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
Breaking News
VIDEO: SEALS 'Breach' America's Oldest Bar, Restaurant In 18th-Century Gear VIDEO: SEALS 'Breach' America's Oldest Bar, Restaurant In 18th-Century Gear VIDEO: SEALS 'Breach' America's Oldest Bar, Restaurant In 18th-Century Gear
Video: Seals 'Breach' America's Oldest Bar, Restaurant In 18th-Century Gear TAPPAN, N.Y. -- A group of veteran U.S. Navy SEALS who train Bergen County SWAT team members had a little fun with Thanksgiving, "breaching" America's oldest bar and restaurant armed with muskets. Members of The Shooting Institute -- which trains law enforcement members in others in combat shooting -- donned tricorne, or "cocked," period hats and antique weapons to make their "entry" at the 76 House, built in 1686, just across the Rockland border in Tappan, N.Y. The national landmark, nicknamed “Andre’s Prison,” is where British spy Major John Andre was jailed …

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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VIDEO: Navy SEALS 'Breach' Tappan's 76 House In 18th-Century Gear VIDEO: Navy SEALS 'Breach' Tappan's 76 House In 18th-Century Gear VIDEO: Navy SEALS 'Breach' Tappan's 76 House In 18th-Century Gear
Video: Navy Seals 'Breach' Tappan's 76 House In 18th-Century Gear TAPPAN, N.Y. -- A group of veteran U.S. Navy SEALS had a little fun with Thanksgiving, "breaching" America's oldest bar and restaurant, the 76 House in Tappan, with muskets. Members of the Shooting Institute -- which trains law enforcement members in others in combat shooting -- donned tricorne, or "cocked," period hats and antique weapons to make their "entry" at the restored tavern, built in 1686. The national landmark, nicknamed “Andre’s Prison,” is where British spy Major John Andre was jailed before being hanged for conspiring with Benedict Arnold, one of …

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Pennsylvania Man Had Gun, Pot In Route 208 Stop Wyckoff PD: Pennsylvania Man Had Gun, Pot In Route 208 Stop Wyckoff PD: Pennsylvania Man Had Gun, Pot In Route 208 Stop
Wyckoff PD: Pennsylvania Man Had Gun, Pot In Route 208 Stop WYCKOFF, N.J. -- A Route 208 stop of an unregistered out-of-state vehicle produced a handgun and pot, Wyckoff police said. Pennsylvania driver Jason A. Carota, 29, was stopped on the northbound highway at Russell Avenue by Officer Michael Flim just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Carota, who has a previous conviction from 2011 out of Pennsylvania, was charged with drug, weapons and paraphernalia possession counts after police found the unloaded .32-caliber handgun and ammo, along with marijuana, Lt. Joseph Soto said. He also received summonses for faulty lights, driving an unregistered vehicle an…

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Teaneck, NJ
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VIDEO: Brawl Erupts At End Of Hackensack High Game At Teaneck VIDEO: Brawl Erupts At End Of Hackensack High Game At Teaneck VIDEO: Brawl Erupts At End Of Hackensack High Game At Teaneck
Video: Brawl Erupts At End Of Hackensack High Game At 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 (above) shows. It took a few minutes to r…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Nab Pair In Overnight Stolen Car Chase Paramus Police Nab Pair In Overnight Stolen Car Chase Paramus Police Nab Pair In Overnight Stolen Car Chase
Paramus Police Nab Pair In Overnight Stolen Car Chase PARAMUS, N.J. -- An overnight Thanksgiving stolen car chase ended with several vehicles struck and two arrests by Paramus police, authorities said. Speeds reach 100 miles an hour down Forest Avenue as the vehicle, reported stolen out of Westwood, headed through Maywood before Paramus police nabbed two occupants in Elmwood Park, they said. A police car and at least two others were struck, they added. It was unclear whether those two were police vehicles. The pursuit eventually came down Market Street in Elmwood Park before police stopped the car on the entrance ramp to westbound Route 80. …

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Dumont PD Saves Family Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey From CO Deaths HEROES: Dumont PD Saves Family Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey From CO Deaths HEROES: Dumont PD Saves Family Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey From CO Deaths
Heroes: Dumont PD Saves Family Cooking Thanksgiving Turkey From CO Deaths DUMONT, N.J. -- A Dumont family of four cooking its Thanksgiving turkey in the oven overnight could've died if police equipped with detectors hadn't found unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in their house, authorities said. The four -- ranging from 5 to 74 years old -- were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where they were expected to make a full recovery, said Edward Tapanes, captain of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Corps members and police were dispatched to the New Milford Avenue home in the first few hours of the holiday Thursday on a report of someone with chest pai…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Route 80 Stop: Bogota Police Find Gun, $21,600 In Cash Route 80 Stop: Bogota Police Find Gun, $21,600 In Cash Route 80 Stop: Bogota Police Find Gun, $21,600 In Cash
Route 80 Stop: Bogota Police Find Gun, $21,600 In Cash BOGOTA, N.J. -- A South Dakota man was carrying a handgun and $21,614 in ill-gotten gains when Bogota police they stopped him Wednesday afternoon on Route 80, authorities said. Paul Myers, 49, of Box Elder was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on weapons possession and money laundering charges after the 10:50 a.m. stop on the westbound highway, Capt. James Sepp said. Officers found a .40-caliber Heckler & Koch pistol under the front seat, Sepp said. Myers also received several motor vehicle summonses.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
True Story Inspires Lodi Junior Police Academy Cadets True Story Inspires Lodi Junior Police Academy Cadets True Story Inspires Lodi Junior Police Academy Cadets
True Story Inspires Lodi Junior Police Academy Cadets LODI, N.J. -- Buried alive not once but twice when the Twin Towers collapsed on 9/11, retired FDNY Lt. Joe Torillo had a compelling story to tell graduating Lodi Junior Police Academy cadets. Nearly 100 7th-grade cadets spent an intense seven weeks at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, mostly involving calisthenics, relay races and other physical training. They also got handouts and written instruction on important topics, from bullying to peer pressure to drinking and driving and drug abuse. Visitors included local firefighters and EMTs, a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, the sheriff’s Bure…

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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Threat Of Armed, Suicidal Student At Wanaque School Unfounded Threat Of Armed, Suicidal Student At Wanaque School Unfounded Threat Of Armed, Suicidal Student At Wanaque School Unfounded
Threat Of Armed, Suicidal Student At Wanaque School Unfounded WANAQUE, N.J. -- A report that a suicidal 14-year-old boy might have a weapon forced a shelter in place Wednesday morning at Wanaque Elementary School and Lakeland Regional High School proved unfounded, authorities said. Police found the boy, who'd fled the elementary school, and "learned that he did not possess any weapons" after the 9:12 a.m. call from school officials, Capt. Kenneth Fackina said. He also said he wasn't suicidal, the captain said. Family members responded and accompanied the boy for an evaluation.  "At no time were any threats made and no students were co…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn PD: Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash Hit 100+ MPH Fair Lawn PD: Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash Hit 100+ MPH Fair Lawn PD: Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash Hit 100+ MPH
Fair Lawn PD: Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash Hit 100+ MPH FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A repeat offender who received a host of charges from Fair Lawn police after an overnight stolen car chase ended in a crash in Hackensack hit speeds of more than 100 miles an hour, authorities said Wednesday. It was the third arrest in a little over two months for Jacob Gibbs -- who, at only 20, has already amassed an adult rap sheet of offenses in various towns. It began just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, when Officer Geovanny Buitron tried to stop a 2017 Mini Cooper reported stolen out of Teaneck for speeding on southbound Route 208, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Gibbs accelera…

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