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
Breaking News
FRAGRANT OFFENSE: Fleeing Ulta Thieves Caught With $1,800 Worth Of Perfume FRAGRANT OFFENSE: Fleeing Ulta Thieves Caught With $1,800 Worth Of Perfume FRAGRANT OFFENSE: Fleeing Ulta Thieves Caught With $1,800 Worth Of Perfume
Fragrant Offense: Fleeing Ulta Thieves Caught With $1,800 Worth Of Perfume File this one under law and odor. Three men from Brooklyn who fled an Ulta Beauty store just off Route 17 in Ramsey were nabbed a short distance away by Saddle River police, authorities said. The trio had just fled the store in the Interstate Shopping Center with $1,800 worth of fragrances when their older model Dodge Caravan was stopped -- for motor vehicle violations -- in the middle of the afternoon last Sunday, July 9, Ramsey Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said. "The vehicle and passengers matched descriptions provided by witnesses and seen on video surveillance," Sabatelli said. Georgian…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Accused Thief Wanted In Pickup Theft Snared By Wallington Detective Accused Thief Wanted In Pickup Theft Snared By Wallington Detective Accused Thief Wanted In Pickup Theft Snared By Wallington Detective
Accused Thief Wanted In Pickup Theft Snared By Wallington Detective A Wallington man who tried and failed to steal a pickup truck from an auto repair business grabbed another and roared off, said police who arrested him last week. Jake Kaniszewski, 26, entered the lot of the Main Avenue business on May 21, ransacked a Ford F-150 that was scheduled for repair, then tried to flee after finding the keys, said Wallington Police Capt. Shawn Kudlacik, the officer in charge of the department. Kaniszewski "appeared to be blocked in and couldn't exit," the captain said, so he found a second F-150 that he was able to drive off in. Police investigating the theft obt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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DROP A DIME: Gang Burglarizing Vehicles At Rest Stops Along NJ Turnpike, State Police Seek Help DROP A DIME: Gang Burglarizing Vehicles At Rest Stops Along NJ Turnpike, State Police Seek Help DROP A DIME: Gang Burglarizing Vehicles At Rest Stops Along NJ Turnpike, State Police Seek Help
Drop A DIME: Gang Burglarizing Vehicles At Rest Stops Along NJ Turnpike, State Police Seek Help A gang of thieves has been burglarizing vehicles at New Jersey Turnpike rest stops, say State Police, who are asking the public's help in catching them. They've struck as far north as the Vince Lombardi rest stop in Ridgefield and as far south as the Molly Pitcher in Cranbury -- as well as in-between at the Thomas Edison rest stop in Woodbridge, NJSP said. The thieves are entering mostly unlocked vehicles, grabbing what they can, and fleeing in an older-model red Nissan Rogue (pictured). They've also switched out license plates in an effort to remain undetected. However, State Police beli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover
Driver, 21, From North Bergen Ejected In Route 3 Rollover A 21-year-old motorist from North Bergen survived after being ejected from his subcompact on Route 3, authorities said. The four-door 2014 Chevrolet Spark hatchback ran off the westbound highway and flipped, ejecting him, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, July 13, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by a Metro Ambulance crew after complaining of back and hip pain, the captain said. Although excessive speed was suspected, no summonses were issued, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Practice Grenade Found In WWII Vet's Assisted Living Unit Brings Bergen Bomb Squad Practice Grenade Found In WWII Vet's Assisted Living Unit Brings Bergen Bomb Squad Practice Grenade Found In WWII Vet's Assisted Living Unit Brings Bergen Bomb Squad
Practice Grenade Found In WWII Vet's Assisted Living Unit Brings Bergen Bomb Squad A practice grenade found in the room of a retired World War II veteran at an assisted living facility in Cresskill on Thursday brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad. Staff at Sunrise Assisted Living alerted responders to the discovery among the third-floor resident’s possessions in Building 4 on Tenakill Park Drive East shortly before 3 p.m. July 13, Police Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Cresskill police, firefighters and EMS “coordinated and conducted precautionary evacuations of the 3rd floor while others further away were sheltered in place,” as were any non-ambulatory residents, the captai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Shooting Elmwood Park Teen Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Shooting Elmwood Park Teen Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Shooting Elmwood Park Teen
Fort Lee Boy, 15, Charged With Shooting Elmwood Park Teen Capping an intense investigation, Elmwood Park detectives charged a 15-year-old Fort Lee boy with attempted murder for shooting another teen earlier this month. Identifying and capturing the accused shooter was difficult "because there weren't many cooperating witnesses," Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said on Saturday, July 22. This "brings a sense of relief to the residents of Elmwood Park, especially those in the Elmwood Village area of the community," the chief said.  The victim was hospitalized after being shot in the thigh on Elmwood Terrace in the Elmwood Village develop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Shopper, 76, Tells Paramus PD He Was Driven At Gunpoint To Bank, Forced To Withdraw $10,000 Shopper, 76, Tells Paramus PD He Was Driven At Gunpoint To Bank, Forced To Withdraw $10,000 Shopper, 76, Tells Paramus PD He Was Driven At Gunpoint To Bank, Forced To Withdraw $10,000
Shopper, 76, Tells Paramus PD He Was Driven At Gunpoint To Bank, Forced To Withdraw $10,000 Paramus police are trying to corroborate a claim by a 76-year-old man who told them that he was abducted by two robbers at gunpoint and forced to withdraw $10,000 from his bank Thursday afternoon. The Music & Arts store customer said the robbers took him in their car to his bank and then returned him to the Paramus Town Square on eastbound Route 4 after he pulled the cash from an ATM around noontime July 13, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The purported victim described the two robbers as black. One was wearing a tan suit while the other was in a t-shirt and shorts, he said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day
Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day An Amazon deliveryman was struck by a car while crossing a residential street in Fair Lawn -- and on Prime Day, no less. A 74-year-old Paterson resident was driving the 2013 Honda Civic that struck the 27-year-old worker from Sussex on quiet Pomona Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The victim, who was wearing a safety vest, sustained a head injury and some scrapes, the sergeant said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Macys said. An investigation was continuing, he sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV SEE ANYTHING? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV SEE ANYTHING? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV
SEE Anything? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV A shoplifting turned into a violent robbery when an employee at an auto parts store in Saddle Brook was struck by the thief's vehicle. The Hispanic driver being sought by police was merely shoplifting when he walked out of the Advance Auto Parts store on Market Street with two five-gallon pails full of merchandise around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. That changed after a store employee followed him and asked whether he intended to pay for everything, said Saddle Brook Police Capt. John A. Zotollo Jr., the officer in charge of the department. The thief said no, then loaded the stolen merchand…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fire At Coach House Diner Doused Fire At Coach House Diner Doused Fire At Coach House Diner Doused
Fire At Coach House Diner Doused An electrical fire was doused at the Coach House diner on Route 4 in Hackensack as responders handled a rapid-fire cluster of calls. A smoking outlet at the popular diner off Hackensack Avenue brought city firefighters around 11 a.m. Thursday, July 13, responders at the scene said.  The scene was cleared about 90 minutes later. Firefighters from Teaneck and Bogota assisted in some spots as several calls all seemed to come in at once. These included a pedestrian struck on Wilson Avenue, a vehicle fuel leak, an animal rescue and calls to at least two other eateries, including one caused by…

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