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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Honorary Ridgefield Fire Chief With Down Syndrome, 10, Dives Into Drill Honorary Ridgefield Fire Chief With Down Syndrome, 10, Dives Into Drill Honorary Ridgefield Fire Chief With Down Syndrome, 10, Dives Into Drill
Honorary Ridgefield Fire Chief With Down Syndrome, 10, Dives Into Drill RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- She was a bit shy at first, but 10-year-old honorary Ridgefield Fire Chief Laci Gage eventually dove into a water rescue drill. "She is such a happy girl," Ridgefield Fire Capt. David Brierty told Daily Voice. Laci, who has Down Syndrome, was named honorary chief in June -- complete with a firehouse swearing in. Earlier this week, Ridgefield Fire Company 2 invited her to a water drill "to review surface rescue techniques," Briery said. Laci brought along her mom Kalene, brother John and other family members. "We showed her how we rescue peopl…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: No Injuries Reported In Bergenfield Fire VIDEO: No Injuries Reported In Bergenfield Fire VIDEO: No Injuries Reported In Bergenfield Fire
Video: No Injuries Reported In Bergenfield Fire BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- No injuries were immediately reported in a Sunday morning Bergenfield house fire. Original reports were that residents were trapped in the smoky Beuclar Place blaze, but all got OK, responders told Daily Voice. Brian Groschel recorded video. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
2 Garfield Women Killed In Paramus Rollover Crash, Driver Charged 2 Garfield Women Killed In Paramus Rollover Crash, Driver Charged 2 Garfield Women Killed In Paramus Rollover Crash, Driver Charged
2 Garfield Women Killed In Paramus Rollover Crash, Driver Charged PARAMUS, N.J. -- (UPDATE) The driver in a Paramus crash that killed two Garfield women was charged with two counts of death by auto and DWI, authorities announced. Jasmine Cruz, 23, also of Garfield, was “operating the vehicle in a reckless manner and intoxicated” when her 2001 Ford Mustang rolled several times off Route 4 and into the parking lot of the Olive Garden at Bergen Towne Center, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Killed in the 1:09 a.m. crash were Mariah Gomez, 20, and Jenna DiSclafani, 18 , Grewal said. Injured were Cruz and Kevin A Coiro, 23, the prosecutor said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview PD: Detectives Nab Donation/Tip Jar Thief Fairview PD: Detectives Nab Donation/Tip Jar Thief Fairview PD: Detectives Nab Donation/Tip Jar Thief
Fairview PD: Detectives Nab Donation/Tip Jar Thief FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview detectives tracked down a brazen thief who they said stole a donation jar from one restaurant and a tip jar from another. Detectives Lt. Fred Dingertopadre and Sgt. Michael Martic took Jacob J. Angarita -- a 23-year-old former North Bergen High School student from Guttenberg -- into custody at a Union City homeless shelter just before noon Friday, Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. Angarita was wearing a Miami Dolphins baseball cap and carrying a messenger bag when he grabbed a donation jar dedicated to helping needy families in El Salvador from Alfaro's R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: ATM Machine Thieves Slam Jeep Into Lyndhurst Gas Station VIDEO: ATM Machine Thieves Slam Jeep Into Lyndhurst Gas Station VIDEO: ATM Machine Thieves Slam Jeep Into Lyndhurst Gas Station
Video: ATM Machine Thieves Slam Jeep Into Lyndhurst Gas Station LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Two would-be thieves tried smashing a Jeep into a Lyndhurst gas station in a failed effort to steal an entire ATM machine, said police who released surveillance video on Friday. The video (above) shows the driver slamming the back of the red 1996 Jeep Cherokee into the front of the Delta Gas Station on Riverside Avenue -- causing severe damage both to the station and the vehicle -- around 3:30 a.m. Friday, Capt. John Valente said. Officers Steve Batista and Mark Rivera found the Jeep with rear-end damage several blocks away, Valente said. It had been reported stolen out o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly Couple OK After Car Crashes Into Ramsey Rt. 17 Bottle King Elderly Couple OK After Car Crashes Into Ramsey Rt. 17 Bottle King Elderly Couple OK After Car Crashes Into Ramsey Rt. 17 Bottle King
Elderly Couple OK After Car Crashes Into Ramsey Rt. 17 Bottle King RAMSEY, N.J. -- An elderly Brooklyn couple walked away without serious injuries after their sedan smashed into the Bottle King on northbound Route 17 in Ramsey Friday afternoon. "Instead of hitting the brake, he hit the accelerator," Police Chief Bryan Gurney. "It took out the foyer area in front of the store." The Bottle King remained open, with customers using other entrances. The couple, meanwhile, refused treatment from the Ramsey Ambulance Corps. The car was removed via flatbed truck.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood PD: Hackensack Career Criminal Caught Bicycling With Stolen Goods Maywood PD: Hackensack Career Criminal Caught Bicycling With Stolen Goods Maywood PD: Hackensack Career Criminal Caught Bicycling With Stolen Goods
Maywood PD: Hackensack Career Criminal Caught Bicycling With Stolen Goods MAYWOOD, N.J. – Maywood police responding to a call of a suspicious person on a bicycle found a career criminal from Hackensack carrying a power drill and copper piping taken from a house under construction, authorities said. Lt. Mark Gillies and Officer Greg Mulawka found 46-year-old Shawn Todd just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Chief David Pegg told Daily Voice. They released him but held onto the evidence – which, it turned out, was stolen from the basement of a Cole Street home being built, he said. Todd – whose criminal history stretches back more than 20 years -- responded to h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Arrests Made In Street Robbery Of Clifton Man Punched In The Face Arrests Made In Street Robbery Of Clifton Man Punched In The Face Arrests Made In Street Robbery Of Clifton Man Punched In The Face
Arrests Made In Street Robbery Of Clifton Man Punched In The Face CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton detectives cracked the street robbery of a city man who had his glasses knocked off when he was punched in the face. The 20-year-old victim was walking in the area of Lexington Avenue and Yereance Avenue around 1 a.m. Wednesday when the muggers attacked him, Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the robbers punched him the face, knocking him down and sending his glasses flying, Bracken said. Then the trio took his cellphone and headphones before fleeing on foot. Clifton firefighters treated the victim at the scene. City Detectives Sean Connor and Alex Zamora got to wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Body Of Missing Oradell Talent Agent Found Near Home In Apparent Suicide Body Of Missing Oradell Talent Agent Found Near Home In Apparent Suicide Body Of Missing Oradell Talent Agent Found Near Home In Apparent Suicide
Body Of Missing Oradell Talent Agent Found Near Home In Apparent Suicide ORADELL, N.J. -- An Oradell police officer found the body of a missing talent agent from town Thursday afternoon in bushes just off Kinderkamack Road, barely a half-mile from his home, authorities told Daily Voice. UPDATE: Mark Schlegel Remembered As "Prince Among Men" The body of Mark Schlegel, who'd gone missing Aug. 13, "had been there for awhile," a law enforcement official said. Given the body's condition, an autopsy by the Bergen County Medical Examiner would have to officially determine the cause of death, another said. However, the veteran investigator said: &q…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Wanted Car Burglar Chased Down, Officer Injured Wayne PD: Wanted Car Burglar Chased Down, Officer Injured Wayne PD: Wanted Car Burglar Chased Down, Officer Injured
Wayne PD: Wanted Car Burglar Chased Down, Officer Injured WAYNE, N.J. -- A Wayne police officer injured his leg chasing a car burglar who was later cornered by colleagues, authorities said. Cpl. J. Belanger began chasing Georgy Estevez, 24, of Jersey City through backyards after responding to a car burglary on Pleasant View Drive around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Lawrence W. Martin said Thursday. Belanger injured his foot, putting him temporarily out of work, Martin said. Backup Officers Thomas Kartanowicz, Douglas Itjen and Denis Zamora picked up the pursuit and grabbed Estevez on Moro Drive off French Hill Road, he said. "It was learned t…

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