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
Port Authority PD: Harasser Who Smashed Woman's Phone Had 3 Warrants Port Authority PD: Harasser Who Smashed Woman's Phone Had 3 Warrants Port Authority PD: Harasser Who Smashed Woman's Phone Had 3 Warrants
Port Authority PD: Harasser Who Smashed Woman's Phone Had 3 Warrants A man who'd been harassing a woman grabbed her phone and smashed it as he ran from Port Authority police officers who arrested him after a struggle, authorities said Thursday. An officer saw the woman struggling with 38-year-old Rasheed Wood inside Newark's Penn Station around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and chased after him, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Wood, who smashed the phone as he ran, was intercepted by another PAPD officer and arrested, he said. "An investigation found that the suspect and victim were known to one another and that the suspect had been harassing the victim …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Third-Time Charm: Paterson Detectives Nab Armed Fugitive Third-Time Charm: Paterson Detectives Nab Armed Fugitive Third-Time Charm: Paterson Detectives Nab Armed Fugitive
Third-Time Charm: Paterson Detectives Nab Armed Fugitive PATERSON, N.J. -- A fugitive ex-con who gave authorities the slip twice was caught by Paterson detectives while carrying a handgun, city police said. Three other men grabbed during a Wednesday night raid at the New York Gyro House restaurant in the 200 block of Broadway had nearly 1,000 bags of heroin among them, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The spot "is known to be a high drug trafficking area," where several investigations and arrests have occurred, Speziale said. Narcotics detectives who hit the store at 6:45 p.m. seized Aaron Williams, 25, of Paterson, who the directo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff: Drunk Ex-Con Crashes Into Route 21 Medians Passaic Sheriff: Drunk Ex-Con Crashes Into Route 21 Medians Passaic Sheriff: Drunk Ex-Con Crashes Into Route 21 Medians
Passaic Sheriff: Drunk Ex-Con Crashes Into Route 21 Medians PATERSON, N.J. -- An unlicensed drunk driver whose car pinballed off concrete barriers on Route 19 in Paterson registered nearly twice the legal limit -- and was carrying a few dozen bags of heroin, authorities said. K9 Officer Piotr Pogorzelski saw the speeding northbound 2005 Nissan Maxima hit one barrier, roll back across the curbed median and hit another barrier approaching Marshall Street Tuesday night, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Pogorzelski rushed to the car to check for injuries, spoke to the driver and smelled alcohol on his breath, the sheriff said. The driver…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Officer Nabs Suspect In Burglary Spree Clifton Officer Nabs Suspect In Burglary Spree Clifton Officer Nabs Suspect In Burglary Spree
Clifton Officer Nabs Suspect In Burglary Spree CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton police officer on the lookout for an accused burglar arrested an ex-con after spotting and stopping his truck, authorities said. Both Circle Brake on Lexington Avenue and CP's Deli on Main Avenue had been broken into -- their front glass doors smashed -- within an hour of one another the night of Dec. 19, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Thursday. Proceeds from the Circle Brake office burglary were still being tallied, he said, adding that a security gate blocked the bandit from getting any further. Working with City of Passaic detectives, investigators pegged 5…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor: NYC Toll Cheat Used Bogus NJ Addresses For County Job Bergen Prosecutor: NYC Toll Cheat Used Bogus NJ Addresses For County Job Bergen Prosecutor: NYC Toll Cheat Used Bogus NJ Addresses For County Job
Bergen Prosecutor: NYC Toll Cheat Used Bogus NJ Addresses For County Job HACKENSACK, N.J. – A Staten Island man used bogus New Jersey addresses to get and keep a job with the Bergen County Utilities Authority – while running up more than $24,000 in unpaid E-ZPass tolls and fees, said authorities who busted him. The utilities authority detected the fraud by Anthony B. Savino, 52, and reported it to his investigators, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. Savino, who worked as an attendant for the BCUA, “violated New Jersey Civil Service and employment regulations by obtaining employment with a public entity using a fraudulent New Jersey resid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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RECOGNIZE HIM? Edgewater Detectives Hunt Lottery Scratch-Offs Thief RECOGNIZE HIM? Edgewater Detectives Hunt Lottery Scratch-Offs Thief RECOGNIZE HIM? Edgewater Detectives Hunt Lottery Scratch-Offs Thief
Recognize HIM? Edgewater Detectives Hunt Lottery Scratch-Offs Thief EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Edgewater police sought the public's help finding a burglar who they said broke into a local business and stolen a batch of New Jersey lottery scratch-off tickets. The burglar was wearing a hoodie and a scarf covering his face when he smashed through the store's front door around 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, snatched the tickets and bolted, borough Detective Dale Price said. He was caught on surveillance cameras at stores in Hoboken and Weehawken, however, when he tried to cash in winning tickets, Price said. Anyone who recognizes him or has information that could help find him is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
8th Suspect Nabbed In Bergen Government Check-Forging Scheme 8th Suspect Nabbed In Bergen Government Check-Forging Scheme 8th Suspect Nabbed In Bergen Government Check-Forging Scheme
8th Suspect Nabbed In Bergen Government Check-Forging Scheme HACKENSACK, N.J. – An eighth suspect was charged with participating in a ring that forged and cashed Bergen County government checks, authorities said. Investigators rounded up seven suspects in September who they said were involved in forging the checks and making bogus wire transfers that brought the total stolen to $50,000. They later found that the accused ringleaders, Daleska Dillerva, 22, and Anthony Peguero, 23, both of Newark, were working with Kwanelle Parker, 26, of the Bronx, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. Crew members deposited the checks in individu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Work-Bound Paramus Driver In Two Hit-Runs Blames Cold Medicine, Police Say Work-Bound Paramus Driver In Two Hit-Runs Blames Cold Medicine, Police Say Work-Bound Paramus Driver In Two Hit-Runs Blames Cold Medicine, Police Say
Work-Bound Paramus Driver In Two Hit-Runs Blames Cold Medicine, Police Say PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus driver involved in two hit-and-run crashes on her way to work told police that cold medicine had made her woozy, authorities said. A passerby notified Port Authority police at the Holland Tunnel that a reckless driver had just crashed her 2007 Acura and kept going last Thursday around 9:30 a.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said Wednesday. A Port Authority officer spotted the car and ordered 49-year-old Natasha Moonsammy to pull over, Pentangelo said. As she did, he said, the car hit the curb and mounted the sidewalk. "The officer noted that [Moonsammy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Woman, 74, Charged With Swiping $6,100 From Former Fair Lawn Roommate Woman, 74, Charged With Swiping $6,100 From Former Fair Lawn Roommate Woman, 74, Charged With Swiping $6,100 From Former Fair Lawn Roommate
Woman, 74, Charged With Swiping $6,100 From Former Fair Lawn Roommate FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police charged a 74-year-old woman with writing more than $6,100 in bogus checks drawn on a former roommate's account four years ago, police said. The Watkins Avenue homeowner reported in December 2013 that $6,139 in checks had been written from the victim's account, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Wednesday. An investigation found that Alice Carr, who'd been living there at the time, cashed the checks, he said. Detective Peter Yuskaitis tracked Carr to Atlantic City, where he and colleagues found and arrested her earlier this month, the sergeant said. Carr was releas…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview Firefighters Douse Basement Blaze Fairview Firefighters Douse Basement Blaze Fairview Firefighters Douse Basement Blaze
Fairview Firefighters Douse Basement Blaze FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- No injuries were reported in a Fairview basement fire, authorities said Wednesday. Firefighters battling frigid temperatures had to seek additional water sources, but eventually limited the damage, after the Prospect Avenue residential blaze broke out around 11:30 a.m. Freezing conditions forced the DPW to salt the slick roadway.

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