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
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Wayne 'RHONJ' Guest: Son Wasn't In Car Torched In Paterson Wayne 'RHONJ' Guest: Son Wasn't In Car Torched In Paterson Wayne 'RHONJ' Guest: Son Wasn't In Car Torched In Paterson
Wayne 'Rhonj' Guest: Son Wasn't In Car Torched In Paterson 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/ UPDATE: 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 residents Aaro…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Wallington Police Paying Extra Attention To Inattentive Drivers Wallington Police Paying Extra Attention To Inattentive Drivers Wallington Police Paying Extra Attention To Inattentive Drivers
Wallington Police Paying Extra Attention To Inattentive Drivers WALLINGTON, N.J. – Wallington police are all in to make roads safer during Distracted Driver Month in April, Chief Carmelo Imbruglia said Monday. From April 1-21, borough police will literally be working overtime on roving patrols and fixed checkpoints targeting distracted drivers as part of the nationwide “U Drive. U Text. U Pay” campaign, the chief said. “Our objective is to reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities in the state with a distracted driver contributing cause by 2.5% percent,” Imbruglia said. In New Jersey, driver inattention remains the most significant cause of fatal a…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst Drivers, Pedestrians Beware: Spring Brings 'Cops In Crosswalks' Lyndhurst Drivers, Pedestrians Beware: Spring Brings 'Cops In Crosswalks' Lyndhurst Drivers, Pedestrians Beware: Spring Brings 'Cops In Crosswalks'
Lyndhurst Drivers, Pedestrians Beware: Spring Brings 'Cops In Crosswalks' LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Lyndhurst police the next several months will be out enforcing laws requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians – only they won’t be in uniform. Officers are once again going undercover as decoys crossing streets in an effort to catch violators – but, more importantly, to educate both drivers and pedestrians themselves, Capt. John Valente said Monday. "The goal of the program is primarily to educate drivers," Valente said. "However, summonses may issued." Under state law, motorists must stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalks. Violators face fines…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Lodi Woman Charged With Abusing Boy, 10 Lodi Woman Charged With Abusing Boy, 10 Lodi Woman Charged With Abusing Boy, 10
Lodi Woman Charged With Abusing Boy, 10 LODI, N.J. – An unemployed Lodi woman was charged with child abuse after a 10-year-old boy showed up at school with a shoulder injury, authorities said Monday. Joyce Gonzalez, 39, remained free without bail pending a hearing Saturday following her arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal’s said members of his Special Victims Unit were notified by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. They then investigated, along with Lodi police, before arresting Gonzalez, he said.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Four From Fairview Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak Four From Fairview Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak Four From Fairview Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak
Four From Fairview Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Four people from Fairview were OK after high carbon monoxide concentration from a faulty water heater sent them to the hospital. "All those hospitalized after expecing a full recovery," Police Chief Martin Kahn said Sunday night. Police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a PSE&G crew, he said.

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Bust 5, Seize Several Pounds Of Heroin, Gun, $4,300 Paterson Police Bust 5, Seize Several Pounds Of Heroin, Gun, $4,300 Paterson Police Bust 5, Seize Several Pounds Of Heroin, Gun, $4,300
Paterson Police Bust 5, Seize Several Pounds Of Heroin, Gun, $4,300 PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson narcotics detectives arrested five people and seized more than five pounds of heroin, a small handgun and nearly $4,300 in alleged drug proceeds during a Saturday morning strike on a distribution network. Those arrested had access to both floors of a two-family house on Mill Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Besides the heroin, detectives found empty baggies used to package the drug -- then did another search of a Christina Place residence where Speziale said they found the cash, as well as a .22-caliber handgun stashed under the mattress of a 20-year-o…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Volunteers Bring Stricken DJ Back To Life At Lyndhurst Fundraiser Volunteers Bring Stricken DJ Back To Life At Lyndhurst Fundraiser Volunteers Bring Stricken DJ Back To Life At Lyndhurst Fundraiser
Volunteers Bring Stricken DJ Back To Life At Lyndhurst Fundraiser LYNDHURST, N.J. -- It happened so quickly that no one at the St. Patrick's Day campaign fundraiser in Lyndhurst could believe their eyes: A local deejay whose heart had stopped was revived by a trio of public servants. One of the speeches had just ended for the Lyndhurst Community Pride event at Michael's Riverside Restaurant when 74-year-old Dick Italiano went down. Attendee Joyce DiMaggio was one of several people on the crowded dance floor. "All that I can recall was turning around only to see our dear friend, Dick, lying on the floor," she said. "It was almost surreal as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Pull Over Suspects Minutes After Street Shooting Paterson Police Pull Over Suspects Minutes After Street Shooting Paterson Police Pull Over Suspects Minutes After Street Shooting
Paterson Police Pull Over Suspects Minutes After Street Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police quickly chased down and arrested two suspects moments after another man was shot in the leg Friday night, authorities said. Witnesses told officers and detectives responding to a 10:40 p.m. call of someone shot at at Market and East 31 streets that the 19-yearoldvictim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The shooter fled in a blue Acura, they told police, while providing the license plate number. Hearing the subsequent broadcast alert, Officer Cesar Heyaime spotted and followed the ca…

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Paterson, NJ
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Woodland Park Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad Woodland Park Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad Woodland Park Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad
Woodland Park Dinner Benefits West Paterson First Aid Squad WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Celebrating its 60th year in operation, the West Paterson First Aid Squad hosts its annual Fish ‘N Chips Dinner on March 29. Proceeds go to training and buying new equipment for the volunteer organization that was created in 1957. Chicken dinners will also be available at the event, catered by Tastefully British. Eat in or take out. The event runs from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post #238 at 410 Mount Pleasant Ave. in Woodland Park. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. ADVANCE TICKETS: • (973) 279-2500 mailbox #3; • Or email: wpfasaux…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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NJ Transit: Westwood Man Hit By Train In Hillsdale Claimed To Have Bomb NJ Transit: Westwood Man Hit By Train In Hillsdale Claimed To Have Bomb NJ Transit: Westwood Man Hit By Train In Hillsdale Claimed To Have Bomb
NJ Transit: Westwood Man Hit By Train In Hillsdale Claimed To Have Bomb HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A 30-year-old Westwood man who responders said ducked under a downed safety gate in Hillsdale before being grazed by a commuter train Friday night claimed to have a bomb, authorities said. "The threat was not -- repeat: NOT -- deemed credible," NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic told Daily Voice after the 8:20 p.m. incident. Jordan Konikoff, 30, sustained minor facial cuts when he was struck by the No. 1641 train carrying 15 customers and crew members on the Pascack Valley line just west of the Hillsdale train station, Torbic said. He was later charged with mak…

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