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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook PD: Knife-Wielding Robber Takes $500 From Pump Jockey Saddle Brook PD: Knife-Wielding Robber Takes $500 From Pump Jockey Saddle Brook PD: Knife-Wielding Robber Takes $500 From Pump Jockey
Saddle Brook PD: Knife-Wielding Robber Takes $500 From Pump Jockey SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A robber held a knife to a Saddle Brook gas station attendant's chest before making off with a little over $500, authorities said. The pump jockey told police he was inside the booth of the Delta station at the corner of Floral Lane and North Midland Avenue when the robber accosted him around 9:30 p.m. last Friday, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. "Give me all your money," the robber demanded, pressing the knife against the attendant's chest, Kugler said. He fled with the cash down Floral Lane towards Long Memorial School, the chief said. The attendant des…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Go Beyond The Badge With Wyckoff Police VIDEO: Go Beyond The Badge With Wyckoff Police VIDEO: Go Beyond The Badge With Wyckoff Police
Video: Go Beyond The Badge With Wyckoff Police WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Communication is a strength among Wyckoff police, who might have the most attractive outreach video among law enforcement anywhere. You can thank Police Chief David Murphy and Officer Kyle Ferreira. "I wanted to do something for outreach to the public when they search us online as well as when they come to headquarters," Murphy told Dailiy Voice. "I asked Officer Ferreira to create a video, as he is well-skilled in drones and computers," the chief said. "You can see the finished product," he said proudly. Among the videos and still images ar…

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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Old Tappan PD: Pedestrian, 71, From Northvale Survives Crash Old Tappan PD: Pedestrian, 71, From Northvale Survives Crash Old Tappan PD: Pedestrian, 71, From Northvale Survives Crash
Old Tappan PD: Pedestrian, 71, From Northvale Survives Crash OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A 71-year-old Northvale woman who was struck by a car pulling out of an Old Tappan driveway Wednesday night sustained injuries that police said didn't appear life-threatening. A 47-year-old female driver was exiting the driveway of a commercial building at 184 Central Avenue near Old Tappan Road when the crash occurred just after 9 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Shine told Daily Voice. AirMed One was originally scheduled to land at Northern Valley Regional High School, but Shine said the victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by ambulance. The Old Tappan Fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Thin Bleu Line: Glen Rock Detective Sniffs Out Accused Cheese Thief, 66 Thin Bleu Line: Glen Rock Detective Sniffs Out Accused Cheese Thief, 66 Thin Bleu Line: Glen Rock Detective Sniffs Out Accused Cheese Thief, 66
Thin Bleu Line: Glen Rock Detective Sniffs Out Accused Cheese Thief, 66 GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- "Cheese it! The cops!" could refer to Glen Rock police, who busted their second accused cheese thief of the summer after a surveillance camera showed him snatching four wedges from Bottle King. Detective Michael Trover arrested 66-year-old Boris Moshinsky of Fair Lawn after reviewing footage that showed him stashing the wedges in his jacket and leaving the Prospect Street store without paying, Sgt. Frank Riggio said. Moshinsky was scheduled for an Aug. 15 Municipal Court hearing on shoplifting charges. It was just several weeks earlier, in June, when a feisty…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Pedestrian Struck In Wayne By Clifton Driver's Van Critical Passaic Pedestrian Struck In Wayne By Clifton Driver's Van Critical Passaic Pedestrian Struck In Wayne By Clifton Driver's Van Critical
Passaic Pedestrian Struck In Wayne By Clifton Driver's Van Critical WAYNE, N.J. -- A 62-year-old pedestrian was critically injured when he was struck by a van Wednesday in Wayne, and police were seeking witnesses. Ryszard Mieliczek of Passaic was crossing Valley Road from Nellis Drive to Runnymede Drive when he was struck by the Ford Econoline van driven by 58-year-old John Pontes of Clifton just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, LFC Daniel Daniel said Thursday morning. Pontes, who was turning onto southbound Valley Road from Runnymede Drive at the time, remained at the scene and was issued a summons for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, Daly said. …

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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck In Old Tappan Pedestrian Struck In Old Tappan Pedestrian Struck In Old Tappan
Pedestrian Struck In Old Tappan OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A 71-year-old Northvale woman who was struck by a car pulling out of an Old Tappan driveway Wednesday night sustained injuries that police said didn't appear life-threatening. A 47-year-old female driver was exiting the driveway of a commercial building at 184 Central Avenue near Old Tappan Road when the crash occurred just after 9 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Shine told Daily Voice. AirMed One was originally scheduled to land at Northern Valley Regional High School, but Shine said the victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by ambulance. The Old Tappan F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Mexican Fugitive Stashed 13 Pounds Of Cocaine In Car Batteries Prosecutor: Mexican Fugitive Stashed 13 Pounds Of Cocaine In Car Batteries Prosecutor: Mexican Fugitive Stashed 13 Pounds Of Cocaine In Car Batteries
Prosecutor: Mexican Fugitive Stashed 13 Pounds Of Cocaine In Car Batteries FORT LEE, N.J. – Two hollowed-out car batteries contained more than 13 pounds of cocaine, said authorities who arrested a wanted Mexican national in Fort Lee before he could reach the George Washington Bridge. Detectives watched the deal go down, then pulled over Gustavo Gonzalez – who lives in McAllen, Texas -- Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. “Each car battery contained three kilograms” of cocaine with a combined street value of $180,000, Grewal said. Gonzalez, who was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending the outcome of drug distribution charges, already was wan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: One Caught, Two Chased Down After Phony Prescription Drug Buy Wyckoff PD: One Caught, Two Chased Down After Phony Prescription Drug Buy Wyckoff PD: One Caught, Two Chased Down After Phony Prescription Drug Buy
Wyckoff PD: One Caught, Two Chased Down After Phony Prescription Drug Buy WYCKOFF, N.J. – Wyckoff police nabbed a New York City trio after one of them used a bogus prescription to buy codeine, authorities said. Sgt. Daniel Kellogg and Officer William Plisich who got to the CVS on Franklin Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Friday stopped 30-year-old Cristina Tobey of West Babylon, Long Island, Police Chief David Murphy said Wednesday. They also issued a bulletin for two alleged accomplices – Maliek Fludd, 24, and Henold J. Edouard, 26, of Queens Village -- who were taken into custody soon after, Murphy said. Participating in the arrests were Detective Sgt. Michael Ragucci …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Three-Time Mahwah Masturbator Chose Particular Place And Time, Police Say Three-Time Mahwah Masturbator Chose Particular Place And Time, Police Say Three-Time Mahwah Masturbator Chose Particular Place And Time, Police Say
Three-Time Mahwah Masturbator Chose Particular Place And Time, Police Say MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Wyckoff man deliberately chose the same time of day to masturbate in his car three different times outside the Sheraton Crossroads, Mahwah police said Wednesday. At least one of those times, 33-year-old John Sfugaras "motioned to a victim to approach his vehicle to see what he was doing" in the hotel parking garage just off Routes 17 and 287, Police Chief James Batelli told Daily Voice. "The timing in the late afternoon of these incidents coincided when the parking garage would have a high volume of foot traffic, with people leaving their place of business a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Route 17 In Paramus VIDEO: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Route 17 In Paramus VIDEO: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Route 17 In Paramus
Video: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Route 17 In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer hauling logs caught fire Wednesday afternoon on southbound Route 17 in Paramus. The brake fire ignited shortly before 3 p.m. in front of Home Goods -- between Ridgewood Avenue and A&S Drive -- and was compounded a short time later by a vehicle that had broken down in the fast lane, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. No one was injured, Ehrenberg said.

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