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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Worst Fears Don't Come True: Marcal Blaze Doused Worst Fears Don't Come True: Marcal Blaze Doused Worst Fears Don't Come True: Marcal Blaze Doused
Worst Fears Don't Come True: Marcal Blaze Doused ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — The night that firefighters have long feared never materalized at the Marcal warehouse in Elmwood Park on Monday, although it took hours to finally put down a five-alarm blaze that burned stacks of paper. "Our main concern is that the stacks don't fall on any firefighters," Mayor Robert Colletti told Daily Voice. "It's a building filled with a lot of paper." Heavy smoke made it difficult for crews to initially locate the blaze, which began at the Market Street factory around 5 p.m. Soon after, they found it embedded in a paper storage area. Flames …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTO GALLERY: Driver, 88, Plows Sedan Into Washington Township House PHOTO GALLERY: Driver, 88, Plows Sedan Into Washington Township House PHOTO GALLERY: Driver, 88, Plows Sedan Into Washington Township House
Photo Gallery: Driver, 88, Plows Sedan Into Washington Township House WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- An 88-year-old Washington Township driver's car barreled backwards into a neighbor's house across the street Monday afternoon, rendering the house uninhabitable. "The woman backed out of her out of [her] driveway across the street and down a small embankment into the house" around 1:15 p.m., Police Lt. Richard Skinner told Daily Voice. "The resident was home at the time and luckily went into the kitchen to answer the phone," he said.The homeowner's 16-year-old Golden Retriever ended up beneath the car but wasn't pinned or injured, the lieuten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Your Community
Watch Dumont Poker Player Win $100,000 In 15 Minutes Watch Dumont Poker Player Win $100,000 In 15 Minutes Watch Dumont Poker Player Win $100,000 In 15 Minutes
Watch Dumont Poker Player Win $100,000 In 15 Minutes DUMONT, N.J. — January 29 was a big day for Dumont's James Piccolo, who won $100,000 in 15 minutes while his dad had a successful surgery and sister got engaged, NorthJersey.com reports. James Piccolo, 28, moved back to his Bergen County home in Dumont in 2015 after years of working as a professional poker player in Las Vegas, the article says. He was playing on PokerStarsNJ.com last month when he struck gold, NorthJersey.com says. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police Find Accused Burglar -- In Court Wayne Police Find Accused Burglar -- In Court Wayne Police Find Accused Burglar -- In Court
Wayne Police Find Accused Burglar -- In Court WAYNE, N.J. – A Wayne man wanted for a local burglary was in court for another matter when township police recognized and arrested him. Detective Jorge Barreto obtained an arrest warrant after tying 31-year-old Frank J. Schumacher Jr. to the Jan. 29 break-in on Lindy Road, Capt. Laurence Martin said. A resident who called police after finding Schumacher in the home reported two Canon cameras worth $3,500 stolen, Martin said. Barreto soon discovered that Schumacher pawned them at a Route 23 shop, the captain said. Schumacher was sent to the Passaic County Jail pending a bail hearing on cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Your Community
Garfield Mom Seeks Answers On Long Island Medium After Sister's Murder Garfield Mom Seeks Answers On Long Island Medium After Sister's Murder Garfield Mom Seeks Answers On Long Island Medium After Sister's Murder
Garfield Mom Seeks Answers On Long Island Medium After Sister's Murder GARFIELD, N.J. — The Garfield sister of a woman who was brutally killed by her ex-boyfriend will be on "Long Island Medium" next month. Stella Tulli's reading with Theresa Caputo will air on Sunday, March 5 at 8 p.m.  Tulli's sister Viviana was 21 when she was strangled by Clifton's David Gooddell. He then drove her car head-on into a police cruiser with her body still in the passenger seat. Tulli was watching the show in 2014 when she decided to send in an application. It wasn't until this time last year that she heard back. "Just wanted to see what's up with my sister and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee Motorist, 83, Fled After Hitting Pedestrian, Authorities Charge Fort Lee Motorist, 83, Fled After Hitting Pedestrian, Authorities Charge Fort Lee Motorist, 83, Fled After Hitting Pedestrian, Authorities Charge
Fort Lee Motorist, 83, Fled After Hitting Pedestrian, Authorities Charge FORT LEE, N.J. – An 83-year-old Fort Lee motorist took off after hitting a pedestrian, authorities charged. Hans Jochimsen was arrested after detectives determined that his 1992 Toyota Camry struck 57-year-old Byron Murphy of New York as Murphy crossed Lemoine Avenue just after 6 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Murphy remained in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, Grewal said. Jochimsen, who lives on Linwood Avenue, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and released pending a March 3 fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Drug Trove Found In Former Clarkstown Lawyer's NJ Home Prosecutor: Drug Trove Found In Former Clarkstown Lawyer's NJ Home Prosecutor: Drug Trove Found In Former Clarkstown Lawyer's NJ Home
Prosecutor: Drug Trove Found In Former Clarkstown Lawyer's NJ Home HACKENSACK, N.J. – Detectives in Bergen County arrested a disbarred lawyer originally from New City after finding a trove of drugs at his apartment. Marijuana, cocaine, oxycodone, psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, Suboxone and drug packaging materials were all found, along with $5,751 in apparent drug proceeds, in the Hackensack apartment of 50-year-old Barry A. Hoffberg, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Grewal said his investigators began watching Hoffberg -- who was graduated from Clarkstown North High School -- after getting a tip that he was dealing drugs from the com…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Cocaine, Mushrooms, Pot, More Found In Hackensack Drug Raid Prosecutor: Cocaine, Mushrooms, Pot, More Found In Hackensack Drug Raid Prosecutor: Cocaine, Mushrooms, Pot, More Found In Hackensack Drug Raid
Prosecutor: Cocaine, Mushrooms, Pot, More Found In Hackensack Drug Raid HACKENSACK, N.J. – Detectives arrested a disbarred lawyer and his neighbor at a Hackensack apartment complex after finding them with an assortment of drugs, authorities said. Marijuana, cocaine, oxycodone, psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, Suboxone and drug packaging materials were all found, along with $5,751 in apparent drug proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Arrested were Barry A. Hoffberg, a 50-year-old former attorney, and Kevin Concannon, 44, the prosecutor said. Grewal said his investigators began watching Hoffberg after getting a tip that he was dealing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Police Sergeant Spots Suspected Car Burglar On Camera Fairview Police Sergeant Spots Suspected Car Burglar On Camera Fairview Police Sergeant Spots Suspected Car Burglar On Camera
Fairview Police Sergeant Spots Suspected Car Burglar On Camera FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview police nabbed an ex-con breaking into cars overnight thanks to an alert desk sergeant, authorities said. Sgt. Gino Sculco was monitoring borough surveillance cameras when he spotted 29-year-old Frank Redwood Jr. testing door handles in the 100 block of Bergen Boulevard just before 1 a.m. Monday, Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. There had been several car break-ins over the past week in that area, Kahn noted. Officers Michael Hartmann and C.J. Turro rushed to the scene, where they grabbed Redwood of Harding Place, he said. They charged him with burglary…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Robber Hits Mahwah Convenience Store Near State Line Robber Hits Mahwah Convenience Store Near State Line Robber Hits Mahwah Convenience Store Near State Line
Robber Hits Mahwah Convenience Store Near State Line MAHWAH, N.J. -- An armed robber dressed in camouflage pants, a hoodie and a scarf fled a Mahwah 7-Eleven with cash and cartons of cigarettes, police said. Motioning as if he had a gun, the robber told the clerk at the Franklin Turnpike convenience store near the Suffern border around 12:20 a.m. Sunday that he "would kill him if he didn't give him the money from the register," Police Chief James N. Batelli told Daily Voice. "The clerk told him he didn't have access to the register and the gunman then demanded his wallet," the chief said. The robber fled with cash the cle…

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