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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Brush Fire Drops Flaming Debris Onto GWB Ramp PHOTOS: Brush Fire Drops Flaming Debris Onto GWB Ramp PHOTOS: Brush Fire Drops Flaming Debris Onto GWB Ramp
Photos: Brush Fire Drops Flaming Debris Onto GWB Ramp Port Authority Tunnel & Bridge agents doused a large brush fire that broke out Saturday morning at an approach to the George Washington Bridge. Flaming debris from the 11:20 a.m. fire fell onto the roadway and burned the underside of the New Jersey-bound Amsterdam Avenue ramp, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Several Port Authority units responded, extinguishing the fire, clearing the roadway and reopening it to traffic.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home
Video: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A child may have accidentally ignited a fire that blew through the roof of a two-family Fairview house, investigators unofficially said Saturday. Everyone got out safely from the two-alarm blaze on Kennedy Drive, which responders said broke out in the rear of the upstairs apartment around 7 p.m. Friday. No one was injured. Borough firefighters were pulled from the roof just before it caved in. They were aided by their colleagues from Cliffside Park, who sent a FAST team, as well as from Edgewater (engine), Palisades Park (ladder truck) and Ridgefield (engine). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Terrified Wyckoff Mom Nearly Pays $10,000 For ‘Kidnapped’ Daughter Terrified Wyckoff Mom Nearly Pays $10,000 For ‘Kidnapped’ Daughter Terrified Wyckoff Mom Nearly Pays $10,000 For ‘Kidnapped’ Daughter
Terrified Wyckoff Mom Nearly Pays $10,000 For ‘Kidnapped’ Daughter WYCKOFF, N.J. – A terrified Wyckoff woman who thought she’d heard her kidnapped teenage daughter screaming on the other end of a scam phone call was headed to the bank to withdraw $10,000 in ransom money when she came upon a township police officer. It was yet another example, police warned, of how scammers can play on people’s emotions to try and steal their money. The would-be victim heard screams in the background as the caller demanded $10,000 for the safe return of whom she thought was her 14-year-old daughter, Lt. Joseph Soto said. She was on her way to the bank to withdraw the money…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Driver, 74, Hits Couple And Their Car In Freak Fair Lawn Crash Elmwood Park Driver, 74, Hits Couple And Their Car In Freak Fair Lawn Crash Elmwood Park Driver, 74, Hits Couple And Their Car In Freak Fair Lawn Crash
Elmwood Park Driver, 74, Hits Couple And Their Car In Freak Fair Lawn Crash FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A 74-year-old driver from Elmwood Park sideswiped a couple's car and then hit both of them with her sedan as they crossed a Fair Lawn street Friday night, authorities said. The driver was headed south on 17th Street toward Broadway when her 2016 Nissan hit the couple's parked Toyota and then struck them as they were walking to a nearby residence, Sgt. Brian Metzler told Daily Voice. The woman, 25, who lives in Fair Lawn, suffered a significant leg injury, he said. Her male companion -- 27, from Washingtonville, NY -- had back and injuries, Metzler said. Both were taken …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home VIDEO: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home
Video: Child May Have Ignited Fire That Ravaged Fairview Home FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Investigators unofficially said a child may have accidentally ignited a fire that blew through the roof of a two-family Fairview house Friday night. Everyone got out safely from the two-alarm blaze on Kennedy Drive, which responders said broke out in the rear of the upstairs apartment around 7 p.m. No one was injured. Borough firefighters were pulled from the roof just before it caved in. They were aided by their colleagues from Cliffside Park, who sent a FAST team, as well as from Edgewater (engine), Palisades Park (ladder truck) and Ridgefield (engine). MORE:…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Sedan, SUV Collide in Ridgewood, Summons Issued Sedan, SUV Collide in Ridgewood, Summons Issued Sedan, SUV Collide in Ridgewood, Summons Issued
Sedan, SUV Collide in Ridgewood, Summons Issued RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- An injury-free crash in Ridgewood late Friday afternoon left one motorist with a summons. Both vehicles were towed from the corner of Dayton Street and South Maple Avenue. Police and firefighters responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 7 Palisades Park Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 7 Palisades Park Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 7
Palisades Park Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 7 PALISADES PARK, N.J. – A Guatemalan national living and working as a laborer in Palisades Park was charged with sexual assault after authorities said he inappropriately touched a 7-year-old girl. Tomas Gonzalez-Teletor, 36, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday following his arrest the day before. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer on him – meaning he would remain in custody even if a local judge orders his release on the charges. Palisades Park on Saturday “received that a 7-year-old female was inappropriately touched” by Gonzalez-Teletor in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast VIDEO: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast VIDEO: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast
Video: Arcing Wires Pop Manhole Covers In Underground Ho-Ho-Kus Blast HO-HO-KUS, N.J. – Video shows a downed power line in Ho-Ho-Kus that ignited a tree limb, eventually sparking an underground explosion that popped two manhole covers – nearly hitting emergency responders. ABC7 Eyewitness News video shows responders arriving at the Gilbert Road fire, which broke out just before 10 a.m. Thursday when a primary service line set the limb ablaze, cracking it off the tree. The falling limb yanked several power lines onto the roadway and on top of a nearby vehicle, Fire Lt. Dane Michael Policastro said Friday. “The high tension lines began arcing in the roadway an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash IRDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized and one summonses after a crash in Ridgewood early Friday. One of the motorists was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after the crash at Kenilworth Road and Spring Avenue. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The vehicles were removed on a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: DWI Edgewater Motorist Stuck On Light Rail Tracks Port Authority PD: DWI Edgewater Motorist Stuck On Light Rail Tracks Port Authority PD: DWI Edgewater Motorist Stuck On Light Rail Tracks
Port Authority PD: DWI Edgewater Motorist Stuck On Light Rail Tracks EDGEWATER, N.J. -- An Edgewater driver was drunk when she drove her SUV onto the light rail tracks near the Lincoln Tunnel before dawn Friday, authorities said. Rajani Subramanian, 37, was arrested by Port Authority police around after they were told the car vehicle was parked on the tracks about 1,000 north of the tunnel vent building on River Road in Weehawken around 3 a.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. It was impounded, he said. Subramanian was released to a responsible adult after being charged with DWI and reckless driving.

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