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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Driver In Multi-Town Bergen Police Chase Freed Without Bail Driver In Multi-Town Bergen Police Chase Freed Without Bail Driver In Multi-Town Bergen Police Chase Freed Without Bail
Driver In Multi-Town Bergen Police Chase Freed Without Bail PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Jersey City man who led police on a chase Friday that ended when the car he was driving blew a rear tire and crashed into a pole on Route 17 in Paramus was ordered released without bail the next day. A judge required Kurt Dozier, 48, to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet, among the conditions of his release, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice.  Dozier faces an assortment of charges from Englewood, Paramus, Washington Township and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, including resisting arrest and eluding. Records show he also has a history of a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Norwood PD: Super Bowl Goes Blank After Old Tappan Driver Hits Pole, Flees Norwood PD: Super Bowl Goes Blank After Old Tappan Driver Hits Pole, Flees Norwood PD: Super Bowl Goes Blank After Old Tappan Driver Hits Pole, Flees
Norwood PD: Super Bowl Goes Blank After Old Tappan Driver Hits Pole, Flees NORWOOD, N.J. -- Television screens went blank during the Super Bowl for 1,463 customers in Norwood and Harrington Park after a drunk driver from Old Tappan toppled a utility pole just after 9 p.m. Sunday, police said. Stephanie Sariol, 24, left the car behind and ran off after destroying the pole in front of Pine Brook Kennels on Broad Street, Police Chief Jeffrey Krapels told Daily Voice. Krapels's officers identified her after learning that the car's registered owner of the car lives in Old Tappan, Krapels said Monday. Old Tappan police waited for Sariol while Norwood police searched fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Former Harrington Park Officer Convicted Of Fondling Girls Dies In Prison Former Harrington Park Officer Convicted Of Fondling Girls Dies In Prison Former Harrington Park Officer Convicted Of Fondling Girls Dies In Prison
Former Harrington Park Officer Convicted Of Fondling Girls Dies In Prison HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Gary Stayback, a former Harrington Park police officer convicted of fondling six young girls, died in prison after more than 15 years behind bars. State Corrections records show that Stayback died on Jan. 16, a week after his 70th birthday, at South Woods State Prison in the Cumberland County town of Bridgeton. The River Vale native was scheduled for parole in mid-2018. Stayback, who resigned before being indicted after 29 years as a patrol officer, was arrested on July 9, 1999 on charges of molesting three girls. Further investigation found two victims who said h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Boy, 16, Gunned Down, Companion Wounded Paterson Boy, 16, Gunned Down, Companion Wounded Paterson Boy, 16, Gunned Down, Companion Wounded
Paterson Boy, 16, Gunned Down, Companion Wounded PATERSON, N.J. -- A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed and a 17-year-old companion wounded on a Paterson street, authorities confirmed Sunday morning. Both victims were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after the 5 p.m. shooting Saturday on Auburn Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The younger boy died at the hospital; the other was treated and released, Speziale said. Paterson and Passaic County Prosecutor’s detectives were conducting interviews with the families and canvassing the neighborhood for anyone with information that could help them find the shooter. If y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Underground Ridgewood Vault Fire Sends Smoke Through Drains Underground Ridgewood Vault Fire Sends Smoke Through Drains Underground Ridgewood Vault Fire Sends Smoke Through Drains
Underground Ridgewood Vault Fire Sends Smoke Through Drains RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- An underground electrical vault fire sent smoke through storm drains and closed some Ridgewood streets to traffic Sunday morning, responders said. Firefighters and police responded to Wilsey Square after the fire broke out just before 8:30 a.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Driver Wanted In Wild Sheriff's Chase Surrenders Paterson Driver Wanted In Wild Sheriff's Chase Surrenders Paterson Driver Wanted In Wild Sheriff's Chase Surrenders
Paterson Driver Wanted In Wild Sheriff's Chase Surrenders PATERSON, N.J. -- A Paterson driver who eluded Passaic County sheriff's officers after crashing a car during a mad chase turned himself in after a week on the run, authorities said. Officers Michael Spadafora and Jasmine Currie were stopped at a red light at Straight and Essex streets just before 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 when a silver Acura sped past them on the wrong side of the road and made a left turn through the light, Passaic County Sheriff Richard N. Berdnik said. They pulled the car over on Essex Street at Madison, and the driver got out the car with his hands in the pockets of a mechanic'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Meteorologist: No Snow For Bergen, Passaic On Super Bowl Sunday Meteorologist: No Snow For Bergen, Passaic On Super Bowl Sunday Meteorologist: No Snow For Bergen, Passaic On Super Bowl Sunday
Meteorologist: No Snow For Bergen, Passaic On Super Bowl Sunday Although some areas north of New Jersey may see snow, Super Bowl Sunday in Bergen and Passaic counties will be dry with clouds, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Saturday. "This morning we are seeing lots of sunshine but it is cold as high pressure is building in from the west," Cioffis said. "The core of this cold air mass is overhead today. We will see sunshine with a bit of a gusty breeze and temperatures in the low to mid 30s. "Temperatures will moderate overnight and on Sunday," he added. "There isn’t much with this system so, other than perhaps an isolated s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson PD: Detectives Track Down Gunman In September Shooting Paterson PD: Detectives Track Down Gunman In September Shooting Paterson PD: Detectives Track Down Gunman In September Shooting
Paterson PD: Detectives Track Down Gunman In September Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- A "tenacious pursuit of justice" led to the arrest of a man who Paterson police said shot another in the arm last September, authorities said. Detectives with the U.S. Marshal’s Violent Crime Task Force joined city investigators in tracking down 24-year-old Mark Edwards on Friday after members of the Ceasefire and Warrant units got a tip, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Edwards tried to run after they stopped a cab that he'd gotten into at Park Avenue and East 19 Street, but they quickly grabbed him, Speziale said. Detectives Francisco Brito and Christopher…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Interrupt Burglary: One Caught, Two Flee Paramus Police Interrupt Burglary: One Caught, Two Flee Paramus Police Interrupt Burglary: One Caught, Two Flee
Paramus Police Interrupt Burglary: One Caught, Two Flee PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus police caught one of three men who they said broke into a local home moments earlier. A Buttonwood Drive resident's report of breaking glass and flashlights in a neighbor's back yard at 7:25 p.m. Thursday brought Officer Donal Liu, who spotted a Jeep with Pennsylvania registration in front of the home with the engine running, Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said. As Liu approached, the Jeep suddenly sped off onto Circle Drive, where other officers stopped it at Farview Avenue. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Wilmar Cano of East Elmhurst, Queens, bailed out …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Route 17 Crash In Paramus Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Route 17 Crash In Paramus Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Route 17 Crash In Paramus
Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Route 17 Crash In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A chase ended Friday when the driver pursued by police blew a rear tire and crashed the vehicle into a pole on Route 17 in Paramus. Police took the suspect into custody as workers at a nearby office building watched the drama end (see video above). An Englewood traffic officer tried pulling the white Crown Victoria over and it sped off, eventually heading west on Route 4. An alert was issued for the vehicle, which apparently was a decommissioned police cruiser. It had a spotlight attached to the driver's side and no front license plate, responders said. Paramus police end…

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