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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: Fare Jumper Said He Had Knife 'For Pigs Like You' Port Authority PD: Fare Jumper Said He Had Knife 'For Pigs Like You' Port Authority PD: Fare Jumper Said He Had Knife 'For Pigs Like You'
Port Authority PD: Fare Jumper Said He Had Knife 'For Pigs Like You' FORT LEE, N.J. -- Port Authority police arrested a fare evader after finding a large knife in his backpack that they said he told them he carried "for pigs like you." Officers grabbed 25-year-old Khajah Gaye after he manipulated the turnstile at the Journal Square PATH station in Jersey City around 5 p.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Gaye, who Pentangelo said didn't have identification, was arrested. Officers found the knife inside the pack -- which Pentangelo said he told them was "for pigs like you." Gaye was charged with two weapons possession counts and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck In Pompton Lakes Pedestrian Struck In Pompton Lakes Pedestrian Struck In Pompton Lakes
Pedestrian Struck In Pompton Lakes POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- A pedestrian was struck Wednesday morning in Pompton Lakes. Wanaque police closed Ringwood Avenue after the victim was struck just before 9 a.m. in front of the TD Bank Wanaque Avenue. ALS and BLS responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Man Jumps To Death From GWB Lower Level Man Jumps To Death From GWB Lower Level Man Jumps To Death From GWB Lower Level
Man Jumps To Death From GWB Lower Level FORT LEE, N.J. -- The body of a man who jumped from the George Washington Bridge early Wednesday was recovered just after 7:30 a.m, authorities said. The 30-something man was taken to Pier 125 in Manhattan after jumping from the westbound level at 7:10 a.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. NYC EMS pronounced him dead at the pier at 7:48 a.m., he said. "An unattended Toyota believed to have been driven by the man was left on the westbound lower level roadway," Pentangelo said. He became the 14th GWB suicide jumper this year and the third since the installation of a suici…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Miami Man Admits Driving 100 Pounds Of Drugs To Clifton Miami Man Admits Driving 100 Pounds Of Drugs To Clifton Miami Man Admits Driving 100 Pounds Of Drugs To Clifton
Miami Man Admits Driving 100 Pounds Of Drugs To Clifton CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Miami man admitted Tuesday that he trucked nearly 100 pounds of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and more for sale to Clifton. Sauro D. Estevez Figueredo, 49, was the last of five defendants to plead guilty in federal court in the case. Local law enforcement discovered the network after finding the tractor-trailer parked in Clifton on Feb. 6, 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said. That afternoon, Edwin Alamo Jr., 22, and Emmanuel Gonzalez, 33, both of the Bronx, drove to the tractor trailer and left with nearly 50 pounds of heroin in a suitcase given to them b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Your Community
Elmwood Park VFW Post Renamed For William J. Mulligan Elmwood Park VFW Post Renamed For William J. Mulligan Elmwood Park VFW Post Renamed For William J. Mulligan
Elmwood Park VFW Post Renamed For William J. Mulligan ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park's VFW post is now named after one of its most dedicated members -- and one of the town's greatest benefactors. William J. Mulligan VFW Post 5084 was re-christened over the weekend in the name of its former commander of 33 years. Known as "Bump" and "Red," Mulligan died on Feb. 27, 2016 at the age of 71. The lifelong borough resident and U.S. Army Vietnam veteran retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2001 after 35 years. He was a dedicated University of Notre Dame football fan and donated freely to sports programs in Elmwood Park. Hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
Ridgefield Park Sisters Honored For Uniting Village Moms Ridgefield Park Sisters Honored For Uniting Village Moms Ridgefield Park Sisters Honored For Uniting Village Moms
Ridgefield Park Sisters Honored For Uniting Village Moms RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Two sisters from Ridgefield Park who created a local Facebook page for village moms got a surprise from Mayor George Fosdick. After Valerie Ferraro wrote to village officials to boast of what a great job Elaine Essig Marin and Joyce Essig-Bachtler were doing with the "Ridgefield Park Moms" page, the wheels started turning. Arranged by group members, Fosdick showed up at the AMC Starplex, where the group was having a Friday movie night. Facebook Live captured the moment as Fosdick presented a proclamation to the sisters before 134 women attending "A B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Route 46 Car Chase Leads To Gun, Ammo Discovery Passaic Sheriff: Route 46 Car Chase Leads To Gun, Ammo Discovery Passaic Sheriff: Route 46 Car Chase Leads To Gun, Ammo Discovery
Passaic Sheriff: Route 46 Car Chase Leads To Gun, Ammo Discovery LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- A passenger in a car stopped by Passaic County sheriff's officers after a chase on Route 46 was carrying a loaded handgun and illegal ammo, authorities said. James P. McGuinness, 32, of Andover Township in Sussex County had a Glock 26 loaded with 10 hollow-point bullets and an additional magazine with 10 more, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. The driver of the silver Camry, 49-year-old Derek Ryba of Little Falls, hit the gas and sped off when Bureau of Narcotics Detectives tried to him just after 2 p.m. Thursday, Berdnik said. Ryba eventually came to a complete stop o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford PD: Local Man Burglarized Gas Station, Got Minors Drunk West Milford PD: Local Man Burglarized Gas Station, Got Minors Drunk West Milford PD: Local Man Burglarized Gas Station, Got Minors Drunk
West Milford PD: Local Man Burglarized Gas Station, Got Minors Drunk WEST MILFORD, N.J. – An underage West Milford man accused of shoplifting alcohol for a drinking party that left a juvenile unconscious also broke into a local gas station and was seen driving a stolen ATV, authorities said. Investigating an Oct. 6 juvenile drinking party, Detectives Michael Malfetti and Donald Fantasia zeroed in on 18-year-old James Bailey, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said. Surveillance video from a local liquor store showed Bailey shoplifting a bottle of liquor, Storbeck said. Witnesses also identified Bailey as driving a stolen ATV. Under questioning, he also confess…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mom, Son Who Pimped Teen In South Hackensack, Clifton Motels Go To Prison Mom, Son Who Pimped Teen In South Hackensack, Clifton Motels Go To Prison Mom, Son Who Pimped Teen In South Hackensack, Clifton Motels Go To Prison
Mom, Son Who Pimped Teen In South Hackensack, Clifton Motels Go To Prison SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A mother and son who prostituted a 16-year-old girl at motels in South Hackensack and Clifton are headed to state prison -- with the family patriarch close behind. Ernestine Bowman, 33, of Orange, got a plea-bargained 10-year state prison sentence with parole eligibility after 39 months. Her son, Glen Bowman Jr., 23, of Brooklyn, got six years behind bars. Her husband, admitted ringleader Glen Bowman Sr., 42, of Newark, will be sentenced to 13 years -- with parole eligibility in five -- on Nov. 14 under the deal he struck with prosecutors. Also sentenced on Mond…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Twins From Little Ferry Charged With Molesting Teen Twins From Little Ferry Charged With Molesting Teen Twins From Little Ferry Charged With Molesting Teen
Twins From Little Ferry Charged With Molesting Teen LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – Twin brothers from Little Ferry were charged with molesting a 17-year-old girl. Arham and Arsal Mustafa, 20, were being held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Wednesday following a court appearance in Hackensack on Saturday. Both were charged Friday with two counts of criminal sexual contact and Arham Mustafa with two additional counts of sexual assault after the girl told county and borough authorities that the brothers “inappropriately touched her” in Little Ferry, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Grewal’s Special Victims Unit a…

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