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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
One Caught, Suspect Sought In Mahwah Tire Theft Chase One Caught, Suspect Sought In Mahwah Tire Theft Chase One Caught, Suspect Sought In Mahwah Tire Theft Chase
One Caught, Suspect Sought In Mahwah Tire Theft Chase MAHWAH, N.J. – One man was chased down and another was being sought after Mahwah police caught them stealing tires from a local dealer late Thursday, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Blondin and Officer Christopher Monico responded to the Mavis Discount Tire store on Franklin Turnpike on a 10:30 p.m. call of two suspicious men sitting in a box truck, Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily Voice. There’s been thefts there before, the chief noted. Blondin got there first, boxed in the truck with his car and spotted one of the thieves heading from the store to the back of the Mahwah Ford deal…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Attempted Murder Charges Brought In Shooting Of Paterson Pair Attempted Murder Charges Brought In Shooting Of Paterson Pair Attempted Murder Charges Brought In Shooting Of Paterson Pair
Attempted Murder Charges Brought In Shooting Of Paterson Pair PATERSON, N.J. -- A day after two men showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds, Paterson police arrested a city man who they said tried to kill them. Detectives who tracked down Jaronn Stokes, 30, charged him with two counts of attempted murder, in addition to weapons offenses, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Friday. The victims -- one 28, the other 30 -- both showed up at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center just after 5 p.m. Wednesday with gunshot wounds in their legs, Speziale said. A short time earlier, he said, the departments ShotSpotter gunfire detection system cited shots…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
New Saddle Brook Police Quintet Bring Youth, Experience, Diversity New Saddle Brook Police Quintet Bring Youth, Experience, Diversity New Saddle Brook Police Quintet Bring Youth, Experience, Diversity
New Saddle Brook Police Quintet Bring Youth, Experience, Diversity SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- One of five new Saddle Brook police officers sworn in Thursday night can begin work immediately. Three of the others are former state corrections officers, while a fifth saw his father resign from the Township Council so that he could fulfill his dream. Kimberly Diaz, 25, had been an officer with the Rutgers University Police Department on the Newark campus the past two years. Because she's certified by the NJ Police Training Commission, Diaz she isn't required to go through the academy "and will commence her duties with the township immediately," Police Chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 Near Teterboro Walmart Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 Near Teterboro Walmart Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 Near Teterboro Walmart
Woman Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 Near Teterboro Walmart TETERBORO, N.J. – Authorities on Friday identified a woman struck and killed crossing Route 46 outside the Teterboro Walmart Thursday night as 37-year-old Sharonda Hayes of Paterson. Hayes sustained massive head trauma after being struck by an eastbound vehicle at 10:14 p.m., responders said late Thursday. “At present the cause of the crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed,” Police Chief Richard Behrens said Friday. "We were at the light to turn left onto 46 from Walmart and it seems she was crossing a specific area where there is a bus station across the street,"…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND! Missing Saddle Brook Boxer Mix Reunited With Family FOUND! Missing Saddle Brook Boxer Mix Reunited With Family FOUND! Missing Saddle Brook Boxer Mix Reunited With Family
Found! Missing Saddle Brook Boxer Mix Reunited With Family SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A missing Saddle Brook dog named Boof was reunited with his family Thursday night. "We were setting up cameras at Acme and Saddle Brook police called us and said a brown dog was trapped in their yard on Caldwell Avenue," owner Trish Geer said. "We flew over there and he was there -- scared and smelly like a skunk, but he was there!" said Geer, who's being married Saturday to George Dittus. Friends and strangers shared posts and messages on Facebook that included reported sightings and pleas to nearby towns -- among them, Garfield, Elmwood Park, Lodi, Fair Lawn and Roc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Pot-Dealing Salon Manager Had 5 Pounds Bergen Prosecutor: Pot-Dealing Salon Manager Had 5 Pounds Bergen Prosecutor: Pot-Dealing Salon Manager Had 5 Pounds
Bergen Prosecutor: Pot-Dealing Salon Manager Had 5 Pounds HACKENSACK, N.J. – An Essex County salon manager was selling pot in Bergen County, said authorities who reported seizing five pounds of it from his car. Detectives took Jason D. Nguyen, 39, into custody and found the marijuana on Wednesday after an undercover buy, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. They also found a vacuum sealer and digital scale during a search of his home, the prosecutor said. He estimated the street value of the pot at $25,000. Nguyen was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on drug charges. Grewal, meanwhile, thank…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Leonia Man, Roomie Busted With More Than Pound Of Pot Authorities: Leonia Man, Roomie Busted With More Than Pound Of Pot Authorities: Leonia Man, Roomie Busted With More Than Pound Of Pot
Authorities: Leonia Man, Roomie Busted With More Than Pound Of Pot LEONIA, N.J. – A Leonia man had a pound of pot and his roommate a much smaller amount when detectives raided their home, authorities said. Christopher Rosario, 19, had the larger amount found during Wednesday’s Grand Avenue raid, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Guillermo Valdez, 30, had much less, he said. Detectives obtained a search warrant and arrested both while investigating a tip that Rosario was dealing, the prosecutor said. Both were released pending a July 26 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Former St. Joe's Regional MC Nurse Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients Former St. Joe's Regional MC Nurse Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients Former St. Joe's Regional MC Nurse Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients
Former St. Joe's Regional MC Nurse Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients PATERSON, N.J. -- A former St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center nurse was charged with assaulting two patients, including a 74-year-old woman in an ER, said authorities who were seeking any other possible victims. Wilber Hernandez, a 29-year-old Ramapo College graduate living in Perth Amboy, was initially being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick pending a detention hearing after being taken into custody Thursday, authorities said. A registered nurse, he'd been working at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick the past year, records show…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Former HUMC Nurse Sexually Abused Patients -- One 74, Authorities Charge Former HUMC Nurse Sexually Abused Patients -- One 74, Authorities Charge Former HUMC Nurse Sexually Abused Patients -- One 74, Authorities Charge
Former Humc Nurse Sexually Abused Patients -- One 74, Authorities Charge HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A former Hackensack University Medical Center nurse was charged with assaulting two patients, including a 74-year-old woman in an ER, said authorities who were seeking any other possible victims. Wilber Hernandez, a 29-year-old Ramapo College graduate living in Perth Amboy, was initially being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick pending a detention hearing after being taken into custody Thursday, authorities said. A registered nurse, he'd been working at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick the past year, records sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus, Ridgewood Car Theft, Burglaries Prompt Police Warnings Paramus, Ridgewood Car Theft, Burglaries Prompt Police Warnings Paramus, Ridgewood Car Theft, Burglaries Prompt Police Warnings
Paramus, Ridgewood Car Theft, Burglaries Prompt Police Warnings PARAMUS, N.J. -- A stream of recent pre-dawn car burglaries -- as well as a car theft -- have Paramus and Ridgewood police repeating simple safety measures. Several vehicles were entered and ransacked overnight in the owners' driveways in both towns, authorities said. Why? All were unlocked. Another vehicle was stolen from the South Paramus Road area in Paramus -- thanks to a key fob left in the unlocked car. It's been happening throughout Bergen County not just for weeks or months but years. "They're not breaking into cars," Detective Lt.  Edward Kane told Daily Voice recently…

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