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
PHOTOS: Sausage/Cheese Truck Fire Closes Route 3 For Hours PHOTOS: Sausage/Cheese Truck Fire Closes Route 3 For Hours PHOTOS: Sausage/Cheese Truck Fire Closes Route 3 For Hours
Photos: Sausage/Cheese Truck Fire Closes Route 3 For Hours RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rutherford firefighters doused a fire in a truck carrying cheese and sausage that shut down westbound Route 3 for several hours Wednesday past the evening rush. The All Ways Transportation Inc. driver got out safely after the International tractor caught fire just before 3 p.m. near the Lincoln Avenue ramp. Flames quickly raced into the trailer and also damaged a section of the highway's sound barrier.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Male Hookers, Fugitive Boyfriend Busted At Mahwah Hotel Police: Male Hookers, Fugitive Boyfriend Busted At Mahwah Hotel Police: Male Hookers, Fugitive Boyfriend Busted At Mahwah Hotel
Police: Male Hookers, Fugitive Boyfriend Busted At Mahwah Hotel MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah officers on a community policing drop-by at a local motel arrested two transvestites from Brooklyn who admitted using the lodgings for prostitution – as well as another borough man who was wanted in New York State on a parole violation, authorities said Wednesday. Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert and Detective Eric Larsen first spotted 24-year-old Guy Smith acting suspiciously in the lobby, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. His clothing smelled of burnt marijuana, the chief said. After Smith admitted having and smoking the drug, the detectives ran a records check that t…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Carlstadt PD Seeks Man Who Beat, Robbed Uber Driver SEEN HIM? Carlstadt PD Seeks Man Who Beat, Robbed Uber Driver SEEN HIM? Carlstadt PD Seeks Man Who Beat, Robbed Uber Driver
Seen HIM? Carlstadt PD Seeks Man Who Beat, Robbed Uber Driver CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police turned to the public for help Wednesday in trying to identifiy an Uber passenger who they said beat and robbed the driver. "He's white light blonde hair and huge tattoo on his right hand," Detective Sgt. John Cleary told Daily Voice. "He’s young -- early 20s, at best." The suspect and an unidentified friend shared an Uber ride from Mother’s Ale House in Wayne on March 12, Clearly said. Both jumped the driver after the first occupants were dropped off in Carlstadt, and the blonde suspect took his cellphone and wallet after beating him,…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Parking Driver, 72, Slams Car Into Fair Lawn Athletic Club Parking Driver, 72, Slams Car Into Fair Lawn Athletic Club Parking Driver, 72, Slams Car Into Fair Lawn Athletic Club
Parking Driver, 72, Slams Car Into Fair Lawn Athletic Club FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A 72-year-old driver was hospitalized after her car popped over a curb and slammed into the side of the Fair Lawn Athletic Club as she tried to park on Wednesday. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took her to The Valley Hospital with non-critical injuries, Sgt. Brian Metzler told Daily Voice. No summonses were issued, he said. A tow truck removed the two-door Honda, which slightly damaged another Honda coupe in the neighboring space. The Parmalee Avenue building wasn't damaged, police said.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HER? Clifton PD Seeks Help Finding Serial Pickpocket SEEN HER? Clifton PD Seeks Help Finding Serial Pickpocket SEEN HER? Clifton PD Seeks Help Finding Serial Pickpocket
Seen HER? Clifton PD Seeks Help Finding Serial Pickpocket CLIFTON, N.J. -- An accused thief with recent addresses in Lodi and Passaic has been pick-pocketing unsuspecting shoppers throughout North Jersey, said Clifton police, who asked the public for help Wednesday in finding her. Sunday Alston, 47, sometimes will talk up her victims in order to distract them before she makes off with their valuables, Lt. Robert Bracken said. She also "often wears different hats and scarfs while committing these offenses in an effort to disguise her appearance," he said. Alston is wanted for six separate incidents in Clifton alone, Bracken said. Over t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Paramus Teacher's Assistant From Teaneck Sold Pot Near School Prosecutor: Paramus Teacher's Assistant From Teaneck Sold Pot Near School Prosecutor: Paramus Teacher's Assistant From Teaneck Sold Pot Near School
Prosecutor: Paramus Teacher's Assistant From Teaneck Sold Pot Near School PARAMUS, N.J. – A teacher’s assistant from Teaneck who works as a teacher's assistant at a county school in Paramus for children and adults with special needs was arrested on pot-selling charges, authorities said. Walter A. Farrior Jr., 26, was taken into custody after selling marijuana to an undercover detective, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Farrior, who worked at New Bridges Middle School, was charged with two distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of Bogota High School, which is two blocks from his Degraw Avenue home. He was released without bail pending a first appeara…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Crash Knocks SUV Off Road Glen Rock Crash Knocks SUV Off Road Glen Rock Crash Knocks SUV Off Road
Glen Rock Crash Knocks SUV Off Road GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- No injuries were reported in a multi-vehicle crash in Glen Rock that sent an SUV careening off the roadway on Tuesday. Two of the vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks after the crash at Isabella Place and Lincoln Avenue.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash In Fort Lee Identified Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash In Fort Lee Identified Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash In Fort Lee Identified
Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash In Fort Lee Identified FORT LEE, N.J. -- A 33-year-old East Harlem man who crashed his motorcycle and died after he and another rider sped away from pursuing Palisades Interstate Parkway police was identified early Tuesday evening. Marlon M. Quiros was killed when he crashed at the Fort Lee off-ramp just after midnight Tuesday, leaving "a large debris field," Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Quiros and the other motorcyclist were speeding on the southbound PIP when Officer Martin Clancy tried to stop the pair in the Alpine section, Grewal said. The chase "continued for several miles…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
EXCLUSIVE: Six Hackensack Police Narcotics Officers Suspended EXCLUSIVE: Six Hackensack Police Narcotics Officers Suspended EXCLUSIVE: Six Hackensack Police Narcotics Officers Suspended
Exclusive: Six Hackensack Police Narcotics Officers Suspended HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Six members of the Hackensack Police Narcotics Division -- essentially the entire unit -- have been suspended, Daily Voice has learned. Suspended amid an administrative investigation were the unit commander, the second-in-command and two detectives and two patrol officers, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed. "The officers were suspended pending the outcome of an investigation," Capt. Francesco Aquila confirmed early Tuesday evening. Aquila, who is the officer in charge of the department, refused further comment. The investigation was being conducted i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Palisades Park Police Officer Survives Horrific NJT Motorcycle Crash VIDEO: Palisades Park Police Officer Survives Horrific NJT Motorcycle Crash VIDEO: Palisades Park Police Officer Survives Horrific NJT Motorcycle Crash
Video: Palisades Park Police Officer Survives Horrific NJT Motorcycle Crash PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- An off-duty Palisades Park patrol officer survived a horrific crash in which his motorcycle slammed into the back of a car stopped in the fast lane on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield, hurling him over the divider. Officer Christopher Scilingo, a 30-year-old Morris County resident, was recovering at Hackensack University Medical Center following Sunday's crash near the southbound entrance to the Vince Lombardi Service area. His injuries include a broken femur, a compound tibula/fibula fracture and a broken foot, colleagues told Daily Voice. Scilingo was riding …

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