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
Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History
Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History One of two defendants publicly identified for the first time in the shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Paterson earlier this year once deliberately gunned down a 16-year-old boy, records show. Tajshmer Johnson and Queenasia McFarlane, both 30, were named in a state grand jury indictment returned Tuesday, July 25, that charges Jocquise Timmons, 28, with the NJSP shooting in early March. Authorities said Timmons stepped out from behind a parked vehicle and opened fire on two State Police detectives -- wounding one of them -- near the corner of East 26th Street and 9th Avenue.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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CASH FLOW: Unclaimed Bills Found Scattered Through Parking Lot Of Hasbrouck Heights Bank CASH FLOW: Unclaimed Bills Found Scattered Through Parking Lot Of Hasbrouck Heights Bank CASH FLOW: Unclaimed Bills Found Scattered Through Parking Lot Of Hasbrouck Heights Bank
Cash Flow: Unclaimed Bills Found Scattered Through Parking Lot Of Hasbrouck Heights Bank Know anyone who might've lost $100 in the parking lot of a Hasbrouck Heights bank? An honest caller alerted borough police to 10 Hamiltons that had been blown through the lot of the Bank of America branch at 152 Boulevard shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 24. No one had claimed the stack of tens as of noontime Tuesday, Lt. John Behr said. And it apparently didn't belong to the bank. If it's yours, come to Hasbrouck Heights police headquarters or call the HHPD at (201) 288-1000. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah A tractor-trailer driver escaped injury when a load of wood shifted and his rig slammed into a signpost on northbound Route 17 near the state line in Mahwah. Mahwah police temporarily closed the highway in both directions following the crash where Route 17 meets Route 287 at the Mountainside Avenue overpass around 12:30 a.m. July 25. The collision with the metal signpost "opened nearly the entire side of the trailer and sent debris across all lanes, both north and south," Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. "The driver was initially trapped but freed himself and walked away unscathed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Accused Englewood Shopping Center Mugger Had Just Been Busted For Non-Support, Records Show Accused Englewood Shopping Center Mugger Had Just Been Busted For Non-Support, Records Show Accused Englewood Shopping Center Mugger Had Just Been Busted For Non-Support, Records Show
Accused Englewood Shopping Center Mugger Had Just Been Busted For Non-Support, Records Show Exactly 10 days after being arrested and then released from jail for failing to pay child support, records show, an Englewood man was charged with mugging a resident at a city shopping center. Ogaro B. Coombs, 35, fled Palisades Court with the 45-year-old victim's cellphone and hat after hitting him several times in the face around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, July 23, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Responding officers quickly nabbed Coombs, who Pulice said was carrying the proceeds. The victim wasn't seriously injured, the lieutenant said. It was more than 11 years ago that Coombs led police on a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Driver Hospitalized In Route 287 Wreck Driver Hospitalized In Route 287 Wreck Driver Hospitalized In Route 287 Wreck
Driver Hospitalized In Route 287 Wreck A driver survived a nasty overnight crash on Route 287, authorities said. Firefighters extricated the motorist, who complained of pains in both legs after his Mazda SUV ran off the road and struck a sign and a tree on the highway's southbound side near mile marker #60 in Franklin Lakes at 1:47 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, the sergeant said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Jamaican National From Wayne Charged With Machete Attack In Clifton Jamaican National From Wayne Charged With Machete Attack In Clifton Jamaican National From Wayne Charged With Machete Attack In Clifton
Jamaican National From Wayne Charged With Machete Attack In Clifton A Jamaican national who lives in Wayne was charged with slashing a Clifton man's wrist with a machete during a weekend dispute. The victim was rushed to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a serious cut following the incident at a home on the corner of Vernon and Bergen avenues shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Police tracked down Romario Douglas, 27, who they said fled after the stabbing. He was charged with aggravated assault and weapons possession and sent to the Bergen County Jail. Douglas remained held there on Monday while awaiting a first appearance in Central Judic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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SEEN 'EM? Lowlife Thieves Con Paramus Man, 76, Out Of $10,000, Leave Him Holding Paper SEEN 'EM? Lowlife Thieves Con Paramus Man, 76, Out Of $10,000, Leave Him Holding Paper SEEN 'EM? Lowlife Thieves Con Paramus Man, 76, Out Of $10,000, Leave Him Holding Paper
Seen 'EM? Lowlife Thieves Con Paramus Man, 76, Out Of $10,000, Leave Him Holding Paper They call it the "pigeon drop" -- an old, heartless trick that still causes heartbreak. Paramus police are hoping someone sees or knows the sleazebags who duped a 76-year-old borough resident into withdrawing $10,000 from his bank and letting them hold it. It happened awhile ago -- Thursday, July 13, to be exact -- in the parking lot of Loews at the Bergen Town Center off eastbound Route 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. It was first reported to the media and public as a robbery. But as detectives probed further, what really happened came out. It turns out a well-dressed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Power Knocked Out, Road Temporarily Closed When Contractor's Truck Downs Pole In Ridgewood Power Knocked Out, Road Temporarily Closed When Contractor's Truck Downs Pole In Ridgewood Power Knocked Out, Road Temporarily Closed When Contractor's Truck Downs Pole In Ridgewood
Power Knocked Out, Road Temporarily Closed When Contractor's Truck Downs Pole In Ridgewood A home contractor's truck toppled a utility pole, knocking out power to some customers and temporarily closing busy East Ridgewood Avenue between North Maple Avenue and North Irving Street. The Home Improvements driver out of Park Ridge escaped serious injury when the pole fell on East Ridgewood Avenue around 10 a.m. Monday, July 24. It strewed wires across the roadway and leaked oil from a transformer. Fortunately, the driver wasn't injured.Boyd A. Loving Village police, firefighters, Ridgewood Emergency Services and PSE&G all responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contrib…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Woman Fights Off Clifton Rape Attempt, Suspect Captured Miles Away: Police Woman Fights Off Clifton Rape Attempt, Suspect Captured Miles Away: Police Woman Fights Off Clifton Rape Attempt, Suspect Captured Miles Away: Police
Woman Fights Off Clifton Rape Attempt, Suspect Captured Miles Away: Police A frightened woman fought off a stranger who grabbed her on a Clifton street and tried to pull down her pants, authorities said. Officers flooded the area on and around Clifton Avenue before a Passaic County sheriff's officer grabbed the accused rapist a few miles away on Valley Road. Reginald K. Pennie, 30, of Passaic had pushed the victim against the wall and tried to de-pants her around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, July 20, authorities alleged. She screamed and the 6-foot-3-inch, 170-pound Pennie fled on foot, they said. Pennie remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with crimin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter A Paramus man who was gravely injured when he was struck by a car last weekend died, authorities confirmed on Friday, July 28. Charges against the intoxicated driver who hit him were upgraded, they said. Cody Cleary, 28, was on his 2015 Yamaha motorcycle when he was rammed from behind on Farview Drive -- practically around the corner from his family's home -- shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Cleary -- whose brother, Michael, is a Paramus police officer -- was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center. He remained in…

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