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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
To Serve, Protect And Bring Joy: Mahwah Police Continue Christmas Eve Run To Serve, Protect And Bring Joy: Mahwah Police Continue Christmas Eve Run To Serve, Protect And Bring Joy: Mahwah Police Continue Christmas Eve Run
To Serve, Protect And Bring Joy: Mahwah Police Continue Christmas Eve Run MAHWAH, N.J. -- An annual tradition continued to grow when Mahwah police officers made the rounds on Christmas Eve, bringing presents and gift cards to families in need. "Officers who have to work and are not at home with their families find joy in bringing presents and gifts to Township residents who are less fortunate during the holiday season," Police Chief James N. Batelli said. "Special thanks goes out to the Mahwah Municipal Alliance, Apple Ridge Homeowners Association and Wellcore Inc. for their generosity," he said.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Two Extricated In Fair Lawn Crash Two Extricated In Fair Lawn Crash Two Extricated In Fair Lawn Crash
Two Extricated In Fair Lawn Crash FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Two occupants had to be cut from an SUV that collided with a minivan Christmas night in Fair Lawn. Both were hospitalized following the crash before midnight at 30th and Raphael streets.

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Christmas Eve Arson Reported At Ridgefield Park Church SEE ANYTHING? Christmas Eve Arson Reported At Ridgefield Park Church SEE ANYTHING? Christmas Eve Arson Reported At Ridgefield Park Church
SEE Anything? Christmas Eve Arson Reported At Ridgefield Park Church RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A fire that broke out during an early-morning Christmas Eve Mass at a Korean church in Ridgefield Park was deliberately set, said authorities who asked the public for help. Police and firefighters from all six village companies responded to the small fire, which broke out in a playground behind a daycare center attached to First United Methodist Church on Cedar Street and cleared the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service, authorities said. Firefighters doused it within minutes. No injuries were reported. Police summoned the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Investigations…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD Nabs 'Most Wanted' Fugitive In Newark Airport Holdup Port Authority PD Nabs 'Most Wanted' Fugitive In Newark Airport Holdup Port Authority PD Nabs 'Most Wanted' Fugitive In Newark Airport Holdup
Port Authority PD Nabs 'Most Wanted' Fugitive In Newark Airport Holdup A fugitive caught in what Port Authority police said was a robbery attempt at a Newark Airport electronics store was on the DEA's "Most Wanted" list, records show. Ernesto Rodriguez-Zazueta, 46, a Mexican immigrant whose most recent address couldn't be determined, went behind the counter at the Blue Wire Electronics stores in Terminal C early Friday, "stuck a pen in the back of an employee mimicking a weapon and demanded cash," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The employee fought off Rodriguez-Zazueta and summoned Port Authority police. Rodriguez-Zazueta "re…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Services Set For Veteran New Milford Firefighter Frank Matagrano, 75 Services Set For Veteran New Milford Firefighter Frank Matagrano, 75 Services Set For Veteran New Milford Firefighter Frank Matagrano, 75
Services Set For Veteran New Milford Firefighter Frank Matagrano, 75 NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A veteran New Milford firefighter resuscitated by his colleagues after he went into cardiac arrest on a call earlier this month passed away Friday. Wake services for Frank Matagrano, 75, are scheduled from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Ascension Church on Azalea Drive in New Milford, followed by a funeral procession ending at Company 1, Fire Chief Ross Rhein said. "I would like to thank Fire Company 1, New Milford Ambulance Corp. and Dumont Fire Chief Daniel Molinaro for their valiant efforts on that night," Rhein said Saturday. "Their efforts gave …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Officers Injured In Pickup Chase From Clifton To Montclair Officers Injured In Pickup Chase From Clifton To Montclair Officers Injured In Pickup Chase From Clifton To Montclair
Officers Injured In Pickup Chase From Clifton To Montclair CLIFTON, N.J. – A trio of police officers were injured after the driver of a pickup truck who led an overnight chase from Clifton to Montclair on Saturday refused to get out of the vehicle, authorities said. Clifton Officers Jessenia Levy and Alessio Esposito tried stopping a white pickup truck near the corner of Highland and Lexington avenues around 2 a.m. when the driver sped off, Lt. Robert Bracken said. A pursuit continued through Botany Village onto southbound Route 21, then to southbound Route 3 and eventually onto the Garden State Parkway, he said. An Essex County sheriff’s officer …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Residents, Merchants With Surveillance Cameras Can Help Make Haledon Safer Residents, Merchants With Surveillance Cameras Can Help Make Haledon Safer Residents, Merchants With Surveillance Cameras Can Help Make Haledon Safer
Residents, Merchants With Surveillance Cameras Can Help Make Haledon Safer HALEDON, N.J. – Haledon residents and merchants who use surveillance cameras to protect their property can help police catch and deter criminals. Although it may not be your house or car that was broken into, your camera could have caught images of someone who victimized a neighbor. Or a neighbor’s camera could help find whoever victimized you. Haledon police are asking residents and businesses across the borough who have surveillance camera systems to register with them. “As we respond to criminal incidents, we may be able to use the information or footage gathered from the security came…

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Paterson, NJ
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Clifton PD: Passaic Police, Sheriff's Officers Help Nab Street Robbery Duo Clifton PD: Passaic Police, Sheriff's Officers Help Nab Street Robbery Duo Clifton PD: Passaic Police, Sheriff's Officers Help Nab Street Robbery Duo
Clifton PD: Passaic Police, Sheriff's Officers Help Nab Street Robbery Duo CLIFTON, N.J. – Clifton police responding to a pair of street robberies a few blocks apart got help Friday night nabbing two suspects. A 26-year-old Passaic man was approached near the corner of Hope and Highland avenues by bandits wearing masks and carrying handguns who pushed him into a dark driveway, robbed him of several valuables and ran off around 7 p.m., Lt. Robert Bracken said. A 41-year-old Clifton man suffered the same fate about an hour later when the robbers accosted him near the corner of Lake and Van Winkle avenues, Bracken said. Responding Clifton Police Officer Christopher …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Brazen Gunmen Rob Route 46 Verizon Store In Elmwood Park Brazen Gunmen Rob Route 46 Verizon Store In Elmwood Park Brazen Gunmen Rob Route 46 Verizon Store In Elmwood Park
Brazen Gunmen Rob Route 46 Verizon Store In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Two brazen bandits robbed the Verizon store on Route 46 in Elmwood Park at gunpoint Friday morning. There were two employees and no customers when the robbers "entered the store wearing dark-colored masks and hoods and brandishing handguns" just before 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. One had on white sneakers, he added. The robbers "physically forced both employees to the back storage room while pointing the weapons at them," then "ordered them to lie face down," Foligno said. The pair then fled with 15 smartphones and tab…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Mahwah Car Burglars Make Off With Cash, Holiday Gifts SEE ANYTHING? Mahwah Car Burglars Make Off With Cash, Holiday Gifts SEE ANYTHING? Mahwah Car Burglars Make Off With Cash, Holiday Gifts
SEE Anything? Mahwah Car Burglars Make Off With Cash, Holiday Gifts MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah police on Friday released a home surveillance image of a vehicle believed used by car burglars who made off with cash and holiday gifts during a recent spree. The burglars hit the area of Glasgow Terrace and Riverview Terrace near Route 202 "during the late evening or overnight hours," Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily Voice. Each time, he said, the bandits simply opened unlocked doors of vehicles parked in driveways and took whatever they could get their hands on. Batelli asked area residents to check their own surveillance video for suspicious or u…

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