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
Breaking News
Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him
Victims Says Fellow Paterson Cab Passengers Shot And Robbed Him A Paterson man told police that one of two men he shared a cab with shot him during a robbery. Police who responded to an 11:22 p.m. call Sunday found the wounded 23-year-old victim on Eighth Avenue between East 17th and 18th streets. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. “Based on the initial investigation the victim shared a cab with two individuals who later robbed him in the area of 8th Avenue between East 17th and 18th Street,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. “The victi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
1 Dead, 4 Injured in 7-Car Pileup On NY-Bound GWB 1 Dead, 4 Injured in 7-Car Pileup On NY-Bound GWB 1 Dead, 4 Injured in 7-Car Pileup On NY-Bound GWB
1 Dead, 4 Injured in 7-Car Pileup On Ny-bound GWB One person died and four others were injured in a seven-vehicle pileup involving a motorcycle Sunday night on the George Washington Bridge's eastbound upper level, authorities confirmed. Although delays of an hour were officially reported, some commuters said they were at a standstill for more than two hours following the 8 p.m. crash near the New York tower. Delays of up to 45 minutes were still being reported hours later. Driver footage showed the chain-reaction string involving a sedan, a mini-van and four SUVs. Four victims were hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Fair Lawn Woman Dialed 911 Before Stabbing Death, Son Charged UPDATE: Fair Lawn Woman Dialed 911 Before Stabbing Death, Son Charged UPDATE: Fair Lawn Woman Dialed 911 Before Stabbing Death, Son Charged
Update: Fair Lawn Woman Dialed 911 Before Stabbing Death, Son Charged Ann Kaplan of Fair Lawn never got the words out after dialing 911, said authorities who charged her son with stabbing her to death as she tried to get help on Sunday. Eric Daniel Kaplan attacked his 64-year-old mother with a knife as she desperately tried calling 911 around 3 p.m. Sunday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. She later died of her injuries. Exactly four years ago Monday, police arrested Eric Kaplan and seized a knife from him after they said he stabbed his brother, Andrew. He spent a day in the Bergen County Jail and later successfully completed a Pre-Tri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Hearts Pour Pain, Love For Teaneck Dad, 4 Daughters Killed In Crash Hearts Pour Pain, Love For Teaneck Dad, 4 Daughters Killed In Crash Hearts Pour Pain, Love For Teaneck Dad, 4 Daughters Killed In Crash
Hearts Pour Pain, Love For Teaneck Dad, 4 Daughters Killed In Crash Shock mixed with sadness Saturday as word spread that a Teaneck father and his four daughters were killed and his wife hospitalized in a violent highway crash in Delaware. In barely half a day, people contributed nearly $65,000 to the lone survivor, 53-year-old Mary Rose Ballocanag, on a GoFundMe campaign launched by family friend Arlinda Douglas. A Saturday night memorial at Votee Park drew hundreds who mourned the deaths of Audie Marquez Trinidad, 61, and daughters Kaitlyn, 20; Danna, 17; and 13-year-old twins Melissa and Allison, who were all killed when their minivan collided with a wro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Wyckoff Woman Set Fire To Train Station Building Glen Rock PD: Wyckoff Woman Set Fire To Train Station Building Glen Rock PD: Wyckoff Woman Set Fire To Train Station Building
Glen Rock PD: Wyckoff Woman Set Fire To Train Station Building A Wyckoff woman broke windows and set fire to the Glen Rock building that houses the local VFW and Historical Society before dawn Saturday, said police who charged her with arson, among other counts. Police and firefighters responding to the Main Line train station, which houses both, found the door on fire, windows broken and various other damage, Lt. Frank Riggio said. Soon after, Detective Lucas Doney arrested and charged Kristi L. O'Connor, 47, with arson, criminal mischief, burglary, theft, criminal trespass and failing to report a fire, he said. O’Connor burglarized an unlocked vehic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Father, Four Daughters Killed, Mom Survives Delaware Crash Teaneck Father, Four Daughters Killed, Mom Survives Delaware Crash Teaneck Father, Four Daughters Killed, Mom Survives Delaware Crash
Teaneck Father, Four Daughters Killed, Mom Survives Delaware Crash A pickup truck headed the wrong way on Route 1 in Delaware slammed into a minivan, killing a Teaneck father and his four daughters while seriously injuring his wife, authorities said Saturday. Killed were Audi Marquez Trinidad, 61, and daughters Kaitlyn, 20; Danna, 17; and with 13-year-old twins Melissa and Allison. Mother Mary Rose Ballocanag, 53, meanwhile, remained hospitalized with serious injuries Saturday morning. A southbound commercial F-350 pickup crossed the Route 1 median in Townsend “for unknown reasons” just before 4 p.m. Friday, Delaware State Police Master Corporal Melissa J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VERDICT: Paterson Man Fatally Shot One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back VERDICT: Paterson Man Fatally Shot One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back VERDICT: Paterson Man Fatally Shot One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back
Verdict: Paterson Man Fatally Shot One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back UPDATE: A Paterson man who killed one man by shooting him in the face and wounded another by shooting him the back must serve nearly 58 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/58-years-minimum-for-paterson-gunman-who-shot-killed-one-man-in-face-wounded-other-in-back/742082/ ****** Jurors in Paterson needed five days of deliberations to convict a 21-year-old city man of murder and other counts for killing another man by shooting him in the face. Bullets fired by Tamaj Lennon also struck another victim in the back in the Apr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Bank Worker, BF Took $375G From Late Teaneck Resident's Estate Prosecutor: Bank Worker, BF Took $375G From Late Teaneck Resident's Estate Prosecutor: Bank Worker, BF Took $375G From Late Teaneck Resident's Estate
Prosecutor: Bank Worker, BF Took $375G From Late Teaneck Resident's Estate A bank employee and her boyfriend stole $375,000 from the estate of a recently deceased Teaneck resident, said authorities who busted them. Shannell Griggs of Syracuse, NY, “used the bank’s computerized account and customer service systems to access and take over the victim’s bank accounts,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. She and Givonni Butler of Passaic then stole the deceased’s money “through a combination of illicit debit card purchases, cash withdrawals, wire transfers, and cashier check purchases,” Calo said. The executor alerted members of the prosecutor’s …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise
Neighbor: Widow, 76, Prepared For Suicide Leap From Fort Lee High-Rise A 76-year-old widow who jumped to her death from the 12th floor of a Fort Lee high-rise Friday morning "was very meticulous about it," a neighbor said. "I saw a step stool set up next to the railing on the 12th-floor stair landing," the neighbor told Daily Voice. "She even used a towel draped over the rail -- either because it was raining or she didn't want to damage the rail." Police responding to the 8:19 a.m. call found her body between Horizon House buildings 1 and 2, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. An investigation by Fort Lee uniformed officers and detectives…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah
One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah UPDATE: Only the right lane remained temporarily closed for debris cleanup Friday afternoon after a tractor-trailer tipped over at the flyover for Routes 17 and 287 hours earlier. State DOT officials at first were concerned that structural damage would shut the crossing down for most of the day. It checked out OK, however. "This accident looks worse than most because the trailer went over the guardrail and partially down the embankment," a responder at the scene told Daily Voice following the 9:30 a.m. crash at a key traffic point for Bergen and Rockland counties. The driver was …

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