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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen 200 Club Gives Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department $2,500 Grant Bergen 200 Club Gives Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department $2,500 Grant Bergen 200 Club Gives Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department $2,500 Grant
Bergen 200 Club Gives Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department $2,500 Grant HO-HO-KUS, N.J. – The Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department has received a $2,500 public safety grant from the 200 Club of Bergen County for the purchase of firefighting equipment. The grant was presented by 200 Club Trustee Dean Catanzaro to Chief Keith Rosazza and Assistant Chief Scott McDermott during the organization’s winter reception last month at The Graycliff in Moonachie. Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department, 52 Sheridan Avenue, (201) 444-4888. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Elmwood Park Worker Chases Down Lodi Burglar Police: Elmwood Park Worker Chases Down Lodi Burglar Police: Elmwood Park Worker Chases Down Lodi Burglar
Police: Elmwood Park Worker Chases Down Lodi Burglar ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- An employee from an Elmwood Park business helped police nab an ex-con from Lodi who'd broken into a van parked outside the building, authorities said. Manuel J. Cravero, 29, took off, but the East Coast Group Floors and Floods employee got into his car, called police and followed him down Chamberlain Avenue just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Marc D'Amore said. Responding officers grabbed Cravero near the intersection of Market Street and Brookside Avenue, D'Amore said. He told them that he was "looking for a friend inside of the van," the captain said. Craver…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Obituaries
Funeral Set For Saddle Brook Man, 20, Who Died On Easter Funeral Set For Saddle Brook Man, 20, Who Died On Easter Funeral Set For Saddle Brook Man, 20, Who Died On Easter
Funeral Set For Saddle Brook Man, 20, Who Died On Easter SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A funeral mass was scheduled this Friday for a popular 20-year-old Saddle Brook man who died suddenly on Easter Sunday. Andrew Camilleri was "sincere, witty and dedicated to everyone," reads his obituary, posted by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home in Fair Lawn. "He enjoyed working out and traveling.  "We will miss him dearly. A son is truly the greatest gift you can receive." Nicknamed "Hammer" and "A Train," Andrew wrestled and played football at Saddle Brook High School. His junior year, he scored five touchdowns and av…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control
Fair Lawn Dumps Tyco, Turns To County For Animal Control FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Bergen County will be providing animal control to Fair Lawn beginning next month, a published report says. The Borough Council agreed by consensus Tuesday to replace the previous provider, Tyco, after residents complained about response times -- and even complete lack of a response, TAP into Fair Lawn/Glen Rock reports. That will leave the borough to find a way to cover the last two weeks of this month, officials said. The new arrangement will cost about $5,000 more a year than with Tyco -- an amount one councilman called "a negligible difference," the report s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect Charged In Paterson Nightclub Crossfire Killing Of Garfield Man Suspect Charged In Paterson Nightclub Crossfire Killing Of Garfield Man Suspect Charged In Paterson Nightclub Crossfire Killing Of Garfield Man
Suspect Charged In Paterson Nightclub Crossfire Killing Of Garfield Man PATERSON, N.J. – Authorities arrested a Paterson resident who they said killed an innocent Garfield man with crossfire during a gunfight outside a city nightclub this past weekend. Ferreie Johnson, 22, was charged with murder and weapons possession. Other suspects were still at large, authorities said. Parker Sams, also 22, was found in the parking lot adjacent to the D’Classico nightclub on Ellison Street just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The UPS worker reportedly was shot while searching for his girlfriend after the fight broke out and later died of a gunshot wound at St. Joseph’s Regional M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
NYC Bus Terminal Re-Opened After Hour-Long Lockdown NYC Bus Terminal Re-Opened After Hour-Long Lockdown NYC Bus Terminal Re-Opened After Hour-Long Lockdown
NYC Bus Terminal Re-Opened After Hour-Long Lockdown The Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan was reopened following a lockdown Wednesday morning after a suspicious white powder was found. The terminal desk "received a report of an unknown white substance on the floor in the south wing" just after 9 a.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. An authority ESU responded, along with hazmat experts who "deemed the substance non-hazardous," he said. The terminal was completely reopened by 10:10 a.m., Pentangelo said. The National Guard was activated after the suspicious contents were found in an underground wal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop
Oakland Police Officer Nabs Wanted Midland Park Man In Stop OAKLAND, N.J. -- An Oakland police officer arrested an unlicensed driver after discovering he was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Passaic County. Officer Michael Griffin stopped a car driven by Jay Faber, 47, of Midland Park, then ran a computer check, Lt. Christian Eldridge said Wednesday. Faber was taken into custody, processed and later turned over to the custody of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department -- only to have a judge order his release, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law, records show. Oakland police issued Faber a summons for driving with a suspended license.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Ex-Con Had 40 Bags Of Heroin, $3,700 Drug Cash, Police Charge Englewood Ex-Con Had 40 Bags Of Heroin, $3,700 Drug Cash, Police Charge Englewood Ex-Con Had 40 Bags Of Heroin, $3,700 Drug Cash, Police Charge
Englewood Ex-Con Had 40 Bags Of Heroin, $3,700 Drug Cash, Police Charge ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A 55-year-old ex-con from Englewood had 40 bags of heroin and $3,700 in drug cash -- both of which were seized -- when he was stopped and arrested by a city police officer, authorities said. Officer Jason Mejia detected the odor of marijuana after stopping the car at 7:15 p.m. Monday on Tibbs Court, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Besides the heroin and cash, Jacob Boyd had 14 bags of a suspected drug that police hadn't yet identified, he said. Boyd -- who has a criminal record stretching back more than 20 years, mostly for drugs -- was charged with various drug an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe
Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe WAYNE, N.J. -- A trio of Wayne police officers caught two burglars after they'd snatched a gold chain from the owner's neck and tried to steal prescription drugs and a safe, authorities said. Responding to a home in the 1100 block of Valley Road on Monday afternoon, Officers Nicholas Henriquez, Colin Bush and Erik Ferschman found a large hole kicked through a rear door, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Inside, they confronted Nicholas Theobald, 32, of Wayne and Dwight Kwon Torres, 29, of Saddle Brook, he said. A judge on Tuesday ordered Theobald held pending further court action on ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More
Paterson PD: Dealer Had ½-Pound Of Pot, Loaded Gun, Stolen Motorcycle, More PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police said they seized more than a half-pound of pot, a loaded handgun, a high capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets -- as well as $1,083 in drug proceeds and a stolen motorcycle -- while busting an accused dealer. Robert Samboy Jr., 23, was charged with several drug and weapons counts after police said he sold drugs from his second-floor Garrison Street apartment. The Glock 17 was loaded with 15 rounds and the motorcycle was reported stolen out of Prospect Park, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Police also arrested a quartet of buyers, all from Paterso…

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