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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Man Charged With Harassing Franklin Lakes Synagogue Ridgewood Man Charged With Harassing Franklin Lakes Synagogue Ridgewood Man Charged With Harassing Franklin Lakes Synagogue
Ridgewood Man Charged With Harassing Franklin Lakes Synagogue FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A Ridgewood man left harassing voice mails for a Franklin Lakes synagogue, said police who are treating it as a bias crime. Jonathan Webman, 50, called Temple Emmanuel twice earlier in the month and left messages about the notorious Nazi Heinrich Himmler, Capt. John Bakelaar said Monday. Webman was released on a summons charging him with bias harassment. Webman a few years ago posted on his Facebook page: “What the future shall hold for me and my friends and loved ones. How much life do I have remaining, with which to bring about a multi-lateral winning situation fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
On Your Side
Paramus Drop-By: Could 'Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful Be Moving To Bergen? Paramus Drop-By: Could 'Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful Be Moving To Bergen? Paramus Drop-By: Could 'Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful Be Moving To Bergen?
Paramus Drop-By: Could 'Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful Be Moving To Bergen? PARAMUS, N.J. -- Could "Mr. Wonderful" of ABC's "Shark Tank" be moving to Bergen County? O'Leary -- a frequent commentator on "Power Lunch," recorded at CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs -- recently stopped by the Paramus offices of LPL Financial LLC. "He brought us breakfast and gave a little pep talk about his future business in the US," financial advisor Derek Michalski of Upper Saddle River told Daily Voice. "He's promoting his 'O'Shares investment funds. "As you know, he lives in Boston now," Michalski said, "but he tol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Homes Burglarized: Same Block, Same MO Franklin Lakes Homes Burglarized: Same Block, Same MO Franklin Lakes Homes Burglarized: Same Block, Same MO
Franklin Lakes Homes Burglarized: Same Block, Same MO FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Two Franklin Lakes neighbors both had their homes burglarized by someone who broke in through a rear basement window and headed straight for the bedrooms, police said Monday. One Cheyenne Drive resident reported a break-in after 10 a.m. and the other after 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence, Bakelaar said, adding that the homeowners were compiling an inventory of stolen valuables.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Super Fresh Worker Tackles Cheese Thief Glen Rock Super Fresh Worker Tackles Cheese Thief Glen Rock Super Fresh Worker Tackles Cheese Thief
Glen Rock Super Fresh Worker Tackles Cheese Thief GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A feisty Super Fresh employee chased and tackled a thief who tried to make off with $66 worth of cheese, Glen Rock police said Monday. Raul Banks, 35, of Paterson dropped the cheese and broke free after the worker grabbed him on Lincoln Avenue, Chief Dean Ackermann told Daily Voice. Soon after, Glen Rock Police Officer T.J. Graziani collared Banks, with help from Fair Lawn and Hawthorne police, the chief said. Witnesses and store video surveillance confirmed the theft, he added. Banks was charged with shoplifting and released pending a hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Garfield Police Hunt Tool Thief Chased Into Passaic SEEN HIM? Garfield Police Hunt Tool Thief Chased Into Passaic SEEN HIM? Garfield Police Hunt Tool Thief Chased Into Passaic
Seen HIM? Garfield Police Hunt Tool Thief Chased Into Passaic GARFIELD, N.J. – A thief emerging from a Garfield backyard before dawn Monday was chased by an off-duty city police officer to Passaic, said authorities who retrieved two backpacks filled with stolen power tools that he dropped along the way. Officer Luis Teran recognized the 30-something suspect in the photo above as a person of interest wanted in connection with a Saturday car burglary a block away, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Teran identified himself as a police officer when he saw the man emerge from a Grand Street backyard just after 1:30 a.m. wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Woman Swallows 10 Folds of Heroin to Avoid Arrest Mahwah PD: Woman Swallows 10 Folds of Heroin to Avoid Arrest Mahwah PD: Woman Swallows 10 Folds of Heroin to Avoid Arrest
Mahwah PD: Woman Swallows 10 Folds of Heroin to Avoid Arrest MAHWAH, N.J. – A passenger in a car stopped by Mahwah police as the New York State occupants headed home from Paterson had to be hospitalized after she swallowed 10 small envelopes of heroin in a fruitless attempt to avoid arrest, authorities said Monday. Officer Thomas Mitchell stopped the 2006 Acura around 9:30 p.m. Saturday for a lights violation and found an arrest warrant out of Hawthorne for 23-year-old Michelle Steiner of Cornwall-On-Hudson, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Steiner was brought to headquarters along with the driver, Matthew Sonzongi of Chester, N.Y., he said. “Whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Medevac, K-9 Unit, Free Backpacks Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Medevac, K-9 Unit, Free Backpacks Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Medevac, K-9 Unit, Free Backpacks
Englewood Police Treat Youngsters To Medevac, K-9 Unit, Free Backpacks ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- There's nothing like a medical chopper landing, a K-9 unit display and free backpacks to help boost law enforcement's image with local youngsters, as Englewood police proved. The department and PBA Local 216 brought those delights and more to their 2nd Annual Cops and Kids Summer Kick Off at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School. Held in conjunction with Englewood Schools Supt. Robert Kravitz and Principal Daniela Small-Bailey, the event included: a New Jersey State Police NorthSTAR helicopter landing; a demonstration by the Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 unit; a visit from th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Jeep Shatters New Milford Utility Pole Jeep Shatters New Milford Utility Pole Jeep Shatters New Milford Utility Pole
Jeep Shatters New Milford Utility Pole NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A 24-year-old driver whose Jeep shattered a utility pole and downed a small tree in New Milford walked away without serious injuries Sunday morning, police told Daily Voice. The New Milford driver refused medical attention after the 6:34 a.m. crash in front of 1115 River Road, near New Bridge Road, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders said. Residences never lost power, but PSE&G had to shut it down temporarily while making repairs.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Citizens' Calls Produce 630+ Warning Letters To Distracted NJ Drivers Citizens' Calls Produce 630+ Warning Letters To Distracted NJ Drivers Citizens' Calls Produce 630+ Warning Letters To Distracted NJ Drivers
Citizens' Calls Produce 630+ Warning Letters To Distracted NJ Drivers DIAL #77: More than 630 drivers have gotten warning letters after being reported by citizens in the two months since New Jersey launched a unique program to combat distracted driving, state officials said. The letters “warn motorists that their vehicles have been spotted being driven dangerously or by a distracted driver and informed them of the penalties if caught by police,” Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said. More than 1,000 calls of distracted driving have come in since the Dial #77 program was rebranded in April. It was originally created in 1995 to report aggressive motorist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: Fort Lee Traffic Stop Turns Up Pistol, Switchblade Port Authority PD: Fort Lee Traffic Stop Turns Up Pistol, Switchblade Port Authority PD: Fort Lee Traffic Stop Turns Up Pistol, Switchblade
Port Authority PD: Fort Lee Traffic Stop Turns Up Pistol, Switchblade FORT LEE, N.J. -- An obstructed rear license plate and "heavily" tinted windows led to the discovery of a pistol and switchblade that Port Authority police said a driver they pulled over in Fort Lee was carrying. Officers stopped the 2007 Volvo SUV on I-95 near the lower level of the George Washington Bridge around 9:30 p.m. Friday after noticing that the rear plate couldn't be read and the windows were illegally tinted, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. After the driver admitted that there were weapons in the car, the officers found a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol in t…

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