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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
It's Easy To Keep Burglars Away, Bergen, Passaic Police Say It's Easy To Keep Burglars Away, Bergen, Passaic Police Say It's Easy To Keep Burglars Away, Bergen, Passaic Police Say
It's Easy To Keep Burglars Away, Bergen, Passaic Police Say WYCKOFF, N.J. – With consistently warmer weather come more home burglaries – and in Bergen and Passaic counties it's no different, police said. Wyckoff, for instance, has had a boost in break-ins and attempts lately, primarily in the Sicomac area of town. “We have increased our patrols in both marked and unmarked vehicles, increasing visibility in residential neighborhoods,” Police Chief David Murphy said Wednesday. What’s more, the chief said his officers point out where and how residents can better secure their property and “conduct door-to-door canvasses after a burglary report to try t…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Errant Pickup Truck Climbs Utility Pole Anchor On Hackensack Street Errant Pickup Truck Climbs Utility Pole Anchor On Hackensack Street Errant Pickup Truck Climbs Utility Pole Anchor On Hackensack Street
Errant Pickup Truck Climbs Utility Pole Anchor On Hackensack Street HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A pickup truck climbed a utility pole guy wire in Hackensack on Wednesday, leaving the front end of the vehicle suspended, after the Fairview driver misjudged a turn, police told Daily Voice. Radu Amisculesei, 42, "was attempting to turn into the parking lot of 75 Essex Street, off of South State Street, when he misjudged the entrance" around 11:30 a.m., Capt. Brian Corcoran said. The vehicle remained suspended until Court House Auto Body removed it. "There were no injuries or summonses issued," Corcoran said. ****** ALSO SEE: Hackensack Bridge Jum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
5 Shocks Bring Victim, 64, At Lyndhurst Construction Site Back To Life 5 Shocks Bring Victim, 64, At Lyndhurst Construction Site Back To Life 5 Shocks Bring Victim, 64, At Lyndhurst Construction Site Back To Life
5 Shocks Bring Victim, 64, At Lyndhurst Construction Site Back To Life LYNDHURST, N.J. -- It's rare that five defibrillator shocks can bring a victim whose heart stopped back to life, but a 64-year-old worker who went into cardiac arrest at a large Lyndhurst apartment complex under construction was Wednesday morning, authorities said. Police responding to the 10:10 a.m. call at 120 Chubb Avenue found a co-worker doing CPR on the victim, a Camden resident, on the third floor, Police Chief James O'Connor told Daily Voice. They took over CPR and began using a defibrillator, then were joined moments later by borough EMS and paramedics from MONOC ambulance service,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
REWARD OFFERED: Englewood Bank Bandit Might Be Local, Police Say REWARD OFFERED: Englewood Bank Bandit Might Be Local, Police Say REWARD OFFERED: Englewood Bank Bandit Might Be Local, Police Say
Reward Offered: Englewood Bank Bandit Might Be Local, Police Say ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Englewood police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of a masked bank robber who wore rubber gloves and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from the NVE branch on Grand Avenue five minutes before closing time Monday. They think he or she might live in the area. The tall robber entered the bank at 4:55 p.m. wearing a dark-colored hoodie up, sunglasses and "something light-colored covering the bottom portion" of his or her face, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. The robber "held up a note with writing on it while giving verbal instr…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey Police: New Anonymous Tip Line Launched With No Caller ID Ramsey Police: New Anonymous Tip Line Launched With No Caller ID Ramsey Police: New Anonymous Tip Line Launched With No Caller ID
Ramsey Police: New Anonymous Tip Line Launched With No Caller ID RAMSEY, N.J. – Ramsey police are enlisting citizens to help fight crime and protect the public through a special text-messaging system. The secure messages, send through tip411, let users provide tips about crimes or suspicious activity – while their identifications are blocked -- “and lets the officers respond, creating an anonymous two-way conversation,” Police Chief Bryan Gurney said Wednesday. Used by over 1,200 communities throughout the nation, “enables anyone with a cell phone to text anonymous tips” to police, Gurney said. “These tips are received in real-time and can be responded …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Firefighters Free Driver Of Box Truck That Crashed Into Building Clifton Firefighters Free Driver Of Box Truck That Crashed Into Building Clifton Firefighters Free Driver Of Box Truck That Crashed Into Building
Clifton Firefighters Free Driver Of Box Truck That Crashed Into Building CLIFTON, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized after being extricated from a lawn care box truck that slammed into a Clifton storage unit building early Wednesday. Clifton firefighters freed the driver while dealing with downed wires after a pole was also struck at 515 Broad Street. A heavy wrecker was needed to pull the truck from the building. Hazardous materials workers were called, as well.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Dad Spared Jail In Drunken Driveway Crash That Injured Girl, 13 Mahwah Dad Spared Jail In Drunken Driveway Crash That Injured Girl, 13 Mahwah Dad Spared Jail In Drunken Driveway Crash That Injured Girl, 13
Mahwah Dad Spared Jail In Drunken Driveway Crash That Injured Girl, 13 MAHWAH, NJ — A Mahwah married father of three got a plea-bargained three years probation, 50 months of community service and a seven-month driver's license suspension for being drunk when his car pinned a 13-year-old visitor against another vehicle last May and he took off. "We had a very strong case" against William Almonte, said Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli, whose detectives attended Monday's hearing in Hackensack. "We expected him to take the plea." The Passaic-born Almonte, who has been active in township recreational basketball programs, was originally charged …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Fingerprint Points Rochelle Park Police To Teen In Burglary Spree Fingerprint Points Rochelle Park Police To Teen In Burglary Spree Fingerprint Points Rochelle Park Police To Teen In Burglary Spree
Fingerprint Points Rochelle Park Police To Teen In Burglary Spree ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A fingerprint lifted from a broken basement window tagged a juvenile who Rochelle Park police said is responsible for a rash of burglaries from November of last year through March. Evidence turned up at the very first break-in -- at a two-family home on Oak Street on Nov. 29, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta told Daily Voice. The intruder "smashed a basement window, stole numerous articles of jewelry from the downstairs apartment and then proceeded to force entry to the upstairs apartment," where he stole jewelry, as well, DePreta said. Detectives from the Bergen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cops: Dazed, Bloodied Addict Leads Rochelle Park Police To Heroin, Cash Cops: Dazed, Bloodied Addict Leads Rochelle Park Police To Heroin, Cash Cops: Dazed, Bloodied Addict Leads Rochelle Park Police To Heroin, Cash
Cops: Dazed, Bloodied Addict Leads Rochelle Park Police To Heroin, Cash ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – Blood dripped from his hands and onto his short pants as an out-of-towner repeatedly got in and out of a car parked outside a Rochelle Park business Tuesday morning, police said. It led officers and detectives to the discovery of 71 bags of heroin, $1,100 in alleged drug proceeds and various credit cards in other people’s names. Confused and apparently under the influence, 27-year-old Adnan Smajlovic of Budd Lake was holding a double-sided razor blade in his bloodied hand as Police Officer Jared Shatkin approached the white Acura in the West Passaic Street parking lot …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
17-Year-Old ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes On 287, Revived By Mahwah Police 17-Year-Old ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes On 287, Revived By Mahwah Police 17-Year-Old ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes On 287, Revived By Mahwah Police
17-Year-Old ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes On 287, Revived By Mahwah Police MAHWAH, N.J. – A 17-year-old high school student from Rockland County who crashed his car into a guard rail on Route 287 in Mahwah while overdosing on heroin was revived by township police officers using Narcan, authorities said. Officers found empty waxed paper heroin folds that had been ripped open on the passenger seat of the car, which had crahsed near the highway’s Mahwah exit at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily Voice. The boy “was removed from the vehicle and placed in the rear of a patrol vehicle, where he began to exhibit signs of an overdose and became u…

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