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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ho-Ho-Kus SUV, Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Ho-Ho-Kus SUV, Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Ho-Ho-Kus SUV, Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17
Ho-Ho-Kus SUV, Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A collision involving an SUV and a tractor-trailer on southbound Route 17 backed up traffic during Monday's evening rush. The Nissan and 18-wheeler collided just after the Hollywood Avenue exit shortly before 5:30 p.m.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Rockin' Night Seeks To Aid Park Ridge Couple Seriously Hurt In Cycle Crash Rockin' Night Seeks To Aid Park Ridge Couple Seriously Hurt In Cycle Crash Rockin' Night Seeks To Aid Park Ridge Couple Seriously Hurt In Cycle Crash
Rockin' Night Seeks To Aid Park Ridge Couple Seriously Hurt In Cycle Crash PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Organizers plan a "rockin' night" for an extremely important cause at the Park Ridge Elks Club when a special fundraiser is held for a popular couple involved in a near-fatal motorcycle crash with a minivan that suddenly pulled in front of them. Although both Glenn Hoskins and Stacey Seablade Hoskins were out of rehab and home in Park Ridge, he sustained a traumatic brain injury and "has a very long road ahead of him," event organizer Joe Mahoney told Daily Voice. She was continuing physical therapy, as well, after fracturing her pelvis, numerous ribs…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Another Bergen Bomb Scare Called In -- Administration Building This Time Another Bergen Bomb Scare Called In -- Administration Building This Time Another Bergen Bomb Scare Called In -- Administration Building This Time
Another Bergen Bomb Scare Called In -- Administration Building This Time HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Another bomb scare forced the evacuation of the Bergen County administration building Monday afternoon, authorities said. "Another vague call came in regarding the [Bergen County] courthouse,  too, but it hasn't been evacuated as of yet," one law enforement official told Daily Voice around 4 p.m. "I hope investigators can trace that IP address," the veteran officer said. "Then we'll know what's what with these." Several threats have come in recent weeks to county institutions. Last Thursday morning, a threat that grenades had been strategi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Hackensack Laborer Charged With Sexually Touching Girl, 9 Prosecutor: Hackensack Laborer Charged With Sexually Touching Girl, 9 Prosecutor: Hackensack Laborer Charged With Sexually Touching Girl, 9
Prosecutor: Hackensack Laborer Charged With Sexually Touching Girl, 9 HACKENSACK, N.J. – A Hackensack laborer was ordered held without bail pending a court hearing on charges of inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl last summer, authorities said Monday. Carlos A. Yepez, 58, who is married, was taken into custody on Friday following an investigation that began in March, after authorities received the allegations, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. He’s charged with sexual assault by sexual contact and child endangerment and remained held in the Bergen County Jail. The charges stemmed from a joint investigation by members of Grewal’s office a…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
New Mahwah Detective Brings Wealth Of Experience, Blue Bloodline New Mahwah Detective Brings Wealth Of Experience, Blue Bloodline New Mahwah Detective Brings Wealth Of Experience, Blue Bloodline
New Mahwah Detective Brings Wealth Of Experience, Blue Bloodline MAHWAH, N.J. – New Mahwah Detective Gerald Falotico will be assigned to the department’s Juvenile Bureau, although he will also work adult crimes, said Police Chief James N. Batelli, in announcing the veteran officer’s promotion. Falotico, a lifelong Emerson resident who sits on that town's Borough Council, was hired as a township patrol officer 25 years ago after working as a dispatcher for two years. A volunteer firefighter and sports coach in his hometown, Falotico holds a Bachelor's degree from St. Thomas Aquinas and a Master's degree from Seton Hall University. He comes from a long li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
From Bogota To Park Ridge To Wyckoff, Eli Manning Has Pediatric Cancer MVPs From Bogota To Park Ridge To Wyckoff, Eli Manning Has Pediatric Cancer MVPs From Bogota To Park Ridge To Wyckoff, Eli Manning Has Pediatric Cancer MVPs
From Bogota To Park Ridge To Wyckoff, Eli Manning Has Pediatric Cancer MVPs EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Wyckoff police officers, officials from St. Joseph's Academy in Bogota and members of a Park Ridge dance studio were among those who joined New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning at MetLife Stadium to celebrate raising more than a quarter-million dollars to support critical research projects and programs at the Children's Cancer Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center. Sports notables, as well, turned out on Sunday -- retired Giant Shaun O'Hara, former New York Knick John Starks and New York Red Bulls Goalie Luis Robles, among them. Manning – winner of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
LSD, Ecstasy, Pot Found In Mahwah Route 17 Stop LSD, Ecstasy, Pot Found In Mahwah Route 17 Stop LSD, Ecstasy, Pot Found In Mahwah Route 17 Stop
LSD, Ecstasy, Pot Found In Mahwah Route 17 Stop MAHWAH, N.J. – A minivan driver stopped by a Mahwah police officer on northbound Route 17 had LSD, Ecstasy and pot for sale, authorities said Monday. Officer Sean Hayes smelled raw marijuana from inside the vehicle while talking with the driver, 26-year-old Justin J. Rosario of the Bronx, after stopping him for careless driving, Police Chief James Batelli said. Rosario told him that he and his passenger were headed to Middletown, NY, the chief said. A search turned up: 16 clear plastic bags of marijuana packaged for sale; A marijuana pipe, rolling papers and other drug paraphernalia; A p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Shooter From Paterson Caught In Florida Accused Shooter From Paterson Caught In Florida Accused Shooter From Paterson Caught In Florida
Accused Shooter From Paterson Caught In Florida PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson man wanted for a January shooting was picked up in Florida, authorities said Monday. City Detective Michael Quinones and Passaic County Prosecutor’s Prosecutor’s Detective Ricardo Ferreira identified their suspect as 32-year-old Jireed Bragg, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They obtained an arrest warrant and tried to find him, with no luck, the director said. Then came word Friday that bail recovery agents in Florida had him and were bringing him back to New Jersey. Bragg – who Speziale said shot a 26-year-old man several times in a building on drug-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Moms Had Heroin, Kids In Cars In Separate Glen Rock Stops Police: Moms Had Heroin, Kids In Cars In Separate Glen Rock Stops Police: Moms Had Heroin, Kids In Cars In Separate Glen Rock Stops
Police: Moms Had Heroin, Kids In Cars In Separate Glen Rock Stops GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Twice in less than a week, the same Glen Rock police officer stopped separate women from Wanaque who not only had heroin in their cars but young children, as well, authorities said. Officer Sarah Orsita stopped a car driven by a 24-year-old Wanaque woman on Route 208 just before 5:30 p.m. on May 1 and found several used bags of heroin, 23 hypodermic syringes, a tourniquet and a pair of suboxone tabs, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. Caitlin Oldziey also had a young boy and girl in the car – both under 8 years old and not in car seats, he said. Oldziey already had …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Weather
Toppled Tree Downs Power In Allendale, Mahwah During NY Rangers Game Toppled Tree Downs Power In Allendale, Mahwah During NY Rangers Game Toppled Tree Downs Power In Allendale, Mahwah During NY Rangers Game
Toppled Tree Downs Power In Allendale, Mahwah During NY Rangers Game MAHWAH, N.J. — Power was knocked out to a large section of Mahwah and Allendale when a toppled tree took down power lines. The tree came down on Forest Road off Donnybrook Drive in Allendale just after 3:30 p.m. during the first period of the New York Rangers playoff game against the Ottows Senators, bringing neighbors out of their homes for blocks. Two of them had choice seats.

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