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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Online Scam Costs Glen Rock Woman $4,000 Online Scam Costs Glen Rock Woman $4,000 Online Scam Costs Glen Rock Woman $4,000
Online Scam Costs Glen Rock Woman $4,000 GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Online scammers conned an 18-year-old Glen Rock woman out of $4,000, police said. The victim said she’d “received an unsolicited e-mail offering her employment,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The prospective ‘employer’ subsequently mailed her a check for $3,970, instructing her to deposit the money in her personal account and then wire money to various ‘clients’,” the chief said. The woman discovered it was all bogus when the bank notified her that her account had been overdrawn, Ackermann said. Detectives were investigating, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: GWB E-ZPass Toll Evader Owes $11,500 Port Authority PD: GWB E-ZPass Toll Evader Owes $11,500 Port Authority PD: GWB E-ZPass Toll Evader Owes $11,500
Port Authority PD: GWB E-zpass Toll Evader Owes $11,500 FORT LEE, N.J. -- A North Bergen trucker was arrested Wednesday at the George Washington Bridge after police found he owed $11,500 in unpaid E-ZPass tolls and fees, authorities said. Port Authority Police Officer Leonel Gonzalez stopped the 2007 Freightliner tractor and trailer for going through an E-ZPass toll lane without a transponder, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Gonzalez then discovered 99 previous violations, he said. The truck was impounded, Pentangelo said. The driver, 42-year-old Edwin Galvez was processed on charges of theft of services and toll evasion be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Shoplifting Crew Tangles With Victoria's Secret Security Wayne PD: Shoplifting Crew Tangles With Victoria's Secret Security Wayne PD: Shoplifting Crew Tangles With Victoria's Secret Security
Wayne PD: Shoplifting Crew Tangles With Victoria's Secret Security WAYNE, N.J. -- Three members of an organized shoplifting crew from Connecticut who made off with nearly $3,000 worth of goods were captured by Wayne police after they tangled with security guards at Victoria's Secret, authorities said. Responding to a call of a fight Tuesday night, Officer Tomasz Cydzik took 24-year-old Khari Trevon Calhoon of New Britain ionto custody at the Willowbrook Mall store, Capt. Lawrence W. Martin said. Meanwhile, Officers Skylar Cauceglia and Tomasz Cydzik chased down a 2016 Nissan Sentra from northbound Route 23 to eastbound Route 80, he said. The driver, 24-ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Kids 5 To 14: Have Fun, Get Safety Tips At Police Bike Rodeo Wayne Kids 5 To 14: Have Fun, Get Safety Tips At Police Bike Rodeo Wayne Kids 5 To 14: Have Fun, Get Safety Tips At Police Bike Rodeo
Wayne Kids 5 To 14: Have Fun, Get Safety Tips At Police Bike Rodeo WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne children can learn bicycle safety while having fun during a Sept. 16 bike rodeo hosted by township police detectives. The rodeo for youngsters ages 5 through 14 runs from 11 a.m to 2 p.m., weather permitting, in front of police headquarters on Valley Road. There will be skills events and an obstacle course, as well as free giveaways. Children also can register their bicycles, in case they're or stolen. "This a great opportunity for children to learn about bike safety and to interact with members of the Wayne Police department in a positive manner," Capt. Law…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Monument To Slain Hillsdale Girl Engraved With New NJ Child Rape Law Monument To Slain Hillsdale Girl Engraved With New NJ Child Rape Law Monument To Slain Hillsdale Girl Engraved With New NJ Child Rape Law
Monument To Slain Hillsdale Girl Engraved With New NJ Child Rape Law HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A new state law mandating life imprisonment without parole for anyone convicted of murdering a minor under 18 during a sex crime will be engraved Thursday on a sculpture dedicated to the memory of a 7-year-old Hillsdale girl slain by a neighbor more than four decades ago. The engraving on the White Butterfly Sculpture and Garden dedicated to Joan D’Alessandro at the Hillsdale train station will be revealed publicly at the third annual Joan's Joy Child Safety Fest on Sept. 23.The safety fest will run from noon to 5 p.m. at the 5,670-pound monument and garden (Rain date: Sep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Lodi Laborer, 19, Had Sex With Girl, 14, In East Rutherford Prosecutor: Lodi Laborer, 19, Had Sex With Girl, 14, In East Rutherford Prosecutor: Lodi Laborer, 19, Had Sex With Girl, 14, In East Rutherford
Prosecutor: Lodi Laborer, 19, Had Sex With Girl, 14, In East Rutherford LODI, N.J. – A laborer from Lodi had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in East Rutherford, said authorities who arrested him. Davon Nesmith, 19, was scheduled for a first appearance Wednesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal. Records show a judge released him under New Jersey's 2017 Bail Reform & Speedy Trial Act after the appearance. Nesmith is charged with sexual assault and child endangerment, the prosecutor said. Authorities were contacted Sunday and took Nesmith into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park: 3 Stores Razed After Fire Cliffside Park: 3 Stores Razed After Fire Cliffside Park: 3 Stores Razed After Fire
Cliffside Park: 3 Stores Razed After Fire CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A building that held three stores gutted by a roaring fire Tuesday night in downtown Cliffside Park was razed Wednesday. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries -- four smoke-related and one with a twisted knee -- in the four-alarm blaze, borough spokesman Bill Maer told Daily Voice early Wednesday. The cause of the fire was being probed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit, he said. The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. at A.J.'s Pharmacy on Anderson Avenue, which shares a building with a Brazilian clothing store and County Discount, one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores
Photos: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A building that held three stores gutted by a roaring fire Tuesday night in downtown Cliffside Park was razed Wednesday. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries -- four smoke-related and one with a twisted knee -- in the four-alarm blaze, borough spokesman Bill Maer told Daily Voice early Wednesday. The cause of the fire was being probed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit, he said. The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. at A.J.'s Pharmacy on Anderson Avenue, which shares a building with a Brazilian clothing store and County Discount, one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores PHOTOS: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores
Photos: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A building that held three stores gutted by a roaring fire Tuesday night in downtown Cliffside Park was razed Wednesday. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries -- four smoke-related and one with a twisted knee -- in the four-alarm blaze, borough spokesman Bill Maer told Daily Voice early Wednesday. The cause of the fire was being probed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit, he said. The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. at A.J.'s Pharmacy on Anderson Avenue, which shares a building with a Brazilian clothing store and County Discount, one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Police: Passenger Takes Wheel In Wild Chase From NJ To Orange County Police: Passenger Takes Wheel In Wild Chase From NJ To Orange County Police: Passenger Takes Wheel In Wild Chase From NJ To Orange County
Police: Passenger Takes Wheel In Wild Chase From NJ To Orange County A wild chase that began in New Jersey ended nearly 60 miles later in Orange County after the passenger jumped behind the wheel while the driver was being arrested, struck an ambulance and drove into oncoming traffic, authorities said Tuesday. New Milford (NJ) Police Sgt. Justin Pisano tried stopping the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am after the driver ran a stop sign just before 5:30 p.m. Monday, Det. Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The driver -- identified as 26-year-old Karisa Horsch of East Brunswick -- "initially pulled over...but took off again shortly after [she] was stopped," he said. Th…

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