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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police
Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police Two ex-cons chased down by Palisades Park police who interrupted a burglary were responsible for at least 10 area smash and grab break-ins in town the past several months -- while using a phone app that allowed them to monitor police transmissions, authorities said. Detective Matthew Aligo was patrolling Commercial Avenue early Friday when he spotted the pair breaking into a business, Police Chief Mark Jackson said. Aligo called for backup officers -- including a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 -- who helped nab Keith C. Kohberg, 39, of Ridgefield and Angel Soler, 30, of Palisades Park after a …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months SEEN HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months SEEN HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months
Seen HIM? Elmwood Park PD Turns To Public For Help After 52 Car Break-Ins Over Five Months Among the towns hit hardest by car burglars this summer has been Elmwood Park, with 52 over the past five months – every single one involving an unlocked vehicle, authorities said. A car burglar captured on home surveillance video could be from one of the bordering or nearby towns – Paterson, Passaic, Clifton, Garfield and Lodi, among them – as could others who are likely responsible. All of the break-ins occurred overnight (1 to 5 a.m.) across a wide area from Rosedale to Stone Avenue from April 1 to Aug. 24, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. “It should be noted that in all instances, th…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination
Feds Issue Public Health Alert For Chicken Products Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Federal authorities issued a public health alert Friday over raw chicken products possibly contaminated by Salmonella. The Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. products affected -- which may include raw whole chicken, raw chicken parts, -- were produced and sold to consumers from last September until this past June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. The agency issued the alert "out of an abundance of caution due to concerns about Salmonella illnesses reported in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States that may be associated with raw chicken pr…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House
Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Bust Couple, Seize $300,000 From Fort Lee Cocaine Stash House Authorities said they seized nearly $300,000 in drug proceeds from a Fort Lee couple who were using their home near the George Washington Bridge as a cocaine stash house, authorities said. They also found cocaine and packaging materials at The Point at Fort Lee, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Jean Pierre Rivera-Marrero, 27, and Glorianne Oyola-Betancourt, 28 were arrested after a months-long investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Bergen County, Calo said. Rivera-Marrero “was distributing kilograms of cocaine throughout New Jersey and N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Home Depot Employee From Hillburn Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time, Police Say Home Depot Employee From Hillburn Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time, Police Say Home Depot Employee From Hillburn Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time, Police Say
Home Depot Employee From Hillburn Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time, Police Say A Home Depot employee from Hillburn swiped an estimated $1,500 in cash over more than a year’s time before she was caught, said police in New Jersey who arrested her. Video surveillance and register audits at the Route 17 store in Mahwah pointed to 52-year-old Ismay Gopie, township Police Chief James N. Batelli said Thursday. Gopie was charged with theft and released pending a hearing, he said.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: Home Depot Employee Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time Mahwah PD: Home Depot Employee Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time Mahwah PD: Home Depot Employee Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time
Mahwah PD: Home Depot Employee Stole $1,500 In Cash A Bit At A Time A Mahwah Home Depot employee swiped an estimated $1,500 in cash over more than a year’s time before she was caught, said police who arrested her. Video surveillance and register audits at the Route 17 store pointed to 52-year-old Ismay Gopie of Rockland County, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Gopie, of Hillburn, was charged with theft and released pending a hearing, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Caught In Port Jervis: Man Charged With 2.4K Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids Caught In Port Jervis: Man Charged With 2.4K Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids Caught In Port Jervis: Man Charged With 2.4K Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids
Caught In Port Jervis: Man Charged With 2.4K Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids A 27-year-old man who police said downloaded more than 2,400 illegal child-porn images -- and had been chatting online with girls as young as 10 -- was awaiting extradition proceedings to New Jersey after being arrested in Port Jervis on Thursday. Deerpark Police assisted in the arrest of Corey Barraclough, following a raid on his Northvale, N.J. home, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He was charged with possession of more than 1,000 files of child pornography "depicting nude or sexually explicit images of prepubescent and pubescent children," Calo said. Meanwhil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Northvale Resident Charged With Having 2,400 Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids Northvale Resident Charged With Having 2,400 Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids Northvale Resident Charged With Having 2,400 Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids
Northvale Resident Charged With Having 2,400 Child Porn Images, Cyber-Chatting With Kids A single, unemployed Northvale man was found with more than 2,400 illegal child-porn images -- and had been chatting online with girls as young as 10, authorities said. Corey Barraclough, 27, was arrested in Port Jervis on Thursday -- with assistance from Deerpark, N.Y. police -- following a raid on his East Avenue home, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He was charged with possession of more than 1,000 files of child pornography "depicting nude or sexually explicit images of prepubescent and pubescent children," Calo said. Barraclough remained held pending extrad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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VIDEO: Glen Rock Honors Police Vet, Welcomes New Chaplain, Special Officers VIDEO: Glen Rock Honors Police Vet, Welcomes New Chaplain, Special Officers VIDEO: Glen Rock Honors Police Vet, Welcomes New Chaplain, Special Officers
Video: Glen Rock Honors Police Vet, Welcomes New Chaplain, Special Officers Glen Rock honored a 20-year veteran police lieutenant while welcoming a new department chaplain and two new special police officers. Raised in Glen Rock, Lt. Christopher McInerney began his law enforcement career with the NYPD in 1992 before eventually transferring to his hometown department. As a sergeant, McInerney was appointed in October 2016 as Interim Executive Officer – and played a key role in the reorganization of the department, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Mc Inerney was promoted to lieutenant last November and currently serves as a platoon commander and professional standa…

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