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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Faulty Power Strip Sparks Blaze That Killed Paramus Man, 78 Faulty Power Strip Sparks Blaze That Killed Paramus Man, 78 Faulty Power Strip Sparks Blaze That Killed Paramus Man, 78
Faulty Power Strip Sparks Blaze That Killed Paramus Man, 78 PARAMUS, N.J. -- UPDATE: A faulty electrical outlet strip ignited a fire that killed a 78-year-old Paramus man, authorities said Monday afternoon. David F. Warde Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:30 a.m. first-floor apartment blaze on Forest Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Family members living on the second floor were able to flee the burning structure," Grewal said. They had their pet rabbit with them. Paramus police "found a heavy smoke and fire condition" in Warde's apartment and then his body soon after, the prosecutor said. F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
GWB Finally Getting Safety Fences, Port Authority Announces GWB Finally Getting Safety Fences, Port Authority Announces GWB Finally Getting Safety Fences, Port Authority Announces
GWB Finally Getting Safety Fences, Port Authority Announces FORT LEE, N.J. -- The Port Authority announced Monday that it will begin installing anti-suicide fences along the George Washington Bridge’s south walkway on Sept. 25. The project, scheduled to be completed this year, is part of a $1.9 billion “Restore the George” restoration plan, officials said. The south walk will be closed for the three months while a temporary fence is erected, but pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to use the north side, which ordinarily is closed, they said. This will temporarily inconvenience the cyclists, who will have to roll their bikes up a channel adjacen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Known Offenders Conspired In Oakland Gunpoint Gas Station Robbery Police: Known Offenders Conspired In Oakland Gunpoint Gas Station Robbery Police: Known Offenders Conspired In Oakland Gunpoint Gas Station Robbery
Police: Known Offenders Conspired In Oakland Gunpoint Gas Station Robbery OAKLAND, N.J. – An ex-con working as an attendant conspired with two associates to stage the robbery of an Oakland gas station, authorities said Monday. The attendant, 25-year-old David Chaupiz of Oakland, had spent 15 months in state prison for his role in a baseball-bat bashing of his then-girlfriend’s ex during a robbery. Chaupiz later was sentenced to time served (61 days) after he led Wyckoff and Ridgewood police on a dangerous chase -- and violated a no-contact order twice. A judge at the time told him he could face serious consequences if he got into trouble again. Oakland Police L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Northvale DPW Foreman Grew Backyard Pot, Had Illegal Steroids Prosecutor: Northvale DPW Foreman Grew Backyard Pot, Had Illegal Steroids Prosecutor: Northvale DPW Foreman Grew Backyard Pot, Had Illegal Steroids
Prosecutor: Northvale DPW Foreman Grew Backyard Pot, Had Illegal Steroids NORTHVALE, N.J. – A Northvale DPW foreman grew large pot plants in his backyard and had steroids and more than $5,600 cash in his home, said authorities who arrested him. Joseph Scaglione, 61, was busted after authorities searched his Walnut Street residence and found 10 large marijuana plants growing in his backyard, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Inside, they found several ounces of pot and anabolic steroids -- which detectives seized along with the cash. Grewal said. Scaglione was released pending an Oct. 4 first appearance on drug charges in Central Judicial Pro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Fair Lawn Boys Soccer Coach Assaults Midland Park Opponent, Son, 9 Police: Fair Lawn Boys Soccer Coach Assaults Midland Park Opponent, Son, 9 Police: Fair Lawn Boys Soccer Coach Assaults Midland Park Opponent, Son, 9
Police: Fair Lawn Boys Soccer Coach Assaults Midland Park Opponent, Son, 9 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Fair Lawn boys soccer coach was charged with assault after he head-butted an opposing coach and struck the other man's 9-year-old son, authorities said. Sean Cormack, 45, got into an argument with the 52-year-old Midland Park coach on Sunday, Sept. 10, before head-butting him and then hitting the boy when the youngster and others tried to break up the fight at Berdan Grove Park, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday. The Fair Lawn Ambulance Corps took the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center because of dizziness, Metzler said. Cormack, who was charged with two counts o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Deceased Oradell Talent Agent Honored At Emmys Deceased Oradell Talent Agent Honored At Emmys Deceased Oradell Talent Agent Honored At Emmys
Deceased Oradell Talent Agent Honored At Emmys ORADELL, N.J. -- The late talent agent Mark Schlegel of Oradell was honored during Sunday night's Emmy Awards. A photo of Schlegel, who represented represented film, TV and theater performers for more than 30 years, was included in a montage of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences members who died the past year. The popular 57-year-old industry veteran had gone missing from his home on Aug. 13 following a family trip to Scotland. An Oradell police officer found his body 11 days later in bushes just off Kinderkamack Road, barely a half-mile from his home, authorities told Daily Voice. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Faulty Electrical Strip Sparked Fire That Killed Paramus Man, 78 UPDATE: Faulty Electrical Strip Sparked Fire That Killed Paramus Man, 78 UPDATE: Faulty Electrical Strip Sparked Fire That Killed Paramus Man, 78
Update: Faulty Electrical Strip Sparked Fire That Killed Paramus Man, 78 PARAMUS, N.J. -- (UPDATE/4:30 p.m.): A faulty electrical outlet strip ignited a fire that killed a 78-year-old Paramus man, authorities said Monday afternoon. David F. Warde Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:30 a.m. first-floor apartment blaze on Forest Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Family members living on the second floor were able to flee the burning structure," Grewal said. They had their pet rabbit with them. Paramus police "found a heavy smoke and fire condition" in Warde's apartment and then his body soon after, the prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Judge To Decide Whether Gunman Shot By Fort Lee Police Remains In Jail Judge To Decide Whether Gunman Shot By Fort Lee Police Remains In Jail Judge To Decide Whether Gunman Shot By Fort Lee Police Remains In Jail
Judge To Decide Whether Gunman Shot By Fort Lee Police Remains In Jail FORT LEE, N.J. -- A judge on Monday will determine whether a Fort Lee man who was shot by borough police after he pointed a gun at them should remain behind bars until his case is resolved. Jaquan A. Suber remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending the detention hearing before Superior Court Judge James X. Sattely in Hackensack. He is charged with aggravated assault -- for pointing an illegal handgun at police -- along with weapons offenses, , Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said.Suber had been fighting with his landlord when police came to the house, Grewal said. He then po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Palisades Park Girls, Leonia Woman See Cabbie Masturbating Prosecutor: Palisades Park Girls, Leonia Woman See Cabbie Masturbating Prosecutor: Palisades Park Girls, Leonia Woman See Cabbie Masturbating
Prosecutor: Palisades Park Girls, Leonia Woman See Cabbie Masturbating PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A Palisades Park cab driver was seen masturbating in his car by two 11-year-old girls in town and by a woman in Leonia, authorities said. Sungmin Ha, 38, was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. The Palisades Park incident involving the youngsters occurred on Wednesday and the Leonia one the following day, Grewal said. A judge ordered that Ha remain held in the Bergen County pending a detention hearing in Hackensack on Wednesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Police Equip Seniors With Vital Medical Tool Garfield Police Equip Seniors With Vital Medical Tool Garfield Police Equip Seniors With Vital Medical Tool
Garfield Police Equip Seniors With Vital Medical Tool GARFIELD, N.J. -- Thanks to Garfield police, the city's first responders can better assist seniors who can't provide critical medical information. Capt. Martin Gray and Officer Jeff Stewart of the Community Affairs Division brought "Vials of Life" to the Senior Center on Friday. The vials, kept in the refrigerator, contain vital medical information that assist first responders in administering appropriate medical care. Any Garfield residents interested in the program can email Stewart: [email protected].

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