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
Sheriff: Officers Crash Paterson Heroin Deal, Seize Guns, Drugs Sheriff: Officers Crash Paterson Heroin Deal, Seize Guns, Drugs Sheriff: Officers Crash Paterson Heroin Deal, Seize Guns, Drugs
Sheriff: Officers Crash Paterson Heroin Deal, Seize Guns, Drugs PATERSON, N.J. -- Passaic County sheriff's officers found two handguns, 200 bags of heroin, 20 bags of pot and more than $1,300 in alleged drug proceeds after watching a drug deal go down, authorities said Thursday. Members of Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik's narcotics division were watching Wednesday night when a Toyota Tacoma driven by a Morris County man pulled to the curb on 22nd Avenue near East 32nd Street and remained there, idling. Several minutes later, 29-year-old ex-con Eli Hynes came out of a house there, approached the driver's side and handed the driver two bricks of heroin in exc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Pregnant Westwood Pedestrian Chases Down Elderly Driver Who Dragged Friend Pregnant Westwood Pedestrian Chases Down Elderly Driver Who Dragged Friend Pregnant Westwood Pedestrian Chases Down Elderly Driver Who Dragged Friend
Pregnant Westwood Pedestrian Chases Down Elderly Driver Who Dragged Friend WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A pregnant woman chased down and stopped a 75-year-old driver whose car had just struck her and two of her friends, dragging one of them, witnesses told Daily Voice. The women had been at the Farmhouse Cafe & Eatery and were crossing Westwood Avenue in the crosswalk, carrying books, from the area of the Starbucks shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Seconds later, a black Honda Civic coming from 'Five Corners' toward Broadway hit all three, Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino said. The 33-year-old pregnant woman, who lives across the street, was clipped by the front fender…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park PD: Hotel Guest Sold Catnip As Pot, Made $4,500 Rochelle Park PD: Hotel Guest Sold Catnip As Pot, Made $4,500 Rochelle Park PD: Hotel Guest Sold Catnip As Pot, Made $4,500
Rochelle Park PD: Hotel Guest Sold Catnip As Pot, Made $4,500 ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A driver stopped by a Rochelle Park police officer for using his cellphone had catnip that he apparently tried to pass off as pot stashed in a local hotel room, along with more than $4,500 in alleged drug proceeds in his car, authorities said Thursday. Patrolman Nick Mercoun spotted the silver Acura exiting a Passaic Street business on Wednesday, Detective Sgt. James M. DePreta told Daily Voice. The driver, 33-year-old Felice Black of Paterson, "abruptly changed directions" after the officer noticed him talking on a hand-held cellphone, DePreta said. During…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Pregnant Westwood Woman, Two Others Struck By Car Crossing Street Pregnant Westwood Woman, Two Others Struck By Car Crossing Street Pregnant Westwood Woman, Two Others Struck By Car Crossing Street
Pregnant Westwood Woman, Two Others Struck By Car Crossing Street WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A pregnant woman chased down and stopped a 75-year-old driver whose car had just struck her and two of her friends, dragging one of them, witnesses told Daily Voice. The women had been at the Farmhouse Cafe & Eatery and were crossing Westwood Avenue in the crosswalk, carrying books, from the area of the Starbucks shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Seconds later, a black Honda Civic coming from 'Five Corners' toward Broadway hit all three, Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino said. The 33-year-old pregnant woman, who lives across the street, was clipped by the front fender…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer KOs Power To Stores In Hackensack Mall Tractor-Trailer KOs Power To Stores In Hackensack Mall Tractor-Trailer KOs Power To Stores In Hackensack Mall
Tractor-Trailer KOs Power To Stores In Hackensack Mall HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer snagged wires and snapped a utility pole, downing a transformer and knocking out power Wednesday evening to several businesses at a Hackensack strip mall. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. outside Mavis Tire in the Hackensack Avenue shopping center that includes Petco, Applebees and several other businesses just north of Riverside Square Mall and south of New Bridge Landing. Police blocked off the area and utility crews were at the scene. No injuries were reported.

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Former NJ Co-Pilot In Carlstadt Crash, 33, Had Previous Emergency Landing Former NJ Co-Pilot In Carlstadt Crash, 33, Had Previous Emergency Landing Former NJ Co-Pilot In Carlstadt Crash, 33, Had Previous Emergency Landing
Former NJ Co-Pilot In Carlstadt Crash, 33, Had Previous Emergency Landing CARLSTADT, N.J. -- The co-pilot of a Teterboro-bound Learjet that crashed into an industrial area in Carlstadt Monday afternoon is a former Union County resident who years ago was involved in an emergency landing. The Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Jeffrey Alino, 33, as the co-pilot and was working on officially identifying the pilot, said Michael Pagan of county Executive James Tedesco's office. Alino, who grew up in Union and had moved to Los Angeles, was a student seven years ago when an instructor teaching him instrument navigation had to make an emergency landing of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Vandals Destroy Historic Pillars At Ridgewood Church Vandals Destroy Historic Pillars At Ridgewood Church Vandals Destroy Historic Pillars At Ridgewood Church
Vandals Destroy Historic Pillars At Ridgewood Church RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Ridgewood police were trying to find whoever was responsible for smashing apart two historic fence pillars and removing iron bars. Detectives were seeking witnesses or anyone with knowledge of the May 11 vandalism to Old Paramus Reformed Church at 660 East Glen Ave. They asked that anyone who can help the investigation contact them at: (201) 251-4537.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
'Pressed4Time' Delivery Van Plows Through Haworth Garage Door 'Pressed4Time' Delivery Van Plows Through Haworth Garage Door 'Pressed4Time' Delivery Van Plows Through Haworth Garage Door
'Pressed4Time' Delivery Van Plows Through Haworth Garage Door HAWORTH, N.J. -- A dry-cleaning delivery van barreled through a garage door in Haworth on Wednesday, requiring borough firefighters to shore up a center column, police told Daily Voice. The 59-year-old driver from Hillsdale wasn't seriously injured when the 2011 Ford Econoline "Pressed4Time" van plowed through the door on Ivy Lane around 2:15 p.m., Sgt. Justin Fox said. Officers Thomas Reinecke and James DiVite responded, along with firefighters and a building inspector -- who all helped iron out the problem.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
No One Cried In 160-Gallon Milk Spill In Bergenfield No One Cried In 160-Gallon Milk Spill In Bergenfield No One Cried In 160-Gallon Milk Spill In Bergenfield
No One Cried In 160-Gallon Milk Spill In Bergenfield BERGENFIELD, N.J. – No one cried: Instead, Bergenfield firefighters and DPW workers quickly cleaned up spilled milk – all 160 gallons of it. A milk truck was headed to a nearby supermarket just after 8 a.m. Wednesday when the side door of the trailer inadvertently opened, spilling the milk across South Front Street, the driver, 51-year-old Luis Mitssugnaga of Englewood, told police. “A cleaning crew was contacted and cleaned the trailer prior to it going onto the next destination,” Police Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. The DEP was contacted, he added. The roadway was soon re-opened, the capta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Suspends Paterson Health Aide Charged With Killing Boyfriend's Nephew NJ Suspends Paterson Health Aide Charged With Killing Boyfriend's Nephew NJ Suspends Paterson Health Aide Charged With Killing Boyfriend's Nephew
NJ Suspends Paterson Health Aide Charged With Killing Boyfriend's Nephew PATERSON, N.J. -- A homemaker-health aide from Paterson charged with stabbing to death the nephew of a man she was dating had her certification suspended, authorities announced Wednesday. Passaic County prosecutors charged 27-year-old Shaquana S. Bradley with aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses after the May 6 stabbing death of Kayson Scott, 31, on the front porch of the North 7th Street home she shares with his uncle. Kayson Scott was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center at about 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. Bradley signed an interim consent order of voluntary surren…

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