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
Breaking News
Prospect Park Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Friends' Daughters Prospect Park Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Friends' Daughters Prospect Park Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Friends' Daughters
Prospect Park Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Friends' Daughters PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – A Prospect Park man faces 25 years to life in state prison after jurors in Paterson convicted him of sexually abusing three underage daughters of friends. The jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday against Santos Granados, 43, of aggravated sexual assault, sexual contact and child endangerment. Jurors heard from all three girls – who were 12, 14 and 15 when they were abused, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Handing the case for the state was Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Anneris Hernandez. He also must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Recognize Her? Reward Offered For New Milford iPhone Thief Recognize Her? Reward Offered For New Milford iPhone Thief Recognize Her? Reward Offered For New Milford iPhone Thief
Recognize Her? Reward Offered For New Milford iPhone Thief NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- New Milford police turned to the public for help finding a woman who they said swiped an iPhone from the courtesy counter at the local Shop Rite. A reward was being offered. The thief, who was with a man, grabbed the iPhone 7 Plus on Feb. 8 and bolted, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders said. If you see her, recognize her of have information that could help authorities solve the theft, please call New Milford PD: (201) 261-1400. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. The number: 1-844-466-6789.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Con Clifton Chase Ends With Route 80 Crash, Arrest In Elmwood Park Ex-Con Clifton Chase Ends With Route 80 Crash, Arrest In Elmwood Park Ex-Con Clifton Chase Ends With Route 80 Crash, Arrest In Elmwood Park
Ex-Con Clifton Chase Ends With Route 80 Crash, Arrest In Elmwood Park CLIFTON, N.J. -- A chase that began in Clifton with an ex-con ramming a police car with his vehicle ended with another crash and a quick arrest in Elmwood Park just off Route 80, authorities said Thursday. A passerby reported seeing Jerry Shanks, 42, using a crowbar to try to break into a Washington Avenue residence around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Spotting the witness, Shanks pointed a gun while fleeing, Bracken said. Moments later, Officer Samuel Rodriguez tried stopping the car on Barkley Avenue, but Shanks kept going onto eastbound Route 46, he said. A de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Prosecutor: Harrington Park Controller From Teaneck Embezzled $160,000 Prosecutor: Harrington Park Controller From Teaneck Embezzled $160,000 Prosecutor: Harrington Park Controller From Teaneck Embezzled $160,000
Prosecutor: Harrington Park Controller From Teaneck Embezzled $160,000 TEANECK, N.J. -- A Harrington Park company controller from Teaneck was fired and arrested after embezzling $160,000, authorities said. Jennifer A. Smith, 32, first diverted $40,000 to herself between last September and this February, then droped $120,000 into her personal bank account in late January, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Grewal’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested Smith on Tuesday after company officials alerted authorities, the prosecutor said. She was charged with theft and computer theft and released pending a March 1 first appearance in Central Judicial…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Pot Smell Leads Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives To Cocaine Stash Pot Smell Leads Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives To Cocaine Stash Pot Smell Leads Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives To Cocaine Stash
Pot Smell Leads Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives To Cocaine Stash PATERSON, N.J. -- The smell of marijuana from a car stopped by Passaic County sheriffs officers in Paterson led to the discovery of nearly 250 bags of cocaine, along with a small amount of marijuana and drug-packaging materials, authorities said Thursday. Drug and warrant detectives working an investigation stopped the Acura MDX on Temple Street around 8 p.m. Monday after seeing 26-year-old Chayanne Hidalgo get in moments earlier, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. "As detectives approached the vehicle, they could smell a strong odor of raw marijuana emanating from [it]," Berdnik sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Old Tappan Coin Dealer Admits Pocketing Tax-Free $400,000 Ex-Old Tappan Coin Dealer Admits Pocketing Tax-Free $400,000 Ex-Old Tappan Coin Dealer Admits Pocketing Tax-Free $400,000
Ex-Old Tappan Coin Dealer Admits Pocketing Tax-Free $400,000 OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- A former Old Tappan con dealer admitted in federal court on Tuesday that he pocketed $400,000 in income that he hid from the IRS after cornering the market with coins he bought using other people’s identities. A U.S. District Court judge in Trenton scheduled sentencing for 68-year-old William Dominick – now of Collier County, Florida -- for May 23 after accepting a guilty plea to single counts of tax evasion and identity theft as part of a deal with federal prosecutors. Dominick owned and operated Westwood Rare Coin out of his home in Old Tappan. In 2013, he failed to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford Man Had $400,000 In Fake Checks In His Apartment, Police Charge New Milford Man Had $400,000 In Fake Checks In His Apartment, Police Charge New Milford Man Had $400,000 In Fake Checks In His Apartment, Police Charge
New Milford Man Had $400,000 In Fake Checks In His Apartment, Police Charge NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A New Milford man had nearly seven dozen printed and blank checks worth more than $400,000 when borough police raided his apartment, authorities said Tuesday. Ian N. Brown, 23, was arrested by Detective Derek Mattessich and uniformed officers just before 9:30 a.m. Monday after a warranted search of his home and garage at the Brookchester Apartment Complex, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders told Daily Voice. The raid stemmed from an investigation begun by Mattesich in December involving theft, credit card fraud, and identity theft. Besides the checks, Brown had several b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford PD: Ex-Con In Tinted-Windowed Car Had Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets New Milford PD: Ex-Con In Tinted-Windowed Car Had Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets New Milford PD: Ex-Con In Tinted-Windowed Car Had Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets
New Milford PD: Ex-Con In Tinted-Windowed Car Had Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- An ex-con in a car stopped by New Milford police for having tinted windows was carrying a 9mm handgun with a defaced serial number and hollow-point bullets, authorities said Tuesday. Police Officer Vincent Siekierski smelled raw marijuana inside the vehicle after he stopped it on New Bridge Road just after 7:30 p.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Kevin Van Saders told Daily Voice. Backups found some pot, along with the silver Bryco Arms handgun and four 9mm hollow-point bullets belongong to passenger Michael Lantz, 40, of Newark, Van Saders said. Lantz was taken to the Bergen …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police: 'Suspicious' Dumont Man Had Crystal Meth Rochelle Park Police: 'Suspicious' Dumont Man Had Crystal Meth Rochelle Park Police: 'Suspicious' Dumont Man Had Crystal Meth
Rochelle Park Police: 'Suspicious' Dumont Man Had Crystal Meth ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Rochelle Park police alerted to a suspicious person found a Dumont man carrying crystal meth, authorities said Tuesday. Andrew Bigelow, 26, was released pending a court date on drug possession charges after he was arrested by Officer Ryan Burke on West Passaic Street, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Police Show Asian-American Guests U.S. Law Enforcement Saddle Brook Police Show Asian-American Guests U.S. Law Enforcement Saddle Brook Police Show Asian-American Guests U.S. Law Enforcement
Saddle Brook Police Show Asian-American Guests U.S. Law Enforcement SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- For four weeks, members of the Asian-American community are learning about American law enforcement through a special program hosted by Saddle Brook police. Various speakers -- among them, County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal and County Executive Jim Tedesco -- have addressed members of the International Law Enforcement Federation (ILEF), founded by David Chong. The 15-hour Community Policing Program aims to "develop and maintain relationships and to build trust between the police and the communities they serve, especially with those of minority and diverse backgro…

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