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
Breaking News
Newark Airport Dealer Who Swallowed Pound-Plus Of Heroin Gets 30 Months Newark Airport Dealer Who Swallowed Pound-Plus Of Heroin Gets 30 Months Newark Airport Dealer Who Swallowed Pound-Plus Of Heroin Gets 30 Months
Newark Airport Dealer Who Swallowed Pound-Plus Of Heroin Gets 30 Months An admitted drug dealer from California who flew into Newark Airport after swallowing more than a pound of heroin in dozens of plastic bags -- one of which ruptured -- was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison. Omar Vasques, 24, of Bakersfield, previously admitted swallowing the 81 heroin pellets -- totaling 1.3 pounds and wrapped in plastic baggies -- that he intended to sell when he landed at the airport this past Sept. 16. Authorities were waiting for him, though, and took Vasques to a hospital -- where emergency surgery was required after doctors discovered that one of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Report: State Requirements Force Fair Lawn Police Rank Adjustments Report: State Requirements Force Fair Lawn Police Rank Adjustments Report: State Requirements Force Fair Lawn Police Rank Adjustments
Report: State Requirements Force Fair Lawn Police Rank Adjustments FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Fair Lawn officials need to eliminate a sergeant's position and add a captain's post to the police department, according to a published report. Administrative reporting of incidents mandated by the state forced the move, TAP into Fair Lawn's report says. Longtime Capt. Robert Kneer retired last week after 43 years with the department. The captain's appointment won't come until March, at the earliest, because of the need for an ordinance change to create room in the municipal budget, according to TAP. SEE: Fair Lawn Police Adjust Ranks to Fulfill Paperwork

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Jumper OK After Landing On Garden State Parkway Clifton Jumper OK After Landing On Garden State Parkway Clifton Jumper OK After Landing On Garden State Parkway
Clifton Jumper OK After Landing On Garden State Parkway CLIFTON, N.J. -- A man sustained minor injuries after he jumped from a Clifton bridge onto the Garden State Parkway late Wednesday morning, State Police said. The man jumped just before 10:30 a.m. over the area of mile marker 156.6 on the northbound parkway, Trooper Gene Hong said. Clifton EMS took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Authorities didn't immediately know the man's motive, Hong said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Nab Ex-Con With Raw Drugs, Loaded Gun, More PATERSON, N.J. -- Undercover Passaic County sheriff's detectives nabbed an ex-con as he toted several ounces of raw cocaine and heroin, more than a pound and a half of pot, a loaded revolver and a bag of hollow-point bullets in a laundry bag, authorities said. Citizens complaints about drug dealing brought the investigators to East 30th Street and 11th Avenue in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Wednesday. Around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, they saw a white GMC SUV park in front of a residence on East 30th Street, he said. The driver, 30-year-old Jeffrey Suarez of Paterson, e…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack PD: Out-Of-Towners Busted At Bus Station With Loaded Gun, Drugs Hackensack PD: Out-Of-Towners Busted At Bus Station With Loaded Gun, Drugs Hackensack PD: Out-Of-Towners Busted At Bus Station With Loaded Gun, Drugs
Hackensack PD: Out-Of-Towners Busted At Bus Station With Loaded Gun, Drugs HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack police nabbed four men -- one of whom was carrying a loaded gun -- after citizens alerted them to drug dealing at the River Street bus station, authorities said. Detectives and officers were watching as a white Ford with four occupants -- and no front license plate -- pulled up around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, said Capt. Peter Busciglio. Two of the passengers "kept placing their hands near their waistbands," afer which police got all four out of the van and onto the ground, Busciglio said. Police spotted a black handgun showing from the right pants pocket…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Newark Airport Cleaner Clips Passenger's $1,500 Louis Vuitton Belt Police: Newark Airport Cleaner Clips Passenger's $1,500 Louis Vuitton Belt Police: Newark Airport Cleaner Clips Passenger's $1,500 Louis Vuitton Belt
Police: Newark Airport Cleaner Clips Passenger's $1,500 Louis Vuitton Belt A Newark Airport cleaner snatched a $1,500 belt that Port Authority police found rolled up in his work trolley, authorities said Wednesday. Airport screeners summoned police around 8 p.m. Tuesday after the 28-year-old owner said the Louis Vuitton belt vanished after he took it off to pass through a security checkpoint, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Officers reviewed security footage, conducted interviews and identified 43-year-old Osmal Reyes of Newark as the thief, Pentangelo said. Checking his work trolley, they found belt "rolled up in a side pocket" and returned it …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Police Detective Among Korean Americans Honored By Bergen Hackensack Police Detective Among Korean Americans Honored By Bergen Hackensack Police Detective Among Korean Americans Honored By Bergen
Hackensack Police Detective Among Korean Americans Honored By Bergen HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Hackensack police detective was among several Korean Americans honored by Bergen County officials for their service to the community. Detective James Han received his award from Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the county freeholder board during a Korean American Day ceremony Tuesday night in Hackensack. Begun in 2003, on the 100th anniversary of the arrival of 102 Korean immigrants in Hawaii who had come to work in the sugar cane fields, Korean American Day is a day to honor all Korean Americans and recognize their impact and contributions. Also hon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Revive Garfield OD Victim, 19, Found Face-Down In Snow Elmwood Park Police Revive Garfield OD Victim, 19, Found Face-Down In Snow Elmwood Park Police Revive Garfield OD Victim, 19, Found Face-Down In Snow
Elmwood Park Police Revive Garfield OD Victim, 19, Found Face-Down In Snow ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police revived a 19-year-old overdose victim found face-down in the snow early Tuesday evening. It took two rounds of Narcan from Officer Chris Finn to help bring the unconscious victim around after he was found around 5 p.m. on Mill Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Elmwood Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. A resident who witnessed the save praised police and EMTs for their fast and decisive work in rescuing the victim.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse
Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- A worker was hospitalized early Tuesday evening after falling 18 feet at a Wood-Ridge warehouse where authorities reported a high carbon monoxide reading. An ambulance was called to Capitol Logistics & Warehousing on Passaic Street just after 5 p.m. for the worker, who had a reported neck injury. Firefighters and police also responded. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington PD: Lying Local Man Crosses Passaic Bridge, Returns With Heroin Wallington PD: Lying Local Man Crosses Passaic Bridge, Returns With Heroin Wallington PD: Lying Local Man Crosses Passaic Bridge, Returns With Heroin
Wallington PD: Lying Local Man Crosses Passaic Bridge, Returns With Heroin WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A Wallington man told a police lieutenant he'd come from Garfield when, in fact, he'd just crossed over from Passaic with 10 folds of heroin stamped "PURE MAGIC," authorities said. Lt. Joseph Rock saw 19-year-old Nicholas Beckering walk across the Wallington Avenue bridge and get into a vehicle on the other side around 12:15 p.m. Monday, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Beckering, who was known to police, emerged two minutes later and walked back across the bridge into Wallington, where he was met by Rock, the captain said. "The suspect had his hands in his poc…

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