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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Police Nab Homeless Man In Car Burglary Spree Hackensack Police Nab Homeless Man In Car Burglary Spree Hackensack Police Nab Homeless Man In Car Burglary Spree
Hackensack Police Nab Homeless Man In Car Burglary Spree HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack police arrested a homeless man in a series of car burglaries. Robert L. Oliver, 40, was taken into custody at the city homeless shelter Thursday, said Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department. Oliver remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday, charged with three counts each of burglary and theft, stemming from the Oct. 22 spree, in which the captain said various valuables were taken.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Much Ado About Mutton: Ridgewood Wants Mattress Store Sheep Herded Much Ado About Mutton: Ridgewood Wants Mattress Store Sheep Herded Much Ado About Mutton: Ridgewood Wants Mattress Store Sheep Herded
Much Ado About Mutton: Ridgewood Wants Mattress Store Sheep Herded RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A demand by Ridgewood officials to remove Betsy the sheep from the sidewalk in front of a local mattress store is shear nonsense, the owners say. "It's not like she is running around or grazing. She is an icon," said Barbara Goodfriend of the Healthy Choice Organic Mattresses store. Betsy has beckoned passersby into the Wilsey Square store without incident -- well, not entirely....Earlier this year, the life-sized fiberglass sheep went missing from in front of the store after being left out overnight. Daily Voice published a story about the disappearance in the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Wanaque PD: Hit-Run DWI Driver Stopped With Blown Tires, Deployed Airbags Wanaque PD: Hit-Run DWI Driver Stopped With Blown Tires, Deployed Airbags Wanaque PD: Hit-Run DWI Driver Stopped With Blown Tires, Deployed Airbags
Wanaque PD: Hit-Run DWI Driver Stopped With Blown Tires, Deployed Airbags WANAQUE, N.J. -- A Wanaque driver who fled a Pompton Lakes crash on two blown tires and the car's airbags deployed was charged with DWI, authorities said. A Pompton Lakes police dispatcher notified Wanque police of reports of an erratic driver on northbound Ringwood Avenue around 5 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Kenneth Fackina said. Officers Ed Schroeder and Lou Montegari stopped the car near Borough Hall. Besides the blown tires and deployed air bags, the vehicle had extensive front-end damage from a crash in Pompton Lakes, Fackina said. The 35-year-old driver failed a field test and was arrested. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Autopsy: Teen Son Of Ousted Fox News Anchor Eric Bolling Of Demarest OD'd Autopsy: Teen Son Of Ousted Fox News Anchor Eric Bolling Of Demarest OD'd Autopsy: Teen Son Of Ousted Fox News Anchor Eric Bolling Of Demarest OD'd
Autopsy: Teen Son Of Ousted Fox News Anchor Eric Bolling Of Demarest OD'd A fatal drug cocktail of Xanax, fentanyl and cocaine killed the 19-year-old son of former Fox News anchor Eric Bolling, a Colorado coroner ruled. Eric Chase Bolling of Demarest was found dead on Sept. 8 in Boulder, Colorado, where he was a student at the University of Colorado Boulder. A "mixed drug intoxication" accidentally killed him, the coroner's office in Boulder County said. “We must fight against this national epidemic," his father tweeted on Thursday, "too many innocent victims.” Eric Bolling had been suspended from Fox News on Aug. 8 as a result of allegation…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Harrington Park, Closter Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak Harrington Park, Closter Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak Harrington Park, Closter Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak
Harrington Park, Closter Homes Evacuated In Gas Leak HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Several homes in Harrington Park and Closter were evacuated Thursday night following a gas leak. The leak, apparently caused by an explosion in the line, was reported at Schraalenburgh and Closter roads around 8 p.m., emergency management officials said. They and a PSE&G crew were at the scene. Norwood firefighters and EMS joined their Closter and Harrington Park colleagues there, as well. Old Tappan units remained on standby. The Harrington Park Elementary School on Harriot Avenue and the Closter Senior Citizens Center on Closter Dock Road were being used as t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Homeowner Treated After Outdoor Grill Catches Fire Waldwick Homeowner Treated After Outdoor Grill Catches Fire Waldwick Homeowner Treated After Outdoor Grill Catches Fire
Waldwick Homeowner Treated After Outdoor Grill Catches Fire WALDWICK, N.J. -- A 77-year-old Waldwick homeowner sustained a minor injury Thursday after his outdoor barbecue grill caught fire, police said. The Charles Terrace homeowner "had a little redness on his face," for which he was treated at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Police Sgt. Robert Woessner said. The house sustained some minor damage, he said. Waldwick firefighters doused the blaze. Their Wyckoff colleagues joined them at the scene. The Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the homeowner to the hospital. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie PD: Sex Offender Arrested For Not Registering Moonachie PD: Sex Offender Arrested For Not Registering Moonachie PD: Sex Offender Arrested For Not Registering
Moonachie PD: Sex Offender Arrested For Not Registering MOONACHIE, N.J. – A 44-year-old convicted sex offender was arrested for not notifying authorities that he’d moved from Hackensack to Moonachie, police said. Thomas V. Wall remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday pending a bail hearing. He’s charged with failing to register under Megan’s Law. Acting on a tip, Detective Sgt. Anthony Fugnitti learned that Wall had been living at a residence on East Fifth Street, Behrens said. He previously registered with the Hackensack Police Department when he was living there, the chief said. Fugnitti and Detective Michael Rose arrested Wall …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford PD: Fleeing Driver Trafficked In Bogus Credit Cards, IDs New Milford PD: Fleeing Driver Trafficked In Bogus Credit Cards, IDs New Milford PD: Fleeing Driver Trafficked In Bogus Credit Cards, IDs
New Milford PD: Fleeing Driver Trafficked In Bogus Credit Cards, IDs NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- The fleeing driver of a car parked in a fire zone outside a New Milford shopping center had several forged credit cards and stolen IDs, said police who stopped him. Manuel Escotto, 28, of New York City walked out of a Brookchester Shopping Center store moments after Officers Vincent Siekierski and Pierre Hanikeh pulled up Tuesday night. They were checking out his identity in the parking lot of the River Road shopping center when Escotto suddenly bolted, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. They chased him down a few blocks away, then found "multiple forged credits…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes
Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Ridgefield Park police tracked down two 19-year-old Hudson County men in a wild road-rage incident that sent a brand new SUV flying into a house, injuring a 94-year-old resident. Angel Feliz of Guttenberg was charged with assault by auto and Michael S. Vivar of North Bergen with hindering apprehension by providing aid, Lt. Joseph Rella said. Traffic summonses were also being prepared against Felix, he said Wednesday morning. Feliz wasn't difficult for police to find: The new white Mercedes SUV, driven off a nearby car dealer's lot just moments earlier, had temporar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes
Ridgefield Park PD: Hudson County Men Caught In Road-Rage Crashes RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Ridgefield Park police tracked down two 19-year-old Hudson County men in a wild road-rage incident that sent a brand new SUV flying into a house, injuring a 94-year-old resident. Angel Feliz of Guttenberg was charged with assault by auto and Michael S. Vivar of North Bergen with hindering apprehension by providing aid, Lt. Joseph Rella said. Traffic summonses were also being prepared against Felix, he said Wednesday morning. Feliz wasn't difficult for police to find: The new white Mercedes SUV, driven off a nearby car dealer's lot just moments earlier, had temporar…

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