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
Clifton Woman: Gunman At My Door Whacked Me In The Face Clifton Woman: Gunman At My Door Whacked Me In The Face Clifton Woman: Gunman At My Door Whacked Me In The Face
Clifton Woman: Gunman At My Door Whacked Me In The Face CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton resident told police one of two intruders who came to her door early Wednesday whacked her in the face with what might have been a handgun before both ran off. Detectives were investigating. The Howd Avenue woman told police she "answered the door early this morning and was met by two unknown males, one of whom brandished a weapon, possibly a handgun," Detective Lt. Robert Bracken told Daily Voice. The possible gunman then hit her in the face with what he was holding, Bracken said she told police. She sustained facial injuries, he said. Bracken asked …

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Cliffside Park Pedestrian Dragged 30 Feet In Bergenfield Crash Cliffside Park Pedestrian Dragged 30 Feet In Bergenfield Crash Cliffside Park Pedestrian Dragged 30 Feet In Bergenfield Crash
Cliffside Park Pedestrian Dragged 30 Feet In Bergenfield Crash BERGENFIELD, N.J. – A 66-year-old Cliffside Park woman was dragged 30 feet after she was struck by a truck while crossing a Bergenfield street early Tuesday night, authorities said. Nea Vignoli was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with “a bloody face, a gash on her left hand and pain throughout her body” after the incident, just after 5:40 pm., at the intersection of New Bridge Road and Rector Court, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Wednesday. Her injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, he said. Vignoli “was crossing New Bridge Road, walking southbound [on Rector Court] in an u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Chase: Ridgefield Park Driver Crashes Car Into New Milford Police Cruiser Chase: Ridgefield Park Driver Crashes Car Into New Milford Police Cruiser Chase: Ridgefield Park Driver Crashes Car Into New Milford Police Cruiser
Chase: Ridgefield Park Driver Crashes Car Into New Milford Police Cruiser NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A Ridgefield Park man rammed his car into a New Milford police cruiser during a chase, then was caught when he bailed out and tried to run before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. New Milford police who heard an alert from a Bergen County sheriff's officer picked up the chase in the Faller Drive area along with officers from surrounding towns around 2:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders said. At one point in the chase, the driver -- identified as 22-year-old Zackery Rosario -- tried hitting three separate police vehicles, Van Saders said. The chase continued throu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Missing CT Driver Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 In Saddle Brook Missing CT Driver Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 In Saddle Brook Missing CT Driver Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 In Saddle Brook
Missing CT Driver Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 80 In Saddle Brook SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A 63-year-old Connecticut woman reported missing last week was killed when her car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on westbound Route 80 in Saddle Brook overnight Wednesday, State Police said. Laura Russo of Plainfield was driving a Hyundai Accent when it was hit by a Kenworth tractor-trailer at milepost 61.9, near the Garden State Parkway, just after 2:30 a.m., Trooper Lawrence Peel told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. No summonses were immediately issued. An investigation was continuing, Peel said. The westbound highway was closed f…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes PD: Driver Was Unlicensed, Unregistered, Uninsured Franklin Lakes PD: Driver Was Unlicensed, Unregistered, Uninsured Franklin Lakes PD: Driver Was Unlicensed, Unregistered, Uninsured
Franklin Lakes PD: Driver Was Unlicensed, Unregistered, Uninsured FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A driver wanted for skipping court in two towns was driving an unregistered and uninsured car without a license when Franklin Lakes police stopped him, authorities said Tuesday. Jose Route, 26, of Paterson was turned over to Saddle Brook police after the Colonial Road stop just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Rouse, who police discovered was wanted on warrants out of Saddle Brook and Paterson, was charged with separate counts for each violation, Bakelaar said. He was then turned over to Saddle Brook police.

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police: Purported Route 17 Armed Robbery Call Was Bogus Paramus Police: Purported Route 17 Armed Robbery Call Was Bogus Paramus Police: Purported Route 17 Armed Robbery Call Was Bogus
Paramus Police: Purported Route 17 Armed Robbery Call Was Bogus PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus police said someone made a false report to them that two men committed an armed robbery in the parking lot of a Route 17 business Tuesday afternoon. "It looks like a guy with [issues]" made the report, an officer with knowledge of the alleged incident told Daily Voice. "No robbery as of now," he said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Franklin Lakes PD: Girls Basketball Coach Left Wheel, Axle After DWI Crash Franklin Lakes PD: Girls Basketball Coach Left Wheel, Axle After DWI Crash Franklin Lakes PD: Girls Basketball Coach Left Wheel, Axle After DWI Crash
Franklin Lakes PD: Girls Basketball Coach Left Wheel, Axle After DWI Crash FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A Franklin Lakes girls basketball coach known for her community work left the wheel and axle of her car behind after slamming it into a utility pole and destroying a mailbox -- then registered 0.09% on a blood-alcohol test more than two hours later, a police report says. Maria Harper was taken into custody at her Forsynthia Court home at 3:43 a.m. Sunday -- more than two hours after the crash on Franklin Lake Road, according to the report, a copy of which was obtained by Daily Voice. Harper -- whose ex-husband is former NBA star Ron Harper -- "admitted to the acc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Police: Burglar Got $1,500 Worth Of Watches From Maywood Jewelry Store Police: Burglar Got $1,500 Worth Of Watches From Maywood Jewelry Store Police: Burglar Got $1,500 Worth Of Watches From Maywood Jewelry Store
Police: Burglar Got $1,500 Worth Of Watches From Maywood Jewelry Store MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A burglar made off with $1,500 worth of Bulova watches during an overnight break-in Monday, Maywood police said. The Diamond Fantasy store was struck for the second time in recent a little over five years when someone forced open the glass front door and made off with the watches just after 2 a.m., Police Chief David Pegg said. Both the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and Maywood police sent K-9 units to the West Pleasant Avenue shop in the hopes of tracking a scent, to no avail. The sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was collecting evidence. Pegg asked that anyon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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MUGSHOTS: 2 Charged In Paterson Torched Car Murders Linked To 'RHONJ' Guest MUGSHOTS: 2 Charged In Paterson Torched Car Murders Linked To 'RHONJ' Guest MUGSHOTS: 2 Charged In Paterson Torched Car Murders Linked To 'RHONJ' Guest
Mugshots: 2 Charged In Paterson Torched Car Murders Linked To 'Rhonj' Guest PATERSON, N.J. -- Detectives and U.S. Marshals arrested two men on murder, arson and robbery charges Monday night in connection with the killings of two others who were found on a Paterson street in a burning car owned by "The Real Wives of New Jersey" guest Kim DePaola, authorities said Tuesday. Paterson and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office also charged ex-con Clarence Williams, 26, and Gerry Thomas, 28, both of 259 Spring Street in Paterson with arson, robbery, conspiracy and weapons possession after their arrests around 11 p.m., Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Passai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Victims In Torched Car Owned By 'RHONJ' Guest Identified Paterson Victims In Torched Car Owned By 'RHONJ' Guest Identified Paterson Victims In Torched Car Owned By 'RHONJ' Guest Identified
Paterson Victims In Torched Car Owned By 'Rhonj' Guest Identified UPDATE: Detectives and U.S. Marshals arrested two men on murder, arson and robbery charges Monday night in connection with the killings of two others who were found on a Paterson street in a burning car owned by "The Real Wives of New Jersey" guest Kim DePaola, authorities said Tuesday. SEE: https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/two-arrested-in-paterson-torched-car-killing-connected-to-rhonj-guest/704338/ PATERSON, N.J. – Two men found slain on a Paterson street in a torched car owned by “Real Housewives of New Jersey” guest Kim DePaola were identified Monday as city res…

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