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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Police Snare Troubled Teen In Threats Ridgewood Police Snare Troubled Teen In Threats Ridgewood Police Snare Troubled Teen In Threats
Ridgewood Police Snare Troubled Teen In Threats Ridgewood police detained an emotionally troubled teen Thursday afternoon after they said he threatened a local Starbucks. The call came in around 2 p.m. for someone in the 100 block of East Ridgewood Avenue who was threatening himself and others. He was found and brought to police headquarters roughly a half-hour later. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: SWAT Team Removes Barricaded Lodi Man UPDATE: SWAT Team Removes Barricaded Lodi Man UPDATE: SWAT Team Removes Barricaded Lodi Man
Update: SWAT Team Removes Barricaded Lodi Man UPDATE: An emotionally troubled man who barricaded himself in his Lodi apartment Wednesday was safely brought out by SWAT team members after a nearly five-hour standoff. "He's going to be transported to [Hackensack University Medical Center] for an evaluation," Lt. Robert Salerno said moments later. The middle-aged man wasn't injured, was alone in the Union Street apartment and didn't have any firearms, Salerno said. He'd told negotiators that he would come out once his son came home from work between 8-8:30 p.m.  Roughly 15 minutes after the deadline passed, the SWAT unit fired…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing UPDATE: Authorities charged a 72-year-old Westwood homeowner with attempted murder for stabbing his wife and aggravated assault for attacking his daughter in their home Tuesday night. Troy Jones also faces illegal weapons charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and assaulted their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries
Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries A 65-year-old pedestrian died of his injuries after being struck by a car on West Spring Valley Avenue in Maywood, authorities confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Jacob John was in the crosswalk at Edel Avenue when he was struck around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief David Pegg said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said, adding that a family member was with him. The driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene, Pegg said. "The accident is still under investigation, and no summonses are issued at this time," the chief said Wednesday afternoon. The Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monroe, NY
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Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say
Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say A Greenwood Lake man was busted in Bergen County for throwing debris from the window of a moving car – a syringe used to shoot heroin – which led to a slew of other charges against him, authorities said. A Wyckoff police officer spotted the blue Nissan Sentra heading north on Route 208 with no rear license plate on May 21. The driver “appeared to have difficulty maintaining a lane of travel and was drifting over the center dotted line” as the officer pulled up behind, Lt. Joseph Soto said. As the officer pulled the car over, the syringe came flying out the window, he said. Enrique Moreno …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Marilyn Manson Concert Pocketbook Thief Charged In Wayne Trader Joe’s Theft Marilyn Manson Concert Pocketbook Thief Charged In Wayne Trader Joe’s Theft Marilyn Manson Concert Pocketbook Thief Charged In Wayne Trader Joe’s Theft
Marilyn Manson Concert Pocketbook Thief Charged In Wayne Trader Joe’s Theft A local man whose criminal record includes snatching a woman’s pocketbook at a Marilyn Manson concert pulled up to the Trader Joe’s in Wayne, loaded his car with plants and flowers and took off, township police said. Store employees got the plate number, though. A Wayne dispatcher directed Officers Cory Deak and Bruce Conklin to 39-year-old Matthew Powell’s home, where they found him, his 2000 Chevy Prizm and nearly $100 worth of stolen items, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. The perishable merchandise was returned to the Trader Joe’s on Hamburg Turnpike. Powell, meanwhile, was proce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Palisades Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Palisades Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman
Palisades Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman A Palisades Park man was charged with sexually assaulting a woman, authorities said Wednesday. A judge ordered Min Sung Jeon, 42, held without bail in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Jeon was arrested Monday after Palisades Park police received a report last Thursday that he’d sexually assaulted a woman four days earlier, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He’s charged with two counts of sexual assault. Calo thanked police in Palisades Park and in Little Ferry -- where the incident began at a mote…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Nodding-Out Elections Poll Worker Busted With Heroin Wayne PD: Nodding-Out Elections Poll Worker Busted With Heroin Wayne PD: Nodding-Out Elections Poll Worker Busted With Heroin
Wayne PD: Nodding-Out Elections Poll Worker Busted With Heroin A drugged-out poll worker during Tuesday's election in Wayne was found carrying heroin after he nodded out nearly fell face-first into the floor, police said. Officer Mark Ciaviarella was working security at the Schuyler Colfax middle school when he spotted 30-year-old Sean Colligan, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. "He was constantly moving, could not sit still, shaking his head aggressively," Martin said. "His eyes were droopy and his head shaking in an attempt to keep himself awake." Colligan -- who records show has a drug-related criminal history -- got up and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings
Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…

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