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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Contractor Charged In Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah Burglaries Contractor Charged In Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah Burglaries Contractor Charged In Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah Burglaries
Contractor Charged In Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Mahwah Burglaries WYCKOFF, N.J. --- A Franklin Lakes home renovator was charged with stealing tools in town and in Mahwah and Wyckoff. Brian A. Hoeverman, 36, who three weeks ago was charged with heroin possession in Fair Lawn, remained free pending court action. Detectives from all three towns worked together to identify Hoeverman, Lt. Joseph Soto said Wednesday. Wyckoff police charged him with two break-ins, one involving a construction trailer on Timberline Drive that was reported Aug. 28, Soto said. Oakland’s was reported on Aug. 18, from a vehicle and business on Spruce Street. ****** ALSO SEE: A ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tragedy Avoided: Suicidal Gunman Surrenders To Hackensack Police Tragedy Avoided: Suicidal Gunman Surrenders To Hackensack Police Tragedy Avoided: Suicidal Gunman Surrenders To Hackensack Police
Tragedy Avoided: Suicidal Gunman Surrenders To Hackensack Police HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack police avoided tragedy Wednesday by convincing a suicidal gunman to surrender, authorities said. Officers found the man seated on a couch, his hands behind his back, when they responded to a 4 a.m. call from the man's brother, who said he'd seen the gun on a coffee table, said Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department. "At first, the subject was uncooperative, refusing to show both of his hands after repeated commands to do so," Aquila said. "At one point the subject removed his right hand from behind the pillow and one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, At Motels In Clifton, Elsewhere Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, At Motels In Clifton, Elsewhere Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, At Motels In Clifton, Elsewhere
Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, At Motels In Clifton, Elsewhere SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A member of a human trafficking ring admitted her role Wednesday in prostituting a 16-year-old girl at motels in Clifton and elsewhere. Going by the name "China White," 29-year-old Jessica Copeland acted as boss or “bottom” over the prostitutes in the ring, which advertised on Backpage.com, an investigation by state authorities and South Hackensack detectives found. The young victim -- who'd been reported missing -- was forced to work as a prostitute Monday through Friday while remaining captive in an apartment in the Bronx on the weekends, authorities s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, In Case Cracked By South Hackensack PD Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, In Case Cracked By South Hackensack PD Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, In Case Cracked By South Hackensack PD
Ring Member Admits Pimping Girl, 16, In Case Cracked By South Hackensack PD SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A member of a human trafficking ring admitted her role Wednesday in prostituting a 16-year-old girl at motels in South Hackensack and Clifton. Going by the name "China White," 29-year-old Jessica Copeland acted as boss or “bottom” over the prostitutes in the ring, which advertised on Backpage.com, an investigation by state authorities and South Hackensack detectives found. The young victim -- who'd been reported missing -- was forced to work as a prostitute Monday through Friday while remaining captive in an apartment in the Bronx on the weekends, author…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
IRS: Fort Lee Tax Cheat Cost Government Nearly $1.5M IRS: Fort Lee Tax Cheat Cost Government Nearly $1.5M IRS: Fort Lee Tax Cheat Cost Government Nearly $1.5M
IRS: Fort Lee Tax Cheat Cost Government Nearly $1.5M FORT LEE, N.J. – A Fort Lee mortgage broker who admitted filling a false tax return cost the government nearly $1.5 million overall in refunds that he wasn’t entitled to, federal authorities said. Jose Crespo filed returns that falsely listed income from bonds and fuel excise tax credits for several years, beginning in 2006, IRS Special Agent Robert Glantz said following a plea hearing in federal court in Newark. Crespo collected $652,478 the first year of the scheme for his Specialty Home Services company in Fort Lee, while taking in nearly $60,000 on his personal return, Glantz said. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield PD: Thief Took Cash, Valuables From Nearly Dozen Unlocked Cars Bergenfield PD: Thief Took Cash, Valuables From Nearly Dozen Unlocked Cars Bergenfield PD: Thief Took Cash, Valuables From Nearly Dozen Unlocked Cars
Bergenfield PD: Thief Took Cash, Valuables From Nearly Dozen Unlocked Cars BERGENFIELD, N.J. – A Bergenfield bandit walked down local streets and snatched $1,600 worth of merchandise and cash from nearly a dozen unlocked cars, authorities said. Police investigating the thefts the nights of July 21 and 22 on Malden Court, Greenwich Street, and Judith Place targeted Sebastian Nino-Lopez, 21, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. They charged him with 11 counts of burglary and five counts of theft, then released Nin-Lopez on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack Rabboh, meanwhile, reminded citizens to “be vigilant in watching for suspicious per…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
U.S. Customs Agent From Hawthorne Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers U.S. Customs Agent From Hawthorne Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers U.S. Customs Agent From Hawthorne Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers
U.S. Customs Agent From Hawthorne Charged With Terrorizing Fellow Workers PATERSON, N.J. -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer from Hawthorne was arrested early Wednesday and charged along with two colleagues with beating and terrorizing fellow employees at Newark Airport. Parmenio I. Perez, 40, and two co-defendants -- Tito Catota, 38, of Lyndhurst 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 court appearances Wednesday afternoon. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer released Catota and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Lincoln Tunnel Road Rage: Police Say NJ Driver Painted Penis On Truck Lincoln Tunnel Road Rage: Police Say NJ Driver Painted Penis On Truck Lincoln Tunnel Road Rage: Police Say NJ Driver Painted Penis On Truck
Lincoln Tunnel Road Rage: Police Say NJ Driver Painted Penis On Truck FORT LEE, N.J. -- A road rage incident that began in New Jersey ended at the other end of the Lincoln Tunnel when one motorist spray-painted a penis on the side of the other driver's truck, police said. Officers on duty at Dyer Avenue early Tuesday grabbed the 34-year-old man and charged him with attempted assault and criminal mischief after the 9:30 a.m. incident, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The driver had gotten out of his Toyota Camry while stopped at a red light after emerging from the tunnel and spray-painted the vulgar image onto a GMC box truck, Pentangelo said. He …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Body Of Drug Defendant, 53, Found In RV Outside Glen Rock Home Body Of Drug Defendant, 53, Found In RV Outside Glen Rock Home Body Of Drug Defendant, 53, Found In RV Outside Glen Rock Home
Body Of Drug Defendant, 53, Found In RV Outside Glen Rock Home GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- The body of a 53-year-old former Glen Rock resident arrested earlier this summer on drug charges was found Tuesday in a recreational vehicle parked in a local driveway. "At this point, the body has been there so long, we won't for sure what we have until the Medical Examiner does an autopsy," Police Chief Dean Ackermann told Daily Voice. Although foul play wasn't suspected (there were no obvious signs of trauma, for instance), "only an autopsy will tell for sure," the chief said. Responders who found the body just before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday belive it h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Injured On GWB In Benefit Charity Run Motorcyclist Injured On GWB In Benefit Charity Run Motorcyclist Injured On GWB In Benefit Charity Run
Motorcyclist Injured On GWB In Benefit Charity Run FORT LEE, N.J. -- A motorcyclist injured on the George Washington Bridge during an annual charity ride out of Haworth told police she'd had a mechanical problem, Port Authority police said. The 50-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with neck and knee injuries after her motorcycle struck a barrier and she fell over it during the 18th annual Andiamo Benefit Motorcycle Run, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. What began as a way by restaurateur Don Dickstein to buy a cycle for Cresskill police in 1999 has raised well over $1 million for, among oth…

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