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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Seat-Belt Stop: Lodi Driver Busted For Heroin, Crack Saddle Brook Seat-Belt Stop: Lodi Driver Busted For Heroin, Crack Saddle Brook Seat-Belt Stop: Lodi Driver Busted For Heroin, Crack
Saddle Brook Seat-Belt Stop: Lodi Driver Busted For Heroin, Crack SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- An unbelted Lodi driver stopped by a Saddle Brook police detective was carrying 50 bags of heroin and two bags of crack, authorities said. Detective Scott Habermann pulled over the black Nissan Juke near the corner of Saddle River Road and Railroad Avenue Monday night, Detective Capt. John A. Zotollo said. He arrested the driver, 57-year-old Jean Hood, after finding the drugs, Zotollo said. Hook was released pending a Dec. 8 court hearing, the captain said. Such proactive work helps keep the township safer, he said. "Detective Scott Habermann, and all officers …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Driver Who Berated Officers During Stop Busted For Pills Wayne PD: Driver Who Berated Officers During Stop Busted For Pills Wayne PD: Driver Who Berated Officers During Stop Busted For Pills
Wayne PD: Driver Who Berated Officers During Stop Busted For Pills WAYNE, N.J. -- A Delaware driver who berated Wayne police, accusing them of unfairly stopping him and planting drugs in his car, was arrested after they found a handful of pills, authorities said. Officers Mike Polifrone and Mark Ciavirella were conducting safety and security patrols when they stopped the 2004 white Cadillac with Delaware license plates for equipment violations on the southbound Route 23 service road near Fairfield Road, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Spotting drug paraphernalia on the center console, they questioned the driver, 24-year-old Joseph Digirolomo of Dover, DE, h…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Gas Line Break Closes Mahwah Street Gas Line Break Closes Mahwah Street Gas Line Break Closes Mahwah Street
Gas Line Break Closes Mahwah Street MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Mahwah road remained closed late Tuesday morning after crews capped a gas leak. Romopock Court was closed at Bellgrove Drive so PSE&G could repair the line that was struck. Extensive roadwork was also needed. Township firefighters and police responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Settlement: 'Time Warp' Edgewater Hotel Gives Fired Female Worker $35,000 Settlement: 'Time Warp' Edgewater Hotel Gives Fired Female Worker $35,000 Settlement: 'Time Warp' Edgewater Hotel Gives Fired Female Worker $35,000
Settlement: 'Time Warp' Edgewater Hotel Gives Fired Female Worker $35,000 EDGEWATER, N.J. -- An Edgewater hotel has agreed to pay an ex-employee $35,000 to resolve charges that it paid men more for the same work -- including her own son -- then fired her after she complained about it. In addition to the payout to Rosa E. Lopez, Homewood Suites must submit to state monitoring of its hiring, salary-setting and related complaint-handling processes for a period of two years, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said Tuesday. A $10,000 civil penalty was suspended, Porrino said, adding that it would be reinstated if the hotel violates New Jersey's Law Against Discri…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Woman, 28, Struck In Ridgefield Park Woman, 28, Struck In Ridgefield Park Woman, 28, Struck In Ridgefield Park
Woman, 28, Struck In Ridgefield Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A 28-year-old Ridgefield Park woman was alert after being struck by a mini-van in the village Monday night, responders said. The woman, who lost consciousness and suffered head trauma, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck at the corner of Main and Austin streets around 6:45 p.m., they said. The minivan driver, a 50-year-old village man, was released pending the outcome of an investigation. Sgt. Al Locarno, the department's traffic officer -- who is a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit -- was a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Pedestrian, 59, Struck, Dragged Wayne Pedestrian, 59, Struck, Dragged Wayne Pedestrian, 59, Struck, Dragged
Wayne Pedestrian, 59, Struck, Dragged WAYNE, N.J. -- A 59-year-old Wayne woman struck and dragged several hundred feet Monday night before the driver realized what had happened, responders said. The woman was crossing a service near Mountainview Boulevard off Route 23 when she was struck around 6:30 p.m., witnesses said. The female driver remained at the scene after stopping near the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store, they said. The victim was still alive when she was taken to the trauma unit at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, responders said. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was investigating.

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Park Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Park Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Park
Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A 28-year-old Ridgefield Park woman was alert after being struck by a mini-van in the village Monday night, responders said. The woman, who lost consciousness and suffered head trauma, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck at the corner of Main and Austin streets around 6:45 p.m., they said. The minivan driver, a 50-year-old village man, was released pending the outcome of an investigation. Sgt. Al Locarno, the department's traffic officer -- who is a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit -- was a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly Officer Released After Crash: Suspect Caught, Other Sought Tenafly Officer Released After Crash: Suspect Caught, Other Sought Tenafly Officer Released After Crash: Suspect Caught, Other Sought
Tenafly Officer Released After Crash: Suspect Caught, Other Sought TENAFLY, N.J. -- A Tenafly police officer was briefly hospitalized after his car crashed into a utility pole in Cresskill during a chase, authorities said. One suspect was in custody and at least one other was being sought, they said. The pursuit began after police were alerted to someone trying to pass a bogus check at the Chase Bank on County Road just after 2 p.m., Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Responding officers spotted a black BMW SUV with New York license plates idling on Central Avenue just across the street from the bank, deMoncada said. Two detectives entered the bank, while patr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police, Alliance, Supermarket Donate Turkeys, More For Needy Mahwah Police, Alliance, Supermarket Donate Turkeys, More For Needy Mahwah Police, Alliance, Supermarket Donate Turkeys, More For Needy
Mahwah Police, Alliance, Supermarket Donate Turkeys, More For Needy MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Center for Food Action in Mahwah got thousands of dollars worth of turkeys, soup and more for families in need, thanks to township police, the Mahwah Municipal Alliance and Inserra Supermarkets. PBA Local #143 and its department colleagues set up a collection site at headquarters to collect turkeys, canned goods, stuffing and all the other ingredients necessary for a Thanksgiving dinner over three days. "Residents did not disappoint," Police Chief James N. Batelli said Monday. The PBA got together with Shoprite and Blackman Plumbing Supply and delivered $5,000…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Motives Unclear Of Men Who Left Wounded Dog At Paramus Hospital Prosecutor: Motives Unclear Of Men Who Left Wounded Dog At Paramus Hospital Prosecutor: Motives Unclear Of Men Who Left Wounded Dog At Paramus Hospital
Prosecutor: Motives Unclear Of Men Who Left Wounded Dog At Paramus Hospital PARAMUS, N.J. -- Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal renewed the call on Monday for help finding two men who dumped a severely injured dog at the Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus earlier this month. The 2-year-old Akita mix -- believed to have come from in or around Mahwah or southern Rockland County -- had to be euthanized after being dropped off on Nov. 3 "due to severity of injuries and to alleviate suffering," Bergen County SPCA Chief Roni Wildoner said He was "covered in mud, soaking wet, with a swollen hind leg and wound that might suggest a tether of some type,…

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