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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: West Milford DWI Driver Busted After Hitting Curbs, Cursing Cops Wayne PD: West Milford DWI Driver Busted After Hitting Curbs, Cursing Cops Wayne PD: West Milford DWI Driver Busted After Hitting Curbs, Cursing Cops
Wayne PD: West Milford DWI Driver Busted After Hitting Curbs, Cursing Cops WAYNE, N.J. -- Calling Wayne police officers "scumbags who supported Donald Trump," a DWI West Milford motorist whose vehicle hit curbs and crossed double-yellow lines got himself arrested, authorities said. Officer Kyle Vergano caught up to and stopped Joshua B. Luciani, 41, following a midnight report Monday of a speeding driver drifting acros lanes at Black Oak and Hamburg turnpikes, Capt. Laurence Martin said. Joined by backups, Luciani "smelled a strong odor of alcohol" on Luciani, who also had bloodshot eyes and was fumbling with his hands, the capain said. Lucian…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bridgeport, CT
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NJ Police: Stopped Connecticut Couple Had $8,000 In Suspected Drug Cash NJ Police: Stopped Connecticut Couple Had $8,000 In Suspected Drug Cash NJ Police: Stopped Connecticut Couple Had $8,000 In Suspected Drug Cash
NJ Police: Stopped Connecticut Couple Had $8,000 In Suspected Drug Cash A Connecticut couple stopped in New Jersey near the New York border with $8,000 in suspected drug money weren’t into telling the truth – which ended up sending one of them to jail, authorities said. Mahwah Police Officer Tyler Boucher spotted a small amount of pot in the lap of 37-year-old passenger McClendon Jones of Hartford after stopping a vehicle driven by Shian Anderson, 25, of Manchester on southbound Route 287, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Boucher also “smelled the odor of raw marijuana,” he said. The officer ordered both out of the car after Jones “admitted to the officer …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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FOUND! Missing Lodi Teen Back Home FOUND! Missing Lodi Teen Back Home FOUND! Missing Lodi Teen Back Home
Found! Missing Lodi Teen Back Home LODI, N.J. -- A 16-year-old Lodi boy reported missing on Monday was found, police said. Sean Matthew Cordova was home with his family, they said Wednesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Connecticut Couple Busted On Route 287 With Unaccounted $8,000 Mahwah PD: Connecticut Couple Busted On Route 287 With Unaccounted $8,000 Mahwah PD: Connecticut Couple Busted On Route 287 With Unaccounted $8,000
Mahwah PD: Connecticut Couple Busted On Route 287 With Unaccounted $8,000 MAHWAH, N.J. – A Connecticut couple stopped by Mahwah police on southbound Route 287 with $8,000 in suspected drug money weren’t into telling the truth – which ended up sending one of them to jail, authorities said. Officer Tyler Boucher spotted a small amount of pot in the lap of 37-year-old passenger McClendon Jones of Hartford after stopping a vehicle driver by Shian Anderson, 25, of Manchester, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Boucher also “smelled the odor of raw marijuana,” he said. The officer ordered both out of the car after Jones “admitted to the officer that he had been roll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Sought Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Sought Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Sought
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman, 69, In Totowa Sought TOTOWA, N.J. – Authorities sought the public’s help finding the driver who 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, 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 at 6:03 p.m. Anyone who might have seen something or h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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South Hackensack PD: Route 46 DWI Driver Had Struck Sign Sticking From Roof South Hackensack PD: Route 46 DWI Driver Had Struck Sign Sticking From Roof South Hackensack PD: Route 46 DWI Driver Had Struck Sign Sticking From Roof
South Hackensack PD: Route 46 DWI Driver Had Struck Sign Sticking From Roof SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A drunk driver who'd struck a pole in Secaucus and kept going was unaware that it was sticking out of her sun roof, said police who stopped and arrested her on Route 46 in South Hackensack. Maria V. Vazquez, 52, of Hawthorne drove for several miles "with the NJ Transit sign impaled through the sun roof of her Lexus" early Saturday morning, Capt. Robert Kaiser said. Officer David Polanco spotted the car on Route 46 and pulled Vasquez over, he said. Vasquez failed a field sobriety test and was brought to headquarters, where police processed her on DWI and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Multi-Town Stolen Car Chase Ends In Bergenfield Pharmacy Bathroom Multi-Town Stolen Car Chase Ends In Bergenfield Pharmacy Bathroom Multi-Town Stolen Car Chase Ends In Bergenfield Pharmacy Bathroom
Multi-Town Stolen Car Chase Ends In Bergenfield Pharmacy Bathroom BERGENFIELD, N.J. – A Bergenfield police officer who smelled burning rubber helped track down a driver who led a late-night chase through several towns before trying to stash stolen jewelry behind a toilet tank in a pharmacy bathroom, authorities said. Edward Arnold, 29, of Bergenfield, was seized as he emerged from the Washington Avenue Walgreens men’s, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. Arnold -- whose rap sheets includes busts for aggravated assault and drug-related offenses, among other charges -- had been freed earlier this year following six months in the Bergen County Jail after authorities …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook Teen Killed In Crash Lost Father In Motorcycle Accident Saddle Brook Teen Killed In Crash Lost Father In Motorcycle Accident Saddle Brook Teen Killed In Crash Lost Father In Motorcycle Accident
Saddle Brook Teen Killed In Crash Lost Father In Motorcycle Accident SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Saddle Brook's Costanzo family has had to endure more crushing heartache than most. Tuesday night, a candlelight vigil is scheduled for 16-year-old Brooke Costanzo, who was killed in a car crash Sunday night -- 6½ years after he father died in a tragic motorcycle accident. Brooke -- a junior who was a cheerleader, coached youth cheerleading and played high school volleyball and lacrosse -- was alone, police said, when the Honda Pilot she was driving ran off a South Brunswick road and struck a tree just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters extricated Costanzo and took h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Imposter From Paterson Got NJ Driver's License Bergen Prosecutor: Imposter From Paterson Got NJ Driver's License Bergen Prosecutor: Imposter From Paterson Got NJ Driver's License
Bergen Prosecutor: Imposter From Paterson Got NJ Driver's License HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County investigators on Monday busted a Paterson man who they said impersonated someone else to get a New Jersey driver’s license illegally. Mohamad Khalaifeh, 36, who is single and unemployed, was taken into custody at his Getty Avenue apartment before being released on a summons charging him with identify theft and public records tampering, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission notified his detectives that Khalaiefh “provided the personal identifying information and documents of another person to the New Jersey Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Candlelight Vigil Set For Saddle Brook Girl, 16, Killed In Crash Candlelight Vigil Set For Saddle Brook Girl, 16, Killed In Crash Candlelight Vigil Set For Saddle Brook Girl, 16, Killed In Crash
Candlelight Vigil Set For Saddle Brook Girl, 16, Killed In Crash SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A candlelight vigil is scheduled Tuesday night at Saddle Brook High School for a 16-year-old junior who was killed in a car crash Sunday night -- 6½ years after he father died in a tragic crash. Brooke Costanzo -- a junior who was a cheerleader, coached youth cheerleading and played high school volleyball and lacrosse -- was alone, police said, when the Honda Pilot she was driving ran off a South Brunswick road and struck a tree just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters extricated Costanzo and took her to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick, …

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