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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Mounts Route 46 Divider In Ridgefield Park Tractor-Trailer Mounts Route 46 Divider In Ridgefield Park Tractor-Trailer Mounts Route 46 Divider In Ridgefield Park
Tractor-Trailer Mounts Route 46 Divider In Ridgefield Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer got stuck on a divider on Route 46 in Ridgefield Park, jamming the Wednesday evening rush. "It looks like he misjudged the curve," one witness said. The mishap near the Overpeck Creek bridge occurred while police were investigating an incident involving two vehicles that struck separate houses less than a mile away. SEE: An SUV slammed into one house and a pickup truck into another in Ridgefield Park early Wednesday afternoon. https://ridgefieldpark.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/suv-pickup-slam-into-ridgefield-park-houses/725218/

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff: Panhandlers, Litterers, Loiterers, More Nabbed In Paterson Passaic Sheriff: Panhandlers, Litterers, Loiterers, More Nabbed In Paterson Passaic Sheriff: Panhandlers, Litterers, Loiterers, More Nabbed In Paterson
Passaic Sheriff: Panhandlers, Litterers, Loiterers, More Nabbed In Paterson PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson panhandlers, loiterers and litterers -- as well as people drinking in public, playing loud music and blocking the sidewalk -- were targeted in a roundup by Passaic County sheriff's officers. In one day, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik's officers issued 21 summonses and arrested eight people as part of the detail. His office "has received numerous complaints from citizens, business owners and elected officials regarding quality of issues throughout the city," the sheriff said. In turn, Berdnik increased patrols to enforce municipal ordinances "such as gr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Window Print From South Hackensack Valentine's Day Burglary Leads To Arrest Window Print From South Hackensack Valentine's Day Burglary Leads To Arrest Window Print From South Hackensack Valentine's Day Burglary Leads To Arrest
Window Print From South Hackensack Valentine's Day Burglary Leads To Arrest SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A fingerprint lifted from a Valentine's Day burglary led to an arrest of a Hackensack woman, South Hackensack police said. A borough police officer found the window that 19-year-old Star Johnson broke in through, Capt. Robert Kaiser said Wednesday. With assistance from the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, police pulled a latent fingeprint from the outside of the window, he said. The State Police laboratory tied the print to the 5-foot-5-inch, 135--pound Johnson, who, records show, had prior arrests for drug- and burglary-related offenses.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Police: 'Construction Worker' Bandit Robs Edgewater Bank Police: 'Construction Worker' Bandit Robs Edgewater Bank Police: 'Construction Worker' Bandit Robs Edgewater Bank
Police: 'Construction Worker' Bandit Robs Edgewater Bank EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A man dressed in construction gear robbed a Chase Bank branch in Edgewater early Wednesday afternoon. The robber showed a weapon in the River Road holdup around 12:30 p.m., Police Director Donald Martin said. No one was injured, he said. It was unclear how much was taken. "They're counting up the drawers now," Martin said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was investigating. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was collecting evidence. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Bergenfield House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Bergenfield House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Bergenfield House Blaze
Photos: Firefighters Douse Bergenfield House Blaze BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Firefighters quickly doused a Bergenfield house blaze late Wednesday morning. No injuries were immediately reported in the two-alarm River Edge Road fire. The blaze apparently began in a bedroom of the building, which once housed Governale's candy store. Joining their Bergenfield colleagues at the scene were firefighters from Dumont, Englewood and Teaneck, with Tenafly on standby. Dumont EMS also responded. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** FROM MONDAY: Firefighters doused a smoky Bergenfield laundry blaze that apparently broke out in a dryer Monday afternoon.http…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia: Turning Truck Topples Traffic Light Leonia: Turning Truck Topples Traffic Light Leonia: Turning Truck Topples Traffic Light
Leonia: Turning Truck Topples Traffic Light LEONIA, N.J. -- Fort Lee Road in Leonia remained closed Wednesday morning at Grand Avenue after a turning truck toppled a traffic light stanchion. The driver was headed south on Grand Avenue and turned right onto westbound Fort Lee Road when the trailer hit the pole, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. The tractor was removed to open a lane of traffic on Grand Avenue. Repairs were being made and the wreckage was being cleared.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn PD: Driver, 78, Gets Summons After Hitting Boy, 15, On Bicycle Fair Lawn PD: Driver, 78, Gets Summons After Hitting Boy, 15, On Bicycle Fair Lawn PD: Driver, 78, Gets Summons After Hitting Boy, 15, On Bicycle
Fair Lawn PD: Driver, 78, Gets Summons After Hitting Boy, 15, On Bicycle FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A 78-year-old driver received a summons after hitting a 15-year-old boy on a bicycle Tuesday night in Fair Lawn, police said. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the borough boy to The Valley Hospital after he was struck by the 1998 Nissan Maxima on River Road at 6:45 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A CT scan and several X-rays were taken, all of which proved negative, the boy's mother, JoAnn Licchi Dutzar, told Daily Voice on Wednesday. "He has two gashes on his head -- one on top and the other on the back of his head,"  she said. "He has a severel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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MUGSHOT: Son Charged With Killing Paramus Mom, 56, Desecrating Remains MUGSHOT: Son Charged With Killing Paramus Mom, 56, Desecrating Remains MUGSHOT: Son Charged With Killing Paramus Mom, 56, Desecrating Remains
Mugshot: Son Charged With Killing Paramus Mom, 56, Desecrating Remains PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus man was charged late Tuesday with killing his 56-year-old mother and leaving her corpse in a garage for nearly two weeks. Jesus Lopez, 30, remained in custody at River Edge Medical Center (formerly Bergen Regional) in Paramus pending a detention hearing. He's charged with murder, desecrating human remains, hindering apprehension and weapons possession. Police arrested Lopez after a case worker who visited him found Susana Lopez's decomposed body in a detached garage, law enforcement sources said. "After making contact with Jesus Lopez, who was inside the ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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PHOTOS: School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Juveniles PHOTOS: School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Juveniles PHOTOS: School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Juveniles
Photos: School Bus Driver Charged In Mahwah Crash That Injured 4 Juveniles MAHWAH, N.J. -- (UPDATE) 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. Tue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview PD: Turkish National Stabs Rug Salesman Over $135,000 Debt Fairview PD: Turkish National Stabs Rug Salesman Over $135,000 Debt Fairview PD: Turkish National Stabs Rug Salesman Over $135,000 Debt
Fairview PD: Turkish National Stabs Rug Salesman Over $135,000 Debt FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A Turkish national stabbed a Long Island rug dealer who owed him $135,000 in the leg, then fled the wrong way down a one-way street, said Fairview police who arrested him. Avni Elkat, 59, drove up from his home in Stafford, Texas in an attempt to collect from the 51-year-old rug dealer, Sgt. Michael Martic said Tuesday night. Elkat had been in litigation with the man for several years, apparently with no satisfaction, over payment for rugs he'd made for him. Elkat had lost his wife and his business and was in debt when he apparently decided to take matters into his own ha…

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