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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students
Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students A repeat offender from Fair Lawn who authorities said was under the influence in a school bus crash that injured two students on the Garden State Parkway seven months ago was arrested after a traffic stop turned up two illegal rifles, a handgun and more, borough police said Thursday. Ali Vlashi was unable to maintain a lane when Officer Matthew Hearon pulled him over on Maple Avenue shortly before midnight Aug. 31, Sgt. Sean Macys said. The officer “noticed the butt ends of two rifles protruding from the rear seat,” Macys said. A search produced the two rifles – one of which was loaded – a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
ALL CLEAR: NY State Thruway Approach To TZ Bridge Entirely Reopened ALL CLEAR: NY State Thruway Approach To TZ Bridge Entirely Reopened ALL CLEAR: NY State Thruway Approach To TZ Bridge Entirely Reopened
ALL Clear: NY State Thruway Approach To TZ Bridge Entirely Reopened UPDATE: The southbound New York State Thruway was entirely reopened by 7 p.m. Thursday following repairs to a severely damaged overpass. An overheight hollow steel tower being transported on a trailer struck and severely damaged the South Broadway bridge in Orangetown at 6:45 a.m. Aug. 31, according to New York State Police. The result: A traffic standstill that at one point stretched nearly a dozen miles, various feeder roadways choked with vehicles and countless motorists looking for a way out. It was the third time that particular overpass had been struck in less than a year, commuters …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD
Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD A late-night pursuit that began in Franklin Lakes ended with a crash in Wyckoff and all four occupants bailing out, authorities said. Franklin Lakes Officer Matthew Garrison was on routine patrol when he spotted a suspicious-looking BMW X2 on Longbow Drive near Franklin Lake Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, Capt. Mark McCombs said. An attempt to stop the vehicle on nearby Orchard Lane prompted the driver to hit the gas and speed off, he said. Items were tossed out of the gold SUV's window as it headed south on Route 208. It exited on Cedar Hill Avenue only to get back on 208 going …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck
Update: Traffic Still Stretches For Miles Hours After NY State Thruway Overpass Is Struck UPDATE: The southbound New York State Thruway was entirely reopened by 7 p.m. Thursday following repairs to a severely damaged overpass. An overheight hollow steel tower being transported on a trailer struck and severely damaged the South Broadway bridge in Orangetown at 6:45 a.m. Aug. 31, according to New York State Police. The result: A traffic standstill that at one point stretched nearly a dozen miles, various feeder roadways choked with vehicles and countless motorists looking for a way out. It was the third time that particular overpass had been struck in less than a year, commuters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Drop And Dash: Van Splits After Bringing Two Paterson Shooting Victims To Hospital Drop And Dash: Van Splits After Bringing Two Paterson Shooting Victims To Hospital Drop And Dash: Van Splits After Bringing Two Paterson Shooting Victims To Hospital
Drop And Dash: Van Splits After Bringing Two Paterson Shooting Victims To Hospital Two Paterson men wounded in a city shooting were dropped off at the hospital by a van that then took off, responders said. Police who responded to a report of gunfire reported finding a crime scene but no victims outside a multi-family home on 12th Avenue off East 23rd Street at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. Both victims – one 19, the other 25 – were brought to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, they said. The burgundy van that dropped them off then drove away, responders said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG
Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG UPDATE: What witnesses said was a fatal shooting involving law enforcement at West Side Park in Newark is being reviewed by state authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office confirmed Wednesday night, Aug. 30, that members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and "additional local law enforcement agencies" were involved in the death of a man at the park on Tuesday. Attempts were made to revive the man, who the attorney general said was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m. at nearby University Hospital. Platkin didn't identify the man. He also …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Three masked men who robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million worth of merchandise at gunpoint last year were part of a violent East Coast crime ring that included a Washington, DC-based rapper, federal authorities said Wednesday. Trevor Wright – aka “Taliban Glizzy” – was among 16 defendants named in an indictment unsealed by federal authorities in the nation’s capital on Aug. 30. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the Paradise Jewelry Store at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in Paterson several weeks earlier when the place was robbed last fall. It was one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000
Reward Increased: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 Family members said they last spoke with Edgar Pelaez of Clifton by phone on July 16, 2022. No one has seen nor heard from him since, police said. Authorities recharged the case on Wednesday, Aug. 30, increasing a reward for help finding the father of two to $2,000. Edgar, 39, was last known to be in the area of Hoover Avenue in Passaic, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He'd also frequented Botany Village (Clifton) and Parker Avenue in Passaic. “His family is concerned for his welfare due to existing medical issues,” Clifton police had said after he'd been reported missin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Canaan, CT
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Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey
Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department in Bergen County, New Jersey. Officers stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Saddle River PD Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, Cosgriff said on Wednesday, Aug. 30.  The VIN numbers didn't m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
HOW'S THIS FOR A COLD CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD HOW'S THIS FOR A COLD CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD HOW'S THIS FOR A COLD CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD
HOW'S This FOR A Cold CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County, CT in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department. Officers Greg Bulick and Det. Michael Cooper stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, the chief said Wednesday, Aug. 30.  The VIN numbers didn't m…

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