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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington Police Give $5,000 To Help Kids With Cancer North Arlington Police Give $5,000 To Help Kids With Cancer North Arlington Police Give $5,000 To Help Kids With Cancer
North Arlington Police Give $5,000 To Help Kids With Cancer NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- "Giving Tuesday" began a week early when members of the North Arlington PBA Local #95 presented a $5,000 check to the Tomorrows Children's Fund. "At a time when there's so much negative, police are raising and donating money to great causes," Police Chief Scott Hedenberg said. "They're also doing some local charity work as well during the holidays. "I'm really proud of these officers," said the chief, who joined them for the presentation at Hackensack University Medical Center. HOME PAGE: Tomorrows Children's Fund

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Harrington Park Mom's Facebook Group Aids Domestic Violence Victims Harrington Park Mom's Facebook Group Aids Domestic Violence Victims Harrington Park Mom's Facebook Group Aids Domestic Violence Victims
Harrington Park Mom's Facebook Group Aids Domestic Violence Victims HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Renee Jensen of Harrington Park never would have made it through extreme hardship as a single mom without the help of others. So it was no surprise to many that countless mothers she united from Bergen County and elsewhere on a Facebook page donated massive amounts of food, books, diapers, pajamas and more to a local organization that assists victims of domestic violence and their children. "Imagine having to flee abuse from the only home you have with nothing but the clothes on your back and children in tow," said Allison Torres of Northvale. "This w…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Flames Blow Through Roof Of Fair Lawn IHOP Flames Blow Through Roof Of Fair Lawn IHOP Flames Blow Through Roof Of Fair Lawn IHOP
Flames Blow Through Roof Of Fair Lawn IHOP FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- An overnight fire ravaged the Fair Lawn IHOP Wednesday. The fire apparently broke out in the attic of the Route 4/Broadway landmark, responders said. "Our Fire Department did a great job, as the fire was already through the roof when they arrived," Mayor John Cosgrove said just after 7 a.m. "All units are back in quarters and there were only two minor injuries to firefighters." Both were treated at the scene by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Broadway westbound was closed to traffic and diverted onto Route 208, he sa…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD
Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A 61-year-old Saddle River man was revived with Narcan and rushed to the hospital after he overdosed behind the wheel of his Jeep, which then crashed into a sedan in Ridgewood. The driver headed north on Maple Avenue at a slow rate of speed when the Jeep Cherokee drifted across the double-yellow line and into a stopped car, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Police who found him slumped over the wheel cut him from his seat belt, got him onto the ground, began CPR and administered the heroin antidote. They also found heroin in the car. Charged with DWI, the driver was…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Authorities: Report Of Rifleman In Palisades Park Supermarket Not True Authorities: Report Of Rifleman In Palisades Park Supermarket Not True Authorities: Report Of Rifleman In Palisades Park Supermarket Not True
Authorities: Report Of Rifleman In Palisades Park Supermarket Not True PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A social media report that a man armed with a rifle was barricaded Tuesday night in the Palisades Park ShopRite was bogus, authorities said. "Apparently some guy was going around the store saying he voted for Trump and wanted to kill people who spoke out against [the President]," a law enforcement source said. "That got turned into [Facebook posts]." The supermarket was initially evacuated and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team summoned, along with county sheriff's officers and police from surrounding towns. The weapon that was seen -- and report…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Tax Preparer From Fair Lawn Gets 13 Months In Fed Pen For $130,000 Fraud Tax Preparer From Fair Lawn Gets 13 Months In Fed Pen For $130,000 Fraud Tax Preparer From Fair Lawn Gets 13 Months In Fed Pen For $130,000 Fraud
Tax Preparer From Fair Lawn Gets 13 Months In Fed Pen For $130,000 Fraud FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A Fair Lawn tax preparer was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in federal prison for getting more than $130,000 in returns for clients that they weren’t entitled to. Because there's no parole in federal prison, Shirley Arias, 43, must serve nearly the entire term. Arias – also known as Shirley Zambrano -- admitted in April that she filed tax returns on clients’ behalf using false information from 2012 through 2014 while she owned and operated Santos & Associates in Union City. Arias “used a number of fraudulent practices, including falsely claiming deductions and fabrica…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD
Saddle River Driver, 61, Crashes In Ridgewood After Heroin OD RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A 61-year-old Saddle River man was revived with Narcan and rushed to the hospital after he overdosed behind the wheel of his Jeep, which then crashed into a sedan in Ridgewood. The driver headed north on Maple Avenue at a slow rate of speed when the Jeep Cherokee drifted across the double-yellow line and into a stopped car, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Police who found him slumped over the wheel cut him from his seat belt, got him onto the ground, began CPR and administered the heroin antidote. They also found heroin in the car. Charged with DWI, the driver was…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Data Of 57 Million Uber Users, Drivers Exposed In Massive Hack Data Of 57 Million Uber Users, Drivers Exposed In Massive Hack Data Of 57 Million Uber Users, Drivers Exposed In Massive Hack
Data Of 57 Million Uber Users, Drivers Exposed In Massive Hack Uber paid hackers to delete personal data of 57 million users and drivers following a breach late last year but didn't tell anyone until Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement that he only recently learned that names, email addresses and phone numbers were exposed. No location history, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, or dates of birth were accessed, Uber officials said. However, the driver's license numbers of roughly 600,000 U.S. Uber drivers were, the company revealed. Khosrowshahi, who became CEO in August, said he'd order…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Parents Of New Milford Man Killed In Terror Attack File Notice To Sue NYC Parents Of New Milford Man Killed In Terror Attack File Notice To Sue NYC Parents Of New Milford Man Killed In Terror Attack File Notice To Sue NYC
Parents Of New Milford Man Killed In Terror Attack File Notice To Sue NYC NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- The parents of a New Milford man killed in last month’s lower Manhattan terror attack filed a notice of intent Tuesday to sue the City of New York, among others, for “creating and maintaining a hazardous condition" on the pedestrian and bike path along the West Side Highway. Darren Drake, 32, was among those mowed down on the path by a rented truck driven by as Sayfullo Saipov of Paterson on Oct. 31 because the city and its related agencies failed to take the necessary steps to protect them, Barbara and James Drake contend in their notice of a wrongful-death claim. …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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NJ Bail Reform: Fair Lawn PD Nabs Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash NJ Bail Reform: Fair Lawn PD Nabs Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash NJ Bail Reform: Fair Lawn PD Nabs Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash
NJ Bail Reform: Fair Lawn PD Nabs Repeat Offender, 20, In Car Chase, Crash FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A repeat offender received a host of charges from Fair Lawn police after an overnight stolen car chase ended in a crash in Hackensack, 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 accelerated, with the car eventually reaching more tha…

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