he stole it from. Delinquency complaints won’t be signed against him because he’s a juvenile and because owners of the Allwood Diner don't want to pursue any, Clifton Police Lt. Bob Bracken told Daily Voice early Thursday. Surveillance video shows the thief walking into the diner and running out with the "Batbear," who is part of a family of four stuffed attractions in superhero shirts in the lobby of the Allwood Roa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria
Sedan Driver, 76, Hits Gas Instead Of Brake, Clips Pedestrian, Plows Into Glen Rock Pizzeria A driver and a pedestrian sustained what appeared to be minor injuries after a sedan slammed into a Glen Rock pizzeria early Wednesday afternoon. The male pedestrian was fine after being clipped by the Mercedes when it careened across the sidewalk and then broke into the seating area of Francesca's Brick Oven Pizza in the borough's main business district on Rock Road around 1 p.m. Both he and the driver refused further medical attention after being evaluated by EMS. "The 76-year-old driver was attempting to park in the angled parking spots near the front of Francesca’s [when he] hit t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? (VIDEO): Thief Steals Autism Awareness Bear From Clifton Diner SEEN HIM? (VIDEO): Thief Steals Autism Awareness Bear From Clifton Diner SEEN HIM? (VIDEO): Thief Steals Autism Awareness Bear From Clifton Diner
Seen HIM? (Video): Thief Steals Autism Awareness Bear From Clifton Diner A brazen thief walked into a Clifton diner and stolen an autism awareness bear, said police who released a surveillance video Wednesday. He then hopped into the passenger said of a waiting blue Ford Mustang (in photo), which took off. The Allwood Diner thief is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s. Anyone who sees him, knows him or knows where to find him is asked to contact Clifton police: (973) 470-5900.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six
Paterson Shooter Captured In Maryland Convicted Of Gunning Down Father Of Six More than 2½ years after U.S. Marshals tracked him nearly 150 miles to a small northeast Maryland town, jurors convicted a Paterson man of murder for gunning down a father of six on a city street. Charles M. Grant, 34, faces a possible life sentence for shooting 40-year-old Isaac “Blaze” Tucker in the face, chest and back, killing him, on East 16th Street, killing him, before dawn on Feb. 23, 2015. Why Grant did it wasn’t established during the five-week trial in Paterson. Jurors were convinced, however, that Grant shot Tucker at close range just after 2 a.m. after they’d walked a few bloc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Academies Locked Down, County Bomb Squad Collects Unattended Toolbox Bergen Academies Locked Down, County Bomb Squad Collects Unattended Toolbox Bergen Academies Locked Down, County Bomb Squad Collects Unattended Toolbox
Bergen Academies Locked Down, County Bomb Squad Collects Unattended Toolbox Someone was missing a beaten-up old toolbox that was found in front of the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack on Tuesday, temporarily locking down the school and drawing the bomb squad. Nearby workers and janitors at the Hackensack Avenue facility told authorities that the box didn’t belong to them. So, taking no chances, they called the Bergen County Bomb Squad around 3:30 p.m. to collect it. Inside, squad members found tools and safety glasses, among other items commonly found in tool boxes.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SEEN IT? Victim Succumbs To Injuries After July Hit-Run In Passaic, SUV Sought SEEN IT? Victim Succumbs To Injuries After July Hit-Run In Passaic, SUV Sought SEEN IT? Victim Succumbs To Injuries After July Hit-Run In Passaic, SUV Sought
Seen IT? Victim Succumbs To Injuries After July Hit-Run In Passaic, SUV Sought The SUV driver who fled the scene in July after hitting a 33-year-old pedestrian in Passaic in July is facing more severe charges now that the victim has died, said authorities who released surveillance images of the vehicle. Christina Garcia died at St. Joseph's Medical Center on Sunday, 70 days after she was struck near the corner intersection of First and Hudson Streets just before 3 a.m. July 22, authorities said. The mid-sized, light-colored SUV, which fled onto northbound Route 21 after hitting Garcia, is believed to be a Ford Explorer from 2011 or newer, Passaic County Prosecutor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Car Burglars Caught By Cresskill Police Car Burglars Caught By Cresskill Police Car Burglars Caught By Cresskill Police
Car Burglars Caught By Cresskill Police Targeting dark houses without exterior lighting, a pair of car burglars entered nearly a dozen vehicles in Cresskill and made off with wallets, cash, change and sunglasses before borough police nabbed them. Officer Matthew Banta was on patrol just before 4 a.m. Saturday when he spotted the pair, dressed all in black, walking on McGrath Drive, Detective Charles Franke said He and Officer Shawn Cole arrested both after finding them carrying items taken from unlocked vehicles in the borough, Franke said. Jonathan Park, 18, and Leonely Gomez, 20, both of Leonia, were charged with several count…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Drivers OK After Paramus Crash Drivers OK After Paramus Crash Drivers OK After Paramus Crash
Drivers OK After Paramus Crash A Tuesday afternoon crash in Paramus heavily damaged both vehicles. The adult female driver of a silver SUV reported chest pains but refused medical attention after the crash at Linwood Avenue West and Paramus Road. The other driver was OK. There was no immediate word on possible summonses. Ridgewood police assisted their Paramus colleagues with traffic control until a tow truck could remove both wrecks. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Gets 6+ Years In Federal Prison For Downloading Kiddie Porn Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Gets 6+ Years In Federal Prison For Downloading Kiddie Porn Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Gets 6+ Years In Federal Prison For Downloading Kiddie Porn
Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Gets 6+ Years In Federal Prison For Downloading Kiddie Porn A music teacher and singer-songwriter who performed for children at synagogues, Jewish community centers, camps and conventions nationwide was sentenced to six years and eight months in federal prison Tuesday for downloading child pornography. Eric S. Komar, 47, must serve nearly all of the term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Komar " used an Internet-based peer-to-peer file-sharing program to obtain images and videos that included images of prepubescent children being sexually abused as well as sadistic and masochistic images," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy
Deadline This Friday To Register For River Vale Junior Police Academy Want to see a SWAT unit and bomb squad in action? Visit inmates at the county jail? See Metlife Stadium from behind the scenes? Time is running out to register for the 2018 River Vale Junior Police Academy: The deadline is this Friday, Oct. 5. Registration is ONLINE ONLY: www.RiverValeNJ.org The academy is open to River Vale residents in the 7th and 8th grades who will: Witness a Bomb Squad operation; Watch a live demonstration by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team; Take a trip to the Bergen County Jail and meet the inmates; Go for a behind-the-scenes tour of MetLife Sta…

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