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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Popular Pizza Place Steps Up For Lyndhurst's 'Special Angels' Popular Pizza Place Steps Up For Lyndhurst's 'Special Angels' Popular Pizza Place Steps Up For Lyndhurst's 'Special Angels'
Popular Pizza Place Steps Up For Lyndhurst's 'Special Angels' LYNDHURST, N.J. -- What has grown into a remarkable group out of Lyndhurst for children and others with special needs is getting extra special treatment from a popular local eatery. Mr. Bruno's Pizzeria and Restaurant will be donating 20% of all proceeds from 6 p.m. until closing on Dec. 11 to the Special Angels. Anyone who dines in or orders delivery and mentions the Special Angels will have 20% of their total check donated to the unique group. It all began in 2005, after Deborah Wertalik's grandson was diagnosed with autism at 4. Wertalik and her daughter -- Tyler's mom, Tara Banuls --…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Crack Armed Robbery Spree, Three In Custody Paterson Police Crack Armed Robbery Spree, Three In Custody Paterson Police Crack Armed Robbery Spree, Three In Custody
Paterson Police Crack Armed Robbery Spree, Three In Custody PATERSON, N.J. -- A string of armed robberies in Paterson was cracked with the arrests of three city men, authorities said Thursday. Although investigators considered three holdups solved as a result, "additional victims are being called in by detectives," city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Two wedding bands were recovered, he said, adding that police were trying to find the owners. Mariano Maldonado, 34, Victor Torres, 48 and Luis Pizarro, 39, are all charged with armed robbery and weapons offenses in connection with November robberies at Main and Mary streets, 136 16th A…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Supermarket Employee Cut Stopping Vodka Robber Glen Rock Supermarket Employee Cut Stopping Vodka Robber Glen Rock Supermarket Employee Cut Stopping Vodka Robber
Glen Rock Supermarket Employee Cut Stopping Vodka Robber GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A Glen Rock supermarket employee who tried to stop a Paterson man from stealing eight bottles of vodka was cut with a knife before he and his manager subdued the thief, police said. The incident began around 3:45 p.m. Monday when two employees at the Superfresh confronted Jose L. Estrada, 41, as he tried to make off with nearly $300 worth of booze, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Store video showed Estrada pulling a knife that he cut one of the employees with during the struggle before the injured 28-year-old worker and a store manager held him down, the chief said. EMT…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK After Mistakenly Driving Onto Rutherford Train Tracks Driver OK After Mistakenly Driving Onto Rutherford Train Tracks Driver OK After Mistakenly Driving Onto Rutherford Train Tracks
Driver OK After Mistakenly Driving Onto Rutherford Train Tracks RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rutherford police early Wednesday evening helped a driver who made a wrong turn get her car off the train tracks. The 27-year-old driver was following GPS instructions to make a left -- only she did so too early, police said. Officers responded, got the vehicle back onto the road -- and she was off without incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen 'End DWI' Vigil Will Unite Victims' Loved Ones, Law Enforcement Bergen 'End DWI' Vigil Will Unite Victims' Loved Ones, Law Enforcement Bergen 'End DWI' Vigil Will Unite Victims' Loved Ones, Law Enforcement
Bergen 'End DWI' Vigil Will Unite Victims' Loved Ones, Law Enforcement HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A solemn ceremony will draw loved ones and members of law enforcement to Hackensack this Monday night in the crusade to keep drunk drivers off Bergen County's roads. END DWI, in conjunction with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and the Police Traffic Officers Association have coordinated the annual candlelight vigil beginning at 6:30 p.m. at One Bergen Plaza. "As in past years, we will solemnly remember those who have been needlessly killed or injured by drunk drivers on the roadways of Bergen County," said Park Ri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police Decorate Colleague With Cancer's Home For Holidays Wayne Police Decorate Colleague With Cancer's Home For Holidays Wayne Police Decorate Colleague With Cancer's Home For Holidays
Wayne Police Decorate Colleague With Cancer's Home For Holidays WAYNE, N.J. -- A Wayne police officer battling cancer got his house decorated for Christmas, thanks to his brothers and sisters in blue. Detective Eric Jason Clemente, who was also the department's inspiration for this year's "No Shave November" fundraiser, has gained the respect of colleagues and others through his "strong spirit and resolve," Capt. Laurence Martin said. "The department and the unions wanted to provide him with some sort of gift for the holidays," he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Carlstadt PD: Decoy Delivery Nabs Addict With Cart Full Of Stolen Packages Carlstadt PD: Decoy Delivery Nabs Addict With Cart Full Of Stolen Packages Carlstadt PD: Decoy Delivery Nabs Addict With Cart Full Of Stolen Packages
Carlstadt PD: Decoy Delivery Nabs Addict With Cart Full Of Stolen Packages CARLSTADT, N.J. – A decoy delivery led to the arrest of a Carlstadt heroin addict who was first caught on a surveillance camera swiping packages – and was pushing a shopping cart full of others when they grabbed him, authorities said. A woman who’d had several packages stolen over nearly two weeks installed the camera after fellow tenants in the Hackensack Street building told her they’d been victimized, too, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said Wednesday. The camera captured images around noon Monday of a man wearing a hoodie and carrying a backpack walking up to the woman’s front door and sc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Catch, Release: Franklin Lakes PD Keeps Nabbing Court Skippers Catch, Release: Franklin Lakes PD Keeps Nabbing Court Skippers Catch, Release: Franklin Lakes PD Keeps Nabbing Court Skippers
Catch, Release: Franklin Lakes PD Keeps Nabbing Court Skippers FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – One of the staples of police work, the traffic stop, continues to produce a bounty of arrests in Franklin Lakes – often of people arrested elsewhere who then skipped court. The only "catch," though is that all had to be released, courtesy of under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law. Two were stopped Wednesday morning – both from Mahwah. Christopher Atwood, 36, was wanted out of Howell Township and Trenton, Franklin Lakes police said they discovered after he was stopped on Ewing Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. Atwood also was driving with a suspended license, Ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Investigate 'Bomb' Message On Wall At Waldwick School Authorities Investigate 'Bomb' Message On Wall At Waldwick School Authorities Investigate 'Bomb' Message On Wall At Waldwick School
Authorities Investigate 'Bomb' Message On Wall At Waldwick School WALDWICK, N.J. -- Students at Waldwick High/Middle School were sheltered in place Wednesday morning after a threatening message was found on a wall. "There's a bomb in the school, 11/29/17" reads the message printed on the wall -- photographed by a student and shared on social media. "Students are safe," school officials said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Don't Fall For It: 7 Women DIDN'T Die From Sniffing Perfume Samples Don't Fall For It: 7 Women DIDN'T Die From Sniffing Perfume Samples Don't Fall For It: 7 Women DIDN'T Die From Sniffing Perfume Samples
Don't Fall For It: 7 Women Didn'T Die From Sniffing Perfume Samples A report of seven women dying from sniffing free perfume samples they got in the mail isn't only bogus: It's years-old "scarelore." People who've forwarded the fake news would have known better if they'd checked with Snopes.com, a site that investigates and then confirms or denies such reports. For one thing, Snopes notes, no specific products are mentioned. None of the purported dead are identified in any way -- by name, date of death, manner of death, etc. Here's the other thing: If there were seven dead women, how is it no loved ones contacted the media? Where are the obituari…

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