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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook PD: Sting Nails Ex-BF Who Stole $10G Of Woman's Valuables Saddle Brook PD: Sting Nails Ex-BF Who Stole $10G Of Woman's Valuables Saddle Brook PD: Sting Nails Ex-BF Who Stole $10G Of Woman's Valuables
Saddle Brook PD: Sting Nails Ex-BF Who Stole $10G Of Woman's Valuables SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A woman's ex-boyfriend broke into her Saddle Brook home, stole more than $10,000 worth of high-end designer clothing, shoes, pocketbooks and jewelry -- then was busted in Fort Lee by undercover detectives posing as buyers, authorities said. The Saddle River Road victim was on vacation when 32-year-old Francisco Nunez of Paterson broke in through a window, Police Chief Robert Kugler said Saturday. Detective Lt. Tom Johnson and Detective Scott Habermann found an online consignment shop, where they arranged a meeting with Nunez on Friday at the Linwood shopping plaza near…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police: 'Piggyback Bandit' Gropes Boy, 14, At Newark Bag Carousel, Pays Him Police: 'Piggyback Bandit' Gropes Boy, 14, At Newark Bag Carousel, Pays Him Police: 'Piggyback Bandit' Gropes Boy, 14, At Newark Bag Carousel, Pays Him
Police: 'Piggyback Bandit' Gropes Boy, 14, At Newark Bag Carousel, Pays Him NEWARK, N.J. -- A man once dubbed "the piggyback bandit" was arrested after police said he groped a 14-year-old boy at a Newark Airport baggage carousel and then paid him for it. Sherwin Shayegan, 34, of Washington State, was "wearing a distinctive Seattle Seahawks hat and other clothing" that allowed Port Authority police to find him at a local hotel a short time after the 3:10 p.m. incident Friday, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The boy told police he was at the Terminal A carousel when Shayegan "began to massage his back without permission," Pentang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Rookie Police Officer Finds Van In GWB Crash Full Of Designer Knockoffs Rookie Police Officer Finds Van In GWB Crash Full Of Designer Knockoffs Rookie Police Officer Finds Van In GWB Crash Full Of Designer Knockoffs
Rookie Police Officer Finds Van In GWB Crash Full Of Designer Knockoffs FORT LEE, N.J. -- A rookie Port Authority police officer on the job exactly a week discovered hundreds of counterfeit designer goods in a minivan involved in a crash on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Officer Christopher Roncancio was interviewing both drivers in the 9 p.m. crash Thuresday when he noticed that one of the vehicles, a 2006 Toyota minivan, "was completely filled with handbags, belts, shoes of assorted designer labels" that turned out to be knockoffs, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Bubacarr Drammeh, 49, of the Bronx, "told police that he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Clifton Woman, 26 SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Clifton Woman, 26 SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Clifton Woman, 26
SEE Anything? Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Clifton Woman, 26 CLIFTON, N.J. -- Authorities sought the public’s help finding a hit-and-run driver who struck a 26-year-old Clifton woman as she crossed the street. Erika Aguilar was crossing Main Avenue near South Parkway when she was struck just after 9 p.m. Wednesday by a vehicle that kept going, authorities said. Aguilar was taken with serious injuries to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where she remained in stable condition, said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione. Anyone who saw something or has information that could help find the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Restaurateur Charged In Mahwah Eruv Vandalism Midland Park Restaurateur Charged In Mahwah Eruv Vandalism Midland Park Restaurateur Charged In Mahwah Eruv Vandalism
Midland Park Restaurateur Charged In Mahwah Eruv Vandalism MAHWAH, N.J. – A proprietor of Arturo’s Restaurant in Midland Park was charged by Mahwah police with vandalizing an eruv in town. A surveillance image posted on Daily Voice and elsewhere helped lead detectives to Mahwah resident Marcello Allegra, 49, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. He was issued a summons to appear in court Jan. 9 on criminal mischief charges, the chief said. "The criminal mischief to the eruv was investigated as a bias crime based on the object that was damaged and what it represented," Batelli said. However, to charge someone with a bias crime in this inst…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Maintenance Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing Girls, 8 & 9 Fairview Maintenance Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing Girls, 8 & 9 Fairview Maintenance Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing Girls, 8 & 9
Fairview Maintenance Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing Girls, 8 & 9 FAIRVIEW, N.J. – A Fairview maintenance worker sexually abused two girls – one 8 and the other 9 – said authorities who arrested him Thursday. Jorge Molina, 56, had a detention hearing scheduled for Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by sexual contact and child endangerment, county Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Grewal said his detectives and Fairview police arrested Molina after “receiving information” that he had “inappropriately touched” both girls. Molina remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Ex-Con Who Stole $10,000 In Hunting Gear Had Illegal Gun Cache Mahwah PD: Ex-Con Who Stole $10,000 In Hunting Gear Had Illegal Gun Cache Mahwah PD: Ex-Con Who Stole $10,000 In Hunting Gear Had Illegal Gun Cache
Mahwah PD: Ex-Con Who Stole $10,000 In Hunting Gear Had Illegal Gun Cache MAHWAH, N.J. – An ex-con who stole tents, tree stands, ladders and cameras used for hunting from Mahwah residents also had several guns, said police who raided his Ringwood home and busted him Thursday. Baste Castello, 46, was arrested after township detectives watched him sell some of the goods snatched from the woods off Ramapo Valley Road and West Road at his home, Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Detective Lt. Guido Bussinelli zeroed in on Castello with help from Wanaque police, the chief said. Officers from Ringwood assisted with the arrest and warranted search, conducted by…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Weather
How Much Longer Will Deep Freeze Last? Meteorologist Gives Answer How Much Longer Will Deep Freeze Last? Meteorologist Gives Answer How Much Longer Will Deep Freeze Last? Meteorologist Gives Answer
How Much Longer Will Deep Freeze Last? Meteorologist Gives Answer In case you're wondering: Frigid to "much below average" temperatures in the region will continue until the end of next week, with "a coating to a few inches" of snow now likely on Saturday, a tristate meteorologist said Thursday afternoon. The average January low is 27 degrees: Current forecasts put it in the teens all the way down to single digits, at least until Saturday, Jan. 6. The current "unrelenting" arctic jet has been "strong and overwhelming," with another to follow Sunday into Wednesday, meteorologist Joseph Cioffi said. SEE: Arctic Weath…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Meteorologist: Count On Low Temps In Teens, Single Digits For 10 More Days Meteorologist: Count On Low Temps In Teens, Single Digits For 10 More Days Meteorologist: Count On Low Temps In Teens, Single Digits For 10 More Days
Meteorologist: Count On Low Temps In Teens, Single Digits For 10 More Days In case you're wondering: Frigid to "much below average" temperatures in North Jersey will continue until the end of next week, with "a coating to a few inches" of snow now likely on Saturday, a tri-state meteorologist said Thursday afternoon. The average January low is 27 degrees: Current forecasts put it in the teens all the way down to single digits, at least until Saturday, Jan. 6. The current "unrelenting" arctic jet has been "strong and overwhelming," with another to follow Sunday into Wednesday, meteorologist Joseph Cioffi said. SEE: Arctic We…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Wrong-Way Route 17 Driver, 79, Goes From Rochelle Park To Paramus Wrong-Way Route 17 Driver, 79, Goes From Rochelle Park To Paramus Wrong-Way Route 17 Driver, 79, Goes From Rochelle Park To Paramus
Wrong-Way Route 17 Driver, 79, Goes From Rochelle Park To Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A disoriented woman driving the wrong way on Route 17 before dawn Thursday passed Paramus police, who managed to stop traffic and get her to a hospital, authorities said. Perhaps it was the hour, one responders said, but "it was a miracle that no one was hurt." The 79-year-old driver -- who Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said was "suffering from an altered mental status" -- apparently pulled into the highway's southbound lane in Rochelle Park headed north around 12:30 a.m. Her car hit the divider and rode it for about 10 feet before continuing on, respo…

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