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
Barricaded Elmwood Park Businessman Surrenders To Police Barricaded Elmwood Park Businessman Surrenders To Police Barricaded Elmwood Park Businessman Surrenders To Police
Barricaded Elmwood Park Businessman Surrenders To Police ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A suicidal Elmwood Park businessman barricaded himself inside his house with two family members Friday morning before police convinced him to surrender. Everyone got out of the Elmwood Drive home safely following the 8 a.m. "event/disturbance," Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "There were no crimes committed and no one was injured," the chief said. "No force was used and everything was resolved in a calm manner." He refused to provide any further details, other than to say that "a number of legally acquired and registered firearms …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Driver, 65, Escapes River Edge Rollover Driver, 65, Escapes River Edge Rollover Driver, 65, Escapes River Edge Rollover
Driver, 65, Escapes River Edge Rollover RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- A 65-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in a rollover crash Thursday night in River Edge. Her SUV crashed into two parked vehicles on Bogert Road around 7 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Three-Vehicle Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah PHOTOS: Three-Vehicle Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah PHOTOS: Three-Vehicle Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah
Photos: Three-Vehicle Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- A worker was trapped in the back of a utility vehicle and had to be extricated after a crash that temporarily closed northbound Route 17 in Mahwah Thursday afternoon. There was no immediate word on injuries after the three-vehicle collision at a highway work site just before 3:30 p.m. A loaded passenger van and a four-door sedan were also involved. Van occupants found warmth in the lobby of a nearby office building. Traffic quickly backed up into Ramsey. All lanes were eventually reopened within an hour. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah PHOTOS: Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah PHOTOS: Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah
Photos: Crash Jams Route 17N In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- A worker was trapped in the back of a utility vehicle and had to be extricated after a crash that temporarily closed northbound Route 17 in Mahwah Thursday afternoon. There was no immediate word on injuries after the three-vehicle collision at a highway work site just before 3:30 p.m. A loaded passenger van and a four-door sedan were also involved. Van occupants found warmth in the lobby of a nearby office building. Traffic quickly backed up into Ramsey. All lanes were eventually reopened within an hour. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD Adds New Officer Liam Kantanas Mahwah PD Adds New Officer Liam Kantanas Mahwah PD Adds New Officer Liam Kantanas
Mahwah PD Adds New Officer Liam Kantanas MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah’s newest police officer is a lifelong resident, a township firefighter and a former dispatcher. Officer Liam Kantanas was among 95 recruits who were graduated Wednesday night from the Bergen County Police Academy. Kantanas was graduated from Ramapo College with a Bachelor’s degree. He was presented with badge #1160 – the 160th officer to serve the residents of Mahwah in the police department’s history. He and the other recruits completed an intense and difficult six-month course thatincluded physical training, classes in all areas of law enforcement, defensive tactic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passing Of Passaic Sheriff's Lieutenant Announced Passing Of Passaic Sheriff's Lieutenant Announced Passing Of Passaic Sheriff's Lieutenant Announced
Passing Of Passaic Sheriff's Lieutenant Announced PATERSON, N.J. – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes on Thursday announced the death of Sheriff’s Lt. Timothy Carpenter, 49, of West Milford. “On December 12, 2017, at approximately 6:00 pm, Mr. Carpenter was located inside his private motor vehicle in a wooded area of Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park,” Valdes wrote in an afternoon news release. Carpenter “is believed to be the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound resulting in his death,” she added. “At the time of his death, Mr. Carpenter was employed as a corrections officer with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Children In Need Get Christmas Cheer From Upper Saddle River PBA Children In Need Get Christmas Cheer From Upper Saddle River PBA Children In Need Get Christmas Cheer From Upper Saddle River PBA
Children In Need Get Christmas Cheer From Upper Saddle River PBA UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- For the 10th straight year, members of Upper Saddle River PBA Local #218 brought some Christmas cheer to children who are homeless, abused or enduring other hardships. Each Christmas, the non-profit CUMAC operates a “wish-list” program as part of its mission to alleviate hunger and its root causes in Paterson and Passaic County. Upper Saddle River's police union this season proudly fulfilled the wishes of 20 children, providing toys, gift cards, clothing, and jackets. Overall, CUMAC (the Center of United Methodist Aid to the Community) granted wishes to roug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Second Wayward Tractor-Trailer This Week Jams Washington Township Road Second Wayward Tractor-Trailer This Week Jams Washington Township Road Second Wayward Tractor-Trailer This Week Jams Washington Township Road
Second Wayward Tractor-Trailer This Week Jams Washington Township Road WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – For the second time in less than a week, a steep Washington Township hill tripped up a tractor-trailer, temporarily closing a busy road. Township police instructed the driver to turn around in a nearby cul-de-sac in order to safely re-enter Washington Avenue. However, he couldn’t complete the turn, and his rig got stuck in a pile of snow-covered leaves – requiring a heavy-duty wrecker to remove it. Police issued two summonses to the driver after consulting with a Bergen County sheriff's traffic officer. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Responding Fair Lawn Officer Crashes En Route To Report Of Man Attacking Driver With Bat Responding Fair Lawn Officer Crashes En Route To Report Of Man Attacking Driver With Bat Responding Fair Lawn Officer Crashes En Route To Report Of Man Attacking Driver With Bat
Responding Fair Lawn Officer Crashes En Route To Report Of Man Attacking Driver With Bat A Fair Lawn police officer sustained a minor head injury in a crash on his way to an incident Thursday afternoon in which a man arguing with a motorist over a parking spot hit him with a bat and then fled, authorities said. It began just before 12:30 p.m., when a 27-year-old Fair Lawn delivery driver parked his 2017 Subaru in a fire lane in front of his job at the East Wok Asian Restaurant on Prospect Avenue in Glen Rock, Fair Lawn Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He was approached by another motorist, got into an argument, then moved the Subaru onto Prospect Avenue in Fair Lawn, Metzler said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Gunmen Sought In Paterson Street Killing Gunmen Sought In Paterson Street Killing Gunmen Sought In Paterson Street Killing
Gunmen Sought In Paterson Street Killing PATERSON, N.J. – Authorities in Paterson turned to the public for help Thursday in finding a pair of killers. Keyantay Deas, 37, of Paterson was walking along 12th Avenue in the 300 block around 8:40 p.m. Monday when two assailants – both armed with handguns – approached and fired at him several times, authorities said. Deas later died at the hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Both asked that anyone who might have seen something, or who has information that could help investigators, contact the pro…

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