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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie PD: Stoned, Suspended South Hackensack Driver Gives False ID Moonachie PD: Stoned, Suspended South Hackensack Driver Gives False ID Moonachie PD: Stoned, Suspended South Hackensack Driver Gives False ID
Moonachie PD: Stoned, Suspended South Hackensack Driver Gives False ID MOONACHIE, N.J. -- A suspended South Hackensack driver tried giving a bogus name to a Moonachie police officer who smellet pot after stopping him on Route 46 in Teterboro, authorities said. Charlie H. Kim, 29, was stopped for a traffic violation at 2 a.m. Saturday by Officer Victor Migliorino on the highway's eastbound side, said Sgt. Richard Behrens, the officer in charge of the department. Kim couldn't produce a license after Migliorino smelled the odor of burnt marijuana, then tried giving the officer a false name, the sergeant said. A quick run through the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Comm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Jeep, Truck Crash In Paramus Jeep, Truck Crash In Paramus Jeep, Truck Crash In Paramus
Jeep, Truck Crash In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a Jeep crashed into a truck and then hit a utility pole and guide wire in Paramus. The crashed occurred on Ridgewood Avenue just before 8:30 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Rebuilt Saddle Brook Home Burglars Strike Again Rebuilt Saddle Brook Home Burglars Strike Again Rebuilt Saddle Brook Home Burglars Strike Again
Rebuilt Saddle Brook Home Burglars Strike Again SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Someone broke into a Saddle Brook house under reconstruction and made off with various power tools and other equipment, authorities said. Whoever was responsible burglarized the North Boulevard home sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning by removing plywood to a door opening, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. DeWalt power drills, a skill saw and a grinder worth more than $1,000 combined were taken, he said. It's possible the thief or thieves "could be associated with other recent break-ins, including residential homes on Ash Avenue and Evans Place, as w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police: Paterson Man Nabbed With Heroin, Coke For Sale Rochelle Park Police: Paterson Man Nabbed With Heroin, Coke For Sale Rochelle Park Police: Paterson Man Nabbed With Heroin, Coke For Sale
Rochelle Park Police: Paterson Man Nabbed With Heroin, Coke For Sale ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A passenger had a significant amount of heroin and crack for sale, along with some pot, during an afternoon traffic stop, Rochelle Park police said Tuesday. Officer Franklin Laboy stopped the car for several motor vehicle violations on Central Avenue around 3 p.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. James DePreta said. In the back seat, 33-year-old Glenn Urena of Paterson "began to move around within the vehicle in an apparent attempt to conceal something," he said. Urena was carrying 218 baggies of heroin, 19 baggies of crack cocaine, a small bag of marijuana and about…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Seen Him? Police Release Photos In Fort Lee Bank Robbery Seen Him? Police Release Photos In Fort Lee Bank Robbery Seen Him? Police Release Photos In Fort Lee Bank Robbery
Seen Him? Police Release Photos In Fort Lee Bank Robbery FORT LEE, N.J. -- Fort Lee police released surveillance images Monday night of a man who robbed the TD Bank on Palisade Avenue earlier in the day. He struck at 4:26 p.m., passing a note to a teller and taking an undisclosed amount of cash, fleeing on foot, Detective Capt. Patrick Kissane said. Police established a perimeter, but he escaped. Palisade Interstate Parkway Police, the US Postal Inspector’s Office, New Jersey Transit, Weehawken police and the Port Authority police assisted. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Fort Lee police and t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Montvale Woman Finds Burglar In Kitchen Montvale Woman Finds Burglar In Kitchen Montvale Woman Finds Burglar In Kitchen
Montvale Woman Finds Burglar In Kitchen MONTVALE, N.J. -- Montvale police arrested a burglar -- as well as two relatives who they said tried to prevent it -- moments after a resident came home to find him stuffing some of her belongings into a bag in the kitchen Monday morning. The woman "fled fled the house to her car -- followed by the burglar, who also ran out of the house carrying and dropping the stolen items"  shortly before 10:30 a.m., Police Chief Jeremy Abrams said Monday. He then crossed the street and vanished behind a row of houses, the chief said. Police from Upper Saddle River, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lak…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Slams Into Bergenfield Utility Pole On Busy Street SUV Slams Into Bergenfield Utility Pole On Busy Street SUV Slams Into Bergenfield Utility Pole On Busy Street
SUV Slams Into Bergenfield Utility Pole On Busy Street BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- An SUV slammed into a Bergenfield utility pole Monday afternoon, nearly snapping it at its base and leaving it swaying over traffic. No injuries were immediately reported in the crash, which backed rubber-necking traffic on New Milford Avenue around 2:45 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Passaic County Corrections Officer Pilfered PBA Funds Authorities: Passaic County Corrections Officer Pilfered PBA Funds Authorities: Passaic County Corrections Officer Pilfered PBA Funds
Authorities: Passaic County Corrections Officer Pilfered PBA Funds PATERSON, N.J. – A Passaic County sheriff’s PBA treasurer helped herself to union funds, said authorities who arrested her Monday. Corrections Officer Gwendolyn Broughton, 53, was taken into custody at 8:15 a.m. Monday and charged with theft, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik announced that afternoon. Broughton was a corrections officer from December 2011 through May 2016 and served for a period as treasurer of Local #197, Valdes and Berdnik said. She used her access as treasurer to make “numerous unauthorized cash withdrawals from multiple accounts for he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
High Winds Knock Tree Through Saddle Brook House, Second Tree Deemed Safe High Winds Knock Tree Through Saddle Brook House, Second Tree Deemed Safe High Winds Knock Tree Through Saddle Brook House, Second Tree Deemed Safe
High Winds Knock Tree Through Saddle Brook House, Second Tree Deemed Safe SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – High winds knocked a giant tree through a Saddle Brook house Monday, toppling power lines. “The residents were home at the time and lucky for them weren’t occupying the front corner of the home,” Police Chief Robert Kugler said. An expert responded after the 1 p.m. mishap at Saddle River Road and Rochelle Parkway and determined that the other half of the "twin" tree wasn't in danger of falling, Mayor Robert White told Daily Voice. The township building inspector determined that it was structurally okay for the residents to immediately return. "They will…

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by Jerry DeMarco, Lauren Kidd Ferguson
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Garage Fire Severely Damages Home Ridgewood Garage Fire Severely Damages Home Ridgewood Garage Fire Severely Damages Home
Ridgewood Garage Fire Severely Damages Home RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood firefighters put down a weekend attached-garage blaze that destroyed a vehicle and severely damaged the home. No injuries were reported in the Saturday night fire on Glenwood Road, which shot up to the second floor. Glen Rock firefighters joined village police and EMS at the scene, while other fire companies stood by at headquarters.

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