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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Caller Sparks Arrest In Antiques Burglary Rochelle Park Caller Sparks Arrest In Antiques Burglary Rochelle Park Caller Sparks Arrest In Antiques Burglary
Rochelle Park Caller Sparks Arrest In Antiques Burglary ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A Rochelle Park neighbor's call helped police snag a 62-year-old burglar moments after he'd broken into a home, authorities said Monday. Police flooded the Lexington Avenue neighborhood after getting the call of a suspicious man getting out of a car, retrieving a bag from the trunk and donning a black hoodie around 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta told Daily Voice. The caller said he then headed to the back of a home. Responding Sgt. Ed Kukalski and Officers Brendan Stapleton and Chris Saldivia boxed in the car, set up a perimeter and summoned a Bergen …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Courageous Elmwood Park Dental Assistant Fights Off Robber Courageous Elmwood Park Dental Assistant Fights Off Robber Courageous Elmwood Park Dental Assistant Fights Off Robber
Courageous Elmwood Park Dental Assistant Fights Off Robber ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A masked robber chased down by a courageous Elmwood Park dental assistant ran over a pedestrian's foot and rammed into another vehicle with a stolen car before fleeing toward Paterson, authorities said. The assistant was alone Monday afternoon in the Broadway dental office when the robber -- wearing a hoodie, ski mask and gloves -- "entered the office, told her he had a gun and threatened to shoot her if she didn't give him money," Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. When she said there was none in the office, he struggled with the worker before gr…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Two Stabbed, Two Jailed In Englewood Pot Deal Gone Bad Two Stabbed, Two Jailed In Englewood Pot Deal Gone Bad Two Stabbed, Two Jailed In Englewood Pot Deal Gone Bad
Two Stabbed, Two Jailed In Englewood Pot Deal Gone Bad ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- An Englewood pot deal gone bad left two men hospitalized and two others jailed -- one on attempted murder charges. The Irvington victims -- 19 and 25 years old -- were stabbed outside a residence in the 100 block of Glenbrook Parkway around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Both were admitted to Holy Name Medical Center with what Torell said were "severe but not life-threatening" stab wounds. Teaneck detectives who learned of the stabbings contacted their Englewood colleagues. Working together, Englewood and Teaneck detectives arrested …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Police Officer Shoots Self During Call Franklin Lakes Police Officer Shoots Self During Call Franklin Lakes Police Officer Shoots Self During Call
Franklin Lakes Police Officer Shoots Self During Call FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A Franklin Lakes police officer shot himself while investigating a dog complaint Friday afternoon, authorities said. “The injury is not life-threatening. Nobody else was injured,” Capt. John Bakelaar said after the incident, which occurred around 2 p.m. “We are looking into the circumstances,” he said.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police Find Stolen Semi Handgun, Shotgun, Pot In Drug Raid Rochelle Park Police Find Stolen Semi Handgun, Shotgun, Pot In Drug Raid Rochelle Park Police Find Stolen Semi Handgun, Shotgun, Pot In Drug Raid
Rochelle Park Police Find Stolen Semi Handgun, Shotgun, Pot In Drug Raid ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – Rochelle Park police seized a loaded semi-automatic handgun, 80 additional rounds of ammunition, a double-barreled shotgun and several ounces of marijuana for sale during a drug raid Friday. James M. Irby, 38, was ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a bail hearing on drug and weapons charges, Lt. Dean Pinto said. A group of borough officers armed with a warrant were joined by a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit after in the Rochelle Avenue raid, following an investigation by the department’s detective bureau, Pinto said. The search turned up a loaded .22-ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Hero Port Authority Officer Stops Rolling GWB Car With Stoned-Out Driver Hero Port Authority Officer Stops Rolling GWB Car With Stoned-Out Driver Hero Port Authority Officer Stops Rolling GWB Car With Stoned-Out Driver
Hero Port Authority Officer Stops Rolling GWB Car With Stoned-Out Driver FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Port Authority police officer used his cruiser to stop a stolen car whose stoned driver had passed out behind the wheel on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. The owner, a resident of The Modern in Fort Lee, had a valet bring the white 2016 Mercedes sedan to a local business on Thursday to be washed and detailed, police said. An employee of the business -- identified as 28-year-old Anibal Rivera of Newark -- instead drove the car to Jersey City, where he picked up Brandon K. Eckhardt, 26, they said. Lt. Vincent Desimone was on patrol when …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Gas Attendant Struck By Fleeing Car Clifton Gas Attendant Struck By Fleeing Car Clifton Gas Attendant Struck By Fleeing Car
Clifton Gas Attendant Struck By Fleeing Car CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton service station attendant was injured when he stepped into the path of a fleeing gasoline thief's car and was knocked onto the hood, police said Friday. The Route 3 Shell attendant said he'd just filled the driver's tank with $25 worth of gas and requested payment around 4:40 p.m. when the thief drove off, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The 56-year-old attendant ran toward the westbound highway's shoulder to try and stop him but was struck by the gray, older-model Nissan Sentra, Bracken said. The driver kept going, leaving the injured attendant on the side of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Home Invasion Robbers Hold Englewood Couple At Gunpoint VIDEO: Home Invasion Robbers Hold Englewood Couple At Gunpoint VIDEO: Home Invasion Robbers Hold Englewood Couple At Gunpoint
Video: Home Invasion Robbers Hold Englewood Couple At Gunpoint ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Three intruders held an Englewood husband and wife at gunpoint for a half-hour while they ransacked their home, police said Friday. A reward was being offered for information leading to arrests of the trio, who were either in their late teens or early 20s, authorities said. The 30-year-old husband was unloading items from his vehicle at the Cross Creek condominium complex on Broad Avenue just north of Leonia when the trio – all armed with handguns – “surrounded him and announced a robbery” around 10 p.m. last Friday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. The ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Court: Marine MP In Fort Lee Club Brawl Didn't Have Right To Carry Gun NJ Court: Marine MP In Fort Lee Club Brawl Didn't Have Right To Carry Gun NJ Court: Marine MP In Fort Lee Club Brawl Didn't Have Right To Carry Gun
NJ Court: Marine MP In Fort Lee Club Brawl Didn't Have Right To Carry Gun FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Marine MP whose loaded service weapon was pointed at police by another man during a melee outside a Fort Lee nightclub didn’t have the right to carry the gun across state lines at the time, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Friday. Federal law in 2011 didn’t cover Hisashi Pompey, the appellate panel said in upholding a five-year state prison sentence – three of which he had to complete before being eligible for parole. Pompey was scheduled for release in mid-April. In his appeal, Pompey blamed his lawyer for failing to raise the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Time Served For Englewood Woman In $128G Dead Mom Social Security Scam Time Served For Englewood Woman In $128G Dead Mom Social Security Scam Time Served For Englewood Woman In $128G Dead Mom Social Security Scam
Time Served For Englewood Woman In $128G Dead Mom Social Security Scam ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- An Englewood woman who admitted pocketing more than $128,131 in Social Security benefits for nearly eight years after her mother died was sentenced to time served on Friday. Linda Miller, 59, served the six months sentence she plea-bargained with prosecutors while remaining in custody as the case proceeded, Superior Court Judge Christopher R. Kazlau ruled. She must remain on probation for five years and pay full restitution, under the deal. “Devious offenders like Miller drain critical resources that are needed to keep the Social Security program strong,” New Jersey Atto…

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