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
Port Authority: GWB Toll Cheat Owes $88,000 Port Authority: GWB Toll Cheat Owes $88,000 Port Authority: GWB Toll Cheat Owes $88,000
Port Authority: GWB Toll Cheat Owes $88,000 FORT LEE, N.J. -- A motorist piled up nearly $88,000 in unpaid tolls and fees at the Hudson River crossings and on the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. Anthony Cotugno, 60, of Bloomfield amassed 1,510 violations -- split nearly evenly between the Turnpike and the Hudson bridge and tunnels, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice on Thursday. Port Authority Police Officer Leonel Gonzalez stopped Cotugno's 2001 Lincoln Continental after it illegally rolled through a lower level George Washington Bridge E-ZPass lane around noon Wednesday, Pentangelo said. A records check show…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Robbery Team Mugs Grocery-Carrying Clifton Woman, 72 Robbery Team Mugs Grocery-Carrying Clifton Woman, 72 Robbery Team Mugs Grocery-Carrying Clifton Woman, 72
Robbery Team Mugs Grocery-Carrying Clifton Woman, 72 CLIFTON, N.J. -- A couple teamed up to rob a 72-year-old Clifton woman in broad daylight as she brought groceries home, authorities said. The woman told police she was headed home when a woman grabbed her from behind and a man "held some sort of weapon against her body" in the area of Van Houten Avenue and Wonham Street around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The robbers took jewelry and cash from her before fleeing, Lt. Robert Bracken said. The night before, a 23-year-old Passaic victim had cash taken after being punched in the face by a robber around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Lexin…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Eruvs Vandalized, Investigated As Bias Crime Mahwah Eruvs Vandalized, Investigated As Bias Crime Mahwah Eruvs Vandalized, Investigated As Bias Crime
Mahwah Eruvs Vandalized, Investigated As Bias Crime MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah police were reviewing surveillance video to determine who’s responsible for an outbreak of vandalism to piping attached to utility poles to form a ritual Jewish enclosure known as an eruv, authorities said. The damage – found in four separate locations – “is being investigated as a hate crime or bias crime because the crime targeted a protected class,” Police Chief James Batelli said. These are defined as “being against (perceived or actual) race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability,” he said. “An individual convicted of a hate crime or bias …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Welcome New Officer Elmwood Park Police Welcome New Officer Elmwood Park Police Welcome New Officer
Elmwood Park Police Welcome New Officer ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police welcomed new Officer Nick Dimovski. Before coming to Elmwood Park, Dimovski worked for the NJIT Police Department in Newark. The Pequannock Township High School alum was graduated from the County College of Morris and William Paterson University.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
NYC Trio Busted In Check Scheme After Off-Duty Mahwah Police Stop NYC Trio Busted In Check Scheme After Off-Duty Mahwah Police Stop NYC Trio Busted In Check Scheme After Off-Duty Mahwah Police Stop
NYC Trio Busted In Check Scheme After Off-Duty Mahwah Police Stop MAHWAH, N.J. – A New York City trio busted by an off-duty Mahwah police officer had hundreds of checks in other people’s names, along with printing devices and nearly $6,000 in cash, authorities said. Off-duty Officer Mahwah Police Officer David Vega followed an erratically-driven car from northbound Route 287 to southbound Route 17, where it pulled into the Bolla Market lot around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Vega called for backup and identified himself to the driver. A subsequent search turned up marijuana and drug paraphernalia, as well as 170 blank checks, se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters, PSE&G Crew Respond To Hillsdale Gas Leak Firefighters, PSE&G Crew Respond To Hillsdale Gas Leak Firefighters, PSE&G Crew Respond To Hillsdale Gas Leak
Firefighters, PSE&G Crew Respond To Hillsdale Gas Leak HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Wednesday morning home gas leak in Hillsdale brought emergency responders and a PSE&G crew. The leak forced an evacuation at Colonial Village Drive just before 10:15 a.m. Woodcliff Lake firefighters joined their Hillsdale colleagues at the scene. No injuries were immediately reported.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Sucker Punch Kills Paterson Bar Patron Authorities: Sucker Punch Kills Paterson Bar Patron Authorities: Sucker Punch Kills Paterson Bar Patron
Authorities: Sucker Punch Kills Paterson Bar Patron PATERSON, N.J. – An 53-year-old Elizabeth man was killed with one punch in a Paterson barroom dispute, said authorities who charged his assailant with reckless manslaughter. Agustin D. Arias-Gomez hit his head on the floor after 34-year-old Luis Martinez sucker-punched him in the face during a brief argument Sunday night at J&G Lounge & Liquors on Park Avenue, authorities said. Arias-Gomez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead the next day, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Deputy Chief Heriberto Rod…

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Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Pair Charged With Robbing Yonkers Family Of Empire City Casino Winnings Pair Charged With Robbing Yonkers Family Of Empire City Casino Winnings Pair Charged With Robbing Yonkers Family Of Empire City Casino Winnings
Pair Charged With Robbing Yonkers Family Of Empire City Casino Winnings WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – With help from Empire City Casino in Yonkers, detectives from a New Jersey town charged two men with robbing a family of more than $3,000 in their driveway after a day of gambling. Mario Delsaz, 24, and Brian Torres, 19, both of the Bronx, followed the Franklin Street family from the Westchester County casino before surprising them just after 4:30 a.m. July 2, authorities said. "They didn't hurt them, but they threatened harm with handguns shown," Tenafly Police Capt. John Trainor initially told Daily Voice hours after the driveway holdup. "They too…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Police Bust Ex-Con Who Raised Fears Of 'Another Colombine' Bergenfield Police Bust Ex-Con Who Raised Fears Of 'Another Colombine' Bergenfield Police Bust Ex-Con Who Raised Fears Of 'Another Colombine'
Bergenfield Police Bust Ex-Con Who Raised Fears Of 'Another Colombine' BERENFIELD, N.J. – A self-described disabled Vietnam Air Force veteran who spent several years in federal prison after amassing enough weapons and ammo to raise fears of “another Colombine” was arrested Tuesday when he went to Bergenfield police headquarters to retrieve a rifle he’d left behind after having a fight with an acquaintance, authorities said. Daniel M. Furesz, a 68-year-old former auto mechanic who lives in Bergenfield, was released from federal prison in October 2014 after serving more than three years on various weapons convictions. Furesz originally was arrested in December 2…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly PD Charges Pair With Robbing Family Of Casino Winnings In Driveway Tenafly PD Charges Pair With Robbing Family Of Casino Winnings In Driveway Tenafly PD Charges Pair With Robbing Family Of Casino Winnings In Driveway
Tenafly PD Charges Pair With Robbing Family Of Casino Winnings In Driveway TENAFLY, N.J. – With help from Empire City Casino in Yonkers, Tenafly detectives charged two men with robbing a borough family of more than $3,000 in their driveway. Mario Delsaz, 24, and Brian Torres, 19, both of the Bronx, followed the Franklin Street family from the Westchester County casino before surprising them just after 4:30 a.m. July 2, authorities said. "They didn't hurt them, but they threatened harm with handguns shown," Capt. John Trainor initially told Daily Voice hours after the driveway holdup. "They took not only what they won at the casino but also their wallets and a back…

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