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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Crashes Into Clifton Commons Barnes & Noble SUV Crashes Into Clifton Commons Barnes & Noble SUV Crashes Into Clifton Commons Barnes & Noble
SUV Crashes Into Clifton Commons Barnes & Noble CLIFTON, N.J. -- The driver and a 20-year-old employee were treated for minor injuries after an SUV slammed through the front of the Barnes & Noble bookstore at Clifton Commons early Thursday afternoon. "A legit miracle that there don’t seem to be any serious injuries," author Jason Pinter tweeted. "Car literally drove into the cash registers." The front of the building sustained extensive damage but no one appeared seriously hurt, said Sonny Dave, who shot photos of the aftermath for Daily Voice. The 64-year-old driver from Old Bridge told police he wasn't exactly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff Standoff Ends Peacefully, Bergen SWAT Team Now 4-For-4 In April Wyckoff Standoff Ends Peacefully, Bergen SWAT Team Now 4-For-4 In April Wyckoff Standoff Ends Peacefully, Bergen SWAT Team Now 4-For-4 In April
Wyckoff Standoff Ends Peacefully, Bergen SWAT Team Now 4-For-4 In April WYCKOFF, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A standoff at a Wyckoff home that brought a Bergen County Regional SWAT team Thursday afternoon ended peacefully. That makes four SWAT team calls in just under two weeks that were resolved without incident. The Bergen County Mental Health Screening Agency asked that a Wyckoff officer respond to the Martom Road home off Van Houten Avenue with them to assist in a mental health screening of a man who lives there just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The man "came to the door and made several concerning comments and then barricaded himself i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Bergenfield Police Seek Help Finding Missing Group Home Resident SEEN HIM? Bergenfield Police Seek Help Finding Missing Group Home Resident SEEN HIM? Bergenfield Police Seek Help Finding Missing Group Home Resident
Seen HIM? Bergenfield Police Seek Help Finding Missing Group Home Resident BERGENFIELD, N.J. – Bergenfield police turned to the public for help Thursday finding a group home resident who went missing without his medication on Monday after a stop in Englewood. Thomas Araneo, 40, was described as 5’8 and nearly 200 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. He's been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. He was last seen at Vantage Health System on West Palisade Avenue in Englewood wearing black denim pants, an orange hooded sweatshirt (possibly bearing the Denver Broncos emblem), and a black Under Armour hat, Rabboh said. “The investigation…

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Paterson, NJ
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Prosecutor: Paterson Rehab Facility Staffer Sexually Abused Male Resident Prosecutor: Paterson Rehab Facility Staffer Sexually Abused Male Resident Prosecutor: Paterson Rehab Facility Staffer Sexually Abused Male Resident
Prosecutor: Paterson Rehab Facility Staffer Sexually Abused Male Resident PATERSON, N.J. – A supervisor at an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Paterson sexually assaulted one of its male residents, authorities said. Booker Allen, 55, of Newark, has since lost his job at Straight and Narrow, authorities said. The incident occurred in April 2016, when the victim was in residential treatment at the Catholic treatment facility on State Straight Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Allen “was employed as a staff member at the facility and was tasked with the supervision of residents, including the alleged victim,” she said. A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: DWI Driver Misses Exit, Slams Into Car Entering Route 208 Wyckoff PD: DWI Driver Misses Exit, Slams Into Car Entering Route 208 Wyckoff PD: DWI Driver Misses Exit, Slams Into Car Entering Route 208
Wyckoff PD: DWI Driver Misses Exit, Slams Into Car Entering Route 208 WYCKOFF, N.J. – A driver whose car barreled across a Route 208 exit ramp in Wyckoff and struck another car heading onto the highway was arrested on DWI and assault-by-auto charges, authorities said. Jeffrey C. Villarreal, 55, of Hawthorne was taken into custody after the March 28 crash at the Cedar Hill Avenue interchange, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Villarreall was speeding south on the highway when he tried to take the exit and lost control of the car, which left the roadway, crossed the grass median and hit the other vehicle, severely damaging both, the lieutenant said. Villarreall was releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore Dog Fighter Who Dumped Dead Pit Bull In Trash Goes To Fed Pen Jersey Shore Dog Fighter Who Dumped Dead Pit Bull In Trash Goes To Fed Pen Jersey Shore Dog Fighter Who Dumped Dead Pit Bull In Trash Goes To Fed Pen
Jersey Shore Dog Fighter Who Dumped Dead Pit Bull In Trash Goes To Fed Pen An Asbury Park man who dumped his dead dog in a trash bin after a lost fight in Virginia was sentenced to a plea-bargained two years in federal prison Wednesday. Mario Atkinson, 42, of Asbury Park was the fifth defendant to plead guilty in a multi-state dog fighting case that stretched from New Jersey to New Mexico. There's no parole in the federal prison system, which means he'll have to serve just about all of his sentence. During his guilty plea last June, Atkinson told a judge that he dumped a pit bull of his who lost a $1,000 fight in Virginia after the dog died on the ride back to New…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Local Police Save 7 OD Victims With Narcan In Five Days Bergen Prosecutor: Local Police Save 7 OD Victims With Narcan In Five Days Bergen Prosecutor: Local Police Save 7 OD Victims With Narcan In Five Days
Bergen Prosecutor: Local Police Save 7 OD Victims With Narcan In Five Days Local police officers in several Bergen County towns used Narcan to save the lives of seven overdose victims in five days, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. Calo listed the saves: Last Wednesday: Lyndhurst, 45-year-old man; Thursday: Fort Lee, 52-year-old woman; Friday: Oakland, 25-year-old man; Saturday (2): Elmwood Park, 33-year-old victim, Hackensack, 27-year-old man; Sunday: Wallington, 38-year-old man; Monday: Old Tappan, 30-year-old woman. As of Wednesday, Calo said, local police used Narcan to save 76 overdose victims. Over that same period, 15 users have …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Smash-Grab Car Burglar Sought in Maywood, South Hackensack SEEN HIM? Smash-Grab Car Burglar Sought in Maywood, South Hackensack SEEN HIM? Smash-Grab Car Burglar Sought in Maywood, South Hackensack
Seen HIM? Smash-Grab Car Burglar Sought in Maywood, South Hackensack He's not your typical car burglar: A brazen thief smashed vehicle windows in Maywood and South Hackensack to steal purses, sunglasses and a digital camera, then used a credit card from one of the thefts at the Garfield Walmart, police said. Police turned to the public for help Wednesday in finding him. The overwhelming majority of car burglars test door handles to find unlocked vehicles.  Not this guy, police said. Owners reported break-ins the same day at the HUMC Fitness and Wellness Center in Maywood and in the 100 block of Wesley Street in South Hackensack. The bandit broke the front…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Member Of All-Female Drug Ring Admits Selling Thousands Of Oxy Pills Lodi Member Of All-Female Drug Ring Admits Selling Thousands Of Oxy Pills Lodi Member Of All-Female Drug Ring Admits Selling Thousands Of Oxy Pills
Lodi Member Of All-Female Drug Ring Admits Selling Thousands Of Oxy Pills LODI, N.J. -- A Lodi resident was one of four women who told a federal court judge Wednesday that they sold thousands of oxycodone pills obtained through prescriptions. Marie DeJulia, 42, admitted that she collected pills for sale from her co-conspirators: Michele Call, 63, and Nelida Rios, 55, of Flemington, NJ, and Call's daughter, 35-year-old Alicia Balaban of Wellington, FL. All four pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to possession and conspiracy to sell the drug. Balaban, the accused ringleader conspired with Call, Rios and others to secure prescriptions for oxycodone, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack PD: Bergenfield Couple Stole Semi-Automatic Handgun South Hackensack PD: Bergenfield Couple Stole Semi-Automatic Handgun South Hackensack PD: Bergenfield Couple Stole Semi-Automatic Handgun
South Hackensack PD: Bergenfield Couple Stole Semi-Automatic Handgun SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Bergenfield couple stole a South Hackensack man's gun, said police who arrested them after finding it in their home. Erick Marrero Jr., 26, and Christina Dougherty, 31, were charged with various counts after South Hackensack Police Detective James Donatello identified them as suspects, Capt. Robert Kaiser said Wednesday. A search of the couple's home turned up the stolen 9mm semi-automatic handgun in a basement bedroom, Kaiser said. Dougherty was charged with burglary, theft and weapons offenses. Marrero was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, posse…

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