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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTO GALLERY: Fire Tears Through Lodi Condo Complex PHOTO GALLERY: Fire Tears Through Lodi Condo Complex PHOTO GALLERY: Fire Tears Through Lodi Condo Complex
Photo Gallery: Fire Tears Through Lodi Condo Complex LODI, N.J. -- Flames tore through a Lodi condominium complex Sunday evening, sending a firefighter to the hospital with a foot injury and collapsing the roof. The three-alarm Harrison Avenue fire -- off Outwater Lane near the Garfield border -- quickly blew through the second-floor cockloft toward the roof. The firefighter who required treatment was OK after his foot went through a floor, responders said. Because the complex borders both towns, Lodi and Garfield firefighters were dually dispatched. Assistance on-scene came from Saddle Brook, Wallington, and Rochelle Park, while Carlstadt,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK VIDEO: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK VIDEO: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK
Video: Bogota Firefighter Injured In House Blaze OK BOGOTA, N.J. -- A Bogota firefighter was treated for a knee injury after he and his colleagues doused a Sunday morning house blaze with help from neighboring companies. "Crazy how things can be going so good then in the blink of an eye so bad," the injured firefighter posted on Facebook Sunday afternoon. "Thank you to everyone who was there with me and to the guys that got me out of there quick. Damn good stop to a well-advanced fire," added the firefighter, who was released after being treated at a local hospital. "Through the thick and thin, I'm proud to be a memb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified
Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified PATERSON, N.J. -- Authorities Sunday afternoon confirmed the death of a 41-year-old Paterson police officer in a crash earlier in the day. Tamby Yagan, a 15-year department veteran, was killed in the 10:50 a.m. crash at 150 Getty Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Responding officers found that "an on-duty Paterson Police Officer operating a marked patrol unit was involved in a collision with a parked vehicle," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. "The officer was the only person involved in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site
Lawmaker: NJ Probes Pumping Into Stream From Mahwah/USR Construction Site UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – State environmental authorities on Monday will investigate the pumping of muddy water into a stream from a luxury-housing construction site at the former Apple Ridge Country Club in northwest Bergen County, state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi said. ****** UPDATE: Following the release of a video by a concerned citizen, pressure from a state assemblywoman and coverage from Daily Voice, Bergen County authorities have ordered builders to stop pumping muddy water into a nearby stream from a site slated for dozens of luxury homes in Upper Saddle River and Mahwah. https…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood PD: New Milford Man Refers To YouTube Shooting In Hospital Threat Englewood PD: New Milford Man Refers To YouTube Shooting In Hospital Threat Englewood PD: New Milford Man Refers To YouTube Shooting In Hospital Threat
Englewood PD: New Milford Man Refers To YouTube Shooting In Hospital Threat ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Angered by a medical bill, a New Milford landscaper referred to the YouTube shooting earlier this month in California while threatening an Englewood Hospital and Medical Center employee, said authorities who arrested him while seizing two handguns from his home. Joshua Lieberman, 51, was charged with making terroristic threats stemming from a 9 a.m. call he made to the hospital on April 6 "with regards to a bill he received for prior services," Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. "The threat referenced the YouTube shooting that occurred just three days ear…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Southbound Route 17 Ramp In Mahwah Tractor-Trailer Tips On Southbound Route 17 Ramp In Mahwah Tractor-Trailer Tips On Southbound Route 17 Ramp In Mahwah
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Southbound Route 17 Ramp In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer tipped on a southbound Route 17 exit ramp in Mahwah near the Ramsey border Saturday morning, tying up traffic and bringing a large emergency response. Township police, firefighters and EMS responded along with the New Jersey DOT, a wrecker and other towing rigs after the mid-morning crash at the Island Road ramp. There was no immediate word on injuries. Only a basic life support ambulance was summoned. At one point, two lanes were closed as a crew cleaned up the roadway. Northbound traffic was moving steadily.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs
Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs PATERSON, N.J. – A series of strikes by Paterson police over a nine-day stretch produced dozens of arrests – including 22 accused hookers and 11 alleged johns – along with the seizures of nearly 5 pounds of pot, more than a pound of heroin and crack combined and various other drugs. Nearly all of the heroin was packaged for sale, as was some of the crack, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives and uniformed officers rounded up dealers as well as buyers while confiscating nearly $13,000 in proceeds, Speziale said. They also seized two handguns – a 9mm Beretta and .45-caliber Ruger …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
RECOGNIZE THEM? North Haledon PD Seek Theft Suspects RECOGNIZE THEM? North Haledon PD Seek Theft Suspects RECOGNIZE THEM? North Haledon PD Seek Theft Suspects
Recognize Them? North Haledon PD Seek Theft Suspects NORTH HALEDON, N.J. -- North Haledon police turned to the public for help finding a couple who they said committed a theft at a local convenience store. The thieves struck Wednesday night at the Mini-Mart at 845 Belmont Avenue. If you see the couple in the photos above or know where to find them, please contact Detective Sgt. David Parenta at (973) 423-1111 or [email protected]. ****** ALSO SEE: Five days after several kicks to the head during an argument killed a man in an empty Passaic lot, his body was found and an arrest was made, authorities said. https://southpassaic.dail…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Body Of Passaic Man Kicked To Death Found After 5 Days, Arrest Made Body Of Passaic Man Kicked To Death Found After 5 Days, Arrest Made Body Of Passaic Man Kicked To Death Found After 5 Days, Arrest Made
Body Of Passaic Man Kicked To Death Found After 5 Days, Arrest Made PASSAIC, N.J. – It's a macabre tale: Five days after several kicks to the head during an argument killed a man in an empty Passaic lot, his body was found and an arrest was made, authorities said. Oscar Flores, 38, got into a fight with the victim in an empty lot in the area of Dayton and Parker avenues just before 7:30 p.m. April 14, authorities said. Flores “pushed the victim to the ground and kicked him in the head multiple times,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said in a joint release late Friday. “It was later determined that the victi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth
Maywood Counter Worker, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Garfield Youth MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Hackensack counter worker from Maywood sexually assaulted a Garfield youngster, authorities charged. Edwin V. Vizcarra-Cortez, 19, was arrested after city police were told that he "was engaging in sexual relations with a child under the age of 16," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He was charged with sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment. Vizcarra-Cortez -- who worked at a Dunkin Donus in Hackensack -- remained held in the county jail, pending further court action, following a detention hearing Friday afternoon…

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