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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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
Police In Narcan Save Charge Westtown Man With Having 235 Bags Of Heroin Police In Narcan Save Charge Westtown Man With Having 235 Bags Of Heroin Police In Narcan Save Charge Westtown Man With Having 235 Bags Of Heroin
Police In Narcan Save Charge Westtown Man With Having 235 Bags Of Heroin WESTTOWN, N.Y. -- A Westtown man was arrested with 225 bags of heroin and several hypodermic needles after police in New Jersey revived a companion with Narcan, authorities said Monday. Fair Lawn, N.J. police needed two Narcan doses to revive the overdosing woman, 22, at a local Dunkin Donuts just after 8 p.m. Sunday, authorities there said. A vehicle search then turned up the heroin and needles, they said. Police then arrested 22-year-old Eric Strunk of Westtown, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Strunk, meanwhile, was taken…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn PD Saves OD Victim, Busts Companion With 235 Heroin Bags, Needles Fair Lawn PD Saves OD Victim, Busts Companion With 235 Heroin Bags, Needles Fair Lawn PD Saves OD Victim, Busts Companion With 235 Heroin Bags, Needles
Fair Lawn PD Saves OD Victim, Busts Companion With 235 Heroin Bags, Needles FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police needed two Narcan doses to revive an overdosing woman at a local Dunkin Donuts -- while arresting an Orange County, N.Y. companion who they said was carrying 235 envelopes of heroin and hypodermic needles. The 21-year-old woman was revived after Officers Juan Rodriguez, John Rovetto, John Kelly, Javier Gutierrez, Justin DiGuglielmo, Geovanny Buitron and Sgt. Kevin Wood responded to the Maple Avenue donut shop just after 8 p.m. Sunday. Moments later, they found the heroin and needles in the vehicle she'd been travelling in with 22-year-old Eric Strunk of W…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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PD: Mahwah Fugitives With Meth, Ecstasy, Machete, More In Car Nabbed In PA PD: Mahwah Fugitives With Meth, Ecstasy, Machete, More In Car Nabbed In PA PD: Mahwah Fugitives With Meth, Ecstasy, Machete, More In Car Nabbed In PA
PD: Mahwah Fugitives With Meth, Ecstasy, Machete, More In Car Nabbed In PA MAHWAH, N.J. – An out-of-state couple who took off after Mahwah police found crystal meth, cocaine, Ecstasy and other drugs in their car two months ago were busted in Pennsylvania, authorities said Monday. Trevor D. Green, 27, of Butler, Pennsylvania, was arrested on robbery charges and 32-year-old Rachel E. Topping of Salida, Colorado, taken into custody with him after officers there discovered the Mahwah warrants. Mahwah Officer Tyler Boucher had suspected there were drugs in the vehicle after stopping it on Route 287 in August for a traffic violation in August, Police Chief James N. Bate…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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SEEN IT? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run SUV SEEN IT? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run SUV SEEN IT? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run SUV
Seen IT? Glen Rock PD Seeks Help Finding Hit-Run SUV GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Glen Rock police asked the public for help finding the driver of a hit-and-run SUV. A vehicle heading east on Harristown Road approaching Ackerman Avenue was struck from behind by the gold SUV around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The SUV driver "got out of his vehicle to argue, but refused to provide any information and fled prior to police arriving," he said. He asked that anyone who may have witnessed the accident or can identify the hit-and-run vehicle contact Glen Rock PD: (201) 652-3800.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Firefighters Rescue Youngsters Trapped In Hotel Elevator Mahwah Firefighters Rescue Youngsters Trapped In Hotel Elevator Mahwah Firefighters Rescue Youngsters Trapped In Hotel Elevator
Mahwah Firefighters Rescue Youngsters Trapped In Hotel Elevator MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah firefighters lowered a colleague onto a stalled hotel elevator before dawn Sunday to rescue two trapped children, officials said. Given the location of the elevator, which was stuck between floors, and the access to the shaft, firefighters decided to retrieve the youngsters from above after being called to the Sheraton Crossroads around 2 a.m. The firefighter secured both youngsters into harnesses to be raised, one by one, to safety. Mahwah EMS checked both out and released them to their parents. ****** ALSO SEE: A school bus driver from Hackensack was charged in c…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Youngsters School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Youngsters School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Youngsters
School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Youngsters MAHWAH, N.J. -- A school bus driver from Hackensack was charged in connection with a Mahwah crash that sent her and four juveniles to the hospital earlier this week. Witnesses were interviewed and township Detective Michael Grassi, a certified account reconstructionist, reviewed data from the "black box" on the bus before bringing charges of reckless driving and failing to stop against Maria Pena, 57, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Pena blew a stop sign as she turned the northbound Bergen Academies bus from East Crescent Avenue toward Masonicus Road around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Bat…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Police: Lodi Pickup Driver Caused Fiery Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Lodi Pickup Driver Caused Fiery Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Lodi Pickup Driver Caused Fiery Ridgefield Park Crash
Police: Lodi Pickup Driver Caused Fiery Ridgefield Park Crash RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A Lodi pickup truck driver was charged Friday with rear-ending an SUV he was chasing, sending it crashing into a Ridgefield Park house. Deyvi R. Leiva, 25, was charged with assault by auto in Tuesday's fiery crash, which sent a 94-year-old resident to the hospital with a leg injury, Lt. Joseph Rella said. Leiva's truck hit the Mercedes SUV from behind on Ridgefield Avenue, propelling it across Brewster Avenue into the house, during a chase that began with a fender-bender on nearby Route 46, Rella said. Leiva remained at the scene and was treated for a hand injury w…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Leaving Bags Of Poop On Porches Could Get You Arrested, Wyckoff Police Warn Leaving Bags Of Poop On Porches Could Get You Arrested, Wyckoff Police Warn Leaving Bags Of Poop On Porches Could Get You Arrested, Wyckoff Police Warn
Leaving Bags Of Poop On Porches Could Get You Arrested, Wyckoff Police Warn WYCKOFF, N.J. – It’s one of the oldest pranks of the season – popularized in an Adam Sandler film – but Wyckoff police say they won’t take bagged deposits of excrement and other unwelcome items left on people’s porches lightly. “Several residents have recently reported incidents of ‘ghosting’ occurring throughout town,” Lt. Joseph Soto said Friday. “While this is usually a harmless Halloween tradition involving children leaving bags of candy on a doorstep, some have chosen to take it to a more nefarious level.” Recent offenses have included bags of rotting food, dirt, and dog feces being le…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Prosecutor: Fairview Man Fought With Police During Drug Bust Prosecutor: Fairview Man Fought With Police During Drug Bust Prosecutor: Fairview Man Fought With Police During Drug Bust
Prosecutor: Fairview Man Fought With Police During Drug Bust FAIRVIEW, N.J. – An unemployed Fairview man fought with detectives who busted him and an accomplice Friday with several bags of cocaine, a half-pound of pot and $10,652 in drug proceeds, authorities said. Authorities found the contraband during a search of the car and Hamilton Avenue home of Dennis Santiago, 33, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. They charged Santiago with drug possession, aggravated assault on police, resisting arrest and evidence tampering, he said. Also charged on drug possession and evidence tampering charges were Dalila Delgado, a 36-year-old administrati…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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2nd Time In Week: Brush Fire Halts Train Service In Glen Rock 2nd Time In Week: Brush Fire Halts Train Service In Glen Rock 2nd Time In Week: Brush Fire Halts Train Service In Glen Rock
2nd Time In Week: Brush Fire Halts Train Service In Glen Rock GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- For the second time in less than a week, a brush fire Friday suspended train traffic on the line through Glen Rock. The blaze was contained to a small area and extinguished by Glen Rock firefighters using water cans, shovels and rakes after an NJ Transit maintenance worker spotted it off the 500 block of Broad Street. Glen Rock and NJ Transit police also responded, along with Hawthorne firefighters. Last Saturday, a passing train apparently ignited a series of brush fires along NJ Transit tracks in Glen Rock.SEE: Glen Rock Brush Fires Halt NJ Transit Service Boyd A. Lov…

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