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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Death Of Van Driver In Multi-Vehicle Rt. 46 Crash In Little Falls Confirmed Death Of Van Driver In Multi-Vehicle Rt. 46 Crash In Little Falls Confirmed Death Of Van Driver In Multi-Vehicle Rt. 46 Crash In Little Falls Confirmed
Death Of Van Driver In Multi-Vehicle Rt. 46 Crash In Little Falls Confirmed LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Law enforcement authorities confirmed early Monday evening that the driver of a silver van involved in a multi-vehicle collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 46 in Little Falls earlier in the afternoon had died. It was just after 3:30 p.m. when the rig and three other vehicles were involved in the crash on eastbound Route 46 near Browertown Road, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Little Falls Police Chief Steven Post said in a joint announcement. “The driver of a silver van was pronounced [dead] at the scene,” they said. All eastbound lanes remained c…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Were Three Englewood Street Robberies In One Night Related? Were Three Englewood Street Robberies In One Night Related? Were Three Englewood Street Robberies In One Night Related?
Were Three Englewood Street Robberies In One Night Related? ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Two victims were beaten and another had a chain snatched during three separate robberies the same night in Englewood, said authorities who were trying to determine whether the muggings were related. ****** UPDATE: Englewood detectives filed a delinquency complaint against a 17-year-old city boy who they said snatched a chain from another teen in one of at least two connected street robberies, authorities said. https://englewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/one-caught-more-sought-in-englewood-street-robberies/736246/ ****** The first victim told police he was working on hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208
Glen Rock PD: Officer Nabs Drunk, Unlicensed Driver On Route 208 GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- An unlicensed driver from Paterson was drunk, Glen Rock police said, when they stopped her swerving car on Route 208. Officer Sarah Orsita was on patrol in the area of Berry Place and Lincoln Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. last Monday when she saw “what appeared to be a disabled vehicle parked at the side of the road with its high beam lights shining into oncoming traffic,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “As she approached, the vehicle abruptly left the area onto Route 208 north, where it was observed to be swerving within its lane,” Ackermann said. Orsita pulled over …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood PD: Driver Chased Down After Assault Begs Officers To Shoot Him Englewood PD: Driver Chased Down After Assault Begs Officers To Shoot Him Englewood PD: Driver Chased Down After Assault Begs Officers To Shoot Him
Englewood PD: Driver Chased Down After Assault Begs Officers To Shoot Him ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – An Englewood police chase ended when a Clifton man accused of an assault at a popular Mexican restaurant crashed his car, then begged officers to shoot him during a struggle, authorities said Monday. Julio Guerrero Jr. shouted at officers to shoot him as they struggled to take him into custody, leaving one of them with minor hand injuries, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Patrons pointed officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the Blue Moon restaurant on East Palisade Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Sunday toward Guerrero as he ran from the eatery, Torell said. He th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Pink Heals Crew Surprises Cancer-Fighting Ridgefield Mom PHOTOS: Pink Heals Crew Surprises Cancer-Fighting Ridgefield Mom PHOTOS: Pink Heals Crew Surprises Cancer-Fighting Ridgefield Mom
Photos: Pink Heals Crew Surprises Cancer-Fighting Ridgefield Mom RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- After they helped extinguish an Easter Sunday blaze in Ridgefield, firefighting members of Pink Heals Bergen County discovered that the homeowner was waging her own battle -- against breast cancer. So this Sunday they returned for a very different type of visit. AnnMarie Carrier “was truly surprised” when Pink Heals members united with Ridgefield firefighters to come by with flowers and heartfelt support, said her daughter, Danielle. “AnnMarie is one the sweetest people we’ve ever met and her entire family blew us away with their kindness and warmth,” Pink Heals organiz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Contractor Conscious After Falling Nearly Two Stories Off Glen Rock Roof Contractor Conscious After Falling Nearly Two Stories Off Glen Rock Roof Contractor Conscious After Falling Nearly Two Stories Off Glen Rock Roof
Contractor Conscious After Falling Nearly Two Stories Off Glen Rock Roof GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A roofing contractor whom one responder called “one lucky guy” survived a nearly two-story fall Monday morning in Glen Rock. Police Sgt. Scott McGovern, who is also a certified paramedic, was among the responders to the home in the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue just after 10 a.m. The 54-year-old victim from Edison “had slipped and fallen from the roof,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. He “regained consciousness and was able to communicate with officers and emergency personnel on scene,” Ackermann said. Paramedics from The Valley Hospital and EMTs from the Glen Rock Volu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream
USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Upper Saddle River Mayor Joanne Minichetti responded Monday to a Daily Voice story about an investigation into the pumping of muddy water into a stream from a luxury-housing construction site at the former Apple Ridge Country Club by accusing a state assemblywoman of a conflict of interest. The Sunday story centered on an investigation by state authorities -- prompted by state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi -- into what residents fear is a toxic discharge into Pleasant Brook. In a 9:45 a.m. email to Daily Voice on Monday, Minichetti wrote: "You do know that t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck House Fire Doused Teaneck House Fire Doused Teaneck House Fire Doused
Teaneck House Fire Doused TEANECK, N.J. -- Investigators were trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning house fire in Teaneck. The 10:30 a.m. blaze at 87 Teaneck Rd. was under control within a half-hour, responders said. There were no injuries, they said. A Hackensack FAST team responded but was released soon after. Bogota and Ridgefield Park provided mutual aid coverage. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: A drunken Teaneck motorist who crashed his car into a tree in Glen Rock demanded a shot of whiskey before he would agree to a breath test, authorities said. https://teaneck.dailyvoice.com/p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: DWI Motorist In Tree Crash Demands Whiskey Before Breath Test Glen Rock PD: DWI Motorist In Tree Crash Demands Whiskey Before Breath Test Glen Rock PD: DWI Motorist In Tree Crash Demands Whiskey Before Breath Test
Glen Rock PD: DWI Motorist In Tree Crash Demands Whiskey Before Breath Test GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A drunken Teaneck motorist who crashed his car into a tree in Glen Rock demanded a shot of whiskey before he would agree to a breath test, authorities said. They refused, of course. Samet Akyildiz, 30, was taken by ambulance to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for detox before dawn Saturday after “no sober adult could be found to respond to police headquarters to pick him up and care for him,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A “highly intoxicated” Akyildiz “was belligerent and abusive towards [police] at headquarters and demanded a drink of whiskey before he would …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
WPU Investigates Sorority Sister's Racial-Slur Video Tweet WPU Investigates Sorority Sister's Racial-Slur Video Tweet WPU Investigates Sorority Sister's Racial-Slur Video Tweet
WPU Investigates Sorority Sister's Racial-Slur Video Tweet WAYNE, N.J. -- William Paterson University officials said they were considering how to deal with a student -- purportedly from Bergen County -- who's seen on a social media video repeating a racial slur against black people that many consider the most offensive word in the English language. The national chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon, the WPU woman’s sorority, said it, too, was outraged and looking into what actions it can take. Although not officially identified, the WPU student uses the Twitter handle "jasmineee_b13." Another student identified her as a Woodcliff Lake resident who…

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