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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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood Driver, 84, Charged With Fleeing Serious Bicycle Crash Maywood Driver, 84, Charged With Fleeing Serious Bicycle Crash Maywood Driver, 84, Charged With Fleeing Serious Bicycle Crash
Maywood Driver, 84, Charged With Fleeing Serious Bicycle Crash MAYWOOD, N.J. – An 84-year-old Maywood man was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving a serious injury to a bicyclist struck Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Roland F. Weigel took off after his Ford Expedition struck the 43-year-old Hackensack bicyclist at the intersection of East Passaic Street and Golf Avenue just before 1:30 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Witnesses said Weigel bailed out and left the car. The seriously-injured bicyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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VIDEO: Arrest Made In Fight At End Of Hackensack HS Game Vs. Teaneck VIDEO: Arrest Made In Fight At End Of Hackensack HS Game Vs. Teaneck VIDEO: Arrest Made In Fight At End Of Hackensack HS Game Vs. Teaneck
Video: Arrest Made In Fight At End Of Hackensack HS Game Vs. Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. — Authorities confirmed that a Teaneck man was arrested for a separate assault following a Thanksgiving Day brawl at the end of the annual football game between Hackensack and Teaneck. Police said the incident leading to the arrest of 18-year-old Branden Diaz didn't happen on the field, where a brawl broke out after a Hackensack flag-bearer who ran to midfield to plant a Comets' flag was walloped by a Highwaymen player. A last-ditch Teaneck Hail Mary pass had just fallen short in Hackensack's 19-18 comeback win, video posted by Nj.com shows. It took a few minutes to restore o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Faces Gun, Another Beaten With Baseball Bat Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Faces Gun, Another Beaten With Baseball Bat Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Faces Gun, Another Beaten With Baseball Bat
Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Faces Gun, Another Beaten With Baseball Bat CLIFTON, N.J. -- One victim was robbed at gunpoint and another attacked by two men with a baseball bat in separate Clifton robberies, police said Monday. A 28-year-old ciy resident told police he was walking on Lakeview Avenue toward Crooks Avenue just before 7 p.m. Wednesday when a gunman grabbed him behind and forced him to a nearby driveway, out of view of passing motorists and pedestrians, Lt. Robert Bracken said. The robber then assaulted the victim, taking cash and other belongings, he said. The victim described him as tall, black, in his 30s or 40s and dressed all in black. Three …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood PD: Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 61, Struck By Hit-Run SUV Ridgewood PD: Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 61, Struck By Hit-Run SUV Ridgewood PD: Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 61, Struck By Hit-Run SUV
Ridgewood PD: Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 61, Struck By Hit-Run SUV RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Ridgewood police sought the public’s help finding a hit-and-run driver whose SUV struck a Fair Lawn bicyclist Friday afternoon. The light blue or light grey vehicle sideswiped the 61-year-old bicyclist and kept going after trying to pass him on North Maple Avenue near Meadowbrook Avenue around 2:30 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital with pain down his left side, Luthcke said. Anyone who saw the incident or has information that could help the investigation is asked to contact Ridgewood police: (201) 652-3900.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Video Helps Nab Passaic Gunman Authorities: Video Helps Nab Passaic Gunman Authorities: Video Helps Nab Passaic Gunman
Authorities: Video Helps Nab Passaic Gunman PASSAIC, N.J. – Video helped authorities identify a Passaic man whom they charged with shooting at a car on Thanksgiving Eve. Jose Reyes, 42, remained held in the Passaic County Jail after being taken into custody early Saturday – charged with two counts each of aggravated assault weapons possession. It appeared no one was struck in the Wednesday night shooting in front of Al's Ice Cream Shop on Passaic Street, authorities said. “Police located a vehicle that appeared to have been hit by bullets, as well as shell casings,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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PHOTOS: Bergenfield Utility Pole Downed, Other Struck In Predawn Crash PHOTOS: Bergenfield Utility Pole Downed, Other Struck In Predawn Crash PHOTOS: Bergenfield Utility Pole Downed, Other Struck In Predawn Crash
Photos: Bergenfield Utility Pole Downed, Other Struck In Predawn Crash BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A Toyoya 4Runner took down one utility pole before striking another before dawn Saturday in Bergenfield. A street sign was toppled, as well in the South Prospect Avenue crash, near Whitman Street, which brought wires down just after 5:30 a.m. The airbags deployed and no serious injuries were immediately reported. South Prospect remained closed early Saturday while utility crews tended to the damaged poles. NOTE: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the vehicle as a Jeep.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Man's Body Pulled From River In Elmwood Park, Police Seek ID, Cause Man's Body Pulled From River In Elmwood Park, Police Seek ID, Cause Man's Body Pulled From River In Elmwood Park, Police Seek ID, Cause
Man's Body Pulled From River In Elmwood Park, Police Seek ID, Cause ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Authorities were trying to identify a man whose body was pulled from the Passaic River in Elmwood Park late Friday. A group of fishermen summoned police to River Drive near Linwood Avenue at 11:20 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "They pointed to what appeared to be a body floating face down in the river near the eastern river bank," he said. He apparently was in his 20s, Foligno said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office took the body in an attempt to identify it and how the man died. Borough firefighters also responded, as did the Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Native Who Wandered From Paramus Mall Found At Bellevue Elmwood Park Native Who Wandered From Paramus Mall Found At Bellevue Elmwood Park Native Who Wandered From Paramus Mall Found At Bellevue
Elmwood Park Native Who Wandered From Paramus Mall Found At Bellevue PARAMUS, N.J. -- Police were tryiing to determine how an Elmwood Park native who wandered off from an outing at the Paramus Park Mall ended up at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Dennis Meeman, 56, who sources said is a resident at New Bridge Medical Center, left the mall around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, prompting a lengthy search. As always, authorities began checking hospitals.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Paterson Detective Nails Four Strong-Arm Cellphone Robbers Authorities: Paterson Detective Nails Four Strong-Arm Cellphone Robbers Authorities: Paterson Detective Nails Four Strong-Arm Cellphone Robbers
Authorities: Paterson Detective Nails Four Strong-Arm Cellphone Robbers PATERSON, N.J. – A quartet who robbed three teens of their cellphones outside a Paterson school were tracked down and taken into custody, police said Friday. The three adults and a 15-year-old boy were “casing the area for potential victims” when they cornered the boys by a gate and stole their phones outside Public School #16 on 22nd Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. One of the adults “grabbed his waistband, leading the victims to believe that he was armed,” he said. Detective Cindy Carrera investigated, leading to the arrests of the adults – identified…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD Finds 57 Stolen Coats Worth $12,000, Busts Five, In Rt. 287 Stop Mahwah PD Finds 57 Stolen Coats Worth $12,000, Busts Five, In Rt. 287 Stop Mahwah PD Finds 57 Stolen Coats Worth $12,000, Busts Five, In Rt. 287 Stop
Mahwah PD Finds 57 Stolen Coats Worth $12,000, Busts Five, In Rt. 287 Stop MAHWAH, N.J. – A Newark quintet had 57 coats worth more than $12,000 stolen from Macy's stacked in their minivan when they were stopped by a Mahwah police officer on Route 287, authorities said Friday. Officer Tyler Boucher stopped the rented 2008 Dodge Caravan with Georgia registration for an unspecified violation on Thanksgiving Eve and spotted one of the occupants hiding beneath the coats, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The coats – with brand names that included Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein and Nautica -- still had security tags on them, he said. Backup Officers Jonath…

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