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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Dealer Charged In West Milford Woman's Heroin OD Death Authorities: Dealer Charged In West Milford Woman's Heroin OD Death Authorities: Dealer Charged In West Milford Woman's Heroin OD Death
Authorities: Dealer Charged In West Milford Woman's Heroin OD Death WEST MILFORD, N.J. – Authorities on Thursday charged a Paterson man with selling the heroin that killed a 33-year-old West Milford woman earlier this year. Cleveland D. Spencer, 26, was arrested earlier in the day and charged with strict liability in a drug-induced death for the fatal dose taken by Maryann McKinnon, authorities said Thursday. Officers responding to Freehold Court found McKinnon unconscious and unresponsive, authorities said, adding that efforts to revive her failed – including administering doses of Narcan. McKinnon was later pronounced dead at Chilton Memorial Hospital. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City Officer From Carlstadt Admits $12,617 Off-Duty Work Scam Jersey City Officer From Carlstadt Admits $12,617 Off-Duty Work Scam Jersey City Officer From Carlstadt Admits $12,617 Off-Duty Work Scam
Jersey City Officer From Carlstadt Admits $12,617 Off-Duty Work Scam CARLSTADT, N.J. -- A Jersey City police officer who lives in Carlstadt admitted in federal court Thursday that he collected $12,617 from the city for off-duty work that he didn't do. David Ortmann, 53, admitted that he had a colleague sign bogus vouchers to the city indicating that he'd handled traffic control for private contractors and utility companies -- which he hadn't -- from July 2015 through May of last year, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said. U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez scheduled a Jan. 3 sentencing on Ortmann's guilty plea to conspiracy to commit fraud.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Brothers' Tussle: One Hospitalized With Stab Wounds, Charges Teaneck Brothers' Tussle: One Hospitalized With Stab Wounds, Charges Teaneck Brothers' Tussle: One Hospitalized With Stab Wounds, Charges
Teaneck Brothers' Tussle: One Hospitalized With Stab Wounds, Charges TEANECK, N.J. -- A fight between brothers in Teaneck left one of them hospitalized -- and charged, responders told Daily Voice. Lorenzo Ivey, 31, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with stab wounds that responders said weren't considered life-threatening following the Wednesday afternoon incident. He remained at HUMC on Thursday, charged with two counts of aggravated domestic violence assault and four weapons offenses, pending a detention hearing, records show. Ivey has prior charges from last year out of Bogota for resisting arrest and obstruction, among other offenses, rec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Once Bitten, Twice Sly: Wyckoff Burglary Victim's Security Cam Tags Suspect Once Bitten, Twice Sly: Wyckoff Burglary Victim's Security Cam Tags Suspect Once Bitten, Twice Sly: Wyckoff Burglary Victim's Security Cam Tags Suspect
Once Bitten, Twice Sly: Wyckoff Burglary Victim's Security Cam Tags Suspect WYCKOFF, N.J. – Wyckoff police arrested an accused burglar after residents who'd had their home broken into before installed a security camera. Jaime D. Bauer, 29, who lives in Wyckoff, is seen on surveillance video entering and removing valuables from the Crescent Avenue home, Lt. Joseph Soto said. “The residents advised [police] that they have had items missing in the past from their home,” Soto said. “Due to the prior thefts, they installed a security camera.” Bauer -- who was arrested in March by Midland Park police for driving while on the revoked list -- was released pending a detent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
$400 Lighter: Ridgewood Man Falls For 'Hacked Computer' Scam $400 Lighter: Ridgewood Man Falls For 'Hacked Computer' Scam $400 Lighter: Ridgewood Man Falls For 'Hacked Computer' Scam
$400 Lighter: Ridgewood Man Falls For 'Hacked Computer' Scam RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – A Ridgewood man lost $400 to scam artists who claimed his computer had been hacked, authorities said. The William Street resident said a purported member of the fraud department at Apple contacted him saying his iMac was hacked, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Wednesday. “The victim provided access to his personal computer and was advised to purchase $400 in Apple gift cards,” Lutchcke said. “The victim purchased the gift cards and provided the serial numbers to the caller.” He then “then realized it was a scam and contacted the police department,” she said. But by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Man Wanted By Paramus Police Nabbed After Toll Violation Man Wanted By Paramus Police Nabbed After Toll Violation Man Wanted By Paramus Police Nabbed After Toll Violation
Man Wanted By Paramus Police Nabbed After Toll Violation PARAMUS, N.J. -- A man wanted by Paramus police was arrested after authorities said he blew through an E-ZPass lane while driving with an expired license. Sean L. Blount, 42, of East Orange was also wanted in Millburn Township and had five outstanding traffic warrants, Joseph Pentangelo of the Port Authority told Daily Voice. Officers at the Holland Tunnel toll plaza in Jersey City spotted Blount's 2000 Nissan Maxima after it triggered the E-ZPass "toll unpaid" sign around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, he said. "On closer inspection, they saw the vehicle's inspection was expired since…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Road Rage: DWI Driver Assaults Woman, Rescuer, Wyckoff Police Charge Road Rage: DWI Driver Assaults Woman, Rescuer, Wyckoff Police Charge Road Rage: DWI Driver Assaults Woman, Rescuer, Wyckoff Police Charge
Road Rage: DWI Driver Assaults Woman, Rescuer, Wyckoff Police Charge WYCKOFF, N.J. – A drunk driver deliberately rammed his car into one driven by a good Samaritan who’d just stopped him from beating a woman, Wyckoff police said. Jermaine S. Kerr, 32, of Paterson told the Samaritan he was going to get a gun from his car and kill him for interfering during the incident on West Main Street just after 5:30 p.m. last Friday, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Kerr then used his car to ram the other man’s vehicle, which had a juvenile passenger, Soto said Wednesday. Responding officers found the two fighting in the street, the lieutenant said. Kerr's car was impounded and h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Powerball Winner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl Wayne Powerball Winner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl Wayne Powerball Winner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl
Wayne Powerball Winner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl WAYNE, N.J. – A former bodega owner from Wayne who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl, authorities said. “At this time, it appears there are no other victims,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said, in announcing the arrest of Pedro Quezada, 49, for sexual assaults that she said were committed when the girl was between 11 and 14 years old. Quezada made headlines -- and then became notorious -- after his 2013 Powerball win. Published reports said he dumped his live-in girlfriend of 10 years, then skipped out on his rent while re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: 10+ Lbs Of Heroin Seized, Along With Ecstasy, Crack, Pot, Coke Paterson PD: 10+ Lbs Of Heroin Seized, Along With Ecstasy, Crack, Pot, Coke Paterson PD: 10+ Lbs Of Heroin Seized, Along With Ecstasy, Crack, Pot, Coke
Paterson PD: 10+ Lbs Of Heroin Seized, Along With Ecstasy, Crack, Pot, Coke PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police seized 10-plus pounds of heroin, more than 400 Ecstasy pills and 2½ pounds of pot, crack and cocaine combined while arresting three men, authorities said Wednesday. Members of the city's Narcotics Division found the stash while raiding an apartment at the corner of Park Avenue and East 18th Street following an investigation into drug sales in the area, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Seized, he said, were: 7,600 glassine envelopes of heroin; 10½ ounces of raw heroin; three ounces of crack; seven ounces of powdered cocaine; nearly two pounds of pot; 4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Alert: Thieves Swipe $52,000 Worth Of Scotch From River Edge Liquor Store Alert: Thieves Swipe $52,000 Worth Of Scotch From River Edge Liquor Store Alert: Thieves Swipe $52,000 Worth Of Scotch From River Edge Liquor Store
Alert: Thieves Swipe $52,000 Worth Of Scotch From River Edge Liquor Store RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- The hunt was on for a band of high-end booze thieves who stole more than $52,000 worth of Scotch from a popular River Edge liquor store, the company said. Three of the bottles -- including one worth $27,999 and another worth $21,999 -- were taken from a lock box the thieves jimmied open at Total Wine & More, the company's loss prevention department said. A bottle of Pinch was taken as a decoy, the department said in an alert. The six suspects -- all in their mid-to-late 20s -- entered the popular store just off Route 4 around 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to the alert…

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