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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: East Rutherford Man Distributed Child Porn Videos, Photos Prosecutor: East Rutherford Man Distributed Child Porn Videos, Photos Prosecutor: East Rutherford Man Distributed Child Porn Videos, Photos
Prosecutor: East Rutherford Man Distributed Child Porn Videos, Photos EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – An unemployed East Rutherford man had child porn videos and photos on his computer when Cyber Crimes Unit detectives raided his home early Thursday, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. A judge ordered Robert L. Morgan, 60, held without bail in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance this Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on child endangerment charges – to wit: trafficking in child pornography, the prosecutor said. Grewal thanked the various municipal law enforcement agencies that temporarily assigned officers to the Cyber…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Undercover Detectives Bust Paterson Man In Heroin Deal Bergen Undercover Detectives Bust Paterson Man In Heroin Deal Bergen Undercover Detectives Bust Paterson Man In Heroin Deal
Bergen Undercover Detectives Bust Paterson Man In Heroin Deal HACKENSACK, N.J. – Detectives arrested a Paterson man after he sold 20 bricks of heroin to an undercover detective, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Jaheem Warren, 26, who Grewal said is single and unemployed, was ordered held without bail in the Bergen County Jail pending a May 31 detention hearing on drug distribution charges, the prosecutor said. Investigators also seized $2,600 in alleged drug proceeds for forefeiture, he said. Grewal thanked Fair Lawn police for their participation in the investigation.

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Allendale Police Seek Public's Help Stopping Burglary Spree Allendale Police Seek Public's Help Stopping Burglary Spree Allendale Police Seek Public's Help Stopping Burglary Spree
Allendale Police Seek Public's Help Stopping Burglary Spree ALLENDALE, N.J. -- Allendale police reminded residents and merchants to lock their homes and vehicles and set any alarms systems they have following a series of overnight burglaries. The break-in occurred between midnight and 5 a.m. from Monday through Wednesday, Police Chief George Scherb said. "A suspect has been identified but is still at large," he said. The chief described him as heayset, black with a light complexion, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. If you see him or anyone suspicious in your neighborhoo -- as well as suspicious vehicles -- dial 911 or call the Allendale…

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Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Allows HS Grads To Wear Military Uniforms At Graduation NJ Allows HS Grads To Wear Military Uniforms At Graduation NJ Allows HS Grads To Wear Military Uniforms At Graduation
NJ Allows HS Grads To Wear Military Uniforms At Graduation New Jersey high school seniors can now wear their military uniforms at graduation ceremonies, under a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Christie. The new measure requires school districts to permit students who meet graduation requirements as an active member of the military and completed basic training to represent their branch of service in dress uniform rather than the traditional graduation gown. New Jersey joins only Pennsylvania, California and New Hampshire in allowing the option.  “Students who have entered the military deserve the opportunity to proudly display their commitmen…

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Paterson, NJ
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Prayers, Fundraising For Wayne Native Injured In Serious Motorcycle Crash Prayers, Fundraising For Wayne Native Injured In Serious Motorcycle Crash Prayers, Fundraising For Wayne Native Injured In Serious Motorcycle Crash
Prayers, Fundraising For Wayne Native Injured In Serious Motorcycle Crash WAYNE, N.J. – Prayers continued for a Wayne native and former firefighter involved in a serious motorcycle crash near his home in Minnesota. James “Jimmy” VanNoordt, 51, was pinned beneath his beloved 2007 Harley Davidson after it slid into a sign Saturday night. State authorities said he wasn’t under the influence of drugs or alcohol and wasn’t wearing a helmet. “The accident has taken away his right upper arm,” a GoFundMe account established for VanNoordt says. “His front upper lobe of his brain was injured and a small part had to be removed." The Wayne Hills High School graduate “h…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Swastika Painted On Ridgewood Resident's Wall, Detectives Investigating Swastika Painted On Ridgewood Resident's Wall, Detectives Investigating Swastika Painted On Ridgewood Resident's Wall, Detectives Investigating
Swastika Painted On Ridgewood Resident's Wall, Detectives Investigating RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood detectives were seeking the public's help finding whoever was responsible for drawing a swastika and a figure of a person smoking in chalk on a wall. Police called to the home at the corner of Shelton Road and Pershing Avenue found the graffiti and collected photos as evidence, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke told Daily Voice. The property owner said he believed the vandalism occurred sometime last Friday or Saturday, Luthcke said. The graffiti was washed from the wall. Anyone with information that could help detectives identify whoever was responsible is aske…

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Englewood, NJ
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Buy-Sell App Users Robbed Of Cellphones In Englewood, Police Make Arrests Buy-Sell App Users Robbed Of Cellphones In Englewood, Police Make Arrests Buy-Sell App Users Robbed Of Cellphones In Englewood, Police Make Arrests
Buy-Sell App Users Robbed Of Cellphones In Englewood, Police Make Arrests ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A robber using buy-sell apps lured Innocent victims to Englewood, where he snatched their cellphones -- one time by pointing a loaded gun at the seller, said city police who arrested him and two alleged accomplices. A 32-year-old Yonkers man told police he went to the parking lot of a Knickerbocker Road apartment complex in Englewood to buy an iPhone 6 from a man he met on the app on April 2. "Seeing that the phone was locked, he handed it back to the seller and asked him to unlock it," Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. Then he snatched the phon…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Mom Charged With Taking, Posting Sex Pics Of 9-Year-Old Daughter Paterson Mom Charged With Taking, Posting Sex Pics Of 9-Year-Old Daughter Paterson Mom Charged With Taking, Posting Sex Pics Of 9-Year-Old Daughter
Paterson Mom Charged With Taking, Posting Sex Pics Of 9-Year-Old Daughter PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson woman distributed sexually explicit photos online that she took of her 9-year-old daughter, said authorities who arrested her. A judge ordered Crystal Quiroz, 29, held without bail in the Passaic County Jail until she goes to trial or takes a plea, granting a request by an assistant prosecutor with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s office. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit charged Quiroz with various counts of child endangerment, Valdes said.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Eastside HS Security Guard Charged With Assaulting Student Paterson Eastside HS Security Guard Charged With Assaulting Student Paterson Eastside HS Security Guard Charged With Assaulting Student
Paterson Eastside HS Security Guard Charged With Assaulting Student PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson Eastside High School security guard struck a student, said authorities who arrested him. Gary Powell, 62, of Paterson was charged Wednesday with assault, child abuse and neglect for hitting the boy on March 31, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. A pre-indictment conference in Superior Court in Paterson was scheduled for June 2, she said. ****** ALSO SEE: A Paterson woman distributed sexually explicit photos online that she took of her 9-year-old daughter, said authorities who arrested her. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/pater…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood PD: One Teen Caught With Black Powder, Pot, Other Shoves Officer Ridgewood PD: One Teen Caught With Black Powder, Pot, Other Shoves Officer Ridgewood PD: One Teen Caught With Black Powder, Pot, Other Shoves Officer
Ridgewood PD: One Teen Caught With Black Powder, Pot, Other Shoves Officer RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police arrested a trio of village teens -- one of whom had black powder with a fuse and a companion who shoved an officer, authorities said. Mason Corliss, 18, was charged with purposefully possessing an explosive device, as well as with having marijuana for sale, when he was arrested along with 19-year-old Erdet Kaba and a 17-year-old boy on Olivia Street earlier this month, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke told Daily Voice on Wednesday. Kaba was charged with pot possession as well as obstruction of justice when he "refused to respond to commands and pushed…

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