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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Detectives Crack Car Burglary Spree Ridgewood Detectives Crack Car Burglary Spree Ridgewood Detectives Crack Car Burglary Spree
Ridgewood Detectives Crack Car Burglary Spree RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood detectives cracked a series of car break-ins -- one involving a stolen gun -- with the arrest of a career burglar. Investigators were looking into several thefts from unlocked cars parked in driveways throughout the village during the first week of September when a car was stolen from Crest Road, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. They quickly zeroed in on 37-year-old Adam Gross of Bloomfield, who records show was already wanted on a host of warrants. Gross also has a criminal record dating back to 2000 that includes arrests for mostly burglary, check kiting…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Police Interrupt Garfield Burglary Authorities: Police Interrupt Garfield Burglary Authorities: Police Interrupt Garfield Burglary
Authorities: Police Interrupt Garfield Burglary GARFIELD, N.J. – Garfield police interrupted a burglary, nabbing two suspects – one from Mahwah, the other from Ringwood – inside a home, they said Tuesday. A report of two bandits climbing through the window of a Bloomingdale Avenue home with black bags brought several officers just before noon Monday, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. They found an open basement window in back, he said. Lt. Michael Marsh and Sgts. Chris Strabone and Sean Delahanty spotted the pair inside and rushed them, taking both into custody without incident Sucorowski said. A judge ordered both Joshua S. Vandunk, 28, o…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Clifton Police Seek Public's Help Finding Burglar VIDEO: Clifton Police Seek Public's Help Finding Burglar VIDEO: Clifton Police Seek Public's Help Finding Burglar
Video: Clifton Police Seek Public's Help Finding Burglar CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police sought help finding a man captured in surveillance images who they said could help them solve a burglary. They also released video of a car they believe was used during the July burglary near Public School No. 1 (click above). The apparent passerby sought by police "appears to be middle-aged, either black or Hispanic, wearing green work pants and work boots," Lt. Robert Bracken said Monday morning. "He also has a receding hairline and is wearing eyeglasses. "He is being considered a witness at this time." In the separate vehicle vid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Tenafly High School Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Tenafly High School Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Tenafly High School
Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Tenafly High School TENAFLY, N.J. -- A bomb threat cleared Tenafly High School mid-morning Monday. A school official informed a resource officer of the threat at 9:46 a.m., and the emergency action plan was activated, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. "Additional police officers responded to the school with members of the Tenafly Volunteer Fire Department and Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps," deMoncada said. "Tenafly police officers conducted a thorough search of the school with the assistance of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bomb Unit," the captain said. "The building was deemed s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge Orders Englewood Bus Aide, 70, Stay Jailed In Teen Sex Assault Case Judge Orders Englewood Bus Aide, 70, Stay Jailed In Teen Sex Assault Case Judge Orders Englewood Bus Aide, 70, Stay Jailed In Teen Sex Assault Case
Judge Orders Englewood Bus Aide, 70, Stay Jailed In Teen Sex Assault Case MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A judge this weekend ordered that a 70-year-old bus aide from Englewood accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Maywood remain jailed. Fabio Agudelo, who was arrested last week, remained in the Bergen County Jail pending the outcome of the case following Saturday's hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He's charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment, as well as with impersonation -- which Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday was filed because Agudelo stole someone else's identity.

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford DWIs: Too Fast, Too Slow, Flashing Lights, Crashing Into Woods West Milford DWIs: Too Fast, Too Slow, Flashing Lights, Crashing Into Woods West Milford DWIs: Too Fast, Too Slow, Flashing Lights, Crashing Into Woods
West Milford DWIs: Too Fast, Too Slow, Flashing Lights, Crashing Into Woods WEST MILFORD, N.J. – One was speeding, another driving too slow. One kept flashing his high beams at a motorist in front of him, while another tried driving her crashed car out of the woods. All were drunk, West Milford police said. The highlights: A 60-year-old Waldwick man was arrested after seriously damaging a 1989 BMW 635 series vehicle by hitting a guide rail and shrubbery on Van Orden Road. Robert Kramer “reluctantly” submitted to field sobriety tests, which he failed, then refused a breath test, police said. He was released to a friend pending a court hearing; A driver involved in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Police ID Unlicensed Drugged Driver In Strip Mall Crash Glen Rock Police ID Unlicensed Drugged Driver In Strip Mall Crash Glen Rock Police ID Unlicensed Drugged Driver In Strip Mall Crash
Glen Rock Police ID Unlicensed Drugged Driver In Strip Mall Crash GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- An unlicensed driver of a car that mounted a Glen Rock sidewalk before hitting three cars parked at a strip mall was under the influence of drugs, police said Monday. Michele Butler, 46, of Glen Rock, also had no proof of insurance, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Surveillance video showed the car being driven carelessly before going onto the sidewalk and into the Prospect Street parking lot Friday night, Ackermann said. Butler, who sustained minor injuries, was taken to The Valley Hospital, where blood samples were drawn for testing at the State Police laboratory, th…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Emerson Man Identified As Marathon Masturbator Emerson Man Identified As Marathon Masturbator Emerson Man Identified As Marathon Masturbator
Emerson Man Identified As Marathon Masturbator EMERSON, N.J. -- A spectator in pajamas who witnesses said suddenly dropped his pants and began masturbating in front of dozens of marathon runners on an Emerson street was identified by police Monday as a 55-year-old borough man. Thomas Pantuso was taken to Bergen County Regional Medical Center for an evaluation following the incident at Eagle and Elmwood drives, Capt. Michael McDermott said Monday morning, confirming a Daily Voice report from the night before. Roughly 200 or so fundraising half marathoners had just turned up Eagle Drive when Pantuso suddenly dropped the bottoms of his fla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Witnesses: Masturbating Marathon Spectator Arrested In Emerson Witnesses: Masturbating Marathon Spectator Arrested In Emerson Witnesses: Masturbating Marathon Spectator Arrested In Emerson
Witnesses: Masturbating Marathon Spectator Arrested In Emerson EMERSON, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A spectator in pajamas who witnesses said suddenly dropped his pants and began masturbating in front of dozens of marathon runners on an Emerson street was identified by police Monday as a 55-year-old borough man. Thomas Pantuso was taken to Bergen County Regional Medical Center for an evaluation following the incident at Eagle and Elmwood drives, Capt. Michael McDermott said Monday morning, confirming a Daily Voice report from the night before. Roughly 200 or so fundraising half marathoners had just turned up Eagle Drive when Pantuso suddenly dropped the bottoms o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police Unite To Bust Career Criminal In Maywood, Rochelle Park Burglaries Police Unite To Bust Career Criminal In Maywood, Rochelle Park Burglaries Police Unite To Bust Career Criminal In Maywood, Rochelle Park Burglaries
Police Unite To Bust Career Criminal In Maywood, Rochelle Park Burglaries MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood and Rochelle Park police teamed up Saturday to arrest a Hackensack career criminal moments after they said he burglarized an auto repair shop in one town and a gas station in another. Detectives went to the home of Shawn Todd, 46, where they saw him tossing clothing into a trash bin, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta told Daily Voice. Todd had been seen wearing the clothing on surveillance video from the break-ins at the repair shop in Rochelle Park and station in Maywood -- both on Passaic Street, DePreta said. Proceeds included tools and cash from a register. Police …

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