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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Armonk, NY
Breaking News
Doctor Opens Fire On Ex-Colleagues At NYC Hospital Doctor Opens Fire On Ex-Colleagues At NYC Hospital Doctor Opens Fire On Ex-Colleagues At NYC Hospital
Doctor Opens Fire On Ex-Colleagues At NYC Hospital UPDATE: One person was killed and six others seriously wounded by a doctor who then turned the gun on himself Friday afternoon at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, authorities said. The NYPD identified him as a former family doctor at the hospital, Henry Bello, who sources said was bent on revenge after being fired for harassment two years ago. Bello, 45, was found on the 17th floor, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with an M-16-type rifle with the gun nearby, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neil. He had apparently tried to set himself on fire, as well, the commissioner said. The body of a female …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Gunman, Victim Dead, Others Wounded At Bronx Hospital UPDATE: Gunman, Victim Dead, Others Wounded At Bronx Hospital UPDATE: Gunman, Victim Dead, Others Wounded At Bronx Hospital
Update: Gunman, Victim Dead, Others Wounded At Bronx Hospital UPDATE: One person was killed and six others seriously wounded by a gunman who then turned the gun on himself Friday afternoon at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, authorities said. The NYPD identified him as a former family doctor at the hospital, Henry Bello, who sources said was bent on revenge after being fired for harassment two years ago. Bello, 45, was found on the 17th floor, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with an M-16-type rifle with the gun nearby, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neil. He had apparently tried to set himself on fire, as well, the commissioner said. The body of a female …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bang! Palisades Parkway Police Find 47 Cases Of Fireworks In Speeding Van Bang! Palisades Parkway Police Find 47 Cases Of Fireworks In Speeding Van Bang! Palisades Parkway Police Find 47 Cases Of Fireworks In Speeding Van
Bang! Palisades Parkway Police Find 47 Cases Of Fireworks In Speeding Van ALPINE, N.J. -- The Fourth of July weekend got off to an early start for Palisades Interstate Parkway police, who seized 47 cases of fireworks and took two people into custody after stopping a speeding minivan in Alpine. It was just past midnight on Tuesday when Officer Michael Collason clocked the Dodge Caravan doing 74 miles an hour on the southbound bound parkway near Interchange 2, Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Collason smelled marijuana and spotted packages of fireworks in the rear of the vehicle as he interviewed the driver, 25-year-old Andy Flores of Brentwood (Suffolk County), …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Flames, Heat, Water Pressure In Paterson Blaze VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Flames, Heat, Water Pressure In Paterson Blaze VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Flames, Heat, Water Pressure In Paterson Blaze
Video: Firefighters Battle Flames, Heat, Water Pressure In Paterson Blaze PATERSON, N.J. -- Firefighters battled Friday's extreme heat and low water pressure along with heavy fire and smoke in a vacant Paterson house blaze. Flames from the second-floor fire at Watson and Bridge streets quickly extended to the attic and first floor of the 2½-story building after the 1:30 p.m. call came in. Eventually the roof collapsed. A second alarm was called at the scene for additional manpower. Surrounding towns responded for mutual aid. No injuries were immediately reported. Anthony Michael Molnar contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood PD: No Danger In Weekend Gun Incident Ridgewood PD: No Danger In Weekend Gun Incident Ridgewood PD: No Danger In Weekend Gun Incident
Ridgewood PD: No Danger In Weekend Gun Incident RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (UPDATE) — A report from a man who said he felt threatened after seeing a gun at a Ridgewood home brought police to a quiet village street last weekend, Chief Jacqueline Luthcke told Daily Voice on Friday. A police officer armed with an assault rifle and another holding a handgun were photographed outside the Leonard Street home on Saturday. A Bergen County law enforcement source told Daily Voice at the time that the incident didn't rise to a level that required mobilizing a regional SWAT team. Both a local and county police source said the incident "wasn't serious.&qu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Jams Northbound Traffic Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Jams Northbound Traffic Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Jams Northbound Traffic
Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Jams Northbound Traffic MAHWAH, N.J. -- A three-car crash on Route 287 in Mahwah backed up Friday afternoon traffic for nearly five miles along northbound Route 17. There was no immediate word on injuries in the mid-afternoon crash, which occurred just past Exit 66. Emergency responders were on scene. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Saddle Brook Police Seek Public's Help Finding Ammunition Thief SEEN HIM? Saddle Brook Police Seek Public's Help Finding Ammunition Thief SEEN HIM? Saddle Brook Police Seek Public's Help Finding Ammunition Thief
Seen HIM? Saddle Brook Police Seek Public's Help Finding Ammunition Thief SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – A thief was recorded swiping two boxes of rifle ammunition delivered to a Saddle Brook home, said police who are hoping someone recognizes him. Three packages were delivered early Wednesday, said the owner, who found only one left on his Oxford Avenue porch, Detective Capt. John Zotollo told Daily Voice on Friday. Surveillance cameras at the home show the white suspect wearing a black hat, a black and grey t-shirt, grey shorts, black socks and tan shoes just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Neighbors didn’t recognize the suspect and no vehicle was seen, Zotollo said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Closter Police Create 'Safe Exchange Zone' For Online Deals Closter Police Create 'Safe Exchange Zone' For Online Deals Closter Police Create 'Safe Exchange Zone' For Online Deals
Closter Police Create 'Safe Exchange Zone' For Online Deals CLOSTER, N.J. -- Closter police have joined law enforcement agencies who are inviting residents who buy, sell or trade through Craigslist, eBay and other online sites to do so at headquarters to help prevent fraud, theft or robbery. "Many are wary of transactions via the internet with an unknown buyer or seller," Council President Robert Di Dio, who spearheaded the effort, told Daily Voice on Friday. "There have been several bad occurrences that have happened to people as a result of Internet transactions," Di Dio said. "This provides safety." Police won’t get…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Intern Learns Inner Workings Of Police Department Garfield Intern Learns Inner Workings Of Police Department Garfield Intern Learns Inner Workings Of Police Department
Garfield Intern Learns Inner Workings Of Police Department GARFIELD, N.J. -- A Garfield teen learned the workings of the city police department up close while completing an internship program with the Community Affairs Division. Krista Williams completed the program, which aims to offer college students interested in a law enforcement career a "rewarding and insightful experience by providing an educational program working in various divisions within the Garfield Police Department," Officer Jeffrey Stewart said. Krista was "given the opportunity to learn and observe general law enforcement methods and the procedures" and "w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police Seek Driver Who Hit Thrown Motorcyclist On Turnpike In Englewood Police Seek Driver Who Hit Thrown Motorcyclist On Turnpike In Englewood Police Seek Driver Who Hit Thrown Motorcyclist On Turnpike In Englewood
Police Seek Driver Who Hit Thrown Motorcyclist On Turnpike In Englewood ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- New Jersey State Police were searching for the driver who ran over a motorcyclist who'd been thrown from his bike after hitting a guardrail on the New Jersey Turnpike in Englewood before dawn Friday. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene just before 2 a.m., closing the southbound Turnpike until nearly 7 a.m. and creating massive backups stretching across the George Washington Bridge and into New York City. Authorities were still trying to positively identify the driver around noon Friday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. The Aprilia …

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