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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners
Car Slams Into River Vale Dry Cleaners A car plowed into a River Vale dry cleaners Friday morning. The crash occurred at Vale Cleaners, between M&T Bank and Dunkin Donuts, in a shopping center on Westwood Avenue. There was no immediate word on injuries. Inspectors were checking the building for structural damage. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Retiree Charged With Sexually Abusing Elmwood Park Child Retiree Charged With Sexually Abusing Elmwood Park Child Retiree Charged With Sexually Abusing Elmwood Park Child
Retiree Charged With Sexually Abusing Elmwood Park Child A retiree inappropriately touched a child in Elmwood Park, authorities charged. Leo Sarno, 67, was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing this Monday. The former Lodi resident is charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Sarno was arrested Wednesday, a little over a week after Elmwood Park police and investigators from his office were notified of the alleged incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park 4th-Grader Brings Bullet To School, Faces Delinquency Charge Elmwood Park 4th-Grader Brings Bullet To School, Faces Delinquency Charge Elmwood Park 4th-Grader Brings Bullet To School, Faces Delinquency Charge
Elmwood Park 4th-Grader Brings Bullet To School, Faces Delinquency Charge UPDATE: An Elmwood Park fourth-grade student brought a bullet to school Thursday morning, prompting a shelter-in-place and drawing a large law enforcement response. "It was a fully-intact .40-caliber bullet," Police Chief Michael Foligno said.  The Gantner Avenue School youngster "brought it to school and was showing the other kids in the playground," the chief said. "Luckily, one of the kids was smart enough to tell a teacher." The school immediately went into a shelter-in-place and a K-9 from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office was summoned "to err on th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: North Carolina Couple At GWB Had Hidden Revolver, Pot Port Authority PD: North Carolina Couple At GWB Had Hidden Revolver, Pot Port Authority PD: North Carolina Couple At GWB Had Hidden Revolver, Pot
Port Authority PD: North Carolina Couple At GWB Had Hidden Revolver, Pot A Port Authority police officer found a North Carolina couple he stopped at the George Washington Bridge toll plaza carrying a revolver hidden behind a vent panel, authorities said Friday. Officer David Hunter became suspicious after he stopped the white Ford pickup truck for a traffic violation Wednesday night, authority spokesperson Lenis Rodrigues told Daily Voice. After smelling a strong odor of marijuana, Hunter found the passenger, 50-year-old Kimberly Busse of Fayetteville, NC – “covering herself with a blanket, even though it was 75 degrees at the time,” Rodrigues said. The officer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HER? Clifton PD Says She Swiped $27,000 In Business Checks SEEN HER? Clifton PD Says She Swiped $27,000 In Business Checks SEEN HER? Clifton PD Says She Swiped $27,000 In Business Checks
Seen HER? Clifton PD Says She Swiped $27,000 In Business Checks Authorities were searching for a Brooklyn woman who they said cashed nearly $27,000 in stolen checks at a Clifton bank. Jossie Jacome, 29, ended up with the checks, which were sent by a Queens business but never reached their destination, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Clifton detectives identified Jacome, who Anderson said deposited the $26,868.68 into bogus accounts opened with forged documents. They obtained an arrest warrant charging her with forgery, theft by deception and wrongful impersonation. Anderson asked that anyone who sees or knows where to find Jacome contact Clifton police: (9…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Stranded Dog From Roof Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Stranded Dog From Roof Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Stranded Dog From Roof
Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Stranded Dog From Roof Firefighters rescued a black and white pit bull who found himself stranded on the roof of a Little Ferry home Thursday morning. "The second-floor screen was missing from the window and the dog wandered out and up on to roof," one responder told Daily Voice. Firefighters Steven Iruato and Scott Kavavitis scurried up a ladder and scooped up the adventurous pooch at 92 Grand Street at 8:30 a.m. The canine, none the worse for wear, was reunited with is ower.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Barricaded Man Hospitalized In Clifton Fire VIDEO: Barricaded Man Hospitalized In Clifton Fire VIDEO: Barricaded Man Hospitalized In Clifton Fire
Video: Barricaded Man Hospitalized In Clifton Fire A Clifton man was hospitalized after barricading himself in a basement and setting a fire Thursday morning, responders said. The 51-year-old man "apparently was attempting to arm himself" before setting the 9:30 a.m. fire in a 2½-story residence on Lexington Avenue near Kulick Street, one said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Firefighters quickly extinguished the two-alarm blaze. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder
Authorities Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Englewood Skateboarder SEE ANYTHING? Authorities on Tuesday released a photo of the type of vehicle that they said struck a local teen on his skateboard, severely injuring him, before the driver sped off. Officers found Cristian Valdez, a Dwight Morrow High School freshman, in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place around 9:50 p.m. June 11. Cristian, 15, who'd been riding his skateboard when he was struck, was recently moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a room at Hackensack University Medical Center, friends said. His injuries reportedly include brain trauma, a collaps…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Fourth-Grader Brings Bullet To School Elmwood Park Fourth-Grader Brings Bullet To School Elmwood Park Fourth-Grader Brings Bullet To School
Elmwood Park Fourth-Grader Brings Bullet To School An Elmwood Park fourth-grader brought a bullet to the Gantner Avenue School Thursday morning, triggering a shelter-in-place and bringing a large emergency response. "It was a fully-intact .40-caliber bullet," Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "He brought it to school and was showing the other kids in the playground. "Luckily, one of the kids was smart enough to tell a teacher." The school immediately went into a shelter-in-place and a K-9 from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office was summoned "to err on the side of caution and make sure there wasn't any danger,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Teens Caught Swiping $92,000+ Worth Of Jewelry From Clifton Costco Teens Caught Swiping $92,000+ Worth Of Jewelry From Clifton Costco Teens Caught Swiping $92,000+ Worth Of Jewelry From Clifton Costco
Teens Caught Swiping $92,000+ Worth Of Jewelry From Clifton Costco Two teens nearly made it out of the Clifton Costco with more than $92,000 worth of stolen jewelry before security guards grabbed them, authorities said. Spotted by the guards last Friday night, the 17-year-old thieves tried to flee through an emergency exit -- but it wouldn’t open, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Police took both into custody and retrieved the jewelry -- worth a combined $92,119.82, Anderson said. They served both teens with delinquency complaints for shoplifting and released them to adults pending a hearing in the Family Division of Superior Court in Paterson.

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