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
Final Walkout: Maywood Police Chief David Pegg Gets Raucous Send-Off Final Walkout: Maywood Police Chief David Pegg Gets Raucous Send-Off Final Walkout: Maywood Police Chief David Pegg Gets Raucous Send-Off
Final Walkout: Maywood Police Chief David Pegg Gets Raucous Send-Off He tried to prevent it, but there was no way retired Maywood Police Chief David Pegg wasn't getting a stylish send-off as he left headquarters as the borough's top cop for the last time. Pegg was feted on his final walkout Friday by dozens of first-responder colleagues -- some from neighboring towns -- who clapped, rang noisemakers and tossed confetti (see photos, video above). The unassuming public servant didn't want a fuss. "They scheduled the walkout at 4:30," he said. "I told them I'll leave at 1:30 instead." A lifelong borough resident, Pegg, 62, was with the dep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Update: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Bure…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Mugshot: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Newark Boy, 13, Packs BB Gun In ‘Suicide By Cop’ Attempt Newark Boy, 13, Packs BB Gun In ‘Suicide By Cop’ Attempt Newark Boy, 13, Packs BB Gun In ‘Suicide By Cop’ Attempt
Newark Boy, 13, Packs BB Gun In ‘Suicide By Cop’ Attempt A 13-year-old Newark boy who planned a “suicide-by-cop” attempt was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Family members summoned police Friday night, telling them of the boy’s intentions. He had the gun tucked into his waistband and planned to pull it out, they said. Officers and family members eventually convinced him to hand over the fake gun, after which he was taken to University Hospital to be evaluated. Despite reports by some other news media, the boy never pointed the gun at police, authorities said. “Suicide by cop is an attempt to provoke a deadly response from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Police Chief Featured On Popular Late-Night TV Show Ridgewood Police Chief Featured On Popular Late-Night TV Show Ridgewood Police Chief Featured On Popular Late-Night TV Show
Ridgewood Police Chief Featured On Popular Late-Night TV Show That police officer you might have seen behind the bar on a popular late-night TV talk show was one of North Jersey's own: Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. Luthcke was invited to Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" in honor of National Policewoman's Day on Sept. 12, host Andy Cohen said. Her task, he said, was to "serve and protect" his top-shelf booze while he interviewed Cary Deuber and Stephanie Hollman of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Dallas." Luthcke herself had a water with lemon -- her drink of choice. ****** ALSO SEE: Bergen County prosecutor's…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Your Community
BREAKING: Bribe-Taking Passaic Councilman Hired By Murphy Resigns, Grewal Launches Hiring Probe BREAKING: Bribe-Taking Passaic Councilman Hired By Murphy Resigns, Grewal Launches Hiring Probe BREAKING: Bribe-Taking Passaic Councilman Hired By Murphy Resigns, Grewal Launches Hiring Probe
Breaking: Bribe-Taking Passaic Councilman Hired By Murphy Resigns, Grewal Launches Hiring Probe A former Passaic councilman who was hired by Gov. Murphy even though he served federal prison time for taking bribes has resigned amid a firestorm of controversy. At the same time, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal -- a former federal prosecutor himself -- said he's ordered an investigation into how Marcellus Jackson was able to get the job in the first place. Other people with criminal records who've been hired by the state will be forced to resign, as well, and steps will be taken to prevent it from happening again, the attorney general said. In a statement issued early Friday even…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars
Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino claimed Friday that neither he nor his undersheriffs had officially resigned, even though they all surrendered their guns, badges and vehicles last weekend. Secretary of State Tahesha Way refused to allow Saudino the attempt at extending his tenure to Friday, Oct. 5, noting that she already had his official resignation letter from last week. "The position of the Bergen County Sheriff has been vacant since September 21 and remains vacant," she wrote in a letter released Friday night, adding that Bergen County Clerk John Hogan should prepare for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Sergeant Finds Tow Company Burglar From Clifton Hiding Under Pickup Truck Wayne PD: Sergeant Finds Tow Company Burglar From Clifton Hiding Under Pickup Truck Wayne PD: Sergeant Finds Tow Company Burglar From Clifton Hiding Under Pickup Truck
Wayne PD: Sergeant Finds Tow Company Burglar From Clifton Hiding Under Pickup Truck Peering under a pickup truck in a Wayne towing company lot, a township police sergeant found a Clifton man who authorities said broke into the office and carried out the cash register. Alongside James M. Dolan, 49, was a long-handled screwdriver and the cash drawer from the register, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Friday. Sgt. Don Davidson found Dolan in the business compound after he and Officer Anthony Bailey responded to J&M Towing on Dorsa Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Martin said. Dolan, of Trimble Avenue, remained held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away
Dads Take Traditional Walk To Hasbrouck Heights HS Football Game -- 19.7 Miles Away An educated guess told Ron Kistner that a quick stop lay ahead for him and buddy Bob Salerno more than halfway through a personal-record 19.7-mile walk to the Hasbrouck Heights/Butler high school football game in Butler on Friday. “Two middle-aged guys,” Kistner told Daily Voice. “Sooner or later, nature’s gonna call.” Kistner, a Hasbrouck Heights councilman and Allendale DPW director of operations, began walking to his son’s road games in 2011.  Salerno, a Lodi police lieutenant, has joined him on several jaunts -- or treks, depending on your perspective. Their boys are out of school, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Drunk Oakland Police Officer Pretended Not To Be Driving ATV In Crash Prosecutor: Drunk Oakland Police Officer Pretended Not To Be Driving ATV In Crash Prosecutor: Drunk Oakland Police Officer Pretended Not To Be Driving ATV In Crash
Prosecutor: Drunk Oakland Police Officer Pretended Not To Be Driving ATV In Crash An off-duty Oakland police officer involved in an ATV crash while he was drunk allowed a passenger to claim he was actually behind the wheel, said authorities who charged them both. Officers responding to the Sept. 17 crash at Fordham and Tulane Roads found a seriously injured passenger who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with assorted injuries, including several broken bones, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. Michael Fahy, 37, of Franklin Lakes told them he’d been driving the all-terrain vehicle when it rolled, Calo said. He passed a sobriety field…

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