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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
6 Years Later: Jurors Convict Former Fort Lee Man Of Killing Infant Son 6 Years Later: Jurors Convict Former Fort Lee Man Of Killing Infant Son 6 Years Later: Jurors Convict Former Fort Lee Man Of Killing Infant Son
6 Years Later: Jurors Convict Former Fort Lee Man Of Killing Infant Son Jurors in Hackensack on Monday convicted a former Fort Lee man of killing his 10-week-old son. A judge ordered bail revoked and Michael Marrara, 37, held in the Bergen County Jail until a scheduled June 15 sentencing, when he could be sent to state prison for more than 30 years. The jury convicted Marrara, a former volunteer firefighter, of aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault, child endangerment and hindering apprehension after deliberating for about six hours over two days following a month-long trial. Family members at the time said that little Andrew Jeremy Marrara died of SIDS …

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Camaro Downs Paramus Utility Pole Camaro Downs Paramus Utility Pole Camaro Downs Paramus Utility Pole
Camaro Downs Paramus Utility Pole A driver and his female passenger escaped injury when their Chevy Camaro toppled a utility pole Monday morning in Paramus. Nutchie's Service of Lodi towed the Camaro after the 9:30 a.m. crash on Midland Avenue at southbound Route 17.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse
Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse A man once accused of participating in a Jersey Shore bank robbery called in a bomb threat earlier this year to the Bergen County courthouse, said authorities who arrested him. A judge ordered that 25-year-old Christopher Camargo remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action on charges of making terroristic threats against critical infrastructure and causing false public alarm, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Camargo, “using technology to anonymize his calling line identity, contacted the Hackensack Police Department and made a bomb threat against the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus
Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus A driver escaped unscathed after a tree service truck rolled over near Bergen Community College in Paramus late Monday afternoon -- as borough firefighters and EMS were responding to a house fire three miles away. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Rochelle Park firefighters responded to the mishap in front of 387 Paramus Road. A hazardous materials response unit also was summoned to attend to a diesel fuel spill. Nutchie's Service of Lodi righted the rig and handled the tow. ****** ALSO SEE: Paramus firefighters put down a smoky blaze that blew through a house Monday afternoon. https://par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Firefighters Douse Smoky House Blaze Paramus Firefighters Douse Smoky House Blaze Paramus Firefighters Douse Smoky House Blaze
Paramus Firefighters Douse Smoky House Blaze Paramus firefighters put down a smoky blaze that blew through a house Monday afternoon. Paramus EMS personnel assisted a woman who apparently was home when the Arbor Road fire broke out. Also responding were Oradell firefighters. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: A driver escaped unscathed after a tree service truck rolled over near Bergen Community College in Paramus late Monday afternoon -- as borough firefighters and EMS were responding to a house fire three miles away. https://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tree-service-truck-tips-in-paramus/737157/ ****** Boyd A. L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer
Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer Two Clifton police officers put a burglar on ice after finding him hiding inside a storage freezer at Capalbo's over the weekend, authorities said. Officers Nick Hriczov and Patrolman Joseph Pichnarcik responded to a burglar alarm at the Allwood Road gift basket shop around 1 a.m. Saturday and front the front door jimmied open, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "A perimeter was subsequently established and officers made entry into the business," Bracken said. "Upon entering, officers noticed that the cash register had been pried open along with other indications that someone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint A Hackensack car service manager abducted at knifepoint by a new employee intent on getting money signaled a teller to lock the doors of a city bank while he summoned police who caught the accused kidnapper. Officer Pedro Dominguez was headed to the Friday afternoon call from Connect One bank on John Street when he spotted Luis Vasconez, 37, of North Bergen, on Essex Street and took him into custody, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. The victim told police that Vasconez -- who'd recently become a trainee/dispatcher at the company -- called him Thursday asking for a loan to pay child support, Busc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ A New Hampshire paint technician was charged with having online sexual conduct with an underage Lyndhurst teen. Blake Ryan Ballinger, 27, became the target of an investigation beginning in January after the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency “received information that an adult male named Blake had inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Work by members of Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Lyndhurst Police Department produced arrest warrants late last month charging him with aggravated sexual assault and child endan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint A Hackensack car service manager abducted at knifepoint by a new employee intent on getting money signaled a teller to lock the doors of a city bank while he summoned police who caught the accused kidnapper. Officer Pedro Dominguez was headed to the Friday afternoon call from Connect One bank on John Street when he spotted Luis Vasconez, 37, of North Bergen, on Essex Street and took him into custody, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. The victim told police that Vasconez -- who'd recently become a trainee/dispatcher at the company -- called him Thursday asking for a loan to pay child support, Busc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle
Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle Barely an hour after he and a companion were robbed at gunpoint, a 50-year-old Clifton man who went looking for his stolen wallet was attacked by three other assailants -- sending him to the hospital with a serious head injury, authorities said. The victim and a friend from Pennsylvania were robbed on Cutler Street by two men, one of them carrying a handgun, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The robbers were described as black, 18-30 years old and dressed all in black, Bracken said. "About an hour later, the victims decided to search the surrounding neighborh…

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