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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Woman, 69, Hit By Own Car Cliffside Park Woman, 69, Hit By Own Car Cliffside Park Woman, 69, Hit By Own Car
Cliffside Park Woman, 69, Hit By Own Car CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A 69-year-old Cliffside Park woman was struck by her own car in her driveway Friday morning. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after the Inwood Terrace incident around 9 a.m., authorities said. "She pulled into the driveway and got out -- we're still unsure whether it was in park or partially in park," Police Chief Richard Gaito told Daily Voice. "She went behind it and it rolled and hit her," the chief said. The car continued across the street before coming to rest against a …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
No Serious Injuries In Elmwood Park School Bus Crash No Serious Injuries In Elmwood Park School Bus Crash No Serious Injuries In Elmwood Park School Bus Crash
No Serious Injuries In Elmwood Park School Bus Crash ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- No serious injuries were reported after a school bus collided with a car Friday afternoon in Elmwood Park. "Three injuries -- all minor," Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on Falmouth Avenue.

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Source: Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun Was Rescued At GWB Before Source: Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun Was Rescued At GWB Before Source: Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun Was Rescued At GWB Before
Source: Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun Was Rescued At GWB Before FORT LEE, N.J. -- An Edgewater man who police said appeared intent on "suicide by cop" when he pointed a replica handgun at them while climbing over a George Washington Bridge railing Friday morning was saved from jumping from the bridge 10 years ago, sources told Daily Voice. "That first time, an officer grabbed him by the ankles before he could over [the side]," a law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the incident said. This time, 37-year-old Douglas Peck pointed the pellet gun -- which resembles a 9mm Baretta issued to the military -- at a Port Authority po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Frightened Female Driver Pursued By Police Impostor, Clifton PD Charges Frightened Female Driver Pursued By Police Impostor, Clifton PD Charges Frightened Female Driver Pursued By Police Impostor, Clifton PD Charges
Frightened Female Driver Pursued By Police Impostor, Clifton PD Charges CLIFTON, N.J. -- A frightened female driver stopped in Clifton by a police impersonator who asked for her license early Friday took off instead and called police, who arrested her pursuer moments later, authorities said. The woman was headed to work around 6:15 am. when a white Ford Crown Victoria began following her on southbound Route 21 near River Road, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The other driver followed her onto River Road and sounded a police siren, the woman told police. "Although she did not see any emergency lights, she pulled over...believing that she was being stopp…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
60-Something Bicyclist Expected To Survive Emerson Crash With Teen Driver 60-Something Bicyclist Expected To Survive Emerson Crash With Teen Driver 60-Something Bicyclist Expected To Survive Emerson Crash With Teen Driver
60-Something Bicyclist Expected To Survive Emerson Crash With Teen Driver EMERSON, N.J. -- A 60-something bicyclist was expected to survive his injuries after being struck by a car Thursday night in Emerson, authorities told Daily Voice. A 17-year-old driver told police he stopped to let a few vehicles pass before making a left turn from Clinton Avenue to head west on Main Street around 7 p.m. That's when his vehicle collided with the eastbound bicycle in the intersection, Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. AirMed One flew the bicyclist to Hackensack University Medical Center, where Mazzeo said signs early Friday were that he was likely to survive. Given the sev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD Stops Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun From GWB Jump Port Authority PD Stops Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun From GWB Jump Port Authority PD Stops Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun From GWB Jump
Port Authority PD Stops Suicidal Edgewater Man With Gun From GWB Jump FORT LEE, N.J. -- An Edgewater man who police said appeared intent on "suicide by cop" when he pointed a replica handgun at them while climbing over a George Washington Bridge railing Friday morning was saved from jumping from the bridge 10 years ago, sources told Daily Voice. "That first time, an officer grabbed him by the ankles before he could over [the side]," a law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the incident said. This time, 37-year-old Douglas Peck pointed the pellet gun -- which resembles a 9mm Baretta issued to the military -- at a Port Authority po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Police Officer Finds 2 Pounds Of Pot, $900 Cash During Stop Maywood Police Officer Finds 2 Pounds Of Pot, $900 Cash During Stop Maywood Police Officer Finds 2 Pounds Of Pot, $900 Cash During Stop
Maywood Police Officer Finds 2 Pounds Of Pot, $900 Cash During Stop MAYWOOD, N.J. – A Maywood police officer found a New York State man carrying two pounds of pot during a traffic stop, authorities said Friday. Officer Gregory Mulawka pulled over the gray Toyota Corolla an improper turn at the intersection of Essex Street and Maywood Avenue just before 9 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief David T. Pegg said. While speaking with both occupants, Mulawka smelled marijuana, the chief said. The driver and front seat passenger -- later identified as Louis Santangelo – “gave conflicting accounts of their whereabouts prior to the motor vehicle stop,” Pegg said. A search…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Saddle Brook Burglar Stole $15G Chalice, Cash From Church Clifton PD: Saddle Brook Burglar Stole $15G Chalice, Cash From Church Clifton PD: Saddle Brook Burglar Stole $15G Chalice, Cash From Church
Clifton PD: Saddle Brook Burglar Stole $15G Chalice, Cash From Church CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Saddle Brook man with an extensive rap sheet stole a $15,000 chalice and donation box cash from a Clifton church, authorities said Friday. Based on information from their colleagues in Hawthorne, Haldeon and Saddle Brook, Clifton police charged Peter M. Heitmann Jr. , 26, with burglarizing St. Paul's Church last week, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They also charged him with criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. Heitmann already was being held in the Passaic Coiunty Jail on burglary charges from another jurisdictdion. A second burglary last week at St …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford Police: Video Points To Confessed Bicycle Burglar West Milford Police: Video Points To Confessed Bicycle Burglar West Milford Police: Video Points To Confessed Bicycle Burglar
West Milford Police: Video Points To Confessed Bicycle Burglar WEST MILFORD, N.J. – A 25-year-old Hewitt man turned himself in to West Milford police after surveillance video showed him with a bicycle stolen during a home burglary, authorities said Thursday. ****** CLICK HERE for the video:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B75NJKwprIVWblZwWWFMcjR6WUk/view ****** A homeowner in the Awosting section of town called police last Saturday night to report a window broken and items stolen, including the bike, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck said. Officer Matthew Kloo was canvassing the area when he found the bicycle at the Awosting Boathouse, the chief said…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Detectives Charge Hackensack Man In Commercial Burglaries, Attempts Maywood Detectives Charge Hackensack Man In Commercial Burglaries, Attempts Maywood Detectives Charge Hackensack Man In Commercial Burglaries, Attempts
Maywood Detectives Charge Hackensack Man In Commercial Burglaries, Attempts MAYWOOD, N.J. – Maywood detectives investigating burglaries to a dance center and tax preparation company on West Pleasant Avenue charged a Hackensack man with both, thanks to help from colleagues in other law enforcement agencies. They also charged 43-year-old Mark C. Todd with three attempted commercial burglaries – also on West Pleasant, Police Chief David T. Pegg told Daily Voice on Thursday. Todd took cash and electronics from the Dance Center and Union Tax Inc., while failing to force his way into Kathie’s Gifts, Coronet Variety Store and Mario’s Pizza, before dawn last Sept. 13, the …

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