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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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford PD: Thief Stole Cell Tower Backup Batteries From Firehouse West Milford PD: Thief Stole Cell Tower Backup Batteries From Firehouse West Milford PD: Thief Stole Cell Tower Backup Batteries From Firehouse
West Milford PD: Thief Stole Cell Tower Backup Batteries From Firehouse WEST MILFORD, N.J. – A Bergen County man stole dozens of backup batteries from cellphone towers – including a batch from a West Milford firehouse, authorities said. Christopher Kennedy, 31, of Rutherford stole roughly $11,000 worth of batteries in three separate incidents in the township, police there said Tuesday. The first theft was discovered in early June at a tower near Canistear Road and Route 23, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said. Another was discovered at the Lakeland Plaza in Newfoundland late in the month but could have occurred as early as February, the chief said. A third the…

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Rutherford, NJ
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Authorities: Rutherford Man Stole Cell Tower Batteries In Three Counties Authorities: Rutherford Man Stole Cell Tower Batteries In Three Counties Authorities: Rutherford Man Stole Cell Tower Batteries In Three Counties
Authorities: Rutherford Man Stole Cell Tower Batteries In Three Counties RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A Rutherford man stole dozens of backup batteries from cellphone towers – including a batch from a Passaic County firehouse, authorities said. Christopher Kennedy, 31, stole roughly $11,000 worth of batteries in three separate incidents in West Milford, police there said Tuesday. The first theft was discovered in early June at a tower near Canistear Road and Route 23, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said. Another was discovered at the Lakeland Plaza in Newfoundland late in the month but could have occurred as early as February, the chief said. A third theft, which occurre…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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River Vale Police Launch Newest Addition: Aerial Drone River Vale Police Launch Newest Addition: Aerial Drone River Vale Police Launch Newest Addition: Aerial Drone
River Vale Police Launch Newest Addition: Aerial Drone RIVER VALE, N.J. -- River Vale police are launching a drone this Thursday for use in emergency operations, crime scene investigations and public safety programs, Chief William C. Giordano said Tuesday. Dubbed "Angel 1," the professional-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carries two cameras -- one a high-definition model and the other thermographic, which produces images without the need for light, Giordano said. Money forfeited by defendants in criminal case paid for the drone, so there's no cost for taxpayers, the chief said. Giordano researched several vendors and ultimately …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook Detectives Nab Local Man In Gas Station Knifepoint Robbery Saddle Brook Detectives Nab Local Man In Gas Station Knifepoint Robbery Saddle Brook Detectives Nab Local Man In Gas Station Knifepoint Robbery
Saddle Brook Detectives Nab Local Man In Gas Station Knifepoint Robbery SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Surveillance video and dogged detective work led to the arrest Tuesday of a Saddle Brook man for robbing a local gas station at knifepoint. A judge ordered Nicholas R. Bleeker, 24, held in the Bergen County Jail pending an Oct. 6 hearing on robbery and weapons charges, Police Chief Robert J. Kugler said. Detective Lt. Thomas Johnson, and Detectives John Tritto and Scott Habermann cracked the case after the Delta stastion on Floral Lane was robbed of $565 cash by Bleeker just after 9:30 p.m. Aug. 4, Kugler said. "Surveillance video and additional evidence was reco…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Jewish Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges Jewish Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges Jewish Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges
Jewish Youngsters' Singer-Songwriter Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges NEWARK, N.J. -- A music teacher and singer-songwriter who performs for children at synagogues, Jewish community centers, camps and conventions nationwide was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday on child pornography charges. Eric S. Komar, 46, "used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to obtain and distribute images and videos that including images of prepubescent children being sexually abused," Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said. A federal judge in Newark ordered Komar -- of the Somerset County town of Hillsborough -- held without bail on charges of receiving and distrib…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Hackensack Stock Broker Busted With Cocaine, Pot, Pills Prosecutor: Hackensack Stock Broker Busted With Cocaine, Pot, Pills Prosecutor: Hackensack Stock Broker Busted With Cocaine, Pot, Pills
Prosecutor: Hackensack Stock Broker Busted With Cocaine, Pot, Pills HACKENSACK, N.J. – A stock broker from Hackensack was caught with cocaine, pot and pills, as well as $1,250 in suspected drug proceeds, said authorities who arrested him. Joshua Simmons, 27, was released on a summons to appear Oct. 4 on drug charges in Central Judicial Processing in Hackensack following Monday’s raid on his apartment, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Drug paraphernalia was also seized, the prosecutor said. 

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Carlstadt Man Struck, Killed By Train In Carlstadt Man Struck, Killed By Train In Carlstadt
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Carlstadt CARLSTADT, N.J. -- A man was struck and killed by a commuter train in Carlstadt late Tuesday morning. "He just laid down on the tracks," a witness said after the 11 a.m. incident just west of Paterson Avenue between the Rutherford and Westmont train stations.  Authorities still hadn't been able to identify the man as of late Tuesday afternoon. Responders said he wasn't carrying identification. About three dozen commuters from No. 1151 -- which left Hoboken and was headed to Suffern -- were being taken to another station by shuttle bus, NJ Transit's Lisa Torbic told Daily Voice. …

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Pomp, Circumstance, Gridlock Await Wallington Visit From Poland President Pomp, Circumstance, Gridlock Await Wallington Visit From Poland President Pomp, Circumstance, Gridlock Await Wallington Visit From Poland President
Pomp, Circumstance, Gridlock Await Wallington Visit From Poland President WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Polish President Andrzej Duda visits Wallington on Wednesday for what's expected to be great pomp and circumstance -- and serious traffic tie-ups. A 6 p.m. ceremony will be held at the General Pulaski monument at Main Avenue and May Street (more info below).  Born in Kraków in the former Polish People's Republic, Duda, 45, studied became his country's president in August 2015, taking his oath before the United Nations General Assembly. At 51.5%, Wallington (pop. 11,700) has one of the highest per capita levels of Polish ancestry in the area. The borough was ranked seve…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Judge Releases Accused Glen Rock Burglar After Fair Lawn Chase Judge Releases Accused Glen Rock Burglar After Fair Lawn Chase Judge Releases Accused Glen Rock Burglar After Fair Lawn Chase
Judge Releases Accused Glen Rock Burglar After Fair Lawn Chase FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police detectives chased down a 54-year-old Paterson man moments after he broke into a Glen Rock garage and stole a bicycle, authorities said. Frank Gonzalez took off onto Route 208 as Fair Lawn Detective Mark Wyka approached him at Maple and Elm avenues last Tuesday afternoon, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Detective Sgt. Tim O’Shaughnessy and Detective Anthony Lugo found him hiding behind a trash behind outside a medical building on the highway soon after, Metzler said. With him he had bolt cutters and the $500 bicycle, which was reported stolen from a Glen Rock ho…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Widower, 70, Collected Child Porn, Authorities Charge Garfield Widower, 70, Collected Child Porn, Authorities Charge Garfield Widower, 70, Collected Child Porn, Authorities Charge
Garfield Widower, 70, Collected Child Porn, Authorities Charge GARFIELD, N.J. – A retired widower from Garfield was caught with child pornography, authorities said. Michael Yosco Jr., 70, “utilized the Internet to access, view, and possess sexually explicit files depicting prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Yosco was arrested Monday and charged with possession of child pornography following a search of his home on Friday, Grewal said. He was released on a summons pending an Oct. 4 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, the prosecutor said.

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