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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Dog, Two Birds Killed In Overnight Saddle Brook Fire Dog, Two Birds Killed In Overnight Saddle Brook Fire Dog, Two Birds Killed In Overnight Saddle Brook Fire
Dog, Two Birds Killed In Overnight Saddle Brook Fire SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- All residents got out safely and no injuries were reported, although three pets -- two birds and a Yorkie -- died in an overnight fire in a Saddle Brook two-family home Tuesday in Saddle Brook, authorities told Daily Voice. Two families with 10 people were displaced and were being housed in a local hotel by the Red Cross, Mayor Robert White said Preliminary indications are that an electrical problem in a first-floor bedroom ignited the Saddle River Road blaze between Oxford Avenue and Alberta Drive at 3:16 a.m. "The fire vented out a window and spread up into the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police: Driver E-ZPass(ed) Toll 270 Times, Owes $17,500 Port Authority Police: Driver E-ZPass(ed) Toll 270 Times, Owes $17,500 Port Authority Police: Driver E-ZPass(ed) Toll 270 Times, Owes $17,500
Port Authority Police: Driver E-zpass(ed) Toll 270 Times, Owes $17,500 FORT LEE, N.J. -- A motorist pulled over for blowing through an E-ZPass lane at the Lincoln Tunnel had done it before -- 270 times -- and owes $17,500 in tolls and fees, Port Authority police said Monday. Officers stopped the 2014 Nissan driven by 33-year-old Tara Paczkowski of Old Bridge at 9:30 a.m. Monday after she passed through the E-ZPass lane without paying, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. When she couldn't produced a transponder, the officers checked her account, he said. They arrested her on theft charges and impounded the car, Pentangelo said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Out-Of-Towners Speeding Up Rt. 23 Had Heroin, Crack, Knife Wayne PD: Out-Of-Towners Speeding Up Rt. 23 Had Heroin, Crack, Knife Wayne PD: Out-Of-Towners Speeding Up Rt. 23 Had Heroin, Crack, Knife
Wayne PD: Out-Of-Towners Speeding Up Rt. 23 Had Heroin, Crack, Knife WAYNE, N.J. -- Three out-of-towners had 44 bags of heroin and four bags of crack when Wayne police said they stopped their speeding car on northbound Route 23. Officers Robert Franciose and Robert Fernandez stopped the 2007 Hyundai near the Kohl’s shopping center and the Pequannock border just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Laurence Martin said. While talking with the driver, 26-year-old Markella Strongilos of Sparta, they noticed a torn bag of heroin and 44 others stamped "GUCCI" on the floor, Martin said. Talking with one of the passengers, 22-year-old Tylor Vandien of Green Po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Chief: Glen Rock Patrol Officer Nets Out-Of-State Pair With 120 Heroin Bags Chief: Glen Rock Patrol Officer Nets Out-Of-State Pair With 120 Heroin Bags Chief: Glen Rock Patrol Officer Nets Out-Of-State Pair With 120 Heroin Bags
Chief: Glen Rock Patrol Officer Nets Out-Of-State Pair With 120 Heroin Bags GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A Glen Rock patrol officer arrested a couple who drove into town with 120 folds of heroin, seven hypodermic syringes and various drug paraphernalia, authorities said Monday. Officer Bryan Scott also found the pair carrying Suboxone when he stopped their car Sunday on Berry Place, just off Route 208, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver, 26-year-old Amanda L. Strohmeier of Port Jervis, NY, and passenger, Richard D. Campbell, 27, of Matamoras PA, were charged with possession of drugs and paraphernalia, Ackermann said. Strohmeier also received summonses for driving w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor Boosts Heroin Fight With Walk-In Police Help Bergen Prosecutor Boosts Heroin Fight With Walk-In Police Help Bergen Prosecutor Boosts Heroin Fight With Walk-In Police Help
Bergen Prosecutor Boosts Heroin Fight With Walk-In Police Help HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal on Monday announced the launch of a pilot program in which participating municipal police departments in the county will establish walk-in hours one day per week staffed by a law enforcement officer and a clinician. It begins with walk-in operations at the Lyndhurst, Mahwah and Paramus police departments. “Those seeking help, who [are carrying] a personal-use quantity of narcotics or drug paraphernalia will not be charged” for having the drugs, the prosecutor said. The “Heroin Addiction Recovery Team” (HART) program comes on the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Police Sergeant Chases Down Driver, Seizes 10 Pounds Of Pot Cliffside Park Police Sergeant Chases Down Driver, Seizes 10 Pounds Of Pot Cliffside Park Police Sergeant Chases Down Driver, Seizes 10 Pounds Of Pot
Cliffside Park Police Sergeant Chases Down Driver, Seizes 10 Pounds Of Pot CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park detective sergeant seized 10 pounds of marijuana from a Bronx driver he chased down nearly four blocks on foot following a routine traffic stop, authorities told Daily Voice on Monday. Detective Sgt. Michael Giampietro stopped the Nissan Altima on Anderson Avenue at Dorincourt Road in Fort Lee on Sunday night for having tinted windows. While speaking to the driver, 28-year-old Darling Read, he said, he "detected the odor of raw marijuana" coming from a garbage bag in the car. Ordered out of vehicle, Read suddenly sprinted off, the sergeant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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10 Busted At Haledon Hookah Lounge: Underage Drinking, Smoking, More 10 Busted At Haledon Hookah Lounge: Underage Drinking, Smoking, More 10 Busted At Haledon Hookah Lounge: Underage Drinking, Smoking, More
10 Busted At Haledon Hookah Lounge: Underage Drinking, Smoking, More HALEDON, N.J. -- A Haledon hookah lounge that police closed down after they said they found underage teens drinking and buying tobacco was due to reopen Tuesday after 10 days. Three co-owners of Café Daze were among 10 people arrested by borough police in a seven-hour "Operation Smoke" spot check the weekend of April 1, Lt. George Guzman Jr. said Monday. A heavily intoxicated 22-year-old woman from Hackettstown had to be hospitalized and a 17-year-old boy from Prospect Park was taken into short-term custody before being released to a parent, Guzman said. Six underage drinkers wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Palm Sunday Fire Ravages Wayne Home, Killing Man, 73, Dog VIDEO: Palm Sunday Fire Ravages Wayne Home, Killing Man, 73, Dog VIDEO: Palm Sunday Fire Ravages Wayne Home, Killing Man, 73, Dog
Video: Palm Sunday Fire Ravages Wayne Home, Killing Man, 73, Dog WAYNE, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Video captures a fast-moving Palm Sunday fire that killed a 73-year-old Wayne resident and his dog. The blaze broke out in the basement in the 300 block of Riverlawn Drive and quickly blew through the single-family Cape Cod, built in 1935, said Ron Bombaro, who shot the video. Dennis Bennett's body was found in a rear area of the basement, responders said. A 911 caller told police a woman got out with her two pet dogs, but that one ran back inside, Police Capt. Laurence Martin said. That dog's body was later discovered in the demolished house, the captain said. &qu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Solar Panels Catch Fire At Old Tappan Commercial Building Solar Panels Catch Fire At Old Tappan Commercial Building Solar Panels Catch Fire At Old Tappan Commercial Building
Solar Panels Catch Fire At Old Tappan Commercial Building OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Solar panels at the Pearson Technology warehouse in Old Tappan ignited on Palm Sunday, bringing firefighters from several area departments. Mutual aid responding to the three-alarm commercial building blaze on Old Tappan Road included Harrington Park, Hillsdale, Northvale, Norwood, Westwood, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake and Tappan, N.Y. Sparkill firefighters provided coverage at the borough firehouse.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Wayne Resident, 73, Dog Killed In Palm Sunday Fire VIDEO: Wayne Resident, 73, Dog Killed In Palm Sunday Fire VIDEO: Wayne Resident, 73, Dog Killed In Palm Sunday Fire
Video: Wayne Resident, 73, Dog Killed In Palm Sunday Fire WAYNE, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 73-year-old Wayne resident and his dog were killed in a fast-moving fire on Palm Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the basement in the 300 block of Riverlawn Drive and quickly blew through the more than 80-year-old single-family Cape Cod, they said. Dennis Bennett's body was found in a rear area of the basement, responders said. A 911 caller told police a woman got out with her two pet dogs, but that one ran back inside, Police Capt. Laurence Martin said. The dog's body was later discovered in the demolished house, the captain said. "The female resident …

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