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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
St. Paddy's Delay: Packed Train Stopped In Ridgewood St. Paddy's Delay: Packed Train Stopped In Ridgewood St. Paddy's Delay: Packed Train Stopped In Ridgewood
St. Paddy's Delay: Packed Train Stopped In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- St. Patrick's Day got off to a boisterous start for NJ Transit and Ridgewood police called to deal with an overcrowded train that was stopped in the village. One rider said the train was "filled with kids dancing in the aisles, drinking and smoking weed." New Jersey Transits police requested help from village police in removing several of them to wait for the next train, NJT spokeswoman Nancy Snyder told Daily Voice.  ""The crew didn't want to proceed further because it was getting over-crowded," Snyder said. "We didn't want to move the trai…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Ridgewood ID Thefts Show How Easily You Can Be Victimized Police: Ridgewood ID Thefts Show How Easily You Can Be Victimized Police: Ridgewood ID Thefts Show How Easily You Can Be Victimized
Police: Ridgewood ID Thefts Show How Easily You Can Be Victimized RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – A trio of Ridgewood residents had accounts opened in their names with different communications companies, while a fourth nearly had $2,000 lifted from her bank account, said village police who warned everyone to beware of identification thieves. Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke reminded residents and merchants “to be very vigilant when conducting any business online.” She cited several recent incidents: Verizon told a North Murray Avenue resident that someone used her Social Security number to buy three new devices; An Arcadia Road resident had several charges made to her…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Paul Juliano Honored As Fairview Chamber Of Commerce 'Man Of Year' Paul Juliano Honored As Fairview Chamber Of Commerce 'Man Of Year' Paul Juliano Honored As Fairview Chamber Of Commerce 'Man Of Year'
Paul Juliano Honored As Fairview Chamber Of Commerce 'Man Of Year' GARFIELD, N.J. -- Dignitaries aplenty flocked to the Venetian in Garfield on Thursday night to honor one of Fairview's most respected public servants, Paul Juliano, as the borough Chamber of Commerce's Man of the Year. Chamber President Dr. Michael Arber welcomed an estimated 700 attendees -- among them, politicians, business people and public servants from Fairview and beyond. Such a turnout "shows everybody how important Fairview is to Bergen County and how spectacular Fairview can be," Arber said. Juliano "spent so many decades donating time and effort unselfishishly in o…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Police Seize Trio In Mugging Garfield Police Seize Trio In Mugging Garfield Police Seize Trio In Mugging
Garfield Police Seize Trio In Mugging GARFIELD, N.J. – Garfield police tracked down and picked up a trio of teens who they said mugged a city man. The 24-year-old victim told police the trio punched him and threatened him with a baseball bat before reaching into his pocket and fleeing with an undetermined amount of cash in the area of Gaston Avene and Frederick Street around 6 p.m. last Thursday, Capt. Darren Sucorowski told Daily Voice. He didn’t sustain any serious injuries in the attack, Sucorowski said Thursday. Detectives Marc Amos and David Coniglio cracked the case, arresting 18-year-old Christopher Rosa in Lodi and Jor…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Knife-Wielding Paterson Man Shot By Police Dies Knife-Wielding Paterson Man Shot By Police Dies Knife-Wielding Paterson Man Shot By Police Dies
Knife-Wielding Paterson Man Shot By Police Dies PATERSON, N.J. – A knife-wielding Paterson man shot by police died Thursday morning, authorities said. Ramon Andrade, 37, was holding the weapon when two off-duty officers responding to a call of a man acting erratically on Levine Street encountered him at 9:30 a.m. March 2, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdess aid. “During the encounter, one of the officers discharged a firearm, striking [Andrade],” Valdes said. “A knife was recovered at the scene.” Andrade was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he died Thursday morning, she said. Next-of-kin have b…

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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Route 23 In West Milford Remains Open After Accident Route 23 In West Milford Remains Open After Accident Route 23 In West Milford Remains Open After Accident
Route 23 In West Milford Remains Open After Accident WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- (UPDATE 4:30 p.m.) Police opted to have an ambulance take an accident victim to the hospital after initially planning to shut down Route 23 for a medical chopper. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: 2 Charged With Causing 'Shots Fired' Stampede At Willowbrook Mall Wayne PD: 2 Charged With Causing 'Shots Fired' Stampede At Willowbrook Mall Wayne PD: 2 Charged With Causing 'Shots Fired' Stampede At Willowbrook Mall
Wayne PD: 2 Charged With Causing 'Shots Fired' Stampede At Willowbrook Mall WAYNE, N.J. -- A fight that sent hundreds of customers stampeding in panic because they thought shots were fired at the Willowbrook Mall produced charges against an adult and a 17-year-old boy, Wayne police said Thursday. Angel Perez, 26, -- who authorities said remained at large Thursday --- and the minor began throwing chairs during the Feb. 26 food court fight, which to some sounded like gunshots, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Their "disruptive activity led to hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic from the false rumor of an 'active shooting' in the mall," Martin said. One cu…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Daily Voice Video Helps Catch Saddle Brook Motor Home Burglar Police: Daily Voice Video Helps Catch Saddle Brook Motor Home Burglar Police: Daily Voice Video Helps Catch Saddle Brook Motor Home Burglar
Police: Daily Voice Video Helps Catch Saddle Brook Motor Home Burglar SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A pair of surveillance videos obtained and published by Daily Voice led to charges against a 20-year-old Ridgefield probationer for breaking into a motor home and stealing electronics. Daily Voice converted the pair into YouTube videos that were then shared on Facebook on March 6 (see above). The footage shows the 20-something bandit opening a large window and sliding into the 2006 Prowler Fleetwood 34-foot motor home, parked and kept at Kellar's K-9 Academy on Market Street. After several hours, he emerges from the trailer with a 32-inch Samsung TV, a DVD player and …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Bar Association Honors Prosecutor Grewal For Diversity Bergen County Bar Association Honors Prosecutor Grewal For Diversity Bergen County Bar Association Honors Prosecutor Grewal For Diversity
Bergen County Bar Association Honors Prosecutor Grewal For Diversity PARAMUS, N.J. -- More than 100 members of the Bergen County Bar Association were joined by police chiefs and other law enforcement officials in honoring county Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal with a Diversity in the Profession award Wednesday night in Paramus. Grewal, of Glen Rock, spoke of the importance of respecting diversity and working together for the benefit of all. Attendees included Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, Oakland Police Chief Ed Kapser (who is president of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association) and First Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Higgins, who pres…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: Street Dealer Caught With Nearly Pound Of Heroin, $12K Cash Paterson PD: Street Dealer Caught With Nearly Pound Of Heroin, $12K Cash Paterson PD: Street Dealer Caught With Nearly Pound Of Heroin, $12K Cash
Paterson PD: Street Dealer Caught With Nearly Pound Of Heroin, $12K Cash PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police busted an accused street dealer who they said had a pound or so of heroin divided up into 900 units for individual sale. Shaquille J. Murphy, 23, tried to run from police but was caught after they said he sold 60 folds of heroin to two people, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They also seized $12,617 in proceeds from him, as well as nearly 100 bags of crack cocaine -- along with 900 glassine folds of individually-packaged heroin folds, he said. Speziale said his officers also saw Murphy sell 160 heroin folds to four other people. Both sales were withi…

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