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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Jail Drug Rehab Center Rescues Addicted Inmates Bergen County Jail Drug Rehab Center Rescues Addicted Inmates Bergen County Jail Drug Rehab Center Rescues Addicted Inmates
Bergen County Jail Drug Rehab Center Rescues Addicted Inmates HACKENSACK, N.J. – Addicted to heroin, crack and cocaine and carrying a lengthy rap sheet, Anita Rogers had nothing left to lose when she opted into the Drug Rehabilitation Center at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack. In the seven years since then, the mother of four has been drug-free. She’s also become a supervisor in the food industry. “If it wasn’t for the Bergen County Jail in-patient drug program, I wouldn’t have been able to break the cycle,” said Rogers, who visits the River Street lockup to share her story with inmates. The 90-day intensive drug treatment program is the first …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup Driver Who Killed Woman At Hawthorne Farmers Market Convicted Pickup Driver Who Killed Woman At Hawthorne Farmers Market Convicted Pickup Driver Who Killed Woman At Hawthorne Farmers Market Convicted
Pickup Driver Who Killed Woman At Hawthorne Farmers Market Convicted HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- A man who crashed his pickup truck into a farmers market in Hawthorne, killing a woman, was convicted Thursday of aggravated manslaughter, among other charges. Jurors in Paterson deliberated for six hours or so over two days before rendering their verdict against James Woetzel, 51, following a seven-week trial. Woetzel had been sniffing chemicals from an aerosol can when he drove his new Dodge Ram pickup through a barricade, hitting three people while sending stands flying, at the Hawthorne Farmers Market in August 2014. The victims included Donna Wine, 58, who coinciden…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park Drug Stop: Thousands Of Empty Bags Get Pair Busted Ridgefield Park Drug Stop: Thousands Of Empty Bags Get Pair Busted Ridgefield Park Drug Stop: Thousands Of Empty Bags Get Pair Busted
Ridgefield Park Drug Stop: Thousands Of Empty Bags Get Pair Busted RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- An electronically-operated hidden compartment in a car stopped on Route 95 in Ridgefield Park contained several thousand envelopes used to package heroin, said authorities who arrested two occupants. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said members of his Narcotics Task Force stopped the 2008 Buick Escalade on Wednesday as part of a drug trafficking investigation. A search turned up the secret compartment under the back seat, he said. Arrested were the driver, Jose Alvarado-Toro, a 32-year-old truck driver from Philadelphia, and Jonathan DeCastro Sanchez, 30…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Pedaler Caught Peddling Heroin Passaic Sheriff: Pedaler Caught Peddling Heroin Passaic Sheriff: Pedaler Caught Peddling Heroin
Passaic Sheriff: Pedaler Caught Peddling Heroin PATERSON, N.J. -- A bicycle-riding dealer caught flagging down drivers was busted with 500 envelopes of heroin, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Sheriff's detectives acting on a tip found 39-year-old Richard Garcia "beckoning vehicles as they passed" in the area of Mercer and Keen streets in Paterson, Berdnik said. At one point, he got off the bike and retrieved a white rectangular a brick of 50 envelopes that he stuffed into his backpack, the sheriff said. The officers moved in, found ten bricks and $387 in cash and arrested Garcia, he said. They later learned …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Burglar Nabbed Running Out Back Door Clifton PD: Burglar Nabbed Running Out Back Door Clifton PD: Burglar Nabbed Running Out Back Door
Clifton PD: Burglar Nabbed Running Out Back Door CLIFTON, N.J. -- A burglar who found Clifton police waiting as he walked out the front door of a home with several thousand dollars in cash and jewelry tried running out the back -- straight into the arms of other officers. Witnesses who summoned police said that Henry Adamson, 51, of Paterson, hit two other area houses before he emerged from a third residence, on Piaget Avenue, early Monday evening. Seeing the arriving officers, Adamson fled out the back door, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Thursday. Other officers who were part of a perimeter grabbed him, the lieutenant said. "T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township Driver, 17, OK After Car Hits Pole In New Milford Washington Township Driver, 17, OK After Car Hits Pole In New Milford Washington Township Driver, 17, OK After Car Hits Pole In New Milford
Washington Township Driver, 17, OK After Car Hits Pole In New Milford NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A 17-year-old Washington Township driver escaped unharmed after her car hit a pole in New Milford, authorities said. The crash at River Road and Henley Avenue was reported at 7:42 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders said. No summonses were issued, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
One Wounded, Shooter Sought In Hawthorne One Wounded, Shooter Sought In Hawthorne One Wounded, Shooter Sought In Hawthorne
One Wounded, Shooter Sought In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. – A 27-year-old Paterson man was shot in Hawthorne before dawn Thursday, said authorities who were searching for the person responsible. The victim was shot in the are of 55 Westervelt Avenue around 5:20 a.m., authorities said. He was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes asked that anyone who saw something or has information that can help find the shooter contact her office at 1-877-370-PCPO or [email protected] or contact Hawthorne PD: (973) 427-1800.  ****** ALSO SEE: A man who crashed his pickup…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Car Slams Into Wayne Tree Car Slams Into Wayne Tree Car Slams Into Wayne Tree
Car Slams Into Wayne Tree WAYNE, N.J. -- Witnesses said a driver was OK after her car slammed into a tree and landed on its side on a Wayne street Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said she appeared to be avoiding something -- perhaps a texting driver -- when the crash occurred on Greenrale Avenue just before 5 p.m. Firefighters removed the roof to free her. The driver was hospitalized as a precaution, responders said. Police responded along with ambulance corps members. "I heard a loud bang," one resident told Daily Voice. "I came out and there was glass everywhere."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer from Lyndhurst was arrested early Wednesday and charged along with two colleagues with beating and terrorizing fellow employees at Newark Airport. Tito Catota, 38, and two co-defendants -- Parmenio I. Perez, 40, of Hawthorne and Michael A. Papagni, 32, of Staten Island -- assaulted, impeded, intimidated and interfered with the two victims on the job, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark charges. All three had initial appearances in the court scheduled Wednesday afternoon. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Tailgating Drunk Driver Blows Stop Sign, Cuts Off School Bus Wyckoff PD: Tailgating Drunk Driver Blows Stop Sign, Cuts Off School Bus Wyckoff PD: Tailgating Drunk Driver Blows Stop Sign, Cuts Off School Bus
Wyckoff PD: Tailgating Drunk Driver Blows Stop Sign, Cuts Off School Bus WYCKOFF, N.J. – A horn-honking tailgater who blew a stop sign in front of an approaching school bus was drinking in his car, Wyckoff police charged. Officer Kyle Ferreira was watching traffic in the area of Sicomac and Cedar Hill avenues near the Market Basket last Thursday when he saw the infraction, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Edward J. Rao, 53, of Hawthorne was charged with DWI, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle, following too closely, reckless driving, improper use of the horn, ignoring a stop sign and not having a front license plate. Soto said. He was released to a family member pending …

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