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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Bank Robbed Clifton Bank Robbed Clifton Bank Robbed
Clifton Bank Robbed CLIFTON, N.J. -- The FBI was investigating the Wednesday afternoon robbery of an Investors Savings Bank branch in Clifton, local authorities said. The robbery call came in from the Main Avenue branch at 2:48 p.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn PD: Homeless Shoplifter Pulls Scissors On Worker -- For Diapers Fair Lawn PD: Homeless Shoplifter Pulls Scissors On Worker -- For Diapers Fair Lawn PD: Homeless Shoplifter Pulls Scissors On Worker -- For Diapers
Fair Lawn PD: Homeless Shoplifter Pulls Scissors On Worker -- For Diapers FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A homeless shoplifter pulled a pair of scissors on a Fair Lawn Shop Rite employee who tried to stop him from swiping $84 worth of diapers, police said Wednesday. The worker chased James E. Porch, 32, from the River Road store on Monday to the Maple Avenue Bridge, where he brandished the scissors, Sgt. Sean Macys told Daily Voice. Fair Lawn police found and arrested Porch a short time later at 2nd Ave and 24th Street in Paterson. Porch, who was positively identified by the employee, was wanted on a warrant out of Elmwood Park, records show. He remained held without bail …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Police Officer Captures Fugitive Sex Offender From Georgia Ridgefield Police Officer Captures Fugitive Sex Offender From Georgia Ridgefield Police Officer Captures Fugitive Sex Offender From Georgia
Ridgefield Police Officer Captures Fugitive Sex Offender From Georgia RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- An alert Ridgefield police officer captured a convicted sex offender wanted out of Georgia, authorities said. Officer Eustachio Fabrizio pulled over a blue 2004 Toyota Camry with Georgia license plates on southbound Broad Avenue just after 2:45 p.m. Sunday because the passenger-side brake light was out, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer told Daily Voice. The driver, 34-year-old Christopher Lee Setser, "was very nervous," Meurer said, "and the officer ran a computer check that turned up a fugitive warrant." Setser was convicted of statutory rape in 20…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: $27,000 Mugshot For GWB Toll Evader Port Authority PD: $27,000 Mugshot For GWB Toll Evader Port Authority PD: $27,000 Mugshot For GWB Toll Evader
Port Authority PD: $27,000 Mugshot For GWB Toll Evader FORT LEE, N.J. -- He smiled for what's going to be a $27,000 mugshot after Port Authority police charged a GWB motorist with toll evasion on Wednesday. Officer Lionel Gonzalez stopped Christian Coral, 42, of Newark after his 2008 Jeep illegally rolled through an E-ZPass lane, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Coral was arrested and his Jeep impounded after a quick computer check turned up $27,000.00 in unpaid tolls and fees, Pentangelo said. Police released him on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on July 21 on theft of services a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Georgia Police Urge Laid-Off Bergen Brothers, Sisters In Blue To Apply Georgia Police Urge Laid-Off Bergen Brothers, Sisters In Blue To Apply Georgia Police Urge Laid-Off Bergen Brothers, Sisters In Blue To Apply
Georgia Police Urge Laid-Off Bergen Brothers, Sisters In Blue To Apply HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Talk about Southern hospitality: Police in DeKalb County, Georgia, on Wednesday urged recently laid-off officers from Bergen County to come work with them. "We are currently hiring police officers and would like to extend invitations to the officers giving them an opportunity to apply with us," Lt. Ariel Toledo told Daily Voice. "We have great benefits, such as take home cars and a 4/3 work week (work four days, off three) and more," Toledo said. "We would love to talk to them." ****** EMAIL: Lt. Ariel Toledo ([email protected]) or Det. K. Lee (Kllee@dekalbcou…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly PD: Pair Torched Car, Bushes, Damaged Downtown Signs Tenafly PD: Pair Torched Car, Bushes, Damaged Downtown Signs Tenafly PD: Pair Torched Car, Bushes, Damaged Downtown Signs
Tenafly PD: Pair Torched Car, Bushes, Damaged Downtown Signs UPDATE (VIDEO): Daily Voice has obtained surveillance video showing what police said are two accused arsonists torching a car parked in a Tenafly driveway. CLICK HERE: https://englewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/video-watch-pair-torch-parked-tenafly-car/716034/ ORIGINAL STORY: TENAFLY, N.J. – Tenafly police nabbed a 20-year-old borough man and 16-year-old accomplice who they said went on a destructive rampage – torching a car on one block and bushes on another while slashing tires and breaking vehicle windows. Detectives were trying to determine whether Jeanluc Dulot and the Tenafly teen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford PD: Driver, 70, In Midnight Route 23 Crash Was DWI West Milford PD: Driver, 70, In Midnight Route 23 Crash Was DWI West Milford PD: Driver, 70, In Midnight Route 23 Crash Was DWI
West Milford PD: Driver, 70, In Midnight Route 23 Crash Was DWI WEST MILFORD, N.J. – A 70-year-old driver was found drunk behind the wheel after a minor crash on Route 23, West Milford police said. Officer Thomas Connors, who responded to the crash on the northbound highway near Oak Ridge Road at midnight June 11, reported fnding Charles Ercolano Jr. of Sussex apparently intoxicated. Ercolano failed roadside sobriety tests and was arrested on DWI and careless driving charges, Connors said in his report. Ercolano was released to a family member pending a court hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Two Jitney Buses Destroyed, Others Damaged In Ridgefield Fire Two Jitney Buses Destroyed, Others Damaged In Ridgefield Fire Two Jitney Buses Destroyed, Others Damaged In Ridgefield Fire
Two Jitney Buses Destroyed, Others Damaged In Ridgefield Fire RIDGEFIELD, N.J. – More than eight jitney buses were destroyed or damaged by an overnight fire in a Ridgefield lot, authorities said Wednesday. Firefighters and police responded to the Sphynx Bus Company at 1099 Hendricks Causeway -- across from the PSE&G plant -- just after 1:30 a.m. to find two buses fully engulfed, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer told Daily Voice. Flames eventually spread to several other buses before they were doused, he said. Ridgefield firefighters were assisted by their colleagues from Fairview, Fort Lee, Cliffside Park and Palisades Park, Meurer said. The Be…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Worker Hospitalized After Carlstadt Roof Fall Worker Hospitalized After Carlstadt Roof Fall Worker Hospitalized After Carlstadt Roof Fall
Worker Hospitalized After Carlstadt Roof Fall CARLSTADT, N.J. -- A worker who fell from the roof of a Carlstadt industrial building Wednesday morning was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, authorities said. The extent of his injuries couldn't immediately be determined, they said. The 24-year-old worker from Detroit "fell from an unknown height from the roof of the Beta Plastics building," at 120 Amor Ave. just after 9:30 a.m., Sgt. John Cleary told Daily Voice. He was working for Jottan Inc. Roofing Contractors out of Florence, NJ, Cleary said. Medics were on board when he was transported to HUMC, the sergeant s…

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