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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Reward Offered To Find Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Englewood Skateboarder Reward Offered To Find Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Englewood Skateboarder Reward Offered To Find Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Englewood Skateboarder
Reward Offered To Find Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Englewood Skateboarder A $1,000 reward was posted Friday for information that helps authorities find the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured an Englewood skateboarder. Surveillance video (above) shows the driver getting out of the car to check the vehicle's grill a few blocks north of the 9:50 p.m. June 11 crash before continuing on. Cristian Valdez, a 15-year-old Dwight Morrow High School freshman, was found soon after in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place.  Investigators were looking for a dark 2001-2004 Audi A6 that will have obvious front-end damage…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Disguised Garfield, Teaneck Bank Robber Takes Guilty Plea Disguised Garfield, Teaneck Bank Robber Takes Guilty Plea Disguised Garfield, Teaneck Bank Robber Takes Guilty Plea
Disguised Garfield, Teaneck Bank Robber Takes Guilty Plea UPDATE: A Passaic woman who went on a two-month bank robbery spree with another woman that stretched from Teaneck to the Poconos last year -- and included them wearing hijabs and nuns' habits as disguises -- was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in federal prison. https://fortlee.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/disguised-garfield-teaneck-bank-robber-gets-three-years-in-federal-prison/741932/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A Passaic woman on Friday admitted her role in a two-month bank robbery spree with another woman last year that stretched from Teaneck to the Poconos -- and included them wearing hijab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Monday Funeral Scheduled For Oradell's 'Meat Guy,' Chris Lubben, 54 Monday Funeral Scheduled For Oradell's 'Meat Guy,' Chris Lubben, 54 Monday Funeral Scheduled For Oradell's 'Meat Guy,' Chris Lubben, 54
Monday Funeral Scheduled For Oradell's 'Meat Guy,' Chris Lubben, 54 A funeral Mass was scheduled this Monday for Christopher Lubben -- the fun-loving and well-known Oradell wholesaler known as "The Meat Guy." Visiting hours are from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Becker Funeral Home on Kinderkamack Road in Westwood. A 10 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph’s Church on Elm Street in Oradell will be followed by a committal service in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus at 11:45 a.m. ****** SEE: Christopher Michael Lubben Dignity Memorial ****** Lubben, who formerly coached varsity boys soccer at River Dell High School, was struck and killed by a commuter trai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody
Maywood Police Stolen Jeep Chase Up Route 17 Ends With Two Teens In Custody Maywood police were chasing a stolen Jeep overnight when it abruptly stopped in the left lane of northbound Route 17. Two juveniles bailed and bolted across the highway. One was caught immediately and the other a short time later, they said. It began just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday, when Officers William Phayre and Michael McMahon spotted the red 2002 Jeep Liberty attempting to enter the northbound highway through the Essex Street exit ramp, Detective Jason Liaban said. A quick check showed the vehicle was reported stolen from Garfield earlier that night, he said. The officers tried pull…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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West Milford Police Rescue Mom, Youngsters, Seize Barricaded Boyfriend West Milford Police Rescue Mom, Youngsters, Seize Barricaded Boyfriend West Milford Police Rescue Mom, Youngsters, Seize Barricaded Boyfriend
West Milford Police Rescue Mom, Youngsters, Seize Barricaded Boyfriend West Milford police privately kept a woman on the line as they stormed a house and took her barricaded boyfriend into custody, rescuing her and their two young children, authorities said. Anthony J. Damico, 28, remained held in the Passaic County Jail Friday following the Thursday morning incident. Township police activated their Special Operations Unit and made contact with the woman without Damico’s knowledge following the 7 a.m. call of a barricaded subject, Lt. Stephen Singerline said. She “was able to verify details of the incident, which was still unfolding,” he said. Assisted by un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Helicopter, Free Backpacks Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Helicopter, Free Backpacks Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Helicopter, Free Backpacks
Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Helicopter, Free Backpacks Temperatures were in the 90s, but a group of Englewood youngsters kept cool with a medical chopper landing, free backpacks and more, courtesy of city police and their law enforcement colleagues. The department and PBA Local 216 got boosts from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit at Monday's 3rd Annual Cops and Kids Summer Kick Off at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School. Held in conjunction with Principal Daniela Small-Bailey and Vice-Principal Abraham Alarcon, the event included an NJSP helicopter landing and demonstration, a visit from the Englewood P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police Officer Dragged On Route 21, Climbs Into Fleeing Car Clifton Police Officer Dragged On Route 21, Climbs Into Fleeing Car Clifton Police Officer Dragged On Route 21, Climbs Into Fleeing Car
Clifton Police Officer Dragged On Route 21, Climbs Into Fleeing Car A Clifton police officer being dragged by a wanted Garfield driver he’d just pulled over on Route 21 climbed in through the passenger window and finally got him to stop about a quarter-mile later, authorities said. The 2015 Chevy Cruze was “riding the shoulder of the highway and passing other vehicles in bumper-to-bumper traffic” on the northbound highway when Officers Matthew Phillips and Christopher O'Brien pulled it over near Ackerman Avenue, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. After speaking with the driver, 30-year-old Israel Colon Jr., the officers ran a computer check and discovered outstandi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
Pedestrian, 81, Struck By Vehicle In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? 5-Year-Old Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary SEEN HIM? 5-Year-Old Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary SEEN HIM? 5-Year-Old Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary
Seen HIM? 5-Year-Old Yorkie Stolen In Clifton Home Burglary Someone broke into a Clifton home and swiped a 5-year-old Yorkie, said authorities who sought the public’s help finding him. Nothing else was taken from the Bowdoin Street home during the middle of the day Wednesday – except for “L.B.,” Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Anyone who sees L.B. or knows where to find him is urged to call Clifton detectives: (973) 470-5908.  

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