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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Washington Township Landscaper Struck By Car, Flown To Hospital VIDEO: Washington Township Landscaper Struck By Car, Flown To Hospital VIDEO: Washington Township Landscaper Struck By Car, Flown To Hospital
Video: Washington Township Landscaper Struck By Car, Flown To Hospital WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A landscaper blowing leaves on a Washington Township street was flown to the hospital with head injuries Friday night after being struck by a car driven by a neighborhood resident, authorities said. The victim was back-pedaling onto Robinwood Road with a backpack blower on when he was struck by a sedan, Lt. Richard Skinner told Daily Voice. He was thrown onto the hood, then rolled onto the ground, witnesses said. AirMed One flew him to Hackensack University Medical Center while the driver remained at the scene. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article. Video…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home
Englewood PD: Arrest-Prone Ex-Con, 50, Caught Burglarizing New Home ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Dozens of arrests over nearly 25 years followed ex-con Willie Edward Carter into some shrubs, where Englewood police said they found him hiding after he broke into a house under construction. Carter, a 50-year-old career burglar with a long history of stealing copper piping and other valuables to hock, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, records show. Responding to the 4:30 a.m. burglary call Monday in the 300 block of Tenafly Road, Officer Chris Formisano heard someone climbing over a nearby fence, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Moments later, Officer …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off
Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off LYNDHURST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Authorities called off a Passaic River search for a missing Lyndhurst man early Friday evening. Vitoria Cirne is 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, with brown eyes, brown and gray hair and a fair complexion, Lyndhurst Police Chief James O’Connor said Monday. He was last seen wearing blue lounge pants and a black Adidas zippered front jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, the chief said. Cirne, who works for the U.S. Postal Service in Kearny, drove off from his home sometime between 1:30-6 a.m. on Thursday and hadn’t been seen since, O’Connor said. Anyone who sees or …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Mom Charged With Beating Son, 6 Englewood Mom Charged With Beating Son, 6 Englewood Mom Charged With Beating Son, 6
Englewood Mom Charged With Beating Son, 6 ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – The single mother of a 6-year-old Englewood boy who turned up at school bruised and beaten was arrested on child abuse charges, authorities said. Veronica Bautista, 32, was released pending a May 2 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency notified police after being summoned by school officials who noticed “significant bruising and other marks of violence,” Calo said. ****** ALSO SEE: Dozens of arrests over nearly 25 years followed ex-con Wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly PD: Drug User Wanted In 6 Towns Takes $75G In Goods, Sleeps In Home Tenafly PD: Drug User Wanted In 6 Towns Takes $75G In Goods, Sleeps In Home Tenafly PD: Drug User Wanted In 6 Towns Takes $75G In Goods, Sleeps In Home
Tenafly PD: Drug User Wanted In 6 Towns Takes $75G In Goods, Sleeps In Home TENAFLY, N.J. – A homeless crack user wanted on warrants out of six towns stole $75,000 worth of valuables from a home being built in Tenafly – where police found him sleeping, authorities said Friday. A contractor alerted police to the Knickerbocker Road site, which was then processed for fingerprints by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification. Investigators were meeting with the homeowner to determine what was taken when Detective Sgt. Wayne Hall found 27-year-old Nicholas Maziot sleeping in a separate garage apartment in back, Detective Capt. Michael deMoncada said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital
Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Two victims were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after a crash late Friday afternoon in Ho-Ho-Kus. Both were taken to The Valley Hospital after the collision at Hollywood Avenue and North Franklin Turnpike. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to tend to the victims, handle traffic and clean-up a crash-related spill. A flatbed tow truck removed both vehicles. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Prosecutor Reviewing All Cases Of Paterson Cops Busted By FBI Passaic Prosecutor Reviewing All Cases Of Paterson Cops Busted By FBI Passaic Prosecutor Reviewing All Cases Of Paterson Cops Busted By FBI
Passaic Prosecutor Reviewing All Cases Of Paterson Cops Busted By FBI PATERSON, N.J. – Passaic County Prosecutor Camela Valdes said Friday that her office is reviewing all cases involving two Paterson police officers charged by the federal government with pocketing cash and valuables during illegal traffic stops and searches. City Officers Jonathan Bustios and Eudy Ramos “detained the occupants and searched those vehicles without any justification,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said after both were arrested by FBI agents Wednesday on civil rights violations. Bustios -- who prosecutors said took a handgun from a motorist in exchange for lenient treatment -- w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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USRA Coalition: Doctors To Warn Northern Highlands Parents Of Opioid Danger USRA Coalition: Doctors To Warn Northern Highlands Parents Of Opioid Danger USRA Coalition: Doctors To Warn Northern Highlands Parents Of Opioid Danger
Usra Coalition: Doctors To Warn Northern Highlands Parents Of Opioid Danger ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Addiction doesn't always begin at a party -- it could start in the family medicine chest. Experts will tell parents what to consider before their teens have surgery or treatment for chronic pain during a "Physician's Perspective on Drugs and Opiods" at Northern Highlands Regional High School later this month. Sponsored by the Upper Saddle River/Allendale Coalition, the boards of health from each town and Hackensack University Medical Center, the free April 25 event features panelists: Michael Kelly, the chairman of orthopedic surgery at Hackensack University M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman
Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- The hunt was on for a Central Jersey resident whose minivan sped off from a hit-and-run crash in Harrington Park that sent a Northvale woman to the hospital, authorities said Friday. The blue vehicle sped off following the crash just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Closter and Schraalenburgh roads at the Closter border near the Oradell Reservoir, Police Chief Albert Malouf said. The woman in the other car was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that the chief said didn't appear life-threatening. Witnesses included the husband of state Assemblywo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Teaneck Man Who Shot Englewood Pair Aimed At 2 More, Gun Jammed Prosecutor: Teaneck Man Who Shot Englewood Pair Aimed At 2 More, Gun Jammed Prosecutor: Teaneck Man Who Shot Englewood Pair Aimed At 2 More, Gun Jammed
Prosecutor: Teaneck Man Who Shot Englewood Pair Aimed At 2 More, Gun Jammed ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A Teaneck man who led police on a more than 15-mile chase after shooting a couple in Englewood tried to shoot two other people, but his handgun jammed, authorities said Friday. Odari Green, 37, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action on charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, carjacking, child endangerment and weapons offenses. Green shot a man and woman at a home in the 200 block of West Palisade Ave. around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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