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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police: West Nyack Driver In Fatal PIP Crash Fell Asleep At Wheel Police: West Nyack Driver In Fatal PIP Crash Fell Asleep At Wheel Police: West Nyack Driver In Fatal PIP Crash Fell Asleep At Wheel
Police: West Nyack Driver In Fatal PIP Crash Fell Asleep At Wheel ALPINE, N.J. -- The driver of an SUV that crashed deep into the woods overnight Wednesday on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine -- remaining hidden until daybreak -- apparently fell asleep at the wheel, authorities said. Although a Bergen County medical examiner will officially determine the cause and manner of death, police said Peter Kim, 55,  of West Nyack nodded out, PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Kim's silver Toyota went airborne and landed "deep in the woods" off the northbound parkway just past the Alpine Lookout and struck several trees before coming to res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Prosecutor: Second Paterson Man Charged For Gun Involved In Police Shooting Prosecutor: Second Paterson Man Charged For Gun Involved In Police Shooting Prosecutor: Second Paterson Man Charged For Gun Involved In Police Shooting
Prosecutor: Second Paterson Man Charged For Gun Involved In Police Shooting PATERSON, N.J. – A 20-year-old Paterson man gave another man a gun that he pointed at a group of city police officers -- two of whom fired at him and missed, authorities said Wednesday. Michael David didn't have a permit for the weapon, which Dionte Robinson pointed the gun at the officers as they approached him last Wednesday night on North 5th Street between Clinton and Jefferson streets, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. “Two of the officers discharged their department-issued handguns,” Valdes said, adding that there was “no immediate indication of injuries to either poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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PHOTO: Hit-Run Vehicle That Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Was SUV PHOTO: Hit-Run Vehicle That Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Was SUV PHOTO: Hit-Run Vehicle That Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Was SUV
Photo: Hit-Run Vehicle That Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Was SUV TOTOWA, N.J. – Authorities on Wednesday released an image of a small, white SUV that they said struck and killed a 69-year-old Paterson woman in Totowa early Monday evening. Grace Strazza of Paterson was crossing Union Avenue in front of the local 5 & 10 store around 5:15 p.m. when she was struck by what might have been a Nissan Murano, authorities said. The vehicle kept going, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Robert Coyle said in a joint announcement. Strazza was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where she was pronounced dead…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup Passaic Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup Passaic Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup
Passaic Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup PASSAIC, N.J. – Two Passaic men were among five busted in a multi-agency law enforcement crackdown on drug dealing in and around the city, authorities said Wednesday. Pedro Mangual, 36, and Leo Perez, 33, both of Passaic, were charged with various drug possession and distribution counts. Two Garfield men also were busted in "Operation Triple Play": Sharif Irving, 35, who was charged with operating a drug production facility, and Persio Lora, 22, also of Garfield, who was charged with gun possession.  The six-month probe targeted heroin, cocaine and marijuana distribution not only…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford Employee Charged With Grabbing Young Co-Workers' Behinds New Milford Employee Charged With Grabbing Young Co-Workers' Behinds New Milford Employee Charged With Grabbing Young Co-Workers' Behinds
New Milford Employee Charged With Grabbing Young Co-Workers' Behinds NEW MILFORD, N.J. – An employee at a New Milford business repeatedly grabbed the behind of one young co-worker and did the same to another while making lewd comments to her, said police who arrested him. Police were speaking with Maurice Kearney, 27, of Newark, about the first report when a second victim told them she’d been grabbed, as well, Detective. Lt. Kevin Van Saders said Wednesday. Both victims are 18, he said. Kearney was taken into custody, charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact and released pending a hearing. The news came barely an hour after authorities reported t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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POSSIBLE ABDUCTION: Authorities Say Paterson Woman, 24, May Be in Danger POSSIBLE ABDUCTION: Authorities Say Paterson Woman, 24, May Be in Danger POSSIBLE ABDUCTION: Authorities Say Paterson Woman, 24, May Be in Danger
Possible Abduction: Authorities Say Paterson Woman, 24, May Be in Danger PATERSON, N.J. -- A 24-year-old woman was injured and may been abducted in her car Tuesday night, authorities said. Shanaya Coley was last seen on Colonial Avenue in Paterson just before 11 p.m. Tuesday in her 2013 Nissan Altima with New Jersey plates, authorities said. Anyone who sees her or can help authorities find her is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Marco Aliano of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at (862) 849-6019 or the Paterson PD Major Crimes Division at (973) 321-1120.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN THEM? (VIDEO) Willowbrook Security Guard Dragged By Shoplifters' Van SEEN THEM? (VIDEO) Willowbrook Security Guard Dragged By Shoplifters' Van SEEN THEM? (VIDEO) Willowbrook Security Guard Dragged By Shoplifters' Van
Seen Them? (Video) Willowbrook Security Guard Dragged By Shoplifters' Van WAYNE, N.J. – Video released by Wayne police shows a Willowbrook Mall security guard being dragged by a van as he tried to stop three suspected shoplifters. The guard tried to stop the trio of women as they fled the Lord & Taylor store last Thursday night, then was dragged before he fell, hitting his head on the pavement, Capt. Laurence Martin said. He sustained a concussion and some cuts, Martin said. The white Nissan SUV had New York license plates with the tag HFE2593. Anyone who can identify any or all of the women is asked to contact Detective Anne Shivas at (973) 633-3552 (shiva…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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SUV In Fatal Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash Wasn't Noticed For Hours SUV In Fatal Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash Wasn't Noticed For Hours SUV In Fatal Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash Wasn't Noticed For Hours
SUV In Fatal Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash Wasn't Noticed For Hours ALPINE, N.J. -- An SUV that crashed deep into the woods overnight Wednesday on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine remained hidden until daybreak, authorities said. The silver Toyota went airborne and landed "deep in the woods" off the northbound parkway just past the Alpine Lookout and struck several trees before coming to rest on the other side of a small hill sometime overnight, Police Chief Michael Coppola said. It was found heavily damaged around 7 a.m., once "daylight was able to make the scene visible," he said. EMS and firefighters who responded found the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: Passenger Grabs Wheel In Crash That Downs Route 17 Power Lines Mahwah PD: Passenger Grabs Wheel In Crash That Downs Route 17 Power Lines Mahwah PD: Passenger Grabs Wheel In Crash That Downs Route 17 Power Lines
Mahwah PD: Passenger Grabs Wheel In Crash That Downs Route 17 Power Lines MAHWAH, N.J. – A passenger arguing with a driver over the heat suddenly punched him in the face and grabbed the wheel, causing a crash that downed power lines across Route 17 in Mahwah before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Paul Jayme Jr., 36, of Neptune remained at the scene while the driver – identified as 35-year-old Walter Jarvis of Asbury Park – took off on foot after the Chevy Tahoe crashed just after 1 a.m. between a Valero gas station and West Ramapo Avenue, Police Chief James Batelli said. Jarvis then called police from the gas station, where they picked him up, the chief said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup Garfield Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup Garfield Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup
Garfield Men Among Five Busted In Heroin, Coke, Pot Roundup GARFIELD, N.J. – Two Garfield men were among five busted in a multi-agency law enforcement crackdown on drug dealing in and around the city of Passaic, authorities said Wednesday. Sharif Irving, 35, was charged with operating a drug production facility, while Persio Lora, 22, was charged with gun possession. Dubbed “Operation Triple Play,” the six-month probe targeted heroin, cocaine and marijuana distribution not only in Passaic but in the neighboring towns in Bergen and Essex counties, authorities said. Seized during the operation were roughly $75,000 worth of drugs: more than 2½ ounce…

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