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

Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee, Ridgefield Police Unite To Nab 3 In Stolen Car Fort Lee, Ridgefield Police Unite To Nab 3 In Stolen Car Fort Lee, Ridgefield Police Unite To Nab 3 In Stolen Car
Fort Lee, Ridgefield Police Unite To Nab 3 In Stolen Car Police chased a quartet of teens in a car stolen out of Connecticut from Fort Lee to Ridgefield before catching three of them. The fourth fled in a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen from the parking lot of Ridgefield High School, they said. The overnight chase Thursday began after officers spotted the vehicle around 3 a.m., Fort Lee Capt. Matthew Hintze said Friday. The juveniles bailed out of the car near Edgewater Avenue and Oak Street, but police working together caught three of them while the fourth bolted in another direction.

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of Fort Lee High-Rise
Widow, 76, Jumps To Death From 12th Floor Of 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
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze
Photos: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze A fire in a vacant Fair Lawn home went to three alarms early Friday, said responders who doused it. The call came in at 6:14 a.m. after the blaze apparently began in the garage and spread to the two-family Urban Place home, which was up for sale. Firefighters from Elmwood Park, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Paramus, Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook joined their colleagues. The cause of the fire hadn't immediately been determined.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash
PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash UPDATE: A Good Samaritan stopped and pulled a 69-year-old man from his burning car after it crashed into a tree off the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine early Thursday night, but the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Albert Stanczyk was headed south on the parkway alone when he apparently has some kind of medical emergency near Exit 3 just after 5 p.m., PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. His car left the road at a high rate of speed and slammed into the tree, the chief said. Another motorist pulled over and lifted Stanczyk out of the car "as it…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Commercial Van Slams Into Sedan In Hawthorne Repair Lot Commercial Van Slams Into Sedan In Hawthorne Repair Lot Commercial Van Slams Into Sedan In Hawthorne Repair Lot
Commercial Van Slams Into Sedan In Hawthorne Repair Lot No serious injuries were immediately reported after a commercial van slammed into a sedan at a Hawthorne automotive business Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4 p.m. at Goffle Automotive at the corner of Goffle Road and Rea Avenue.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub
Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub A funeral Mass will be held this weekend for one of Bergen County's last World War II veterans, Albert S. Knaub, a 65-year member of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department who was recalled with great fondness and respect during the village's Fourth of July parade. "There aren’t enough great things to say" about "Al" Knaub, 90, said firefighter Eamonn Radburn. Like many others, Radburn called the retired businessman and co-founder of the Ridgefield Park Lions Club "an amazing man." Knaub, a former chief who was memorialized by Engine Co #4 during the village's ren…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Heroin OD Killed Carnival Worker At Paterson Park Authorities: Heroin OD Killed Carnival Worker At Paterson Park Authorities: Heroin OD Killed Carnival Worker At Paterson Park
Authorities: Heroin OD Killed Carnival Worker At Paterson Park A carnival worker whose body was found in an RV at Paterson's Westside Park early Thursday died of a heroin overdose, authorities said. His girlfriend summoned police just after 5:30 a.m. after finding him "unresponsive and cold to the touch," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. "The preliminary results of the investigation suggest that the death resulted from an overdose of heroin, and there is no indication that the death is suspicious," they said. The Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford's New Oxygen Masks, Home Decals Could Save Pets' Lives West Milford's New Oxygen Masks, Home Decals Could Save Pets' Lives West Milford's New Oxygen Masks, Home Decals Could Save Pets' Lives
West Milford's New Oxygen Masks, Home Decals Could Save Pets' Lives West Milford firefighters received a donation of six sets of specially-designed pet oxygen masks kits – one for each station -- from at-home pet services provider Canine Company. The kits were presented to the department during a meeting at Fire Company #6 earlier this week. James Hatch, Canine Company’s Passaic County representative, demonstrated how the masks work with the help of Sloan, a 3-year-old German shepherd. The kits are being deployed so each of the township’s stations so that first responders can deliver oxygen to pets at house fires and other emergencies. Co. #6 Lt. Adam Bre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb
Police Grab Woman After Statue Of Liberty Protest Climb UPDATE: Hours after a protestor climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty -- insisting she wouldn't relent "until all of the children have been released" --- specially-trained police followed her up and took her into custody. As the hours passed, NBC4 New York showed police negotiating with the woman and very slowly inching their way toward her. The network then cut away for a few minutes only to return showing the officers seizing the protestor -- only a few hours before the Macy's 4th of July fireworks show was to begin. "She is telling police that she will not come dow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
BACK HOME: Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary Returned BACK HOME: Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary Returned BACK HOME: Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary Returned
Back Home: Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary Returned It may have been a Good Samaritan or the actual thief -- police don't know -- but someone returned a 5-year-old Yorkie stolen during a Clifton home burglary, authorities said. The Bowdoin Street owner heard a knock at the door and found "L.B." tired to a railing outside with no one around, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. "It appears that the media coverage and assistance from the public on social media certainly contributed to the safe return of this family pet," Anderson said. "This is a credit to everyone who helped by spreading the word and sharing." That said, …

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