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
5 Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Post-Party Gunfight 5 Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Post-Party Gunfight 5 Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Post-Party Gunfight
5 Charged With Attempted Murder In Paterson Post-Party Gunfight PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police seized several weapons and arrested five men -- including one from Lodi and three from Passaic County -- after an argument outside a late-night party turned into a gunfight that sent a victim to the hospital. All five were charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses. Things got physical outside the party on lower Main Street between Broadway and Memorial Drive around 4 a.m. Saturday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. "Weapons were produced, shots were fired, and the victim was struck," he said. The 23-year-old victim grazed by a bulle…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Hackensack Firefighters Extricate Crash Victim VIDEO: Hackensack Firefighters Extricate Crash Victim VIDEO: Hackensack Firefighters Extricate Crash Victim
Video: Hackensack Firefighters Extricate Crash Victim HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters extricated the occupant of one of two vehicles that collided before midnight Wednesday. City volunteer EMS and Hackensack University Medical Center medics took the injured victims to HUMC after a Jeep and SUV crashed on South River and East Kansas streets around 11:45 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Pizza Chef Sold Steroids, Prosecutors Charge Moonachie Pizza Chef Sold Steroids, Prosecutors Charge Moonachie Pizza Chef Sold Steroids, Prosecutors Charge
Moonachie Pizza Chef Sold Steroids, Prosecutors Charge MOONACHIE, N.J. – A Moonachie pizza chef was busted for selling steroids, authorities said Wednesday. Nicholas D’Angelo, 41, was arrested after a court-warranted search of his home Tuesday turned up “various types of anabolic steroids and syringes,” Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. D’Angelo was released on his own recognizance pending an 8:30 a.m. initial appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, the prosecutor said. He is charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs – and doing so within 1,000 feet of the Robert L. Craig Middle School on W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Court Appearance Set For Bronx Man In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery Court Appearance Set For Bronx Man In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery Court Appearance Set For Bronx Man In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery
Court Appearance Set For Bronx Man In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery FORT LEE, N.J. -- A 38-year-old Bronx man who robbed a Fort Lee bank of $50,000 with a large knife last week was scheduled for a first federal court appearance Thursday, authorities said. Andres Dominguez, 38, is charged with one count of bank robbery and is scheduled to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Wednesday afternoon. Dominguez was wearing a gray Nike hooded sweatshirt, a blue rubber glove, sunglasses, a wool hat, black Adidas pants, and white sneakers when he entered the Bank of New Jersey b…

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Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Police Help Firefighters Put Down Commercial Building Blaze Tenafly Police Help Firefighters Put Down Commercial Building Blaze Tenafly Police Help Firefighters Put Down Commercial Building Blaze
Tenafly Police Help Firefighters Put Down Commercial Building Blaze TENAFLY, N.J. – No injuries were reported Wednesday after fast-acting Tenafly police officers helped firefighters put down a commercial building blaze. Responding police officers found smoke “emanating from the eaves and a strong electrical odor” at the Franklin Street building around 10:20 a.m., Police Detective Capt. Michael deMoncada said. All of the employees had gotten out safely, he said. “The officers then attempted to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading by using available fire extinguishers from within the building,” deMoncada said. Borough firefighters responded mom…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Man Found Dead In Little Ferry Morning Fire Man Found Dead In Little Ferry Morning Fire Man Found Dead In Little Ferry Morning Fire
Man Found Dead In Little Ferry Morning Fire LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- A resident was killed in a Little Ferry house fire Wednesday morning while his family was away on vacation, authorities said. "You couldn't tell [gender] from how burnt it was," one responder told Daily Voice. The second floor at 47 Pickens Street was fully engulfed as emergency workers arrived for the 8 a.m. call. They included fiefighters from Little Ferry, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Moonachie, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge, as well as Moonachie and Little Ferry EMS. "At this time it is being investigated by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx Man Charged In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery Bronx Man Charged In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery Bronx Man Charged In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery
Bronx Man Charged In $50G Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robbery UPDATE: A 38-year-old Bronx man admitted robbing a Fort Lee bank of $50,000 with a large knife in January. CLICK HERE: https://fortlee.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/bronx-man-admits-50g-fort-lee-knifepoint-bank-robbery/717475/ FORT LEE, N.J. -- A 38-year-old Bronx man who robbed a Fort Lee bank of $50,000 with a large knife last week was scheduled for a first federal court appearance Thursday, authorities said. Andres Dominguez, 38, is charged with one count of bank robbery and is scheduled to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in Newark, U.S. Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview Promotes Bi-Lingual Special Officers To Full-Fledged Police Fairview Promotes Bi-Lingual Special Officers To Full-Fledged Police Fairview Promotes Bi-Lingual Special Officers To Full-Fledged Police
Fairview Promotes Bi-Lingual Special Officers To Full-Fledged Police FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Two highly regarded Fairview special officers -- both of whom are bi-lingual -- were boosted Tuesday night to full-fledged police. Officer Diego Porras speaks Spanish, while Tommy Makdis speaks Arabic -- a huge benefit to a borough that has a large population of both,Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. "Fairview is a melting pot of multiple nationalities," the chief said. "We have officers who speak multiple languages that include Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Armenian, Arabic, Greek, and Croatian." Makdis, a lifelong borough resident, has been a s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood PD: Teaneck Ex-Con Had Several Thousand In Stolen Goods, Cash Englewood PD: Teaneck Ex-Con Had Several Thousand In Stolen Goods, Cash Englewood PD: Teaneck Ex-Con Had Several Thousand In Stolen Goods, Cash
Englewood PD: Teaneck Ex-Con Had Several Thousand In Stolen Goods, Cash ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A Teaneck ex-con with a more-than 20-year rap sheet had several thousand dollars in merchandise and cash off-loaded from a truck stolen in Paramus when Englewood police stopped him and an alleged accomplice -- another convicted criminal from the Bronx, authorities said Tuesday. Paramus police alerted their Englewood colleagues that a GPS tracking device showed that a box truck stolen from their borough was on West Sheffield Avenue in the city, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The truck, owned by “Compass Group USA,” out of Mount Laurel, "was used as a vending ma…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Prosecutor: Leonia Luxury Car Dealer From Ridgefield Pocketed $1M+ Prosecutor: Leonia Luxury Car Dealer From Ridgefield Pocketed $1M+ Prosecutor: Leonia Luxury Car Dealer From Ridgefield Pocketed $1M+
Prosecutor: Leonia Luxury Car Dealer From Ridgefield Pocketed $1M+ LEONIA, N.J. – A Leonia luxury car dealer from Ridgefield pocketed more than $1 million in loans, said authorities who arrested him on Tuesday in Englewood. Antonio L. Gutierrez, 39, who owns and operates The Luxury Haus, defaulted on more than $5 million in loans, prompting the floor plan lender to alert authorities, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. “As a result of an action to foreclose on the dealership, the lender suspected that proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 were missing and/or had been stolen,” Grewal said. An investigation by members of the prosecutor’s Financial…

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