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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Officers Lauded For Taking Impaired Drivers Off Road Ridgewood Officers Lauded For Taking Impaired Drivers Off Road Ridgewood Officers Lauded For Taking Impaired Drivers Off Road
Ridgewood Officers Lauded For Taking Impaired Drivers Off Road RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Two Ridgewood police officers collected Mothers Against Drunk Drivers “Distinguished Service Award"s Wednesday night. Officers Michael Karcher and Kyle Monton received the MADD awards from Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke during a Village Council meeting for their work taking drunk and impaired drivers off the road. The officers led the department in DUI arrests last year, Luthcke said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Saddle River Police Chase Ends In Paramus Crash After Waldwick Burglary Saddle River Police Chase Ends In Paramus Crash After Waldwick Burglary Saddle River Police Chase Ends In Paramus Crash After Waldwick Burglary
Saddle River Police Chase Ends In Paramus Crash After Waldwick Burglary WALDWICK, N.J. – A police chase ended in Paramus with a crash and the capture of two teens who authorities said broke into a Waldwick homeowner’s garage moments earlier. The Gateway Court resident called Waldwick police after hearing his garage door suddenly open and finding three burglars rummaging through two unlocked vehicles early Tuesday morning, Lt. Thomas Dowling said. They alerted colleagues in surrounding towns to a speeding vehicle fleeing on Crescent Avenue, he said. Saddle River police tried to stop the car on Franklin Turnpike, but the driver gunned it and took off – eventuall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Seek Help Finding Gunman Who Killed Paterson Man, 28 Authorities Seek Help Finding Gunman Who Killed Paterson Man, 28 Authorities Seek Help Finding Gunman Who Killed Paterson Man, 28
Authorities Seek Help Finding Gunman Who Killed Paterson Man, 28 PATERSON, N.J. -- Authorities were searching for a gunman who shot and killed a 28-year-old man on a Paterson street. The body of Ramon Mosquea was found outside 192 Godwin Avenue around 9:40 p.m. Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. He’d been shot several times and succumbed to his injuries at 10:10 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, they said. Valdes asked that anyone with information that could help find the killer call her office’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rockland-Bound Train Hits Car In Hackensack Rockland-Bound Train Hits Car In Hackensack Rockland-Bound Train Hits Car In Hackensack
Rockland-Bound Train Hits Car In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. -- No serious injuries were reported Wednesday night after a Rockland-bound NJ Transit train struck a car on the tracks in Hackensack. The occupants apparently got out of the car before it was struck around 5:30 p.m. at Railroad Avenue and Beech Street. The No. 1627 Passaic Valley Line train -- which left Hoboken with 300 customers less than a half-hour earlier -- was due in Spring Valley at 6:14 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. It temporarily remained at the site of the crash.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
East Rutherford Cyclist, 54, Struck Outside Wallington Bowling Alley East Rutherford Cyclist, 54, Struck Outside Wallington Bowling Alley East Rutherford Cyclist, 54, Struck Outside Wallington Bowling Alley
East Rutherford Cyclist, 54, Struck Outside Wallington Bowling Alley WALLLINGTON, N.J. -- A 54-year-old East Rutherford bicyclist struck outside a popular Wallington bowling alley was hospitalized with critical injuries, authorities said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck by a 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck around 9 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Bowlero bowling alley on Paterson Avenue, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said. No summonses were immediately issued or charges brought against the 24-year-old driver from Wallington. However, Imbruglia said an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic County Drug Takedown: 66 Pounds Of Coke, $872G, 9 Vehicles Seized Passaic County Drug Takedown: 66 Pounds Of Coke, $872G, 9 Vehicles Seized Passaic County Drug Takedown: 66 Pounds Of Coke, $872G, 9 Vehicles Seized
Passaic County Drug Takedown: 66 Pounds Of Coke, $872G, 9 Vehicles Seized CLIFTON, N.J. – A tip received by Clifton police led to the arrests of eight people and the seizure of 66 pounds of cocaine – worth $1.5 million – along with $872,000 cash and nine vehicles, authorities said Wednesday. Members of the distribution ring who were charged with a host of drug and money-laundering offenses, authorities said, were: Narcisco Ramirez, 44, of Passaic; Victor Pimentel, 42, of Parsippany: Kiuny A. Perez, 40, of Rockaway. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her office would ask a judge to hold all three without bail. Clifton police got the tip in March,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Ridgewood, Oakland Driver Cited Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Ridgewood, Oakland Driver Cited Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Ridgewood, Oakland Driver Cited
Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Ridgewood, Oakland Driver Cited RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A 48-year-old Ridgewood man was hospitalized after being struck in a village intersection by a Honda wagon driven by an Oakland man, authorities said. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after being struck by the wagon as he crossed dark and rainy Franklin Avenue from Oak Street around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The driver, a 53-year-old Oakland man, received a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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SEEN HER? Credit Card Thief Caught, Accomplice Sought, Carlstadt PD Say SEEN HER? Credit Card Thief Caught, Accomplice Sought, Carlstadt PD Say SEEN HER? Credit Card Thief Caught, Accomplice Sought, Carlstadt PD Say
Seen HER? Credit Card Thief Caught, Accomplice Sought, Carlstadt PD Say CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police arrested an accused credit card thief from town after Daily Voice posted a surveillance photo of her and an alleged accomplice at the Willowbrook Mall. Police who arrested 42-year-old Karen M. Mardarello after receiving an anonymous tip are hoping another tipster will help them find their second suspect. The women bought $2,066 worth of Michael Kors merchandise using a stolen credit card at Macy's and the Michael Kors Store at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne on Sept. 3, Carlstadt Detective John Sanzari said . Mardello was released pending a Dec. 7 Municip…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Authorities: Ex-Con Freed In Orangeburg DWI Nearly Ran Down Officer Authorities: Ex-Con Freed In Orangeburg DWI Nearly Ran Down Officer Authorities: Ex-Con Freed In Orangeburg DWI Nearly Ran Down Officer
Authorities: Ex-Con Freed In Orangeburg DWI Nearly Ran Down Officer ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Hours before Orangetown police said they found a violent ex-con blacked out behind the wheel at an intersection, he nearly ran down a police officer at JFK Airport, authorities said. The airport incident launched a manhunt that ended early Wednesday when police said they found 29-year-old Felix Humberto Urgiles hiding in a closet in the Bergen County town of New Milford. Three Port Authority police officers were approaching his stopped car on the roadway of Terminal 8 arrivals at the Queens airport just after 5 p.m. Saturday when Urgiles gunned the engine, the authority'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Ex-Con Who Nearly Ran Down Officer At JFK Captured In New Milford Police: Ex-Con Who Nearly Ran Down Officer At JFK Captured In New Milford Police: Ex-Con Who Nearly Ran Down Officer At JFK Captured In New Milford
Police: Ex-Con Who Nearly Ran Down Officer At JFK Captured In New Milford NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A violent ex-con who nearly ran down a police officer at JFK Airport was found hiding in a closet in New Milford early Wednesday, authorities said. Three Port Authority police officers were approaching his stopped car on the roadway of Terminal 8 arrivals at the Queens airport just after 5 p.m. Saturday when 29-year-old Felix Humberto Urgiles gunned the engine, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. One of the officers had to jump out of the way of the speeding car and sustained minor bruises falling against another vehicle, Pentangelo said. Urgiles then backed up tow…

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