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 Helps Maywood Police Seize Group In Street Mugging Rochelle Park Helps Maywood Police Seize Group In Street Mugging Rochelle Park Helps Maywood Police Seize Group In Street Mugging
Rochelle Park Helps Maywood Police Seize Group In Street Mugging MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood police got help from their Rochelle Park colleagues in arresting three 18-year-old men who they said mugged a Lodi man on a local street. Two juveniles were also taken into custody, they said. The victim told police he was walking to work on Briarcliff Avenue just before 10 p.m. Tuesday when he was punched in the face and knocked to the ground by a group of assailants who demanded his wallet and money. He handed over both, but they continued to punch and kick him -- "while one tried stealing the victim's boots off his feet," Police Chief David Pegg said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Rips Through Three Passaic Homes, School Closed For Day Fire Rips Through Three Passaic Homes, School Closed For Day Fire Rips Through Three Passaic Homes, School Closed For Day
Fire Rips Through Three Passaic Homes, School Closed For Day PASSAIC, N.J. -- Nearly two dozen people were displaced and a neighborhood school was closed for the day Thursday after a four-alarm blaze tore through a trio of Passaic homes Wednesday night. No serious injuries were disclosed, although one resident reportedly was treated after jumping from one house to another. The cause of the blaze wasn't immediately determined. An investigation was continuing. Meanwhile, the American Red Cross said it was "helping 14 families (23 people) with emergency assistance, including temporary lodging." The fire began in the basement of one of the Ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst Police Chase Down Accused Church Donation Box Thief Lyndhurst Police Chase Down Accused Church Donation Box Thief Lyndhurst Police Chase Down Accused Church Donation Box Thief
Lyndhurst Police Chase Down Accused Church Donation Box Thief LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Surveillance video led Lyndhurst police to an East Rutherford man who they said emptied five donation boxes in a local church. Michael R. Gardi, 34, was ordered held without bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with burglary, theft, eluding, criminal mischief and possession of seven hypodermic needles, among other offenses, Capt. John Valente said Wednesday. A property manager told officers who responded Tuesday to St. Michael's Church on Ridge Road that various boxes throughout the church were forced open and emptied sometime in the previous day or so. Detective Rona…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood PD: Officer Catches Would-Be Bicycle Thief At Train Station Ridgewood PD: Officer Catches Would-Be Bicycle Thief At Train Station Ridgewood PD: Officer Catches Would-Be Bicycle Thief At Train Station
Ridgewood PD: Officer Catches Would-Be Bicycle Thief At Train Station RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A Ridgewood police officer could scarcely believe his eyes as he watched a 38-year-old village man try to cut loose a locked bicycle from a train station fence, authorities said Wednesday. Officer Raymond Tarino arrested Erik Anderson and brought him to police headquarters, where he was charged with criminal attempt, theft and possession of burglary tools, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Anderson was released pending a court hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Your Community
In Your Face! Saddle Brook Teacher, Principal Get 'Pied' In Your Face! Saddle Brook Teacher, Principal Get 'Pied' In Your Face! Saddle Brook Teacher, Principal Get 'Pied'
In Your Face! Saddle Brook Teacher, Principal Get 'Pied' SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — Third-grade teacher Fara DiSalvo and Principal Toni Violetti of Saddle Brook's Franklin School each took a pie to the face on Wednesday for a good cause. Student council advisors Catherine Boyes and Jamie Kugler helped arrange the event as motivation for students to collect cans in the annual "Soup-er Bowl" drive. The school split into two teams, with one teacher representing each.  The teacher on the team that collected fewer cans would be smacked with a pie -- which was DiSalvo.  Violetti stepped up as further motivation for the students to beat last year'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Assistant Principal From Hackensack Busted At GWB For $14K In Unpaid Tolls Assistant Principal From Hackensack Busted At GWB For $14K In Unpaid Tolls Assistant Principal From Hackensack Busted At GWB For $14K In Unpaid Tolls
Assistant Principal From Hackensack Busted At GWB For $14K In Unpaid Tolls FORT LEE, N.J. -- A charter school assistant principal from Hackensack was arrested at the George Washington Bridge after Port Authority police on Wednesday discovered she owed more than $14,000 in unpaid tolls and fees, authorities said. An officer stopped her 2004 Honda Accord after Ashley N. Blount, 28, blew through an E-ZPass lane around 7:30 a.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Blount, a former high school social studies teacher with bachelor's and master's degrees from Montclair State University, has been an assistant principal at Harlem Children's Zone since May …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Minivan Crashes In Fair Lawn Minivan Crashes In Fair Lawn Minivan Crashes In Fair Lawn
Minivan Crashes In Fair Lawn FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- No serious injuries were immediately reported after a minivan hit a divider in Fair Lawn.The crash occurred on Broadway at Banta Place just before 3:30 p.m. One lane of Broadway was open while the scene was cleared.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Officer Finds Gun, Ammo In Vermont Trio's Car Paramus Police Officer Finds Gun, Ammo In Vermont Trio's Car Paramus Police Officer Finds Gun, Ammo In Vermont Trio's Car
Paramus Police Officer Finds Gun, Ammo In Vermont Trio's Car PARAMUS, N.J. -- A trio from Vermont had a handgun and ammo in their car when Paramus police said they stopped them for speeding on Route 17. Officer Henry Ramm smelled raw marijuana after pulling over the 2001 Volkswagon Cabriolet just before 2 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said Wednesday. He immediately arrested the driver -- identified as Scott Ross, 31, of Rutland, VT -- for possession of drug paraphernalia, then found the .45-caliber Taurus “Judge” handgun and .45 caliber ammunition for it during a search, Guidetti said. Ross and passengers Kathleen E. Fuentas, 25…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Routine Route 17 Stop Leads Mahwah Police To Hidden Pot, Cocaine Routine Route 17 Stop Leads Mahwah Police To Hidden Pot, Cocaine Routine Route 17 Stop Leads Mahwah Police To Hidden Pot, Cocaine
Routine Route 17 Stop Leads Mahwah Police To Hidden Pot, Cocaine MAHWAH, N.J. – Two Queens men had several bags of marijuana and a bag of cocaine stashed in their car when Mahwah police said they stopped them on Route 17. Albert Gonzalez, 25, and Anthony Estevez, 27, “gave conflicting stories on their travels” after Officer John Lange stopped their Toyota 4Runner for equipment violations on the highway’s northbound side, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Wednesday. Lange immediately spotted a small amount of pot on the passenger side and could smell a strong odor of the drug from inside the vehicle, the chief said. He was joined by fellow Officers Chri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Woodland Park Police Issue Alert After Possible Luring Incident Woodland Park Police Issue Alert After Possible Luring Incident Woodland Park Police Issue Alert After Possible Luring Incident
Woodland Park Police Issue Alert After Possible Luring Incident WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Woodland Park police issued an alert Wednesday about a possible luring incident in the area of Maple Avenue. "Come here, come here," the alleged victim told police an occupant of a white van said to him after the vehicle stopped at his driveway at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Anthony Galietti said. "We are asking everyone to be vigilant and to forward any information that you may have to the Woodland Park Detective Bureau -- 973-345-8115 or at [email protected]," the chief said.

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