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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
4 Feet High & Rising: Allendale Firefighters Rescue Driver From Floodwaters 4 Feet High & Rising: Allendale Firefighters Rescue Driver From Floodwaters 4 Feet High & Rising: Allendale Firefighters Rescue Driver From Floodwaters
4 Feet High & Rising: Allendale Firefighters Rescue Driver From Floodwaters A pair of wet-suited Allendale firefighters rescued a motorist who was trapped in her car with water up to her driver’s side window -- and rising -- during Tuesday’s storm. An SUV driver had backed out as police reached the West Crescent Avenue underpass near the Myrtle Avenue intersection, Police Chief George Scherb said. A 62-year-old Florida, NY driver was stuck, however, with the waterline rising four feet to handles of her sedan, Scherb said. An officer summoned firefighters as the water continued to rise. After first throwing her a rope and telling her to keep calm, the firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
AFTERMATH: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen AFTERMATH: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen AFTERMATH: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen
Aftermath: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen A severe thunderstorm knocked out power Tuesday afternoon to nearly 5,000 customers throughout Bergen County, while igniting tree, utility pole and house fires, downing wires and darkening traffic lights. PSE&G reported those who lost power included: More than 2,100 customers in Hackensack; Nearly 1,000 customers each in Fair Lawn, Ho-Ho-Kus and Oradell; 900 or so customers in Westwood; Dozens of others scattered throughout northeast Bergen; Nearly 1,000 customers in Clifton and Paterson combined. Flash flooding plagued motorists on several roadways in both Bergen and Passaic counties.…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Dogs Rescued After Lightning Strike Ignites Attic Fire In Ridgewood PHOTOS: Dogs Rescued After Lightning Strike Ignites Attic Fire In Ridgewood PHOTOS: Dogs Rescued After Lightning Strike Ignites Attic Fire In Ridgewood
Photos: Dogs Rescued After Lightning Strike Ignites Attic Fire In Ridgewood Three dogs were rescued after lightning struck a Ridgewood home Tuesday afternoon, igniting an attic fire. Ridgewood, Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters were among the responders to the Victorian home on Hillcrest Road following the strike just before 3:30 p.m. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. ****** ALSO SEE: A severe thunderstorm that rushed into North Jersey mid-Tuesday afternoon knocked out power to more than 2,100 customers in Hackensack, set a Route 4 utility pole on fire and downed wires on Route 17. https://hackensack.dai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: SUV Overturns In Hawthorne Crash PHOTOS: SUV Overturns In Hawthorne Crash PHOTOS: SUV Overturns In Hawthorne Crash
Photos: SUV Overturns In Hawthorne Crash Two vehicles collided on a Hawthorne street Tuesday afternoon, rolling one of them onto its roof. "Looks likes someone was going a little too fast," a witness from the area said. Hawthorne EMS attended to both drivers, each of whom refused hospitalization after the crash at the intersection of Forest and Warburton avenues. Firefighters from two Hawthorne companies responded, along with two flatbed towers, one of which righted the overturned SUV.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Night Watchwoman Swipes $17,000 From Employer, Buys New Car Mahwah PD: Night Watchwoman Swipes $17,000 From Employer, Buys New Car Mahwah PD: Night Watchwoman Swipes $17,000 From Employer, Buys New Car
Mahwah PD: Night Watchwoman Swipes $17,000 From Employer, Buys New Car They call them “loss prevention officers,” but an overnight security guard hired by a Mahwah business was caught on surveillance video stealing $17,000 in cash that she used to buy a car, authorities charged. She didn’t stop there, either, they said. Dominique Palmer, 20, of Paterson also swiped items from employees’ desks and helped herself to food from the cafeteria, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Officer Jonathan Weber interviewed employees about the series of thefts and reviewed video surveillance from various offices to identify Palmer of Paterson as the culprit, Batelli said. Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries UPDATE: A Hawthorne woman died of her injuries following a crash that killed a Ramsey motorcyclist late Saturday, family friends confirmed. Kimberely Stoll, 57, "suffered head trauma and never regained consciousness" and was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, a close friend who's also a first responder told Daily Voice. Stoll was on the back of the 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a 2017 Jeep Wrangler in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on Lafayette Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. The crash killed 49-year-old Kasey "KC" Checke, the owner-operator of KC's K…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Neighbor Pulls Gun After Argument Over Dog Hair In Kiddie Pool Mahwah PD: Neighbor Pulls Gun After Argument Over Dog Hair In Kiddie Pool Mahwah PD: Neighbor Pulls Gun After Argument Over Dog Hair In Kiddie Pool
Mahwah PD: Neighbor Pulls Gun After Argument Over Dog Hair In Kiddie Pool A Mahwah man dumped water from a kiddie pool inside an apartment complex, then retrieved a gun that he used to threaten a teenager after a dispute over dog hair in the water, said police who arrested him. Jamal Brown, 23, got into an argument with a neighbor on Monday over dog hair in the pool at the Ramapo Brae Lane complex at the base of Stag Hill Road, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Brown then “took the pool inside the complex and emptied it on the floor and then left the area,” Batelli said. Several witnesses told detectives that Brown “returned a short time later with a handgun a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer
Mahwah Stop Yields Fireworks, Arrests Of Out-Of-Town Parolee, Probationer Mahwah police spoiled the 4th of July party for two out-of-towners – one a parolee, the other a probationer – after catching them with an assortment of fireworks during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Christopher Fasulo stopped their New York-registered commercial van for a violation on MacArthur Boulevard, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The driver, 40-year-old Joshua Requena of Equinunk, PA, told the officer they were “working at a job site in Pennsylvania for a cleaning company,” the chief said. Fasulo quickly spotted what turned out to be “an extensive assortment of illeg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Police Chiefs Demand Apology From Newspaper For Anti-Cop KKK Cartoon NJ Police Chiefs Demand Apology From Newspaper For Anti-Cop KKK Cartoon NJ Police Chiefs Demand Apology From Newspaper For Anti-Cop KKK Cartoon
NJ Police Chiefs Demand Apology From Newspaper For Anti-Cop KKK Cartoon The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police on Monday accused the Asbury Park Press of publishing an "incendiary" cartoon of a boy in a Ku Klux Klan robe -- and demanded the newspaper remove the drawing and apologize to people of color, as well as to members of law enforcement. NJSACOP issued a statement: "On June 28, 2018, the Asbury Park Press published a cartoon in its editorial section that was clearly a poor attempt at political satire. Rather than encourage thoughtful discussion, the cartoon was offensive to its directed audience: law enforcement and communitie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Victim, Ex-Boyfriend ID'd In South Hackensack Motel Murder-Suicide Victim, Ex-Boyfriend ID'd In South Hackensack Motel Murder-Suicide Victim, Ex-Boyfriend ID'd In South Hackensack Motel Murder-Suicide
Victim, Ex-Boyfriend ID'd In South Hackensack Motel Murder-Suicide UPDATE: A Paterson police officer had to fire a shot through a window to get into a South Hackensack motel room where a man who'd abducted his ex-girlfriend in Paterson had just shot and killed her and then himself, authorities said. Jose Segura-Montero, 45, snatched Marcia Fererra, 41, from her 16th Avenue apartment just after 5 a.m., Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Paterson police tracked the couple -- both from Paterson -- to Room 130 of the Knights Inn on Route 46, where they were joined by South Hackensack police, just after 8:30 a.m., Calo said. "After the offi…

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