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
FOUND! Woodland Park Woman, 85, Was Wandering Along Route 80 FOUND! Woodland Park Woman, 85, Was Wandering Along Route 80 FOUND! Woodland Park Woman, 85, Was Wandering Along Route 80
Found! Woodland Park Woman, 85, Was Wandering Along Route 80 WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- A Paterson police officer found a missing 85-year-old Woodland Park woman safe Thursday afternoon, hours after she'd wandered off. Officer John Farfan found Giuseppina Gagliardi near Exit 57A on westbound Route 80. "Last year I found her walking onto the entrance of Route 80," wrote Christine Bendel-Marino. "I picked her up brought her back to Woodland Park to the location around that area of the entrance and asked if around if anyone knew her. "I did find someone who told me where she lives."

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield PD: Bicycle Thief, 16, Pulls Gun On Victim, 13 Garfield PD: Bicycle Thief, 16, Pulls Gun On Victim, 13 Garfield PD: Bicycle Thief, 16, Pulls Gun On Victim, 13
Garfield PD: Bicycle Thief, 16, Pulls Gun On Victim, 13 GARFIELD, N.J. – A 16-year-old Garfield boy pulled a gun on a 13-year-old boy and took his bike, said authorities who found and detained the teen bandit. The victim told police that he was riding his bike on MacArthur Avenue late Tuesday afternoon when the older boy, whom he knows, tried to take it from him, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. When the younger boy refused, the other pulled a handgun from his backpack, pointed it at him and took the bicycle, Sucorowski said. The younger boy wasn’t injured, he noted. ****** ALSO SEE: Some might think the theft of a restaurant employee’s purse mi…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramapo Tribe Leader Charged In Mahwah Club Camera Vandalism Ramapo Tribe Leader Charged In Mahwah Club Camera Vandalism Ramapo Tribe Leader Charged In Mahwah Club Camera Vandalism
Ramapo Tribe Leader Charged In Mahwah Club Camera Vandalism MAHWAH, N.J. -- The chief of the Ramapo Lenape tribe was accused of being an accomplice to a Virginia man who police said vandalized a surveillance camera at the Ramapo Hunt and Polo Club. Detectives targeted Steven D. Smith, 29, of Blacksburg after he caused more than $5,000 worth of damage by “turning the lens in an attempt to change the angle of the camera and the available view” on May 12, Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily Voice. Batelli said they identified Smith thanks to cameras located on a bridge owned by the club, which has been involved in an ongoing dispute with the trib…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Off-Duty Passaic Officer Helps Clifton Police Nab Car Burglary Suspects Off-Duty Passaic Officer Helps Clifton Police Nab Car Burglary Suspects Off-Duty Passaic Officer Helps Clifton Police Nab Car Burglary Suspects
Off-Duty Passaic Officer Helps Clifton Police Nab Car Burglary Suspects CLIFTON, N.J. – An off-duty Passaic police officer interrupted a pair of Clifton car burglars who were caught moments later by a local sergeant, authorities said Thursday. The officer was traveling past the area of Luddington Avenue and Third Street around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday when he spotted the two – “one of whom was hiding between two parked cars,” Clifton Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They both took off, and the officer notified Clifton police, who flooded the area, Bracken said. Sgt. David Roe found them soon after, he said. Police recovering nearly three dozen pieces of merchan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Nurse Has License Suspended Amid Wyckoff Patient Sex Abuse Charges Nurse Has License Suspended Amid Wyckoff Patient Sex Abuse Charges Nurse Has License Suspended Amid Wyckoff Patient Sex Abuse Charges
Nurse Has License Suspended Amid Wyckoff Patient Sex Abuse Charges WYCKOFF, N.J. – A male registered nurse from Maywood accused of sexually abusing a physically helpless and mentally incapacitated victim in Wyckoff was temporarily suspended from practice, state authorities said Thursday. Radcliffe R. Rose, 51, "also agreed to the temporary suspension of his NJ registration as a Pharmacy Technician, which is currently expired," Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said..  Rose was arrested on May 11 and charged with aggravated sexual assault following an investigation by detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal’s office and Wy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor, Medical Chief Highlight Hackensack Heroin, Opioid Summit Bergen Prosecutor, Medical Chief Highlight Hackensack Heroin, Opioid Summit Bergen Prosecutor, Medical Chief Highlight Hackensack Heroin, Opioid Summit
Bergen Prosecutor, Medical Chief Highlight Hackensack Heroin, Opioid Summit HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal continues his multi-pronged campaign against heroin and other opioid abuse with a summit in Hackensack on Friday. The gathering, in the conference center at Two Bergen Plaza, begins with check-in at 9 a.m. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. and runs to 1:30 p.m., with a light lunch. Experts, those in the field and county citizens are all welcomed. Dr. Mark Rosenberg, the chairman of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director for Population Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, will give the keynote address. Panel discussions wil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
3-Vehicle Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Leaves Car Facing Wrong Way On Route 17 3-Vehicle Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Leaves Car Facing Wrong Way On Route 17 3-Vehicle Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Leaves Car Facing Wrong Way On Route 17
3-Vehicle Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Leaves Car Facing Wrong Way On Route 17 HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A three-car crash left one of the vehicles facing the wrong way on northbound Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus early Thursday. All of the occupants refused medical attention after the crash at the Hollywood Avenue entrance ramp. Ho-Ho-Kus police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a Bergen County Sheriff's officer. The spun-around Honda Accord and an Audi SUV were both towed from the scene. A tractor-trailer involved in the crash apparently wasn't damaged. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Missing Orangetown Man Believed To Be In Park Ridge Authorities: Missing Orangetown Man Believed To Be In Park Ridge Authorities: Missing Orangetown Man Believed To Be In Park Ridge
Authorities: Missing Orangetown Man Believed To Be In Park Ridge PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- A missing suicidal Orangetown man riding a bicycle was believed to be in the Park Ridge area, authorities said Thursday morning. He was believed to be at or near railroad tracks there, responders said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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KNOW HIM? Passaic Sheriff Seeks Other Victims In Child Sex Case KNOW HIM? Passaic Sheriff Seeks Other Victims In Child Sex Case KNOW HIM? Passaic Sheriff Seeks Other Victims In Child Sex Case
Know HIM? Passaic Sheriff Seeks Other Victims In Child Sex Case PATERSON, N.J. -- A Paterson mother was horrified to discover that a man had offered her child money and gift cards via phone messages in exchange for nude photographs and a meeting to have sex, authorities said. She wasn't the only one. Contacted by Paterson police, members of the Passaic County sheriff's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit -- working with county prosecutor's detectives -- discovered two other victims during an investigation, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Thursday. On Wednesday, they arrested 27-year-old man Jose Bautista-Palacios, he said. Bautista-Palacios is charg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Haledon PD: 13yo With Gun, Two Others Accost Elderly Immigrant Couple Haledon PD: 13yo With Gun, Two Others Accost Elderly Immigrant Couple Haledon PD: 13yo With Gun, Two Others Accost Elderly Immigrant Couple
Haledon PD: 13yo With Gun, Two Others Accost Elderly Immigrant Couple HALEDON, N.J. – An elderly immigrant couple had just finished dinner at a Haledon restaurant when they were accosted by three boys between 12 and 16 years old – one of them a 13-year-old who pointed a gun in the man’s chest and rifled through his pockets, said police who captured the culprits. The victims told police they’d left the Belmont Dragon Restaurant when the trio – all wearing hoodies -- approached them in the area Barbour Street and Van Dyke Avenue just after 7 p.m. Sunday, Haledon Police Lt. George Guzman said. All fled empty-handed on bicycles, Guzman said Thursday. “After the …

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