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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Clifton Man Dumps Dead Friend's Body In Paterson Lot, Takes Car Police: Clifton Man Dumps Dead Friend's Body In Paterson Lot, Takes Car Police: Clifton Man Dumps Dead Friend's Body In Paterson Lot, Takes Car
Police: Clifton Man Dumps Dead Friend's Body In Paterson Lot, Takes Car PATERSON, N.J. – A friend from Clifton dumped the body of a Newark man who died of natural causes in an empty lot in Paterson -- and was later caught driving the dead victim's car, authorities said. Police and firefighters responding to a 911 call Friday night found the body of 65-year-old Ali Achmetov in the Chamberlain Avenue lot, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives determined that Achmetov "died at some other location and was transported" tere in his Pontiac wagon, which was missing, Speziale said. An alert for the car wa…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Probe Glen Rock High School Boys Locker Room Thefts Authorities Probe Glen Rock High School Boys Locker Room Thefts Authorities Probe Glen Rock High School Boys Locker Room Thefts
Authorities Probe Glen Rock High School Boys Locker Room Thefts GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- District officials were boosting security at Glen Rock High School after a series of cash thefts from the boys locker room, authorities said Monday. Four students in March reported thefts that ranged from $10 to $445 while left unattended, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "At the recommendation of the police department, the school is addressing security concerns to guard against theft," Ackermann said. "Whether at a school locker room or a commercial gym, thefts of this type are on the rise throughout the region," the chief noted. "It is recomme…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Woodland Park Ex-Lawyer Pocketed Up To $500,000 In Client Funds Prosecutor: Woodland Park Ex-Lawyer Pocketed Up To $500,000 In Client Funds Prosecutor: Woodland Park Ex-Lawyer Pocketed Up To $500,000 In Client Funds
Prosecutor: Woodland Park Ex-Lawyer Pocketed Up To $500,000 In Client Funds WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- A now-disbarred lawyer from Woodland Park pocketed as much as $500,000 of his clients’ money, authorities said. Lawence G. Tosi, 58, was charged with theft, misapplication of entrusted property, forgery, writing bad checks and tampering with records, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. In one instance, Tosi “failed to turn over funds to a client he represented as a seller in a real estate transaction,” Valdes said. “In another case, [he] failed to turn over client funds in an estate matter. “In both cases, Tosi converted the misapplied funds to his own …

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Online Registration Ending For Lincoln Tunnel NJ Special Olympics Run Online Registration Ending For Lincoln Tunnel NJ Special Olympics Run Online Registration Ending For Lincoln Tunnel NJ Special Olympics Run
Online Registration Ending For Lincoln Tunnel NJ Special Olympics Run Don't miss Monday's deadline to register online for next Sunday's 31st annual Challenge 5K for Special Olympics New Jersey run through the Lincoln Tunnel and back to Weehawken. More than 3,000 runners -- among them, a team of Bergen County Police Academy recruits and members of Mahwah PBA 143 -- plan to help raise at leaset $250,000. “It’s amazing how the event has grown,” Port Authority Police Detective Larry Mays told Daily Voice. “We used to be thrilled if we raised $50,000. We never imagined it would grow this big,” said Mays, the event’s director since 1999. “The response has been hum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Police Corner Rifle-Toting Man On Roof Paterson Police Corner Rifle-Toting Man On Roof Paterson Police Corner Rifle-Toting Man On Roof
Paterson Police Corner Rifle-Toting Man On Roof PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police chased down a man who they said was carrying a rifle -- loaded with a 55-round ammunition magazine -- that they said he'd threatened a family member with. Witnesses pointed Officers Andres Brea and Joseph Rodriguez III to 23-year-old Angel J. Green-Valentin as he stood at the corner of Ryerson and Crosby Avenue holding a duffel bag Saturday afternoon, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Seeing them, Green-Valentin ran through a yard and jump a fence "with the officers in close pursuit never losing sight of the suspect and the duffel bag," Spezial…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Unattended Package Brings Bomb Squad To Ridgewood Train Station Unattended Package Brings Bomb Squad To Ridgewood Train Station Unattended Package Brings Bomb Squad To Ridgewood Train Station
Unattended Package Brings Bomb Squad To Ridgewood Train Station RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — An unattended package that proved harmless brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad to the Ridgewood train station Saturday afternoon. "Nothing to it," a responder told Daily Voice.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Sheriff: Ritzy Wayne Apartment Was Paterson Woman's Prostitution Pad Sheriff: Ritzy Wayne Apartment Was Paterson Woman's Prostitution Pad Sheriff: Ritzy Wayne Apartment Was Paterson Woman's Prostitution Pad
Sheriff: Ritzy Wayne Apartment Was Paterson Woman's Prostitution Pad WAYNE, N.J. -- An apartment in an upscale Wayne complex was the base of operations for a Paterson prostitute, authorities said. Sandra Rios, 37, directed an undercover detective who called for an appointment to the Mountain View Crossing apartment complex off Route 23, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Rios "negotiated a sexual act in exchange for money and was later arrested," Berdnik said. She was charged with one count of soliciting prostitution and released pending a court appearance. Berdnik praised detectives from his department and Wayne police for their wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst Police Charge Transient In $6,000 Theft From Church Lyndhurst Police Charge Transient In $6,000 Theft From Church Lyndhurst Police Charge Transient In $6,000 Theft From Church
Lyndhurst Police Charge Transient In $6,000 Theft From Church LYNDHURST, N.J. -- After searching for him for several days, Lyndhurst police found a transient who they said stole more than $6,000 from a local church during an early morning burglary. Detective Ronald Guirland identified 54-year-old Quentin Hunt on Tuesday in connection with Monday's theft of checks and cash kept in an unlocked safe at St. Michael's Church, Capt. John Valente said Friday night. After searching various locations, Capt. Patrick Devlin, Sgt. Richard Pizzuti and Detective Vincent Auteri found Hunt -- whose last known address was in South Orange -- at Newark's Penn Station Fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Contractor Killed By Own Van In Old Tappan Contractor Killed By Own Van In Old Tappan Contractor Killed By Own Van In Old Tappan
Contractor Killed By Own Van In Old Tappan OLD TAPPAN, N.J. – A contractor was killed by his own van early Friday when it rolled down a steep driveway in Old Tappan. Mark Tobey, 49, of Monroe, N.Y., was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in by the Old Tappan First Aid Corp after rainy weather conditions prevented the use of a medical chopper, Police Chief Thomas M. Shine. Tobey was last seen retrieving items from a shed when he was struck at the base of the Orangeburg Road driveway, just off Old Tappan Road, by his 2008 GMC Savannah around 7:40 a.m., Shine said. The driveway “is on a steep incline and the van was stopped…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Don't Fall For Email 'Parking Ticket,' Ridgewood Police Warn Don't Fall For Email 'Parking Ticket,' Ridgewood Police Warn Don't Fall For Email 'Parking Ticket,' Ridgewood Police Warn
Don't Fall For Email 'Parking Ticket,' Ridgewood Police Warn RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The image above is of a scam email that thieves are sending to motorists claiming that they owe money for parking tickets, Ridgewood police warned on Friday. Don’t fall for it, they said. At no time would any police department issue summonses – or send such notifications – by email. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your local police department. Don’t become a victim. The email reads: 28-182 - Loading zones and handicapped parkingRequired to appear in courtParking ticket number information: PDN7319091Check parking fine To pay your parking fine, download you…

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