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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Hackensack, NJ
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Car Flips In Hackensack Crash Off Route 17 Car Flips In Hackensack Crash Off Route 17 Car Flips In Hackensack Crash Off Route 17
Car Flips In Hackensack Crash Off Route 17 HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A collision with another sedan flipped a car onto its roof Monday afternoon in Hackensack. No serious injuries were immediately reported after the incident around 1:45 p.m. at the Summit Avenue ramp for southbound Route 17 near the Crow's Nest.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses
Video/Photos: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Cliffside Park firefighters doused a Monday morning apartment blaze over a row of businesses. A neighbor told Daily Voice that he "heard an air conditioner pop and then smelled smoke." No injuries were reported. News of the fire brought back memories of a massive multi-use blaze on Anderson Avenue last September just a quarter-mile or so to the north. SEE: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores Responders late Monday morning quickly got residents and merchants out of the multi-use series of connected units on Anderson Avenue that includes the p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Police Charge Fair Lawn Driver Who Slammed Into Three Poles With DWI Police Charge Fair Lawn Driver Who Slammed Into Three Poles With DWI Police Charge Fair Lawn Driver Who Slammed Into Three Poles With DWI
Police Charge Fair Lawn Driver Who Slammed Into Three Poles With DWI FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police said a local man was intoxicated when his SUV slammed into three utility poles. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took Sean Sullivan, 40, to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center following Friday's crash at Plaza Road and Waverly Avenue just after 11 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday. A family member picked up the retired U.S. Marine, a father of two, at the hospital, he said. Police charged him with DWI, failing to maintain a lane, reckless driving, careless driving and failing to produce the required documents.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Lockdown: What Happened At Dumont High School Lockdown: What Happened At Dumont High School Lockdown: What Happened At Dumont High School
Lockdown: What Happened At Dumont High School DUMONT, N.J. -- (UPDATE) While one family deals with the unthinkable, other parents of Dumont High School students were grateful that what had been a terrifying ordeal ended with their children returning safely to them. Authorities said they seized a rifle from the home of a sophomore who was taken into custody Monday after allegedly threatening a mass shooting. "It was a long gun, a rifle," a ranking law enforcement official told Daily Voice. "It was not his. "His mother was extremely cooperative," the official added. "[The gun] was at the house. He didn't br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park PD: Meth, Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Found In Series Of Stops Rochelle Park PD: Meth, Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Found In Series Of Stops Rochelle Park PD: Meth, Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Found In Series Of Stops
Rochelle Park PD: Meth, Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Found In Series Of Stops ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A driver stopped by a Rochelle Park police officer before dawn Monday was carrying pot for sale, packaging materials -- and a stolen handgun, authorities said. It was one of a series of stops by township police over three days that produced meth, Ecstasy and pot, leading to four arrests. In one, Gregory Eatman, 37, of Paterson, "made several abrupt maneuvers" in a parking lot hotel after being spotted by Lt. Dean Pinto around 1 a.m. Monday, Sgt. James DePreta said. Pinto approached the vehicle "and immediately noticed a strong odor of unburnt marijuana…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane
Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane A passenger who said he'd boarded the wrong plane at Newark Airport opened an emergency door and deployed an exit slide, said police who arrested him Sunday night. United Airlines Flight 1640 flight bound for Tampa was still at the Terminal C gate when 25-year-old Troy Fattun of Minnesota became disorderly around 10 p.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The incident held up the flight for nearly five hours, with passengers having to get off and then later reboard, he said. Charges were pending, Pentangelo said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Employees Brawl At Glen Rock Group Home Employees Brawl At Glen Rock Group Home Employees Brawl At Glen Rock Group Home
Employees Brawl At Glen Rock Group Home GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Things got physical between two arguing employees at a Glen Rock group home for people with developmental disabilities, police said. Both women fled after co-workers broke them apart Wednesday at the Spectrum for Living Group Home on Highwood Avenue, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Responding officers soon found the women -- both from Paterson; one 23 and the other 24 -- who, the chief said, "gave conflicting accounts of what had occurred." "Neither employee required medical assistance nor did they desire to sign complaints at the time," he added. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Donations Stolen From Clifton Church SEE ANYTHING? Donations Stolen From Clifton Church SEE ANYTHING? Donations Stolen From Clifton Church
SEE Anything? Donations Stolen From Clifton Church CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police were seeking anyone who saw something or has information that could help find whoever slipped into a Clifton church over the weekend and stole donations and other cash. The thieve or thieves entered through a side door at St. Cyril Methodius Catholic Church on 218 Ackerman Avenue on Saturday before fleeing with the proceeds between 3-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Bracken asked that anyone who could help with the investigation contact the Clifton Police Department Detective Division: (973) 470-5908.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School
Reports Of Mahwah Threat Prompt Young Boy To Bring Airsoft Gun To School MAHWAH, N.J. -- Amid unprecedented security prompted by a purported threat by a middle schooler, a frightened Mahwah youngster brought an airsoft gun to his elementary school in his backpack Friday morning. "He had no intention of causing harm," Schools Supt. C. Lauren Schoen said Sunday night. It wasn't until Saturday that a Joyce Kilmer School parent told school officials that the boy showed fellow 4th- and 5th-grade students the weapon -- which shoots plastic pellets -- during the morning bus ride the day before, she said. Mahwah police were out in force at township schools on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Woodland Park Fish 'N Chips Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad Woodland Park Fish 'N Chips Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad Woodland Park Fish 'N Chips Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad
Woodland Park Fish 'N Chips Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Celebrating its 61th year of serving the community, the West Paterson First Aid Squad hosts its annual Fish ‘N Chips Dinner on Wednesday, March 14. Proceeds go to training and buying new equipment for the volunteer organization. The event runs from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post #238 at 410 Mount Pleasant Ave. in Woodland Park. Dinners include fish or chicken, coleslaw, French fries, dessert and a drink. Eat in or take out. Adults: $17Children 10 and under: $8 A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. GET ADVANCE TICKETS: • (973) 279-2500 m…

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