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 Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Haworth Police Officer's Cellphone Stop Turns Up Half-Pound Of Pot Haworth Police Officer's Cellphone Stop Turns Up Half-Pound Of Pot Haworth Police Officer's Cellphone Stop Turns Up Half-Pound Of Pot
Haworth Police Officer's Cellphone Stop Turns Up Half-Pound Of Pot HAWORTH, N.J. -- A Haworth police officer who stopped a driver for using his cellphone found a half-pound of marijuana, THC gummies and a couple of THC capsules, authorities said. Officer Andrew Soltes pulled the 2017 Jeep Renegade over on Sunset Avenue on Monday, Detective Sgt. Justin Fox said. Inside the vehicle, 49-year-old Stephen F. Peist of Nutley had the pot and other contraband. Peist was released pending a hearing on charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute it. He also received a summons for using his handheld cellphone while driving.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Girl, 12, Struck On River Road In Edgewater OK UPDATE: Girl, 12, Struck On River Road In Edgewater OK UPDATE: Girl, 12, Struck On River Road In Edgewater OK
Update: Girl, 12, Struck On River Road In Edgewater OK EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A 12-year-old girl who was whacked by the side mirror of a turning car as she crossed busy River Road in Edgewater over the weekend was doing fine, authorities said. "She was conscious and alert and taken to Palisades General Hospital for follow-up care" after being struck Saturday afternoon near the Maramis Cafe, Police Chief Donald Martin told Daily Voice. The girl required surgery for a severe chin cut, responders said. The driver received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support
Mahwah Police Thank Parents, Merchants For Overwhelming Support MAHWAH, N.J. – As some parents grew sick with worry that a school shooting incident could happen in their towns, several in Mahwah began bringing homemade food, catered lunches and various artwork – including “thank you” cards – to the local police department. Their primary motivation was a purported threat that was rumored to have been made by a middle-school student. It led to a series of security measures, including having stationed patrols join the usual contingent of uniformed and undercover officers who keep close watch on the township’s schools and children – a display of protection …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Passed-Out Motorist On Crack Barrels Onto Lawn Glen Rock PD: Passed-Out Motorist On Crack Barrels Onto Lawn Glen Rock PD: Passed-Out Motorist On Crack Barrels Onto Lawn
Glen Rock PD: Passed-Out Motorist On Crack Barrels Onto Lawn GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A motorist on crack drove onto a Glen Rock resident's lawn -- uprooting shrubs in the process -- where police found her passed out behind the wheel, authorities said. Officers who responded to Prospect Street near Locust Road just before 6 a.m. Friday found 47-year-old Kelley J. Hoskins of Rockaway Township asleep in the driver's seat of a 2015 Jetta, smelling of alcohol, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She also had two crack pipes and empty baggies with crack residue, he said. Hoskins, who wasn't injured, was released to a responsible adult after being processed at he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
4 Sent To Federal Prison In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To NM 4 Sent To Federal Prison In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To NM 4 Sent To Federal Prison In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To NM
4 Sent To Federal Prison In Dog-Fighting Ring That Stretched From NJ To NM Four men who participated in an interstate dog-fighting network that stretched from New Jersey to New Mexico were sentenced to varying federal prison sentences, authorities announced Monday. The last of them, 32-year-old Lydell "Sinn" Harris of Vineland was sentenced Monday to 17 months in prison. Sentenced earlier this month were: Anthony “Monte” Gaines, 37, of Vineland: 42 months; Frank Nichols, 40, of Millville: 57 months; Pedro Cuellar, 47, of Willow Springs, Illinois: 12 months in prison.  All four previously pleaded guilty. A fifth co-defendant, Mario Atkinson, 42, of Asbu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Little Ferry Officers Grab Suicidal Teen Trying To Jump From Bridge Little Ferry Officers Grab Suicidal Teen Trying To Jump From Bridge Little Ferry Officers Grab Suicidal Teen Trying To Jump From Bridge
Little Ferry Officers Grab Suicidal Teen Trying To Jump From Bridge LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – A pair of Little Ferry police officers rescued a suicidal 17-year-old girl, grabbing her just as she was about to leap from the Route 46 bridge over the Hackensack River. The troubled teen repeatedly shouted that she wanted to die, then fought so furiously with an EMT in an ambulance police had to tie her to a gurney, Police Chief Ralph Verdi said. Police got a call from the girl's mother just before 11 p.m. Saturday saying that her daughter "just drank alcohol and took prescription pills," got into an argument with her and apparently was headed to the bridge …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Cashier Stole $12,000 From Kilroy's Glen Rock PD: Cashier Stole $12,000 From Kilroy's Glen Rock PD: Cashier Stole $12,000 From Kilroy's
Glen Rock PD: Cashier Stole $12,000 From Kilroy's GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Glen Rock police charged a now-former employee at Kilroy’s Wonder Market with stealing nearly $12,000 from the business through bogus transactions at the register, authorities said. Erin Grace Marciniak, 26, was released on a summons pending a March 30 first appearance in Central Judicial Municipal Court in Hackensack, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. Detective Lucas Doney arrested Marciniak of Marlboro Road on theft charges after reviewing video from the store’s surveillance system, Ackermann said. Owners of the store -- considered a borough institution -- said s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Northern Valley: Three Vehicles Stolen With Fobs Inside, 4 Others Spared Northern Valley: Three Vehicles Stolen With Fobs Inside, 4 Others Spared Northern Valley: Three Vehicles Stolen With Fobs Inside, 4 Others Spared
Northern Valley: Three Vehicles Stolen With Fobs Inside, 4 Others Spared HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. – Three vehicles that were stolen from separate driveways in Harrington Park this weekend all had the key fobs inside -- the apparent work of an organized crew that's been victimizing the Northern Valley, authorities said. Five other vehicles in Harrington Park were broken into, Police Chief Albert Maalouf said. “However, due to the unavailability of key fobs [in those four], the vehicles were not stolen,” he said. The incidents all occurred within several blocks of Lafayette Road bordered in the map above. The chief asked that homeowners with security cameras within…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient
Hillsdale PD: Pair Stole Checks From Released Hospital Patient HILLSDALE, N.J. – A Bloomfield man working for a private ambulance service stole two checks from a Hillsdale woman while she was being transported home from a hospital, then conspired with his girlfriend to deposit them, authorities said. Eric Fernandez “stole the checks while transporting the resident,” then filled them out and signed them in the victim’s name, Police Chief Robert Francaviglia said. The 32-year-old EMT then deposited the checks into the account of Karian Persaud, 31, who works as a clerk, the chief said. Fernandez was arrested Wednesday, charged with various forgery and t…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say 40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say 40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say
40 Postal Boxes In Bergen Tampered With, Federal Authorities Say U.S. Postal Service inspectors were investigating a wave thefts from mailboxes in Bergen County, authorities said. Anyone who believes their mailings have been compromised should contact either local police or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service: (877) 876-2455. The tampered-with boxes included one in Glen Rock at De Boer Drive and Harristown Road, borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In recent years, the service has retrofitted postal boxes to thwart thieves who "fish" for mail by rigging adhesive tape or other devices into the opening and then pulling out envelopes to searc…

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