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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed
Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed A couple escaped injury when a tree limb fell on their vehicle in Ridgewood. The husband and wife were headed down South Irving Street near Grove Street in their Honda CRV with New York plates when the mishap occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK.Boyd A. Loving The vehicle was towed. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. It's a wonder no one was seriously hurt in the mishap on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Officers Break Windows To Stop Jersey City SUV Driver From Fleeing Traffic Stop: Carlstadt PD Officers Break Windows To Stop Jersey City SUV Driver From Fleeing Traffic Stop: Carlstadt PD Officers Break Windows To Stop Jersey City SUV Driver From Fleeing Traffic Stop: Carlstadt PD
Officers Break Windows To Stop Jersey City SUV Driver From Fleeing Traffic Stop: Carlstadt PD A Jersey City driver who had no license or registration when she was stopped by Carlstadt police got back into her SUV, locked the doors and then crashed into a parked car when she tried to drive off, authorities said. Officers had to break two windows to get Linda Coleman, 30, into custody, Detective Sgt. Mark Wong said. It was shortly before 3:30 a.m. when Officer Anthony Rivezzi spotted the 2006 Ford Explorer parked in the crosswalk at the corner of Central Avenue and Union Street, the sergeant said. A computer check turned up an expired registration and suspended driver's license,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities
Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities A repeat offender from Passaic who's had previous run-ins with law enforcement fought with and spit at police in New Milford, authorities said. Everett McBurse, 30, "has assaulted police and resisted arrest every time he's had an encounter" with them, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. This time, Officers Isaiah Castaneda and Thomas Foschini were interviewing McBurse while responding to a report of a dispute at a home on Faller Drive when he told them he had an active warrant, the chief said. Records show he actually had two -- one in New Milford and the other in Passaic, both inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood A driver may have had a medical episode before his SUV struck three parked vehicles in Ridgewood on Tuesday, responders said. The senior driver of the Honda CRV was alert and conscious when members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps loaded him into their rig following the crash on Cottage Place near the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue just before 1 p.m. July 18. He was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The senior driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing removed the SUV and a Honda Fit that was struck. A Mercedes Benz C300 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police
Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police A young Port Authority police officer had never delivered a baby before -- but there's a first time for everything. Responding to an emergency call at the Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, July 17, PAPD Officer Timothy Jozefczyk was met by a panicked driver who said his partner was in labor and bleeding, authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Jozefczyk talked Maria Marin through it, telling her to keep pushing, Valens said, and within three minutes a healthy boy had been born. Kylian Aaron Guallpa Castano weighed in at six pounds, nine ounces for those at home who a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Employees Of Franklin Lakes Cellphone Store Charged With Theft, Investigation Continues Ex-Employees Of Franklin Lakes Cellphone Store Charged With Theft, Investigation Continues Ex-Employees Of Franklin Lakes Cellphone Store Charged With Theft, Investigation Continues
Ex-Employees Of Franklin Lakes Cellphone Store Charged With Theft, Investigation Continues Two now-former employees of a cellphone store in Franklin Lakes were charged with using customers’ information to steal from them, authorities announced. Franklin Lakes police conducted an “extensive and comprehensive” investigation over the past several months before filing theft charges against both Robert Q. Hansford, 28, of Clifton, and Haleem K. Mitchell, 25, of East Orange, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Mitchell, who’d worked with Hansford at TS Mobility AT&T on Franklin Avenue, also was charged with conspiracy, the captain said on Tuesday, July 18. Both were released pending court ac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD
Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD A driver from Rockland County who sped off from a Route 17 stop and crashed moments later was captured on foot miles away, Saddle River police said. John N. Papain, 37, of Suffern, was pulled over on the northbound highway shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, July 17, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Papain was speaking with the officers on the side of the road when he suddenly hit the gas of his 2009 Ford Escape and sped off, the chief said. Rather than pursue him, the officers watched as Papain turned onto Plesant Avenue, then followed him, Cosgriff said. Moments later they fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
ICE Seizes DWI Guatemalan Driver From Dumont Charged With Hitting Ridgefield Pedestrians ICE Seizes DWI Guatemalan Driver From Dumont Charged With Hitting Ridgefield Pedestrians ICE Seizes DWI Guatemalan Driver From Dumont Charged With Hitting Ridgefield Pedestrians
ICE Seizes DWI Guatemalan Driver From Dumont Charged With Hitting Ridgefield Pedestrians A Guatemalan national living in Dumont who authorities said was drunk when he hit two pedestrians with his sedan at a busy Ridgefield intersection  – seriously injuring one of them – was seized by ICE, records show. Responding officers seized Esvin Duarte-Simon, 33, at the scene of the crash at Bergen Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. last Friday, July 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Duarte-Simon, who lives on East Madison Avenue and works as a laborer, had struck the two pedestrians with his 2013 Subaru Impreza, the prosecutor said. One was ta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Cross-Dressed Robber Whacks Lodi ATM Customer With Hammer, Caught Using Rita's Restroom Cross-Dressed Robber Whacks Lodi ATM Customer With Hammer, Caught Using Rita's Restroom Cross-Dressed Robber Whacks Lodi ATM Customer With Hammer, Caught Using Rita's Restroom
Cross-Dressed Robber Whacks Lodi ATM Customer With Hammer, Caught Using Rita's Restroom A cross-dressed robber from Ridgefield whacked a Lodi bank customer in the head with a hammer, then was captured after someone spotted him ducking into the women's bathroom at a Rita's Ice shop, authorities said. The 48-year-old borough victim was headed to the ATM at the Capital One Bank on Essex Street shortly before 7:30 p.m. July 11 when he was clobbered from behind by Nicholas GIordano, 27, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Giordano " continued to chase the victim around the lot but eventually got fatigued and fled on foot" empty-handed after trying and failing to take the victim's…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Social Worker From Saddle Brook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen In Midland Park Social Worker From Saddle Brook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen In Midland Park Social Worker From Saddle Brook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen In Midland Park
Social Worker From Saddle Brook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen In Midland Park A licensed social worker from Saddle Brook was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen in Midland Park. Jonathan Barrios, 27, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday following his arrest on sexual assault and child endangerment charges on Friday, July 14. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Midland Park police notified members of his Special Victims Unit about the allegations and together they investigated. The prosecutor thanked borough police for their assistance.

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