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
Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Approach To NJ-Bound GWB Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Approach To NJ-Bound GWB Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Approach To NJ-Bound GWB
Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Approach To Nj-bound GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer fire early Tuesday jammed New Jersey-bound traffic headed to the George Washington Bridge. The trailer carrying Home Depot goods caught fire on the upper level roadway under the apartments, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Firefighters doused the blaze and sanded the roadway, Pentangelo said. No injuries were reported.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Thieves Snatch $9,300 Of Vuitton Bags At Hackensack Shops At Riverside Thieves Snatch $9,300 Of Vuitton Bags At Hackensack Shops At Riverside Thieves Snatch $9,300 Of Vuitton Bags At Hackensack Shops At Riverside
Thieves Snatch $9,300 Of Vuitton Bags At Hackensack Shops At Riverside HACKENSACK, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Hackensack detectives were reviewing video of two thieves who fled the Louis Vuitton store at the Shops at Riverside Monday night with $9,300 worth of high-priced bags. "They walked in, started grabbing Vuitton bags and ran out around 7:30 p.m.," said Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department. "They dropped a bag, which was recovered by employees." Witnesses told Daily Voice they saw the thieves turn a corner in the mall and run out with the high-priced bags. The store called police about an hour later.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bandits Hit Louis Vuitton At Hackensack Shops At Riverside Bandits Hit Louis Vuitton At Hackensack Shops At Riverside Bandits Hit Louis Vuitton At Hackensack Shops At Riverside
Bandits Hit Louis Vuitton At Hackensack Shops At Riverside HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Two thieves fled the Louis Vuitton store at Riverside Square in Hackensack Monday evening with an undetermined amount of merchandise, witnesses said. The thieves ran from the store with large bags stuffed with high-priced goods, witnesses told Daily Voice. Police said they were investigating. CHECK BACK TUESDAY FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
1.5 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Morris County 1.5 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Morris County 1.5 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Morris County
1.5 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Morris County MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. -- A 1.5 magnitude earthquake was reported in Morris County early Monday evening. The quake was recorded a little over a mile from Morris Plains at 6:35 p.m., earthquaketrack.com reported. No injuries were reported. A 1.3 quake was reported in March.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Man Struck By Tree Limb In Westwood Man Struck By Tree Limb In Westwood Man Struck By Tree Limb In Westwood
Man Struck By Tree Limb In Westwood WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A man struck by a fallen tree limb in Westwood sustained head and back injuries, responders said. The Ash Street victim was conscious with back pain, as well as a cut on the back of the head that was bandaged by police, responders said. An ambulance responded to the dead-end street, along with firefighters and a utility crew that tended to tangled electrical lines in the tree.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
First Northbound GWB Jumper Dies During South Walk Fence Construction First Northbound GWB Jumper Dies During South Walk Fence Construction First Northbound GWB Jumper Dies During South Walk Fence Construction
First Northbound GWB Jumper Dies During South Walk Fence Construction FORT LEE, N.J. -- A man jumped from the northbound George Washington Bridge walkway on Monday afternoon -- the same day that construction of a suicide prevention fence began on the opposite side, authorities said. The Port Authority on Monday had opened the north side to begin construction of the south side prevention fence. The project, scheduled to be completed this year, is part of a $1.9 billion “Restore the George” restoration plan, the authority has said. The south walk will be closed for the three months while a temporary fence is erected, but pedestrians and bicyclists will be able…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: DWI BMW Driver At GWB Falls During Field Test Port Authority PD: DWI BMW Driver At GWB Falls During Field Test Port Authority PD: DWI BMW Driver At GWB Falls During Field Test
Port Authority PD: DWI BMW Driver At GWB Falls During Field Test FORT LEE, N.J. -- A drunk BMW driver lost his balance after being stopped before dawn on the George Washington Bridge, Port Authority police said. Officers stopped the car after it "swerved from side to side out of the lane of traffic" on the approach to the lower level tolls at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The driver, 50-year-old Paul Thompson of the Bronx failed a field sobriety test, losing his balance in the process, while failing to follow instructions, he said. Thompson, whose eyes were bloodshot and smalled of alcohol, later refused to provide …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Wallington Police Charge Paterson Man In Van Burglary VIDEO: Wallington Police Charge Paterson Man In Van Burglary VIDEO: Wallington Police Charge Paterson Man In Van Burglary
Video: Wallington Police Charge Paterson Man In Van Burglary WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Wallington police arrested a Paterson man who they said was captured on video taking tools and electronics from a parked work van. Estanislao Penaloza, 31, was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail and then released by a judge less than 24 hours later pending a court hearing next month, records show. Police charged him with burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief, among other offenses. The van, parked on Lincoln Place, was broken into on July 29. Taken were a pair of work boots, a drill, and a handheld scanner for cable TV installation -- w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Your Community
Ramsey High School Footballers Tackle Suicide Prevention Ramsey High School Footballers Tackle Suicide Prevention Ramsey High School Footballers Tackle Suicide Prevention
Ramsey High School Footballers Tackle Suicide Prevention RAMSEY, N.J. -- When the Ramsey High School football team meets Verona next Saturday, the biggest challenge won't be on the field: The teams, who ordinarily don't play one another, will use the game to raise awareness about suicide prevention, MyVeronaNJ.com reports. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Both teams will wear socks in the signature purple and teal colors of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the report says. Verona High’s cheerleaders, color guard and marching band will also add purple and teal ribbons to their usual maroon and while uniforms. “At t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
'The Roof Is On Fire," Customer Warns Wayne McDonald's Employees 'The Roof Is On Fire," Customer Warns Wayne McDonald's Employees 'The Roof Is On Fire," Customer Warns Wayne McDonald's Employees
'The Roof Is On Fire," Customer Warns Wayne McDonald's Employees WAYNE, N.J. -- "The roof is on fire," a customer told employees at a Wayne McDonald's -- struck by its second blaze in 13 months. The store manager had begun evacuating employees and patrons after a short-circuited roof lighting fixture began burning at the Hamburg Turnpike eatery around 7 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Police Officers Gerry Venezia, Eric Caffrey, Bruce Conklin, John Donado and Steve Martell, along with Sgt. Peter Pohludka, cleared the place, moved them safely away from the building, and handled traffic, he said. Township firefighters extinguished th…

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