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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Paterson, NJ
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Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead
Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead PASSAIC, N.J. -- A Passaic man was abducted by a Bronx pair who threatened to kill him and his wife if they weren’t paid $7,000 – but he went to police instead, leading to their arrests, authorities said. The 28-year-old victim told police that he and his wife were approached Thursday night in the area of Main Avenue and Autumn Street by Randal M. OlivioRondon, 20, and Luis R. Romero, 22. His wife fled, but her husband was shoved into a getaway car at gunpoint, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Saturday night. While in the car, the pai…

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Paramus, NJ
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No One Injured After Oak Slams Into River Edge House No One Injured After Oak Slams Into River Edge House No One Injured After Oak Slams Into River Edge House
No One Injured After Oak Slams Into River Edge House RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- No one was home when a tree crashed onto a River Edge home, downing power lines. More than 500 customers were temporarily without power after another transformer exploded moments after the oak toppled Friday night onto the neighbor's, taking a utility pole with it. Hazmat teams from Bergen County and New Milford joined borough police and firefighters at the Park Avenue house across from Lincoln Avenue.

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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PHOTOS: Ridgefield Firefighters Brave Frigid Waters To Hone Skills PHOTOS: Ridgefield Firefighters Brave Frigid Waters To Hone Skills PHOTOS: Ridgefield Firefighters Brave Frigid Waters To Hone Skills
Photos: Ridgefield Firefighters Brave Frigid Waters To Hone Skills RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- With about four inches of ice, Ridgefield's town pool was the perfect stage for borough firefighters to practice ice rescues using specialized suits and equipment. "This equipment gives us the capability to be able to rescue both people and animals in Overpeck Creek or anywhere we might be called for ice emergencies," Battalion Chief David Brierty said. Capt. Daniel Fugnitti led the drill, which Brierty said "gives us a chance to refresh our skills with equipment we don’t use often but is extremely important to our operation as a rescue company. They ensur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Jail Inmates, Others Charged In $30,000+ Credit Card Theft Bergen Jail Inmates, Others Charged In $30,000+ Credit Card Theft Bergen Jail Inmates, Others Charged In $30,000+ Credit Card Theft
Bergen Jail Inmates, Others Charged In $30,000+ Credit Card Theft HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A trio of Bergen County Jail inmates using outside accomplices collected more than $30,000 off stolen credit card numbers, authorities said. Christian Reyes, James Miller and Rashad Black had cash transferred into their and other inmates' Internet-based commissary accounts with help from three accomplices -- Terrance Hart, Ivy Hernandez and Tori Beato, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. “A portion of the illicit funds were used by the inmates, and the remainder was transferred back to the co-conspirators through checks issued at the inmates’ request…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church
Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church PATERSON, N.J. – A fugitive hiding out in a Paterson church was carrying 328 folds of heroin, 92 bags of crack, three cellphones and nearly $500 in cash when sheriff's officers found him, authorities said. A parole officer told Fugitive Warrant Squad members they could find 31-year-old city resident Tyrone Brown inside St. Paul’s Church after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Brown was wanted for violating the terms of an intensive supervision program that he entered after a drug-distribution arrest, Berdnik noted. Detectives took Brown into custody withou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack PD: Surveillance Video Nails $12,000 Burglary Suspect Hackensack PD: Surveillance Video Nails $12,000 Burglary Suspect Hackensack PD: Surveillance Video Nails $12,000 Burglary Suspect
Hackensack PD: Surveillance Video Nails $12,000 Burglary Suspect HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Surveillance cameras pay off once again: Hackensack detectives on Friday nabbed an ex-con who they said took nearly $12,000 in jewelry and cash in an apartment burglary. The victims told police they returned to their apartment Wednesday to find it ransacked, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. There were also pry marks on the door, he said. Reviewing security footage from the apartment complex, an investigator recognized 54-year-old Raymond Rouland, Busciglio said. Detectives went to Elizabeth, where they arrested Rouland without incident, the captain said. Rouland -- whose c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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South Hackensack Police Nab 20 Drivers In Pedestrian Safety Crackdown South Hackensack Police Nab 20 Drivers In Pedestrian Safety Crackdown South Hackensack Police Nab 20 Drivers In Pedestrian Safety Crackdown
South Hackensack Police Nab 20 Drivers In Pedestrian Safety Crackdown SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. – Guess how long it took South Hackensack police to pull over 20 drivers and give them each tickets for not stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks? Try an hour. “The past two years, the township has had 10 pedestrians struck by motor vehicles,” Capt. Robert Kaiser said Friday. “We’ve also been receiving complaints about vehicles failing to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks." So on Thursday police in plain clothes stepped into crosswalks over and again. There were no injuries -- just some mild writer's cramp. In case you were wondering: Conviction is 2 points a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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WATCH: Armed Robber Leaps Englewood 7-Eleven Counter, Flees With Hundreds WATCH: Armed Robber Leaps Englewood 7-Eleven Counter, Flees With Hundreds WATCH: Armed Robber Leaps Englewood 7-Eleven Counter, Flees With Hundreds
Watch: Armed Robber Leaps Englewood 7-Eleven Counter, Flees With Hundreds ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A video released Friday by Englewood police shows an armed robber hopping the counter at a 7-Eleven before fleeing with hundreds of dollars. A reward was offered to help find him. Wearing a hoodie and a covering over the lower part of his face, the robber walks quickly to the store, bursts through the front door with what appears to be a handgun and grabs a clerk after hopping the counter, forcing him to open the cash register. He then runs from the direction he came. The holdup occurred around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at the 7-Eleven in a small shopping center near the Monumen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught
Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught WAYNE, N.J. – Authorities have caught an ex-con wanted in seven states who police say has been scamming North Jersey businesses – including a Cinnabon store at the Willowbrook Mall – out of hundreds of dollars each by posing as a fire inspector. Michael A. Carrion -- who’s currently being held on Rikers Island on a parole violation – is wanted by police in Carlstadt, Fort Lee, Rochelle Park and in six other states, using various aliases, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers, Wayne Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Carrion, 52, told employees at the Willowbrook Cinnabon in …

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