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
Breaking News
Neighbor Leads Clifton PD To Wanted Pennsylvania Man In Vacant House Neighbor Leads Clifton PD To Wanted Pennsylvania Man In Vacant House Neighbor Leads Clifton PD To Wanted Pennsylvania Man In Vacant House
Neighbor Leads Clifton PD To Wanted Pennsylvania Man In Vacant House CLIFTON, N.J. -- A neighbor who noticed a man going in and out of a vacant home called Clifton police, who said they found the stranger hiding in the attic with bolt and glass cutters and other burglary tools. Martin Adam Burnett, 47, of Coal Township, PA, had an outstanding warrant out of South Jersey, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Burnett was standing with a flashlight in the bay window of the Springdale Court home, then hid as responding officers pulled up, Bracken said. They eventually found and arrested him, the lieutenant said. Outside the home was a car that Burnett was using …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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SEEN It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer SEEN It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer SEEN It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer
Seen It? Ridgewood Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Officer RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police released a photo Wednesday morning of a car that struck a village police officer and then sped off. The officer was struck on Van Emburgh Avenue during a traffic stop near Cathleen Terrace -- near the Washington Township border -- just after 10:30 a.m Monday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The officer sustained minor injuries, she said. Authorities were searching for a 2014 or newer dark-colored Acura TLX sedan, which had been going south on Van Emburgh Avenue toward East Glen Avenue after the collision.  Anyone who might have seen it, or knows w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Police Officer Nabs Newark Fugitive Ridgefield Police Officer Nabs Newark Fugitive Ridgefield Police Officer Nabs Newark Fugitive
Ridgefield Police Officer Nabs Newark Fugitive RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- A Ridgefield police officer nabbed a fugitive out of Newark who'd removed his house-arrest bracelet before fleeing, authorities said. Nori Howard, 26, was a passenger in a black 2011 Honda stopped by Officer Eustachio Fabrizio on westbound Edgewater Avenue for various equipment violations, Police Chief Thomas J. Gallgher said Tuesday. Howard, who initially lied about his identity, was taken into custody on warrants from the Essex County Sheriff's Department, Gallagher said. Borough police charged him with providing false information, then sent him back to the Essex Coun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police
Wanaque PD: Student, 16, With Knife, Drugs In School Wrestles With Police WANAQUE, N.J. -- A 16-year-old high school student who brought a knife and drugs to a meeting with administrators had to be chased down and tackled by Wanaque police, authorities said. The Lakeland High School resource officer, Detective Sgt. Phil Cavallaro, was at the Monday afternoon meeting with Detective John Galinus when they noticed the knife, Capt. Ken Fackina said. "When questioned about the knife, he admitted to having it but refused to turn it over," Fackina said. Cavallaro tried to grab it, but the teen resisted and ran, but he "was taken to the ground by both det…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Hundreds Of Illegal Pills, Ammo Found In Clifton Traffic Stop Hundreds Of Illegal Pills, Ammo Found In Clifton Traffic Stop Hundreds Of Illegal Pills, Ammo Found In Clifton Traffic Stop
Hundreds Of Illegal Pills, Ammo Found In Clifton Traffic Stop CLIFTON, N.J. -- Two Clifton police officers found hundreds of illegal Oxycodone and Xanax pills and dozens of rounds of ammo -- along with a half-pound of pot -- during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officers Christopher O'Brien and Patrolman Hui Chen arrested the 34-year-old Passaic driver after stopping the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado around 6:20 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Madison Avenue and First Street and determining that the contraband belonged to him, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The total haul: 314 Oxycodone pills, numerous Xanax pills, MDMA, 23 grams of marijuana, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage
Police: Driver, 60, Breaks Other Motorist’s Nose In Fair Lawn Road Rage FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A 60-year-old Fair Lawn driver blocked another motorist with his van, then punched him in the face, breaking his nose, said police who arrested him. Severely bleeding, the 41-year-old Fair Lawn victim held onto Victor Aslanyan until another motorist summoned police to Morlot Avenue at Philip Street the afternoon of Jan. 22, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Aslanyan “drove his 2015 Ford van around the victim’s 2017 Toyota Highlander, blocking the Toyota from proceeding on Morlot Avenue,” Metzler said. Both men got out of their cars, the sergeant said, adding that Aslanyan popped t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment SEE ANYTHING? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment
SEE Anything? Armed Trio Robs Hoodie Buyers In Vacant Lodi Apartment LODI, N.J. – Two online hoodie buyers were forced into the bedroom of a vacant Lodi apartment by three men and robbed at gunpoint of jewelry, cash, cellphone and car keys, authorities said. One of the robbers had a “distinguishing deformity to his eye,” Deputy Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said Tuesday. After meeting online, the victims arranged a meeting around 7:45 p.m. Monday at a residential building near the corner of Westervelt and Home places in Lodi, Scorzetti said. They were then forced into a bedroom of a vacant apartment at gunpoint and robbed, he said. Besides the deformed ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Paterson Shooter Was Carrying Three Weapons, Silencer Authorities: Paterson Shooter Was Carrying Three Weapons, Silencer Authorities: Paterson Shooter Was Carrying Three Weapons, Silencer
Authorities: Paterson Shooter Was Carrying Three Weapons, Silencer PATERSON, N.J. – An ex-con who pulled the trigger in the weekend shooting of a Paterson man was carrying a rifle and a handgun when police caught him, authorities said. Jamar Godwin-Deavereaux, 24, also had a silencer and a pellet gun when he was grabbed on Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint release. Godwin-Deavereaux shot the 26-year old Paterson victim in the area of 12th and Godwin avenues on Saturday, authorities said. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center before being released a shor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies SEEN HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies SEEN HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies
Seen HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies UPDATE: The man accused of shooting baseball legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz has been wanted for a pair of street robberies in Clifton last year, Daily Voice has learned. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/man-accused-of-shooting-david-ortiz-was-wanted-in-clifton-street-robberies/770094/ ****** CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police turned to the public for help Tuesday finding a man suspected of participating in a pair of street holdups. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz, 23, of Paterson, was with a group of others who held up two men blocks apart last month, Detective Lt. Rob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash
Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A stretch of Bergen Boulevard in Fairview and Ridgefield was expected to be closed all day Tuesday after a hit-and-run drunk driver downed a utility pole overnight, police said. Both directions were closed from Walker Street to Park Avenue after the white Ford Escape crashed near Jersey Avenue around 5 a.m. The southbound lanes were closed from Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield to Park Avenue. The 45-year-old driver from North Bergen "tried to get away, but we caught him," Police Chief Martin Kahn said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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