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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Detective Nabs Wood-Ridge Ex-Con In Cell Tower Backup Battery Thefts Mahwah Detective Nabs Wood-Ridge Ex-Con In Cell Tower Backup Battery Thefts Mahwah Detective Nabs Wood-Ridge Ex-Con In Cell Tower Backup Battery Thefts
Mahwah Detective Nabs Wood-Ridge Ex-Con In Cell Tower Backup Battery Thefts MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Mahwah police detective cracked the theft of more than a ton and a half of backup batteries from cell towers in town with the arrest of a Wood-Ridge ex-con with a long criminal history. Ryan Michael Whittaker, 37, had dozens of the batteries in his possession when Wallington police arrested him Thursday on an arrest warrant obtained by a Mahwah detective, township Police Chief James N. Batelli said Friday afternoon. The batteries were stolen from several cell phone towers -- apparently not only in Mahwah, said Batelli, adding that detectives were trying to trace their sour…

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Paterson, NJ
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Wayne PD: Drunken Man Who Fired Shotgun In Backyard Overnight Lands In Jail Wayne PD: Drunken Man Who Fired Shotgun In Backyard Overnight Lands In Jail Wayne PD: Drunken Man Who Fired Shotgun In Backyard Overnight Lands In Jail
Wayne PD: Drunken Man Who Fired Shotgun In Backyard Overnight Lands In Jail WAYNE, N.J. -- A drunken Wayne man had to be disarmed by family members after he fired a shotgun outside his house in the middle of the night, rattling neighbors, authorities said Friday. Corps. Barry Weiser and Detective Kenneth Hart found 25-year-old James E. McCullough "highly intoxicated" after responding to the Chestnut Drive home just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Laurence Martin said. After finding two spent BUCK 12/20 gauge shells in the backyard, they arrested McCullough on illegal weapons possession charges, as well as simple assault and discharging a weapon within towns…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Grateful Ridgefield Family Thanks Firefighters Who Rescued 'Pomsky' Grateful Ridgefield Family Thanks Firefighters Who Rescued 'Pomsky' Grateful Ridgefield Family Thanks Firefighters Who Rescued 'Pomsky'
Grateful Ridgefield Family Thanks Firefighters Who Rescued 'Pomsky' RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Ridgefield firefighters got a special visit Thursday night from the family of a young "Pomsky" they rescued from a sectional recliner's gears. Mia and her owners, Ruth and Jennifer Mendez, wanted to express their thanks for Tuesday afternoon's rescue of the furry Pomeranian-Husky mix to members of Ridgefield Engine/Rescue Co 2. The chair's coils twisted the 1-year-old's thickly textured coat and skin into the mechanism, making it impossible for her to get free, Company Fire Capt. David Brierty 2 told Daily Voice. "We had to take apart the chair just so we…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Waldwick PD: Mahwah Police Sergeant Helps Catch Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Waldwick PD: Mahwah Police Sergeant Helps Catch Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Waldwick PD: Mahwah Police Sergeant Helps Catch Route 17 Hit-Run Driver
Waldwick PD: Mahwah Police Sergeant Helps Catch Route 17 Hit-Run Driver WALDWICK, N.J. -- An 18-year-old student at Lincoln Tech in Mahwah was the reckless hit-and-run driver caught on dashboard video who sent an SUV bouncing off the median on northbound Route 17 in Waldwick before speeding off, authorities told Daily Voice on Friday. Franmer Ferreras-Diaz, 18, of Paterson was issued several traffic summonses while an investigation continues, Waldwick Detective Sergeant Troy E. Seifert said. A Mahwah police sergeant spotted the car outside the school on McKee Drive behind the TD Bank, State Line Diner and other businesses on the highway and notified his colleag…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Catholic Grad Peppers Taken By Browns In NFL Draft's First Round Paramus Catholic Grad Peppers Taken By Browns In NFL Draft's First Round Paramus Catholic Grad Peppers Taken By Browns In NFL Draft's First Round
Paramus Catholic Grad Peppers Taken By Browns In NFL Draft's First Round PARAMUS, N.J. -- Former Paramus Catholic star Jabrill Peppers was selected 25th in the first round of the NFL Draft in Philadelphia late Thursday by the Cleveland Browns. One of the most versatile players in the entire draft, the 5-foot-11, 213-pound Peppers can play defensive back, be a return specialist and possibly line up at linebacker. He was a two-time first-team All Big Team player, as well as an All American last year -- and captured the Paul Hornung Award as college football's most versatile player. Peppers also was a Heisman Trophy finalist and Lott Trophy winner after leading …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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SEEN IT (VIDEO)? Waldwick Police Seek Route 17 Hit-Run Driver SEEN IT (VIDEO)? Waldwick Police Seek Route 17 Hit-Run Driver SEEN IT (VIDEO)? Waldwick Police Seek Route 17 Hit-Run Driver
Seen IT (Video)? Waldwick Police Seek Route 17 Hit-Run Driver WALDWICK, N.J. -- Dashcam video shows a reckless hit-and-run driver crashing a sedan into an SUV and then speeding off after sending it bouncing off the median on northbound Route 17 in Waldwick. Waldwick police are seeking the public's help finding the Acura driver responsible for the crash, captured by a tractor-trailer driver's dashboard camera just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Robert J. Woessner told Daily Voice. "The license plate, unfortunately, isn't visible," he said. Two Englewood residents who were in the SUV on their way to work in Ramsey -- one 64, the other 62 -- told…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Bergen Girls Softball Teams Flock To Demarest For Breast Cancer Tournament Bergen Girls Softball Teams Flock To Demarest For Breast Cancer Tournament Bergen Girls Softball Teams Flock To Demarest For Breast Cancer Tournament
Bergen Girls Softball Teams Flock To Demarest For Breast Cancer Tournament DEMAREST, N.J. – Girls softball teams from around Bergen County and Rockland will converge Saturday in Demarest for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Challenge. Northern Valley High School hosts the fund-raising tournament beginning at 9 a.m. at Varsity Softball Field, 150 Knickerbocker Road: 9 a.m.: Westwood vs Hackensack 11 a.m.: Northern Highlands vs. Dumont 1 p.m.: Holy Angels vs Tenafly 3 p.m.: Northern Valley Demarest vs Albertus Magnus 5 p.m.: Bergenfield vs Cliffside Park The non-profit Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -- often referred to as "Komen," is the largest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Rockland Gang Member Admits Being Getaway Driver In Hawthorne Bar Robbery Rockland Gang Member Admits Being Getaway Driver In Hawthorne Bar Robbery Rockland Gang Member Admits Being Getaway Driver In Hawthorne Bar Robbery
Rockland Gang Member Admits Being Getaway Driver In Hawthorne Bar Robbery HAWTHORNE, N.J. – A Rockland County man admitted in federal court Thursday that he was the getaway driver for a gang of bandits who robbed a Passaic County bar two Christmases ago. Oscar Avalos-Cortez, 22, of New City became the fourth of six purported gang members to take a plea deal from prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark. The other three admitted that they also carjacked, kidnapped and leaving a local cab driver for dead after he and four fellow crew members held up a bar on Christmas night 2015. Avalos-Cortez told a U.S. District Court judge that he actually drove at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Police Reel Youngsters Into 'Cops & Bobbers' Fishing Event Garfield Police Reel Youngsters Into 'Cops & Bobbers' Fishing Event Garfield Police Reel Youngsters Into 'Cops & Bobbers' Fishing Event
Garfield Police Reel Youngsters Into 'Cops & Bobbers' Fishing Event GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield police look to boost their relationships with local children with their second annual "Cops and Bobbers" fishing tournament this Saturday. The police department and PBA Local 46 will hold the special event for youngsters three to 15 years old from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dahnert’s Lake County Park off Midland Avenue. Those under 12 must be accompanied by an adult and all children must pre-register, for free, either at Garfield Police Headquarters, 160 Belmont Ave., or via email: [email protected]. Bring your own rod and reel -- bait will be provi…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood Fire Police Captain Struck While Crossing Schoolkids Maywood Fire Police Captain Struck While Crossing Schoolkids Maywood Fire Police Captain Struck While Crossing Schoolkids
Maywood Fire Police Captain Struck While Crossing Schoolkids MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Maywood fire police captain was hospitalized with cuts and bruises Thursday morning after he was struck by a minivan while filling in as a crossing guard. Thomas Stavola, 63, had his "STOP" sign up while crossing schoolchildren around 8:40 a.m. when a turning Dodge Caravan with youngsters sitting in back knocked him down, Police Chief David Pegg told Daily Voice. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his scalp and side, the chief said. The driver told police that a window column obstructed her view as she turned her vehicle left …

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