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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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations
Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations Paramus Schools Supt. Michele Robinson insisted the district wasn't aware that the school bus driver involved in a crash that killed a middle school student and teacher last month had an extensive history of violations behind the wheel. She also demanded that North Jersey Media Group publish a correction to “blatantly inaccurate” reporting. “As I have said repeatedly, we do not have any information from the state that [Hudy] Muldrow [Sr.] had any moving violations,” Robinson wrote in a letter to parents. “The driving abstract provided to us by the Motor Vehicle Commission did not reflect t…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Search For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD Enters Third Day SEEN HIM? Search For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD Enters Third Day SEEN HIM? Search For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD Enters Third Day
Seen HIM? Search For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD Enters Third Day The search for a Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning entered its third day Monday with a false alarm or two but little else. Thomas Podschelne -- whose 60th birthday is this July 23 -- had briefly gone missing before but not for more than a half-day. "He could be anywhere at this point," said his daughter, Chelsea Podschelne. Authorities and citizens have been notified throughout Bergen and Passaic counties and even in Rockland. Police had no pings from his phone, nor any reports that he'd used a credit or debit card anywhere. Podschelne, who s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Driver Shot Behind Wheel Of Car Critical After Crash Paterson Driver Shot Behind Wheel Of Car Critical After Crash Paterson Driver Shot Behind Wheel Of Car Critical After Crash
Paterson Driver Shot Behind Wheel Of Car Critical After Crash A Paterson man was shot behind the wheel of his car, which crashed into a house with him and another person inside, authorities said. The 30-year-old Paterson driver was in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after the 12:30 a.m. shooting Saturday in the area of 15th Avenue and East 24th Street, authorities said. The second occupant sustained minor injuries in the crash, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Valdes asked that anyone with additional information about this incident contact her office’…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash
Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wallington woman was killed before dawn Sunday when her sedan ran up a utility pole guide wire and rolled over -- ejecting her through the window -- before landing on top of her, authorities said. Loved ones and friends were shaken to hear that Emily Desbiens had died in the tragic accident. "Emily Desbiens was one of our team managers up until her graduating," the Wallington High School football team posted on Facebook. "She always had a smile, was polite and respectful and always helpful," the post says. "We send our condolences to her famil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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New Charges Brought Against Paramus Neurologist In Massive Kickback Scheme New Charges Brought Against Paramus Neurologist In Massive Kickback Scheme New Charges Brought Against Paramus Neurologist In Massive Kickback Scheme
New Charges Brought Against Paramus Neurologist In Massive Kickback Scheme Additional charges have been brought against an Upper Saddle River neurologist with an office in Paramus who was snagged in a statewide kickback crackdown, authorities said. Terry Ramnanan, 65, who operates the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center, "used his medical facility to fraudulently bill insurance carriers for more than 637 medical procedures totaling $682,000 related to patients involved in the kickback scheme," an indictment returned by a state grand jury in Trenton alleges. Ramnanan is among dozens of health care practitioners charged in connection with an ong…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Was Carrying Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Pot Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Was Carrying Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Pot Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Was Carrying Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Pot
Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Was Carrying Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo, Pot A Route 17 tailgating stop in Mahwah turned up a loaded handgun as well as pot, authorities said. K-9 Officer Rob Rapp was with his partner, Remco, when he smelled pot from inside the vehicle following the stop, Police Chief James Batelli said. The driver was arrested after Rapp found a loaded .357 handgun with hollow-nose bullets and a laser sight in the glove box, Batelli said. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also found in the vehicle, he said. The driver was released pending a court appearance on illegal weapons and ammo charges, among others. He also received …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun
Mahwah PD: EMS Worker Fired Over KKK Incident Nabbed With Loaded Gun A security guard at a Route 17 truck stop was carrying a loaded handgun and wearing clothing that suggested he was a police officer, said Mahwah police who arrested him. The defendant, 58-year-old Timothy M. Prahm of Secaucus, was one of three UMDNJ paramedics fired in 2008 after photos surfaced of them dressed as members of the KKK and holding a large wooden cross. In the recent Mahwah incident, Detective Eric Larsen responded to a concerned citizen's call from a highway truck stop and found Prahm “wearing a Jersey City Police Department tee-shirt, navy blue tactical pants and black police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey
Traffic Jam, Power Outage: SUV Slams Into Route 17 Utility Pole In Ramsey A driver was hospitalized with a head injury after his SUV slammed into a utility pole early Friday evening on Route 17 in Ramsey. Downed power lines fell in front of and behind a Federal Express tractor-trailer, further thickening area traffic near Spring Street and knocking out power to some area customers. Ramsey police, EMS and Rescue Squad squad members responded, along with an Orange & Rockland Electric crew. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked SUV. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities ID Victim Of Single-Car Crash In Paterson Authorities ID Victim Of Single-Car Crash In Paterson Authorities ID Victim Of Single-Car Crash In Paterson
Authorities ID Victim Of Single-Car Crash In Paterson UPDATE: The driver of a BMW killed when he was ejected in a Route 20 crash in Paterson overnight Thursday was identified Friday as 25-year-old Naje Mack of Passaic. Mack was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:30 a.m. crash on the southbound highway near Park and 17th avenue in Passaic after the Beamer hit the divider, flipped over and ejected him, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the prosecutor's office at 1-877-370-PCPO or [email protected] or th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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6th-Grade Girl Accused Of 'Non-Specific' Threat At Palisades Park School 6th-Grade Girl Accused Of 'Non-Specific' Threat At Palisades Park School 6th-Grade Girl Accused Of 'Non-Specific' Threat At Palisades Park School
6th-Grade Girl Accused Of 'Non-Specific' Threat At Palisades Park School A sixth-grade girl was responsible for a “non-specific" threat found at a Palisades Park school on Thursday, authorities said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was determining whether to sign a delinquency complaint against the youngster, while district officials considered what do on their end. Meanwhile, additional police were assigned on Friday to Lindbergh Elementary School, where the typewritten threat was found at a printer in one of the classrooms on Thursday. K-9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office also swept the interior and exterior of the building before any …

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