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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District
Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District Englewood police turned to the public for help Tuesday in investigating shots fired overnight a short distance from the downtown commercial district. A reward was being offered. Several witnesses confirmed that shots were fired around 2:40 a.m. Friday on Mattlage Place, but police weren’t sure whether anyone was struck, Detective Capt. Tim Torell said. Anyone with information that could help find the shooter is asked to contact city detectives: (201) 568-4875. The Bergenfield-Bogota-Englewood-Teaneck-Hackensack CrimeStoppers Group, as always, offers scash rewards up to $1,000 for any infor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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VIDEO: Watch Route 17 Road Rage Turn Into Tractor-Trailer Crash VIDEO: Watch Route 17 Road Rage Turn Into Tractor-Trailer Crash VIDEO: Watch Route 17 Road Rage Turn Into Tractor-Trailer Crash
Video: Watch Route 17 Road Rage Turn Into Tractor-Trailer Crash Dashcam video captures a Route 17 road rage incident that ended in a tractor-trailer crash in Mahwah. The footage “underscores the dangers of an increasing trend of road-rage incidents,” Police Chief James N. Batelli said Tuesday. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the mid-morning crash, he said. It began when the driver of a gray colored SUV “observed what he believed to be a tractor-trailer [driver] driving in an aggressive manner and changing lanes in a reckless manner” on the northbound highway around 9:45 a.m. Aug. 9, the chief said. The SUV driver “decided to take the matt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Northvale Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Closter Crash Northvale Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Closter Crash Northvale Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Closter Crash
Northvale Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Closter Crash A 23-year-old Northvale motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Closter following a brief police chase Friday night, authorities said. An officer activated his lights and siren after spotting the motorcyclist speeding on High Street shortly before 8 p.m., Closter Police Chief Dennis Kaine said. However, he quickly pulled back “due to the unsafe speed of the motorcycle,” the chief said. The 2017 Yamaha FZ1 slammed into the driver’s side of a 2017 Infiniti QX6 turning left into a Herbert Avenue driveway a short time later, Kaine said. The Closter Ambulance Squad took the motorcyclist to Hacke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Police Warn Parents Of Bogus Text -- With Blatant Typo -- Telling Girls To Run Away From Home Police Warn Parents Of Bogus Text -- With Blatant Typo -- Telling Girls To Run Away From Home Police Warn Parents Of Bogus Text -- With Blatant Typo -- Telling Girls To Run Away From Home
Police Warn Parents Of Bogus Text -- With Blatant Typo -- Telling Girls To Run Away From Home It bears a blatant typo, but Saddle River police – just to be sure – are warning parents about a bogus text message apparently sent to young girls telling them to run away from home. “STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND RUN AWAY FROM HOME!” the text says. “Bad pleople are after you.” Yes, the bogus text -- which bears a Dallas area code -- says “pleople.” “Looks like someone didn't make it to spelling bee,” a Facebook user commented. “Girl please ... this looks so obviously fake,” one wrote. “Maybe not to a younger girl,” another responded. “Please speak with your children about this message a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged
Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged An Elmwood Park driver was drunk when his car slammed into another stopped for a light in Glen Rock, sending both his passenger and the other driver to the hospital, authorities said. Carlos L. Trejos Jr., 57 was headed north on Maple Avenue when the crash occurred at Harristown Road just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. His passenger, a 29-year-old Union City woman, and the driver of the vehicle he struck, a 23-year-old Little Ferry woman, were both taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that Ackermann said weren’t life-threatening. Both vehicles…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Police Save Bleeding Englewood Man Who Gashed Leg With Power Saw Bogota Police Save Bleeding Englewood Man Who Gashed Leg With Power Saw Bogota Police Save Bleeding Englewood Man Who Gashed Leg With Power Saw
Bogota Police Save Bleeding Englewood Man Who Gashed Leg With Power Saw A trio of swift-moving Bogota police officers saved an Englewood man from certain death after he cut himself with a circular saw. The 43-year-old victim was losing blood fast after gashing his thigh while cutting plywood Saturday afternoon when Officers Kevin Geraghty and Devin Rivera and Sgt. Geoffrey Cole arrived. The officers applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and bandaged him up, essentially saving his life. Paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center took over, then brought the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center. ****** ALSO SEE: FOUND! A missing 15-year-old Bogota g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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FOUND! Bogota Girl, 15, Found In Brooklyn, NYPD Arrests Friend, 18, Boyfriend FOUND! Bogota Girl, 15, Found In Brooklyn, NYPD Arrests Friend, 18, Boyfriend FOUND! Bogota Girl, 15, Found In Brooklyn, NYPD Arrests Friend, 18, Boyfriend
Found! Bogota Girl, 15, Found In Brooklyn, Nypd Arrests Friend, 18, Boyfriend A missing 15-year-old Bogota girl was found in a Brooklyn hotel room Saturday with an 18-year-old friend and the woman's boyfriend, said police, who reunited the youngster with her mother. Celestial Gordon and the couple "were just hanging out," Sgt. Geoffrey Cole told Daily Voice. Gordon's friend, Lamiah Munns, and her boyfriend were charged by city police with child endangerment. Bogota police, meanwhile, brought Celestial's mother to Brooklyn for a reunion with her daughter. Gordon was last seen in Bogota with Munns around 9 p.m. Friday, authorities said. ****** ALSO SEE: A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Motorcyclist, 64, Stable After Head-On Crash Fair Lawn Motorcyclist, 64, Stable After Head-On Crash Fair Lawn Motorcyclist, 64, Stable After Head-On Crash
Fair Lawn Motorcyclist, 64, Stable After Head-On Crash A 64-year-old Fair Lawn motorcyclist was reported in stable condition after his bike was struck head-on by a sedan Friday night. Both vehicles were coming from opposite directions on Fair Lawn Avenue when the 19-year-old BMW 5 series driver – also from Fair Lawn – tried making a left onto southbound Plaza Road around 10:15 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Sean Macys said. The sedan struck the BMW motorcycle head-on in the middle lane, he said.  The motorcyclist, who landed on the side of the sedan, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Macys said. Both apparently were observing the area spe…

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