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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Threat At 'New Milford' School In Other State Had Bergen Officials Wary Threat At 'New Milford' School In Other State Had Bergen Officials Wary Threat At 'New Milford' School In Other State Had Bergen Officials Wary
Threat At 'New Milford' School In Other State Had Bergen Officials Wary NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Initial fear was quickly addressed after authorities discovered that a Snapchat threat to "shoot up" schools in New Milford and Dover referred to towns of the same name in Connecticut and New York. "Earlier tonight we were alerted to a message posted on snap chat claiming that someone is planning to shoot up Dover and New Milford high schools," New Milford Schools Supt. Michael Polizzi wrote in a message to parents and staff Wednesday night. "Please note that after investigating this further, the reference is to Dover and New Milford, Connecticu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park PD: Out-Of-Towners Brought Fake Gun For Coke, Pot Deal Rochelle Park PD: Out-Of-Towners Brought Fake Gun For Coke, Pot Deal Rochelle Park PD: Out-Of-Towners Brought Fake Gun For Coke, Pot Deal
Rochelle Park PD: Out-Of-Towners Brought Fake Gun For Coke, Pot Deal ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A Rochelle Park police officer found an imitation gun made to look real for a drug deal, along with crack and pot, after stopping a suspicious car, authorities said. Officer Brian Cobb stoped the 2004 Acura on West Passaic Street on Wednesday after someone abruptly hopped into the back seat in the Shop Rite parking lot on Wednesday, Sgt. James DePreta said. The car didn't have a front license plate, he added. Cobb found the drugs, which the driver -- identified as 19-year-old Dajon Edwards of Passaic -- handed to passenger Demi Acevedo, also 19, of Linden, who tried …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Driven By Midland Park Woman, 76 Westwood Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Driven By Midland Park Woman, 76 Westwood Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Driven By Midland Park Woman, 76
Westwood Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Driven By Midland Park Woman, 76 WESTWOOD, N.J. – A 79-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car driven by a 76-year-old woman in Westwood on Wednesday. The Westwood woman was crossing Kinderkamack Road just after noon when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a Midland Park motorist who turned left from Irvington Street to head north and passed over the southbound center line, said Lt. Matthew McClutchy, the officer in charge of the department. The victim was knocked to the ground, sustaining undetermined injuries to her lower body, he said. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, McClutchy said. The driver, m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38
'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 OAKLAND, N.J. – A 38-year-old Oakland woman was struck and killed by a Jeep backing out of a driveway Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. “A tragic accident – nothing criminal,” a law enforcement official told Daily Voice after the vehicle struck the woman on Thackery Road. A medical chopper was requested and then cancelled. The woman and an acquaintance of hers "were walking on the sidewalk in front of 18 Thackeray Road just before 9:45 a.m. when they were struck" by the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. "The initial impact knocked the victim to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the third and final suspect wanted in connection with a drug deal gone bad that left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street. Alex Juarez, 29, was being held in the Bergen County Jail, joining Bryan Ortigoza, 19, of Passaic, who was arrested last Wednesday. Both are charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The getaway driver, a 17-year-old girl who also is from Nutley, was previously detained. A delinquen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Your Community
'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke 'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke 'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke
'Mr. Fair Lawn': Cosgrove In Good Spirits After Stroke FAIR LAWN, N.J. – One of Bergen County’s most beloved public servants, Fair Lawn Deputy Mayor John Cosgrove, remained hospitalized and in good spirits after suffering a stroke over the weekend. In typical fashion, Cosgrove was online Saturday promoting an upcoming bluegrass brunch to benefit the American Cancer Society moments before he was rushed to The Valley Hospital. “Have to stay at Valley a little while longer,” he posted on Wednesday afternoon. “Hope to go to rehab [at the Kessler Institute] tomorrow.” It’s often said about lesser politicians, but Cosgrove has had a long and disting…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38
'Tragic Accident': Jeep Backing Out Driveway Kills Oakland Woman, 38 OAKLAND, N.J. – A 38-year-old Oakland woman was struck and killed by a Jeep backing out of a driveway Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. “A tragic accident – nothing criminal,” a law enforcement official told Daily Voice after the vehicle struck the woman on Thackery Road. A medical chopper was requested and then cancelled. The woman and an acquaintance of hers "were walking on the sidewalk in front of 18 Thackeray Road just before 9:45 a.m. when they were struck" by the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. "The initial impact knocked the victim to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Teaneck Man, 28
Update: Twins, Father Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Teaneck Man, 28 (UPDATE) The father of twins charged in the hit-and-run death of a 28-year-old Teaneck man as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart last month hid the car at his Wallington home, said authorities who arrested him. Detectives on Thursday found the 2013 black Ford Focus at the home of John Bialek, , a 52-year-old train mechanic, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday afternoon. Bialek was charged with hindering apprehension and released pending a March 5 hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, the prosecutor said. One of his sons, Brandon Bialek…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: Twins, Father Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28
Update: Twins, Father Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: The father of twins charged with the hit-and-run death of a 28-year-old Teaneck man as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart last month hid the car at his Wallington home, said authorities who arrested him. https://ridgefieldpark.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/prosecutor-twins-father-hid-car-in-route-46-hit-run-death/733375/ ****** A Lodi driver trying to beat a light struck and killed a 28-year-old Teaneck man with his car as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart last month, then was picked up by his twin brother, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Successful detectiv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tree Falls On Tracks In Ridgewood, Delaying Trains Tree Falls On Tracks In Ridgewood, Delaying Trains Tree Falls On Tracks In Ridgewood, Delaying Trains
Tree Falls On Tracks In Ridgewood, Delaying Trains RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Rail service on the Bergen, Main and Port Jervis lines through Ridgewood was temporarily suspended Wednesday after a tree fell onto the southbound tracks. Ridgewood and NJ Transit police responded along with village firefighters and an NJT Rail Operations crew after the tree fell near 264 South Broad St. just after 11:30 a.m. Service resumed on the Main, Bergen and Port Jervis lines at 12:10 p.m. but with 45-minute delays, NJ Transit said. The lines run to and from Hoboken through Secaucus between Bergen and Rockland and Orange counties -- including stops in Sloatsburg, …

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