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
Totowa Man, 21, Busted With Child Porn At Dad's Home Totowa Man, 21, Busted With Child Porn At Dad's Home Totowa Man, 21, Busted With Child Porn At Dad's Home
Totowa Man, 21, Busted With Child Porn At Dad's Home TOTOWA, N.J. -- A Totowa man was arrested Thursday for downloading child pornography, authorities said. Austin J. Masser, a 21-year-old former postal worker, was taken into custody by Internet Crime Unit detectives, with help from the county prosecutor's office, while executing a search warrant at his father's Garretson Avenue home, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Masser was "utilizing a file sharing program to download and maintain files of child pornography," Berdnik said. Detectives "seized several computers from Masser's bedroom that will be forensically examined,"…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton FOUND! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton FOUND! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton
Found! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton GARFIELD, N.J. – An 80-year-old Garfield man reported missing after he left home in his car Wednesday morning was found just outside Trenton on Friday by a Good Samaritan who "noticed that he appeared lost," police said. The Good Samaritan helped Yun T. Lee contact his family and then local police in Lawrenceville, more than 60 miles from home. Police there determined that he was "in good health," Sucorowski said. Lee was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a silver 2006 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle apparently was spotted in Warren County later that day, the…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student
Former Mahwah HS Art Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student A former Mahwah High School art teacher was charged with having sex with an underage student there. Joshua Green, 33, of Clifton, was charged with sexual assault, official misconduct and child endangerment.  A Superior Court judge in Paterson freed him, pending further court action, after a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. The teen was a 17-year-old student at Mahwah High School when at least one of two incidents occurred at Green's home in 2015, authorities said. Green, who is married, taught for three years in Mahwah before leaving in 2016. He currently works at the Plainfield Acad…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover
Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Wallington firefighters freed an occupant after a crash between two vehicles Thursday morning left one on its side. Two occupants were hospitalized with minor injuries after the 8:30 a.m. collision at Maple and Locust avenues, responders said. Rescue 204 members stabilized the overturned vehicle and got the occupant out. Mutual aid from Carlstadt for additional rescue and ambulance assistance was requested as a precaution, Wallington's emergency squad said. ****** ALSO SEE: A young female driver was hospitalized as a precaution Thursday morning after her car rolled on…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK After Ho-Ho-Kus Rollover Driver OK After Ho-Ho-Kus Rollover Driver OK After Ho-Ho-Kus Rollover
Driver OK After Ho-Ho-Kus Rollover HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A young female driver was hospitalized as a precaution Thursday morning after her car rolled onto its side in Ho-Ho-Kus. Firefighters and police righted the Mitsubishi hatchback after the crash at Sheridan Avenue and Warren Place. ALSO SEE: Wallington firefighters freed an occupant after a crash between two vehicles Thursday morning left one on its side. https://lyndhurst.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/minor-injuries-for-two-in-wallington-rollover/735314/

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst PD: Officers Injured In Brawl With Drunken Man Swinging Golf Club Lyndhurst PD: Officers Injured In Brawl With Drunken Man Swinging Golf Club Lyndhurst PD: Officers Injured In Brawl With Drunken Man Swinging Golf Club
Lyndhurst PD: Officers Injured In Brawl With Drunken Man Swinging Golf Club LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A drunken 19-year-old Lyndhurst man swung a golf club at a township police officer before being subdued, authorities said. Andrew J. Angulo ran into a nearby backyard when he saw officers responding to a dispute in the 400 block of Second Avenue last Friday night, Capt. John Valente said. Lt. Michael Carrino followed Angulo -- who, records show, already has a criminal history that includes four arrests over barely a month's time last August and September. Ignoring commands to stop, Angulo "bent over, picked up a golf club and swung it at officer," Valente said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Your Community
Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children
Allendale Woman's Club Fashion Show To Help Struggling Moms, Children ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Mothers and their children who are struggling with homelessness, hunger and addiction will benefit from a special fashion show coordinated by The Allendale Woman’s Club. The AWC, which supports various charitable initiatives, chose the Hope Residence for Mothers with Children at Eva's Village in Paterson for its 2018 "Ladies Night Out Fashion Show Benefit: Design for Recovery" on April 24 at Seasons restaurant in Washington Township. Guests will be treated to a gourmet cocktail hour, basket raffles, sit-down dinner, fashion show by Fig Leaf Boutique (Maywood) an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid
Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid PATERSON, N.J. -- A 76-year-old grandmother and her teenaged granddaughter were busted in a drug raid that yielded Paterson detectives more than two pounds of pot, nearly a quarter-pound of cocaine and eight other arrests, authorities said. A tipster pointed investigators toward an East 26th Street home where they conducted the raid Tuesday night, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Arrested were residents Altagracia Soto, 76, Leyde Rivera, 51, Leyder Rivera, 21, Angeleen Mantilla, 21, Litta Soto, 17. Also arrested were area residents Erik Quinones, 21, Katherine Castillo, 18 and Leonordo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Employee, 39, Arrested After Fair Lawn Pizzeria Assault Police: Employee, 39, Arrested After Fair Lawn Pizzeria Assault Police: Employee, 39, Arrested After Fair Lawn Pizzeria Assault
Police: Employee, 39, Arrested After Fair Lawn Pizzeria Assault FAIR LAWN, P.D. -- A Fair Lawn pizzeria employee was arrested after police said he whacked his boss in the head with a metal spatula. Danaury Rodriguez, 39, became angry after the 51-year-old owner of Biagio's Pizza & Pasta on Fair Lawn Avenue told him to clean sometime around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Sean Macys said. The owner, who lives in Nutley, sustained a small cut on his head, Macys said. Rodriguez remained at the scene and was arrested on aggravated assault and weapons charges, he said. He was released pending an appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Winds Topple Ridgewood Utility Poles Winds Topple Ridgewood Utility Poles Winds Topple Ridgewood Utility Poles
Winds Topple Ridgewood Utility Poles RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- High winds Wednesday toppled two utility poles in Ridgewood. The two poles tipped in a PSE&G right of way off North Maple Avenue. The right of way, which supports high tension electric lines running between sub stations in Fair Lawn and Waldwick, abuts a popular athletic field complex and running/walking track.  Ridgewood police firefighters and Emergency Services personnel secured the area until PSE&G crews could repair the damage. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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