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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? VIDEO: Mugger Assaults Woman In Fort Lee ATM Robbery SEEN HIM? VIDEO: Mugger Assaults Woman In Fort Lee ATM Robbery SEEN HIM? VIDEO: Mugger Assaults Woman In Fort Lee ATM Robbery
Seen HIM? Video: Mugger Assaults Woman In Fort Lee ATM Robbery FORT LEE, N.J. – Video released by authorities shows a robber seriously injuring a woman outside at a Fort Lee ATM. They're hoping someone can ID him. Separate videos released by Fort Lee police show the violent attack outside the M&T Bank on Main Street just after 9 p.m. Sunday, as well as the accused mugger riding across the George Washington Bridge soon after. The man in the videos and accompanying surveillance photos “stole an undisclosed amount of cash as well as two cellphones from the victim” after throwing her to the ground, “leaving her lying on the pavement with serious injuri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Vindicated Hackensack Police Chief Sues City PD, County Prosecutor, Sheriff Vindicated Hackensack Police Chief Sues City PD, County Prosecutor, Sheriff Vindicated Hackensack Police Chief Sues City PD, County Prosecutor, Sheriff
Vindicated Hackensack Police Chief Sues City PD, County Prosecutor, Sheriff HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Vindicated Hackensack Police Chief Charles "Ken" Zisa has filed a federal lawsuit against the Bergen County prosecutor's and sheriff's offices and the city department he headed, his attorney said early Tuesday. Zisa was arrested and prosecuted by the BCPO beginning in April 2010, and was convicted in 2012. Even though the trial judge overturned a significant portion of the conviction, attorney Patricia Prezioso noted that Zisa was "confined under house arrest for nearly three years and forced to wear an ankle-bracelet monitoring device pending his appeal.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Naked Man With Sex Toy, Camera Arrested On Route 287 In Mahwah Naked Man With Sex Toy, Camera Arrested On Route 287 In Mahwah Naked Man With Sex Toy, Camera Arrested On Route 287 In Mahwah
Naked Man With Sex Toy, Camera Arrested On Route 287 In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah police alerted by motorists said they found a man wearing only a baseball cap using a sex toy and digital camera on Route 287. Officers arrested 39-year-old Stephen Kurkowiak of Amsterdam (Montgomery County), N.Y. at mile marker 64, Police Chief James Batelli told Daily Voice. He was “about five yards west of the right shoulder and in plain view of traffic, using a sex toy and in possession of a digital camera,” Batelli said. “His clothing was located a short distance away." Kurkowiak -- originally from Flemington (Hunterdon County), N.J., “explained that he like…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wild Clifton Police Chase: Crashes, Injuries, Struggle, Arrest Wild Clifton Police Chase: Crashes, Injuries, Struggle, Arrest Wild Clifton Police Chase: Crashes, Injuries, Struggle, Arrest
Wild Clifton Police Chase: Crashes, Injuries, Struggle, Arrest CLIFTON, N.J. -- A wild Clifton police chase ended with several cars struck, two people hospitalized and a suspect who was wanted on several warrants tackled after he bailed out in Paterson, authorities said. Jamaiky Ramos-Nazario, 29, of Clifton hit the gas Friday night when Officer Samuel Arnowitz tried to stop his 2002 Honda Civic in the area of Lexington Avenue and Ackerman Avenue, Lt. Robert Bracken said. He lost control of the vehicle and struck three others, injuring two motorists who Bracken said sustained injuries that weren't life-threatening, Bracken said. Depite heavy front-end…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly New Milford Couple Injured In Home Not Found 'Till Next Day Elderly New Milford Couple Injured In Home Not Found 'Till Next Day Elderly New Milford Couple Injured In Home Not Found 'Till Next Day
Elderly New Milford Couple Injured In Home Not Found 'Till Next Day NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- An elderly New Milford couple were found injured but alive Sunday -- a day after she fell down the basement steps and he crawled from his wheelchair to try and help, authorities said. The River Road couple was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after their son found both unconscious, Sgt. Kevin Van Saders told Daily Voice. The 83-year-old husband was unable to move after crawling from his wheelchair to try and get to his 78-year-old wife, who'd fallen down the basement steps sometime on Saturday, he said. Ambulances from Holy Name Medical Center and HUMC tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Parents Pick Up Underage Occupants In Ridgewood Single-Car Crash Parents Pick Up Underage Occupants In Ridgewood Single-Car Crash Parents Pick Up Underage Occupants In Ridgewood Single-Car Crash
Parents Pick Up Underage Occupants In Ridgewood Single-Car Crash RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police issued nearly a half-dozen summonses after a sedan careened off a local road and landed atop a row of hedges late Saturday. The parents of underage passengers who were in the car were called to pick them up after the crash on Crest Road near Valley View Avenue. The car barreled over the front lawn of a single-family home before ending up on the hedges. No injuries were immediately reported. A flatbed got the vehicle out. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack PD Adds Anytime Collection Box For Unused Medications Hackensack PD Adds Anytime Collection Box For Unused Medications Hackensack PD Adds Anytime Collection Box For Unused Medications
Hackensack PD Adds Anytime Collection Box For Unused Medications HACKENSACK, N.J. – Hackensack police have added a "Project Medicine Drop" box at headquarters for citizens to toss out unused or expired prescriptions anonymously, no questions asked, any time of day. "Project Medicine Drop is a natural addition to our commitment to help improve the public safety and quality of life in Hackensack,” said Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department. “It will encourage our residents to be fully aware of the potential for abuse presented by otherwise beneficial medications." Before this, most people flushed their unused p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Haledon Junior Police Cadets See Jail, SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Unit, More Haledon Junior Police Cadets See Jail, SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Unit, More Haledon Junior Police Cadets See Jail, SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Unit, More
Haledon Junior Police Cadets See Jail, SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Unit, More HALEDON, N.J. -- A group of students from Manchester Regional High School enjoyed a week of training in the Haledon Junior Police Academy. The 22 cadets saw demostrations by the the Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT Team, Bomb Squad, K-9 Unit and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit -- and got to tour the county jail. They also were familiarized with CPR, first aid and criminal law, while also meeting with Haledon firefighters and members of the National Guard. They underwent physical training, as well. "​I commend Sgt. Frank Conca and Sgt. Jessica Funes for a job well done as lead instr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Dealer Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin In Clifton That Killed Two Users Dealer Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin In Clifton That Killed Two Users Dealer Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin In Clifton That Killed Two Users
Dealer Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin In Clifton That Killed Two Users CLIFTON, N.J. – An Elmwood Park man must spend more than 11 years in state prison before being eligible for parole for selling the heroin that killed two Passaic County men four months apart. Angel Hernandez, 39, was sentenced Friday in Paterson to 13 years in prison on two convictions of strict liability for a drug-induced death, 85% of which he must serve without parole under the state’s No Early Release Act. Hernandez supplied the heroin that killed 24-year-old Eric Somelsa of Paterson in March 2015 and Daniel Renois, 23, of Clifton two years ago this month. Both doses were sold in Clif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin That Killed Two Users Elmwood Park Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin That Killed Two Users Elmwood Park Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin That Killed Two Users
Elmwood Park Man Gets 13 Years For Selling Heroin That Killed Two Users ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. – An Elmwood Park man must spend more than 11 years in state prison for selling the heroin in Clifton that killed two Passaic County men four months apart. Angel Hernandez, 39, was sentenced Friday in Paterson to 13 years in prison on two convictions of strict liability for a drug-induced death, 85% of which he must serve without parole under the state’s No Early Release Act. Hernandez supplied the heroin that killed 24-year-old Eric Somelsa of Paterson in March 2015 and Daniel Renois, 23, of Clifton two years ago this month. Both doses were sold in Clifton, authorities …

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