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
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SEEN THEM? Pair Robbed Western Union At Gunpoint, Paterson Police Say SEEN THEM? Pair Robbed Western Union At Gunpoint, Paterson Police Say SEEN THEM? Pair Robbed Western Union At Gunpoint, Paterson Police Say
Seen Them? Pair Robbed Western Union At Gunpoint, Paterson Police Say PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police asked the public for help Tuesday finding two men who they said robbed a local Western Union at gunpoint. The pair held up the 21st Avenue business around 8 p.m. last Wednesday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Speziale released surveillance images in the hope that someone can identify them. He asked that anyone who sees or knows them or has information that could help find them contact Detective Sgt. Abe Hamdeh or Detective Al Bermudez of the Paterson Police Detective Bureau: (973) 321-1120. ****** ALSO SEE: Firefighters dousing a Paterson apartment…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Teen Pot Dealers Flopped In Unoccupied Apartment Wayne PD: Teen Pot Dealers Flopped In Unoccupied Apartment Wayne PD: Teen Pot Dealers Flopped In Unoccupied Apartment
Wayne PD: Teen Pot Dealers Flopped In Unoccupied Apartment WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police took two teenage drug dealers into custody after finding that the the pair had let themselves into an unoccupied apartment. Officers Mark Ciavirella and Cpl. Scott Agnes responded to a row of apartments in the 900 block of Burgundy Way on a report Saturday of a strong pot smell coming from the unit, Capt. Laurence Martin said Tuesday. Inside, Martin, said they found the boys, who said they didn't know who the owner is. There were no signs of forced entry, he said. The officers then discovered a bag "containing smaller zip-lock baggies laying on the kitchen …

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Police: New Milford Dad Leaves 3-Year-Old Boy Home Alone, Goes To NYC Police: New Milford Dad Leaves 3-Year-Old Boy Home Alone, Goes To NYC Police: New Milford Dad Leaves 3-Year-Old Boy Home Alone, Goes To NYC
Police: New Milford Dad Leaves 3-Year-Old Boy Home Alone, Goes To NYC NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A New Milford man who left his 3-year-old son home alone for three hours while he went into New York City was found and arrested after neighbors heard the child screaming for his parents, authorities said. Borough officers discovered the child after being called to the Boulevard apartment on a report of a youngster screaming for his parents just after 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders said. They arrested the 28-year-old father after catching him on the way back home and charged him with child endangerment, Van Saders said Tuesday. They also turned the boy …

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Paterson, NJ
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Police: Wayne Thief Crashes 2 Stolen Cars, Flees On Bike In Rain Police: Wayne Thief Crashes 2 Stolen Cars, Flees On Bike In Rain Police: Wayne Thief Crashes 2 Stolen Cars, Flees On Bike In Rain
Police: Wayne Thief Crashes 2 Stolen Cars, Flees On Bike In Rain WAYNE, N.J. -- An intoxicated Wayne man had just crashed two stolen cars and was soaking wet, bleeding from the head, when a township police officer caught him riding a stolen bicycle, authorities said Tuesday. Michael J Giaquinto, 25, told the officer that he was planning on “going down the shore” and grabbed the bicycle from someone's backyard after the second crash just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Laurence Martin said. He'd also crashed another vehicle he was trying to steal into a parked car and bailed out, the captain said. GIaqunto was carrying head phones, cell phones, $35 in loose c…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Upper Saddle River Homeowner Charged With Superstorm Sandy Scam Upper Saddle River Homeowner Charged With Superstorm Sandy Scam Upper Saddle River Homeowner Charged With Superstorm Sandy Scam
Upper Saddle River Homeowner Charged With Superstorm Sandy Scam UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- An Upper Saddle River woman collected nearly $175,000 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming her Jersey Shore home as her primary residence, said state authorities who charged her and four others on Monday with fraud. Jennifer Casey, 33, filed bogus applications for FEMA assistance and state grants for her second home, on Cove Point Road in Toms River, in the wake of the historic storm that struck the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012, Attorney General Christopher Porrino said. The Toms River home was unoccupied at the time, he said. Authorities charged…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Bomb Threat Faxed To Park Ridge Office Building Closes Downtown Stretch Bomb Threat Faxed To Park Ridge Office Building Closes Downtown Stretch Bomb Threat Faxed To Park Ridge Office Building Closes Downtown Stretch
Bomb Threat Faxed To Park Ridge Office Building Closes Downtown Stretch PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- A bomb threat in an office building across from Park Ridge Town Hall closed Park Avenue early Tuesday afternoon. "It came through on their fax," Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino told Daily Voice just before 1:30 p.m. "We sent a bomb tech and a K-9 unit."

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Hackensack, NJ
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Paramus Driver Had Pot, Warrant, No License, Says Rochelle Park PD Paramus Driver Had Pot, Warrant, No License, Says Rochelle Park PD Paramus Driver Had Pot, Warrant, No License, Says Rochelle Park PD
Paramus Driver Had Pot, Warrant, No License, Says Rochelle Park PD PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus driver wearing an “NYPD” t-shirt had a suspended license, no paperwork for his car, an outstanding warrant – and pot in the vehicle, said Rochelle Park police who stopped him. Officer Brian Gallina pulled over the 2010 white Civic on West Passaic Street near Faifield Drive just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Lt. Dean Pinto told Daily Voice. Backup Officer Brian Cobb joined him soon afterward, Pinto said. Gallina quickly smelled raw marijuana, leading to a search that turned up a bag of the drug, as well as paraphernalia and 26-year-old Albert J. Cohen’s history, the lieu…

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Paterson, NJ
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Woman With Kids In Car Snatches Chain From 83-Year-Old Clifton Man's Neck Woman With Kids In Car Snatches Chain From 83-Year-Old Clifton Man's Neck Woman With Kids In Car Snatches Chain From 83-Year-Old Clifton Man's Neck
Woman With Kids In Car Snatches Chain From 83-Year-Old Clifton Man's Neck CLIFTON, N.J. -- An 83-year-old Clifton man sitting on a walker outside his house had a gold chain yanked from his neck by a woman who got out of a car with children sitting in back, authorities said Monday. The Center street victim said the car pulled up around 1:20 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The front-seat passenger got out, walked up and snatched the chain, then got back into the car, which took off, he said. The victim sought medical attention for an undetermined injury, the lieutenant said. He described the robber as 23 to 27 years old and Hispanic. The driver …

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Fort Lee, NJ
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SUV Rolls Near Overpeck In Leonia SUV Rolls Near Overpeck In Leonia SUV Rolls Near Overpeck In Leonia
SUV Rolls Near Overpeck In Leonia LEONIA, N.J. -- An SUV that overturned near Overpeck Park in Leonia closed Fort Lee Road Monday night from Grand Avenue to the Teaneck border, police told Daily Voice. There was no immediate word on injuries. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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