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
Breaking News
Feds: South Korean Child Rapist From River Edge Lied In Naturalization Bid Feds: South Korean Child Rapist From River Edge Lied In Naturalization Bid Feds: South Korean Child Rapist From River Edge Lied In Naturalization Bid
Feds: South Korean Child Rapist From River Edge Lied In Naturalization Bid Federal agents on Thursday arrested a South Korean national from River Edge who they said didn’t admit having sex with a child when he applied for naturalization. Kyung Lim Park, a/k/a “Howard Kyung Lim Park,” 65, admitted in Superior Court in Hackensack in March 2016 that he had sex with the child at least three times. Park, who pleaded guilty to child endangerment and sexual conduct by a non-caretaker, was later sentenced to five years probation, with lifetime community service and the requirement that he register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law. Park had lawfully entered the U.S. fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Lodi Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Lodi Police Seek Hit-Run Driver
Lodi Police Seek Hit-Run Driver What began as an argument between two drivers in Lodi ended when one had his foot run over by the other's fleeing vehicle, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. Wednesday at Terhune Avenue and Marion Pepe Drive near Lodi Lanes, Lt. Robert Salerno said. Although the license plate of the fleeing SUV came to an East Orange owner, it didn't match any of the vehicle information, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash UPDATE: Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash UPDATE: Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash
Update: Paramus Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Route 80 School Bus Crash UPDATE: A young female student and a beloved teacher were confirmed dead Thursday morning after a school bus filled with Paramus fifth-graders collided with a dump truck on Route 80 in Morris County. A total of 38 students and seven adults, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. Some were in critical condition and undergoing surgery, they said. The teacher, 51-year-old Jennifer M. Williamson, was a longtime Paramus native who taught in the district for nearly 20 years. "That was my daughter's best-ever teacher," a mother of an unharmed student said…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
5th-Grade Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash 5th-Grade Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash 5th-Grade Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash
5th-Grade Girl, Beloved Teacher Killed In Paramus School Bus Crash UPDATE: A young female student and a beloved teacher were confirmed dead Thursday morning after a school bus filled with Paramus fifth-graders collided with a dump truck on Route 80 in Morris County. A total of 38 students and seven adults, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. Some were in critical condition and undergoing surgery, they said. The teacher, 51-year-old Jennifer M. Williamson, was a longtime Paramus native who taught in the district for nearly 20 years. "That was my daughter's best-ever teacher," a mother of an unharmed student said…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin
Glen Rock Officer Nabs Pair On Warrants, Driver With Heroin Both the driver and passenger in a car stopped by a Glen Rock police officer were wanted on outstanding warrants – and had used and unused bags of heroin in their car, authorities said. Officer Sarah Orsita stopped the erratically-driven vehicle on Lincoln Avenue just after 3 a.m. last Friday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. It turned out that Christopher Delacruz, 23, of Kearny, was driving with a suspended license and was wanted on a warrant out of Verona, Acerkmann said. Delacruz was carrying 11 glassine bags of heroin, along with several empties, the chief said. His passenger, 36-ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Taken Into Custody After Pulling Into Ridgewood Driveway Driver Taken Into Custody After Pulling Into Ridgewood Driveway Driver Taken Into Custody After Pulling Into Ridgewood Driveway
Driver Taken Into Custody After Pulling Into Ridgewood Driveway Ridgewood police took a driver into custody Wednesday afternoon -- apparently for being under the influence -- after she drove into a resident's driveway. A flatbed tow truck removed the four-door Ford Fusion from the Maltbie Avenue driveway to take it to an impound lot after the owner said it hit his car from behind. Midland Park police assisted Ridgewood officers with the investigation and arrest.  It was unclear whether the homeowner and driver know one another. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police Ticket Driver, Owner Of Truck Stuck On Ridgewood Hill Police Ticket Driver, Owner Of Truck Stuck On Ridgewood Hill Police Ticket Driver, Owner Of Truck Stuck On Ridgewood Hill
Police Ticket Driver, Owner Of Truck Stuck On Ridgewood Hill Police issued several summonses to the driver and owner of a tractor-trailer that got stuck Wednesday afternoon on a Ridgewood hill above the Ho-Ho-Kus train station. Officers from both towns, as well as NJ Transit police, responded to the Glenwood Road incident. A heavy-duty tower winched the Home Depot rig up the hill while police re-routed area traffic. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Landmark Paterson Restaurant Owners Admit Ducking $240,000 In Taxes Landmark Paterson Restaurant Owners Admit Ducking $240,000 In Taxes Landmark Paterson Restaurant Owners Admit Ducking $240,000 In Taxes
Landmark Paterson Restaurant Owners Admit Ducking $240,000 In Taxes The former owners of a landmark Italian restaurant in Paterson admitted Wednesday that they cheated the U.S. government out of more than $240,000 in taxes by concealing income from their cash-only business through various methods. Elio Federico, 71, of Totowa, and his brother, Ralph Federico, 68, of Saddle Brook, each pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to a single count of tax evasion. Elio and Ralph Federico operated the more-than-50-year-old E&V Restaurant on a cash-only basis, paid a "substantial portion" of the employee payroll in cash, and paid "virtually all …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. Firefighters from Allendale, F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park PD: Teacher Caught With Teen, Pot, Sex Toys Fights Police Ridgefield Park PD: Teacher Caught With Teen, Pot, Sex Toys Fights Police Ridgefield Park PD: Teacher Caught With Teen, Pot, Sex Toys Fights Police
Ridgefield Park PD: Teacher Caught With Teen, Pot, Sex Toys Fights Police A 40-year-old high school music teacher found in a parked car with an 18-year-old girl fought with Ridgefield Park police officers who took him into custody and seized a bag of pot, several sex toys and a hatchet, authorities said. Officer Grant Novak spotted the vehicle in the parking garage across from the AMC Starplex 12 theaters off Challenger Road just after 8 p.m. Sunday and found Jean-Claude Santini of Syosset, a Union City High School teacher, reaching into the console, Lt. Joseph Rella said. The officer also spotted a bag of marijuana, Rella said. Ignoring Novak’s commands, Santin…

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