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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Popular Oakland Police Chief Sworn As Bergen Association President PHOTOS: Popular Oakland Police Chief Sworn As Bergen Association President PHOTOS: Popular Oakland Police Chief Sworn As Bergen Association President
Photos: Popular Oakland Police Chief Sworn As Bergen Association President PATERSON, N.J. -- Honors and tributes flowed Saturday night as the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association inducted its 92nd president, Oakland Police Chief Edward Kasper, before hundreds of attendees at the Brownstone in Paterson. It was a testament to Kasper's reputation and integrity, State Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi said, that so many plaques and other honors were bestowed on the 26-year veteran, who became chief more than a decade ago. For his part, Kasper praised the outstanding working relationship that local chiefs have with Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal -- who swore h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Police Officer Busts 3 With More Than 1/2 Pound Of Heroin Paramus Police Officer Busts 3 With More Than 1/2 Pound Of Heroin Paramus Police Officer Busts 3 With More Than 1/2 Pound Of Heroin
Paramus Police Officer Busts 3 With More Than 1/2 Pound Of Heroin PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus police officer found a trio with 11 ounces of heroin after a Route 17 traffic stop, authorities said Saturday. Officer Connor Nutland pulled the 2007 BMW 328 over on the northbound highway around 2:20 a.m. Friday and found the heroin in 20 bricks in a makeup bag, Deputy Chief Robert M. Guidetti. Arrested were two Hudson County men – Carlos A. Zayas, 26, of Union City, and Anthony Figuerora, 22, of Jersey City – along with Jason A. Brown, 23, of Rutland, VT. All were transported to the Bergen County Jail pending a bail hearing on charges of heroin possession with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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$56,240 In Unpaid Tolls Gets Teaneck Driver Arrested At GWB $56,240 In Unpaid Tolls Gets Teaneck Driver Arrested At GWB $56,240 In Unpaid Tolls Gets Teaneck Driver Arrested At GWB
$56,240 In Unpaid Tolls Gets Teaneck Driver Arrested At GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Teaneck motorist who'd rung up $56,240 in unpaid tolls was arrested by Port Authority police who stopped him for driving a sedan with no front license plate through a George Washington Bridge E-ZPass lane. Officers pulled over 31-year-old Alesandel Rodriguez after the "Toll Unpaid" sign flashed as he drove his 2014 Toyota Camry through at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Rodriguez showed them a temporary New York state tag inside the rear windshield that expired over a month ago, Pentangelo said. Officers then found …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Chase Down Suspect Across Traffic Moments After Robbery Fort Lee Police Chase Down Suspect Across Traffic Moments After Robbery Fort Lee Police Chase Down Suspect Across Traffic Moments After Robbery
Fort Lee Police Chase Down Suspect Across Traffic Moments After Robbery FORT LEE, N.J. – Fort Lee police captured a Harlem man moments after they said he robbed a local bank and then tried to elude them by running across 14 lanes of a George Washington Bridge approach full of traffic Friday. Isaac Nesbit, 29, passed a threatening note to a teller at West Street Branch of The Bank of New Jersey just before noon and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. An alert was issued and uniformed officers responded along with members of the Emergency Services Units, Sgt. Sean Peppard said. Moments later, Detective Brian Cullen spotted Nesbit walking on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield Woman, Brother, Charged With Dumping Dismembered Husband's Body Bergenfield Woman, Brother, Charged With Dumping Dismembered Husband's Body Bergenfield Woman, Brother, Charged With Dumping Dismembered Husband's Body
Bergenfield Woman, Brother, Charged With Dumping Dismembered Husband's Body BERGENFIELD, N.J. – The wife of a Bergenfield man who didn’t report his Christmas disappearance to police for a week was charged with disposing of his remains in six plastic containers found earlier this month in South Jersey, authorities said Friday. Adrienne Smith, a 43-year-old surgical technician, and her brother, Orville Cousins, “purchased materials that were used in connection with the desecration” of 44-year-old Randolph Smith, Bergen County Proecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. “Some of those materials were subsequently recovered from the [couple’s] Bergenfield residence,” the prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff: Garfield Fire Door Duo Swiped Home Depot Goods For Drugs Passaic Sheriff: Garfield Fire Door Duo Swiped Home Depot Goods For Drugs Passaic Sheriff: Garfield Fire Door Duo Swiped Home Depot Goods For Drugs
Passaic Sheriff: Garfield Fire Door Duo Swiped Home Depot Goods For Drugs WAYNE, N.J. -- Two ex-cons from Garfield -- one of whom was part of a takedown by Rochelle Park police of a large-scale prescription fraud ring -- were part of a crew that shoplifted items from several Home Depot stores in Passaic County to pay for drugs, county sheriff's investigators charged. David Buczek, 32, and Douglas Sabolewski, 31, frequently snatched Milwaukee and Makita drill sets, then fled through a fre door to a waiting vehicle, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Friday. They targeted Home Depot locations in Passaic, Clifton, Totowa and Paterson, the sheriff said. Detectives revi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson School Bus Driver Led 'Vicious' Attack On Boy, 15, Police Charge Paterson School Bus Driver Led 'Vicious' Attack On Boy, 15, Police Charge Paterson School Bus Driver Led 'Vicious' Attack On Boy, 15, Police Charge
Paterson School Bus Driver Led 'Vicious' Attack On Boy, 15, Police Charge PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson school bus driver from Palisade Park led a “vicious” attack on a 15-year-old boy by a group of masked juveniles armed with metal sticks, crow bars, and broomsticks, authorities charged. Gilberto Lorenzo, 43, concocted the ambush after mistakenly thinking that the boy threw something out the window of the bus sometime earlier, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said Friday. Juvenile Division Detective Cindy Carrera began investigating after it was reported that the victim received medical attention at a local hospital following the Dec. 5 attack after getting off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Footprints In Snow Lead Teaneck Police To Accused Car Burglars Footprints In Snow Lead Teaneck Police To Accused Car Burglars Footprints In Snow Lead Teaneck Police To Accused Car Burglars
Footprints In Snow Lead Teaneck Police To Accused Car Burglars A caller brought Teaneck police to a neighborhood where they said they nabbed two of three car burglars by following footprints in the snow. The call came in just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday from the area of Mildred Street and Johnson Avenue, Acting Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Friday. Moments later, Officer Glenn Coley stopped a 19-year-old man on Queen Anne Road near Johnson Avenue and found him carrying marijuana, a flashlight, cash, a pair of sunglasses and headphones, the chief said. An hour after the call, Officer Michael Danenza stopped Wellington Antun Jr. of Teaneck and Bryan Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Nab Suspect After Second Bank Of NJ Robbery In 8 Days Fort Lee Police Nab Suspect After Second Bank Of NJ Robbery In 8 Days Fort Lee Police Nab Suspect After Second Bank Of NJ Robbery In 8 Days
Fort Lee Police Nab Suspect After Second Bank Of NJ Robbery In 8 Days FORT LEE, N.J. (UPDATE) -- The FBI on Friday charged a Harlem man with robbing a Bank of New Jersey branch in Fort Lee seven weeks ago. CLICK HERE: https://fortlee.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/feds-charge-harlem-man-with-fort-lee-bank-robbery/703029/ ORIGINAL STORY: FORT LEE, N.J. -- Fort Lee police said they had a suspect in custody after the Bank of New Jersey was robbed early Friday afternoon for the second time in a little over a week. Friday's robbery was of the West Street Branch. The Palisade Avenue branch was robbed of $50,000 on Jan. 12 by a man who authorities said jumped the cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Mall Car Thefts Plummet, Burglaries Down, Too Paramus Mall Car Thefts Plummet, Burglaries Down, Too Paramus Mall Car Thefts Plummet, Burglaries Down, Too
Paramus Mall Car Thefts Plummet, Burglaries Down, Too PARAMUS, N.J. -- The malls in Paramus once were a popular grazing ground for car thieves. Burglaries also were a problem. Not anymore. Reported crime in Paramus was down in six of sevean categories last year, according to the State of New Jersey Uniformed Crime Report.  Most significant were a nearly 10% decrease in burglaries -- even factoring in a late-summer rash of residential break-ins -- and a whopping 61.8% drop in motor vehicle theft. Cars, SUVs and other vehicles are being stolen in increasing numbers in northern Bergen towns. Yet things have quieted down at the malls. "We c…

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