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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Motorcyclist Crashes On GWB Palisades Park Motorcyclist Crashes On GWB Palisades Park Motorcyclist Crashes On GWB
Palisades Park Motorcyclist Crashes On GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A 41-year-old Palisades Park motorcyclist was hospitalized after his bike collided with a car on the George Washington Bridge early Thursday, authorities said. Both vehicles were headed toward New York City when the crash occurred at 5:45 a.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. The motorcyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his left arm and back, Pentangelo said. No summonses were issued, he said. The Kenny Street ramp was closed for a little over a half-hour before being reopened at 6:20 a.m.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Stunt-Riding Body-Building Bogota Motorcyclist In Chase Was DUI Clifton PD: Stunt-Riding Body-Building Bogota Motorcyclist In Chase Was DUI Clifton PD: Stunt-Riding Body-Building Bogota Motorcyclist In Chase Was DUI
Clifton PD: Stunt-Riding Body-Building Bogota Motorcyclist In Chase Was DUI CLIFTON, N.J. -- A body-building Bogota motorcyclist was under the influence of drugs when he traveled in and out of the cones at a construction site, knocking some down and endangering workers, then led Clifton police on a chase, authorities said Thursday. Officer Garrell Middleton was working the traffic detail at Broad Street site near Route 19 Wednesday when he spotted the cycle -- without a license plate -- darting in and out of the cones, Lt. Robert Bracken told Daily Voice. Middleton tried stopping him, but the rider took off, leading a pursuit onto Colfax Avenue toward Clifton Avenu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Home Health Aide Charged With Stealing $200K In Valuables Franklin Lakes Home Health Aide Charged With Stealing $200K In Valuables Franklin Lakes Home Health Aide Charged With Stealing $200K In Valuables
Franklin Lakes Home Health Aide Charged With Stealing $200K In Valuables FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A Franklin Lakes home health aide from Garfield stole $20,000 worth of valuables from two different homes late last summer, said police who arrested her. Mariela Del Rosario, 30, was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing after borough police arrested her at her home Wednesday and charged her with various counts of theft. Del Rosario stole a laptop, jewelry and credit cards from a Courter Road residence and jewelry from a Meadow Lane residence, Capt. John Bakelaar said Thursday morning. She’d worked as a home health aide at both locations,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park PD: Pair Nabbed With ATM Skimmers Stole Hundreds Of Thousands Rochelle Park PD: Pair Nabbed With ATM Skimmers Stole Hundreds Of Thousands Rochelle Park PD: Pair Nabbed With ATM Skimmers Stole Hundreds Of Thousands
Rochelle Park PD: Pair Nabbed With ATM Skimmers Stole Hundreds Of Thousands ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – An exhaustive investigation by Rochelle Park police produced the arrests of a couple charged with using an ATM skimming device to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars by swiping personal information from unsuspecting bank customers’ credit and debit cards in New Jersey and New York, authorities said Thursday. Notified that someone attached the device to the ATM at a West Passaic Street bank on March 12, detectives and patrol officers collected area surveillance video and identified a pair of suspects, Lt. Dean Pinto said. They also released surveillance images to the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police Find 'One Man Crime Ring' Crying With Cash At Mall Wayne Police Find 'One Man Crime Ring' Crying With Cash At Mall Wayne Police Find 'One Man Crime Ring' Crying With Cash At Mall
Wayne Police Find 'One Man Crime Ring' Crying With Cash At Mall UPDATE (GARFIELD) - A week after being arrested on charges of stealing credit cards. cash and cellphones from patrons at two Wayne gyms, a Garfield man dubbed a “one-man crime wave” was caught swiping a television, tablet, and jacket from an ex-roommate, city police said Monday. SEE: Police: Released In Gym Thefts, Garfield Man Steals From Ex-Roomie WAYNE, N.J. -- A "one-man crime ring" who swiped credit cards. cash and cellphones from patrons at two Wayne gyms was swaying back and forth in a Willowbrook Mall department store, crying, with cash at his feet when police found him, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Snapchat Leads Fairview PD To 2nd Arrest After Barroom Stabbing Over Woman Snapchat Leads Fairview PD To 2nd Arrest After Barroom Stabbing Over Woman Snapchat Leads Fairview PD To 2nd Arrest After Barroom Stabbing Over Woman
Snapchat Leads Fairview PD To 2nd Arrest After Barroom Stabbing Over Woman FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Thanks to social media, Fairview police arrested a second man in connection with a barroom brawl over a woman that led to a stabbing, authorities said Wednesday. Steve Arnold, 30, of Union City was arrested after a photo on Snapchat was sent to his department, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. "Arnold was not charged with the stabbing, only aggravated assault for his alleged role in the brawl," Kahn said. Ex-con Michael A. "Money Mike" Agosto, 28, went to Bar One on Fairview Avenue looking for the victim just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Stricken Cablevision Worker's Body Found In Holy Angels' Utility Closet Stricken Cablevision Worker's Body Found In Holy Angels' Utility Closet Stricken Cablevision Worker's Body Found In Holy Angels' Utility Closet
Stricken Cablevision Worker's Body Found In Holy Angels' Utility Closet DEMAREST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 62-year-old Cablevision worker whose body was found in a utility closet at the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest on Wednesday was doing installation work when he apparently suffered some type of attack or seizure, authorities confirmed. "The school was placed in a 'shelter in place' status as officers responded," Police Chief James Powderly III said late Wednesday afternoon. The body was found just before 11:45 a.m., Powderly said, adding that "foul play is not suspected." School officials quickly sent a robo-message to parents, the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Second Ex-Con Charged In Paterson Deli Shooting Tied To Rapper Second Ex-Con Charged In Paterson Deli Shooting Tied To Rapper Second Ex-Con Charged In Paterson Deli Shooting Tied To Rapper
Second Ex-Con Charged In Paterson Deli Shooting Tied To Rapper PATERSON, N.J. – A second ex-con has been charged in an incident involving rapper Fetty Wap and his entourage that led to shootings that left three men wounded. Sylvester Huffin, 34, of Paterson was charged with attempted murder and weapons counts that include being a "certain person" in possession of a firearm (namely: an ex-convict), Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said Wednesday afternoon. "All of the shooting victims are currently in stable condition," they said in a joint release.  Hours earlier, both announc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Busted In Paterson Police Shooting Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Busted In Paterson Police Shooting Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Busted In Paterson Police Shooting
Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Busted In Paterson Police Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with an overnight police shooting Wednesday in Paterson, authorities said hours later. A juvenile complaint was sworn against the boy charging him with robbery and drug and weapons offenses, Valdes said. The prosecutor released no other details about the incident “so as not to jeopardize the safety of persons involved or to jeopardize the investigation in progress,” she said.  Valdes said earlier Wednesday that her Shooting Response Team was activated to investigate the circumstances of the midnight shooting in the ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Students Planned Attacks On Two Schools, Authorities Charge Paterson Students Planned Attacks On Two Schools, Authorities Charge Paterson Students Planned Attacks On Two Schools, Authorities Charge
Paterson Students Planned Attacks On Two Schools, Authorities Charge PATERSON, N.J. -- A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy accused of threatening a Paterson school staff member were planning to attack two schools, said authorities who took them into custody. Paterson Police Juvenile Division officers began investigating after school administrators "received information from a concerned party who came forward," city Police Director Jerry Speziale told Daily Voice. "Even though no weapons were located, it appears that [they were] in the early stages of planning these attacks at Eastside High School and the New Roberto Clemente School,"…

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