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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey PD: Montvale Man Breaks Into Former Home, Sets Fire Ramsey PD: Montvale Man Breaks Into Former Home, Sets Fire Ramsey PD: Montvale Man Breaks Into Former Home, Sets Fire
Ramsey PD: Montvale Man Breaks Into Former Home, Sets Fire An 18-year-old Montvale man broke into his former townhouse in Ramsey, then set a fire in the garage, authorities said. Thanks to local residents, police rushed to the Carol Street resident nabbed him late Tuesday afternoon. Robert Madan Jr. was first taken to New Bridge Medical Center and then to the Bergen County Jail to await a detention hearing. Charges include burglary, arson, weapons and drug offenses -- for carrying pills without a prescription, authorities said. A neighbor summoned Ramsey police at 3:15 p.m Tuesday after seeing Madan breaking a glass sliding door and entering the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Witness: 'Possessed' Arsonist Breaks Into Ramsey Home, Sets Garage Fire Witness: 'Possessed' Arsonist Breaks Into Ramsey Home, Sets Garage Fire Witness: 'Possessed' Arsonist Breaks Into Ramsey Home, Sets Garage Fire
Witness: 'Possessed' Arsonist Breaks Into Ramsey Home, Sets Garage Fire An 18-year-old Montvale man broke into his former townhouse in Ramsey, then set a fire in the garage, authorities said. Thanks to local residents, police rushed to the Carol Street resident nabbed him late Tuesday afternoon. Robert Madan Jr. was first taken to New Bridge Medical Center and then to the Bergen County Jail to await a detention hearing. Charges include burglary, arson, weapons and drug offenses -- for carrying pills without a prescription, authorities said. A neighbor summoned Ramsey police at 3:15 p.m Tuesday after seeing Madan breaking a glass sliding door and entering the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman
Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-year-olds were both charged with murder in the slaying of a 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man who was shot and killed in his car earlier this month, authorities said. Andy DeJesus and Joel Nunez also were charged with felony murder, robbery, conspiracy and weapons offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark P. Centurione said in a joint release Tuesday. Dervy Almonte-Moore of Elmwood Park was pronounced dead at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m. July 15. A little over a half-hour earlier, police found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Gas Station Attendant Charged With Grabbing Customer’s Butt Mahwah Gas Station Attendant Charged With Grabbing Customer’s Butt Mahwah Gas Station Attendant Charged With Grabbing Customer’s Butt
Mahwah Gas Station Attendant Charged With Grabbing Customer’s Butt A Mahwah pump jockey followed an 18-year-old woman into the convenience store of a township gas station and grabbed her butt, authorities said. Moeen U. Din, 32, of Lodi told the driver she’d have to wait for a tanker truck to finish filling the underground tanks [at the Franklin Turnpike service station] before he could pump her gas, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. She then “went inside the attached convenience store to purchase a few items,” followed by Din, who “approached her from behind and slapped and grabbed her buttocks,” the chief said. The shaken victim got back into her car …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Lyndhurst Telemarketer Tried Luring Juvenile To His Home Prosecutor: Lyndhurst Telemarketer Tried Luring Juvenile To His Home Prosecutor: Lyndhurst Telemarketer Tried Luring Juvenile To His Home
Prosecutor: Lyndhurst Telemarketer Tried Luring Juvenile To His Home A telemarketer from Lyndhurst approached a youngster on the street, made sexually inappropriate comments and then extended an invitation to go to his home, said authorities who arrested him. Jeffrey Holt, 31, was released pending an Aug. 15 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Tuesday. Lyndhurst police and members of his Special Victims Unit zeroed in on Holt after being told that he “approached a juvenile in Lyndhurst, engaged the juvenile in sexually inappropriate conversation, and invited the juvenile back …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia's Alan Alda, 82, Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Leonia's Alan Alda, 82, Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Leonia's Alan Alda, 82, Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease
Leonia's Alan Alda, 82, Reveals That He Has Parkinson's Disease Beloved actor Alan Alda, a former longtime Leonia resident, revealed on Tuesday that he's had Parkinson’s disease the past 3½ years. Alda, 82, told “CBS This Morning” that he'd noticed his thumb twitch during TV appearances the past few weeks and didn't want speculations about his health to become tabloid fodder. "I've had a full life since then [the diagnosis]," he said. "I've acted, I've given talks, I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook. "It’s only about a matter of time before someone does some story about this from a sad point of view, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman
Two Garfield 18-Year-Olds Charged In Shooting Death Of Wallington Pizza Deliveryman UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy remained in custody along with two Garfield 18-year-olds who were charged in the shooting death of a 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man in his car during a robbery last month, authorities said. https://garfield.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3rd-teen-seized-in-shooting-death-of-wallington-pizza-deliveryman/740459/ ORIGINAL STORY: Two Garfield 18-year-olds were both charged with murder in the slaying of a 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man who was shot and killed in his car earlier this month, authorities said. Andy DeJesus and Joel Nunez also were charge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police Urge Caution After Growing Cellphone Delivery Scam Fools Glen Rock Resident Police Urge Caution After Growing Cellphone Delivery Scam Fools Glen Rock Resident Police Urge Caution After Growing Cellphone Delivery Scam Fools Glen Rock Resident
Police Urge Caution After Growing Cellphone Delivery Scam Fools Glen Rock Resident In what’s become a common scam, a thief had an illegally purchased iPhone shipped to the home of a Glen Rock woman who may end up being a victim. After receiving the package, the borough resident notified Fed-Ex and arranged to have it picked up, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She was waiting for the Fed-Ex driver to arrive, Ackermann said, when a woman came to her door, claiming that it was her phone but had ended up at the wrong address. “The woman then took the package and left the area in a dark SUV,” Ackermann said. It wasn’t until a Fed Ex driver showed up later that the woman re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park PD: Day Laborer Cons Ex-Coworker Into Fishing Trip, Then Assaults, Robs Him Palisades Park PD: Day Laborer Cons Ex-Coworker Into Fishing Trip, Then Assaults, Robs Him Palisades Park PD: Day Laborer Cons Ex-Coworker Into Fishing Trip, Then Assaults, Robs Him
Palisades Park PD: Day Laborer Cons Ex-Coworker Into Fishing Trip, Then Assaults, Robs Him A day laborer from Palisades Park lured a former co-worker to a remote area, then hit him in the head with a rock and stole his cowboy hat and other belongings, said authorities who arrested him. Justiniano Santizo Simon, 53, brought the victim behind the Shop Rite to Overpeck Creek on Thursday -- purportedly to go fishing -- then assaulted and robbed him, Police Chief Mark Jackson said. Police tracked down Simon and arrested him Friday night on charges of robbery, aggravated assault and luring an adult, Jackson said. They also charged him with giving them a bogus Social Security card as i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34 North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34 North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34 Well-known Executive Chef Jessica Vogel, made famous by the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" show with Gordon Ramsay, has died, friends and colleagues said Monday. She was 34. ****** TRIBUTE: As those who knew and loved her continued to mourn the death of North Jersey celebrity chef Jessica Vogel at only 34 years old, her family spoke of how determined the former contestant of the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" was, no matter the odds. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/family-celebrity-chef-jessica-vogel-died-like-she-lived-a-fighter/740499/ ****** "Th…

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