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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey FBI Observes National Missing Children's Day New Jersey FBI Observes National Missing Children's Day New Jersey FBI Observes National Missing Children's Day
New Jersey FBI Observes National Missing Children's Day New Jersey’s FBI office on Thursday reaffirmed its continuing support of National Missing Children’s Day, a U.S. tradition for nearly 35 years. President Reagan in 1983 proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day. Its purpose is to encourage parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority.  It also serves as “a reminder to authorities to continue efforts to reunite missing children with their families and an occasion to honor those dedicated to this noble cause,” said Timothy Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge (SA…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Who Pulled Fire Alarm At Ridgewood High School During Exams? Who Pulled Fire Alarm At Ridgewood High School During Exams? Who Pulled Fire Alarm At Ridgewood High School During Exams?
Who Pulled Fire Alarm At Ridgewood High School During Exams? RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Village detectives and district officials were trying to identify who pulled the fire alarm at Ridgewood High School during exams on Monday. They asked that anyone with information that could help their investigation contact the Detective Bureau: (201) 251-4537. Ridgewood police and firefighters responded to the box alarm, which Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said "was found to have been pulled intentionally."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Employee Conned Mahwah Pharmaceutical Company Out Of $180,000 Prosecutor: Employee Conned Mahwah Pharmaceutical Company Out Of $180,000 Prosecutor: Employee Conned Mahwah Pharmaceutical Company Out Of $180,000
Prosecutor: Employee Conned Mahwah Pharmaceutical Company Out Of $180,000 MAHWAH, N.J. – A purchasing agent conned the Mahwah pharmaceutical company he worked for out of $180,000 by creating his own company to sell it back products at jacked-up prices, authorities charged. Dyke R. Gill, 38, was scheduled for a June 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of theft by deception and misconduct by a corporate officer, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. The West Orange resident, who records show worked for Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from August 2013 to June 2016, was arrested by members of Grewal’s Financial Crimes U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Man Charged With Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting Lodi Man Charged With Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting Lodi Man Charged With Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting
Lodi Man Charged With Murder In Passaic Drive-By Shooting PASSAIC, N.J. – A Lodi man was charged with murder and attempted murder, among other counts, in a drive-by shooting in Passaic that killed one victim and injured another. Nelson J. Vargas, 24, was the shooter when Hansel Castillo, 23, of Passaic was killed and a 20-year-old Woodland Park man was injured on Federal Street just before 11:30 p.m. May 15, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said. Members of Valdes’s Major Crimes Homicide Unit and Passaic detectives were trying to determine “whether Mr. Castillo and the second victim were the intended…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee
Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- A car carrier filled with already-junked vehicles tipped in the express lanes of NYC-bound I-95 in Fort Lee, creating a traffic headache as the Wednesday evening rush was about to begin. State Police said the driver sustained minor injuries. There was no immediate word on how long the cleanup would take.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Chief: Keen-Eyed Officer Picks Off $35G In Drug Money During Stop Mahwah Chief: Keen-Eyed Officer Picks Off $35G In Drug Money During Stop Mahwah Chief: Keen-Eyed Officer Picks Off $35G In Drug Money During Stop
Mahwah Chief: Keen-Eyed Officer Picks Off $35G In Drug Money During Stop MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Mahwah police officer making a routine traffic stop found a shopping bag in the trunk packed with nearly $35,000 in suspected drug money, along with several hundred foil zip-locking bags used to package synthetic marijuana, authorities said Wednesday. The driver and passenger of the borrowed car gave “inconsistent and conflicting stories of their travel plans” after Officer Tyler Boucher stopped their four-door, 2005 Toyota for careless driving and several equipment violations on southbound Route 287 just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily V…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority: NYC Driver In Fort Lee Had Stolen Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo Port Authority: NYC Driver In Fort Lee Had Stolen Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo Port Authority: NYC Driver In Fort Lee Had Stolen Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo
Port Authority: NYC Driver In Fort Lee Had Stolen Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Bronx driver pulled over by Port Authority police in Fort Lee near the George Washington Bridge was carrying a stolen handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets, authorities told Daily Voice. Officers stopped the 2004 Volvo on northbound I-95 around 8 p.m. Tuesday for having tinted windows, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The driver -- identified as 34-year-old Stalin DeJesus --"was unable to provide the name or address of the Volvo’s owner," Pentangelo said. A computer checked produced an outstanding warrant out of South Brunswick, leading to a search t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Attention Paid To Swastika, Anti-Semitic Message Found At River Dell HS Attention Paid To Swastika, Anti-Semitic Message Found At River Dell HS Attention Paid To Swastika, Anti-Semitic Message Found At River Dell HS
Attention Paid To Swastika, Anti-Semitic Message Found At River Dell HS ORADELL, N.J. -- A swastika found scrawled on the wall of a boy's bathroom stall and a hateful message against Jews in a girl's bathroom stall at River Dell Regional High School in Oradell prompted an email to the community from the district superintendent, as well as reassurance from a local rabbi. "While not immune, River Dell has largely escaped this type of behavior," Schools Supt. Patrick J. Fletcher wrote. "However, it is clear that the turmoil taking place in our society is now inside the walls of our buildings." Fletcher, a 30-year veteran of education, said he w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Paramus Drug Defendant Busted Again With Pounds Of Pot, Coke Prosecutor: Paramus Drug Defendant Busted Again With Pounds Of Pot, Coke Prosecutor: Paramus Drug Defendant Busted Again With Pounds Of Pot, Coke
Prosecutor: Paramus Drug Defendant Busted Again With Pounds Of Pot, Coke PARAMUS, N.J. – For the second time in 15 months, a Paramus man was busted with a large amount of drugs for sale – in this case, nearly a half-pound of cocaine and a pound of marijuana after detectives stopped his car in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. Alex Autieri, 28, who is single and unemployed, was the target of investigators, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Detectives with the prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Force arrested Autieri in February 2016 after Grewal said they found him with 6½ pounds of marijuana, 1½ pounds of cocaine and various steroids worth a collective $3…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Detectives Break Up Rumble, Seize Machete, Suspect Clifton Detectives Break Up Rumble, Seize Machete, Suspect Clifton Detectives Break Up Rumble, Seize Machete, Suspect
Clifton Detectives Break Up Rumble, Seize Machete, Suspect CLIFTON, N.J. -- A group seemed ready for a fight when Clifton police approached and, tipped off by a passerby, found one of the would-be combatants carrying a machete, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives Wayne Stine and Frank Loran were patrolling the area of Lexington and Hamilton avenues when they spotted the group gathering, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Tymeer McNight, 19, of Clifton, was found with the weapon, arrested and charged, Bracken said. He also had an outstanding warrant, the lieutenant said.

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