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
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Waldwick Carjacker Gets 3 Years In Fed For Smashing Cabbie With Beer Bottle Waldwick Carjacker Gets 3 Years In Fed For Smashing Cabbie With Beer Bottle Waldwick Carjacker Gets 3 Years In Fed For Smashing Cabbie With Beer Bottle
Waldwick Carjacker Gets 3 Years In Fed For Smashing Cabbie With Beer Bottle WALDWICK, N.J. -- A Waldwick gang member was sent to federal prison for three years Wednesday for smashing a carjacked cab driver in the head with a beer bottle before his accomplices dumped the victim on the side of the New York State Thruway in Orange County. Arlyn Jowany Carrasco Cruz, 28, will have to serve just about all of the sentence because there is no parole in the federal prison system. Cruz and five accomplices carjacked the driver of a 2008 Dodge Caravan in the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 2016, in Ridgewood forcing him into the back of the vehicle, authorities said. As the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives
Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus attorney pocketed $275,000 of a client’s money for himself, then lied about it to  investigators, said authorities who arrested him. Paul A. Dykstra, 69, banked the funds from a property sale instead of forwarding them to the client, “then used them for his own purposes,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. “In an effort to hinder the investigation, [Dykstra] provided the client and detectives with false information regarding the transaction and disbursement of funds due,” the prosecutor said. Dykstra was charged with misapplication of entrusted fund…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Ho-Ho-Kus Landscaper Charged With Sex With Minor In NYC Ho-Ho-Kus Landscaper Charged With Sex With Minor In NYC Ho-Ho-Kus Landscaper Charged With Sex With Minor In NYC
Ho-Ho-Kus Landscaper Charged With Sex With Minor In NYC HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A landscaper from Ho-Ho-Kus had sex with a minor in New York City, said Bergen County authorities who were holding him for city authorities following his arrest Wednesday. Jason Keizer, 32, “ used the Internet to view and possess sexually explicit digital files depicting nude pubescent children and engaged in sexual activity with [the] underage victim,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Keizer, of Ardmore Road, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending extradition proceedings, Calo said. Bergen authorities charged him with possession of child pornog…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash
Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police seized 25 pounds of pot -- their largest haul in history -- along with $30,000 in drug cash. Police Chief Michael Foligno said members of his Narcotics Enforcement Unit watched Pedro Mojica, 40, for five weeks before moving in. They charged Mojica, of Philip Avenue, with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Feds: Crooked Paterson Cops Stole Guns, Cash In Illegal Stops, Searches Feds: Crooked Paterson Cops Stole Guns, Cash In Illegal Stops, Searches Feds: Crooked Paterson Cops Stole Guns, Cash In Illegal Stops, Searches
Feds: Crooked Paterson Cops Stole Guns, Cash In Illegal Stops, Searches PATERSON, N.J. – The FBI on Wednesday arrested two Paterson police officers – one of whom they said accepted a gun in exchange for reducing charges against a suspect – for pocketing cash and valuables during illegal traffic stops and searches, authorities said. City Officers Jonathan Bustios and Eudy Ramos stopped vehicles, “detained the occupants and searched those vehicles without any justification,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. “On certain occasions, Bustios and Ramos also took cash and other items without justification before releasing the detained occupants,” Carpenito said. Bu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Passaic County Schools Have Armed Guards? WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Passaic County Schools Have Armed Guards? WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Passaic County Schools Have Armed Guards?
What YOU Think: Should All Passaic County Schools Have Armed Guards? School districts such as Totowa have armed officers protecting their schools. Others are considering getting them. Local police and experts elsewhere say that schools are best protected from shooters by public safety professionals. Opponents say armed guards in combat gear frighten youngsters. Others question what the cost will do to their taxes. What do you think?

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Bergen Schools Have Armed Guards? WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Bergen Schools Have Armed Guards? WHAT YOU THINK: Should All Bergen Schools Have Armed Guards?
What YOU Think: Should All Bergen Schools Have Armed Guards? Two regional high schools in Bergen County -- Northern and Pascack Valley -- have recently hired off-duty police officers for protection.  Lodi’s has eight retired police officers with active shooter training patrolling its schools. So do Lodi and Mahwah. Local police and experts elsewhere say that schools are best protected from shooters by public safety professionals. Opponents say armed guards in combat gear frighten youngsters. Others question what the cost will do to their taxes. What do you think?

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself
Passaic Prosecutor: Ex-Con Found With Gunshot Wound Pulled Trigger Himself PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con found bleeding from a gunshot wound on a Paterson street actually shot himself, authorities said. Whether it was deliberate or accidental wasn’t immediately determined. Arrie Moore, 46, was arrested early Wednesday and charged with several weapons possession counts, along with hindering his own apprehension for lying about the shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Police found Moore on the sidewalk on Summer Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, they said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Reg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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RECOGNIZE HER? Edgewater PD Says Pickpocket Spent $5,500 Of Victim's Money RECOGNIZE HER? Edgewater PD Says Pickpocket Spent $5,500 Of Victim's Money RECOGNIZE HER? Edgewater PD Says Pickpocket Spent $5,500 Of Victim's Money
Recognize HER? Edgewater PD Says Pickpocket Spent $5,500 Of Victim's Money EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A brazen thief pick-pocketed a 60-year-old customer at the Trader Joe's in Edgewater, then went on a $5,500 shopping spree, said police who released surveillance photos Tuesday night in the hopes that someone recognizes her. The thief took the victim's purse and wallet around 6 p.m. last Thursday, then used her credit card at Target stores in Edgewater and Hackensack, Detective Sgt. Tim Farrell said. Anyone who sees or recognizes her or can help authorities find her is asked to contact Edgewater police: (201) 943-2200.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop
Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop WALDWICK, N.J. -- Firefighters quickly put down a blaze at a Waldwick auto repair shop late Tuesday afternoon. The two-alarm blaze broke out at J & J Auto Maintenance on Hopper Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly had it under control. Firefighters from Midland Park, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River and Wyckoff joined their colleagues at the scene. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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