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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Tree That Kills Elmwood Park Driver, 69 Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Tree That Kills Elmwood Park Driver, 69 Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Tree That Kills Elmwood Park Driver, 69
Medical Episode Precedes Crash Into Tree That Kills Elmwood Park Driver, 69 ELMWOOD PARK, N.J -- A 69-year-old Elmwood Park motorist apparently suffered a medical episode that sent his SUV across oncoming traffic and head-on into a tree Thursday night, killing him, authorities told Daily Voice. Nicholas Enea was alone in his northbound 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe when it crashed on Boulevard near the intersection of Franklin Street at 5 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. The vehicle had "gradually crossed over the centerline of the roadway, through the oncoming south bound lane, mounted the curb and struck the tree," the chief said. "Wit…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Him? FBI Seeks Public Help Finding Hudson Bank Robber Have You Seen Him? FBI Seeks Public Help Finding Hudson Bank Robber Have You Seen Him? FBI Seeks Public Help Finding Hudson Bank Robber
Have You Seen Him? FBI Seeks Public Help Finding Hudson Bank Robber The FBI and Secaucus police were seeking the public's help identifying and finding a man who robbed a local bank a year ago. Authorities posted a surveillance photo on Friday of the man who they said robbed the Bank of America branch on Plaza Drive just after 5 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2016. The FBI said he "entered the bank, displaying a hand gun, approached the teller and demanded money." The bureau described him as white or Hispanic, about 5-foot-7 to 5-to-10, with a medium build. He was wearing clear glasses, a white hoodie with black lettering, a black beanie and black pants. Autho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson Man Sold Pot To Undercover Detective, Bergen Prosecutor Charges Hudson Man Sold Pot To Undercover Detective, Bergen Prosecutor Charges Hudson Man Sold Pot To Undercover Detective, Bergen Prosecutor Charges
Hudson Man Sold Pot To Undercover Detective, Bergen Prosecutor Charges FAIRVIEW, N.J. – A construction worker from North Bergen sold pot to a Bergen County prosecutor’s undercover detective twice in Fairview and was arrested, authorities said Friday. Jerry Inamagua-Jara, 22, turned himself in on Wednesday following an investigation by members of the Narcotics Task Force and Fairview police, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. He was charged with drug distribution and released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, the prosecutor said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Woman Gets Federal Prison For Moving 4½ Pounds Of Coke From PR Bergenfield Woman Gets Federal Prison For Moving 4½ Pounds Of Coke From PR Bergenfield Woman Gets Federal Prison For Moving 4½ Pounds Of Coke From PR
Bergenfield Woman Gets Federal Prison For Moving 4½ Pounds Of Coke From PR BERGENFIELD, N.J. – A federal judge in Newark sentenced a Bergenfield woman to 37 months in prison Thursday for helping traffic more than 4½ pounds of cocaine from Puerto Rico. Sasha Melendez, 38, admitted last June that she accepted delivery of a mail parcel from Puerto Rico containing roughly two kilograms of cocaine in March 2015. She'd become a target during an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the DEA, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said at the time. Melendez admitted last summer that she conspired with co-defendant Ramis Esteves, 33, of New York, to distribute th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Breaking News
NJ Detective Busts Rockland Pair With 124 Bags Of Heroin NJ Detective Busts Rockland Pair With 124 Bags Of Heroin NJ Detective Busts Rockland Pair With 124 Bags Of Heroin
NJ Detective Busts Rockland Pair With 124 Bags Of Heroin GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A New Jersey police detective found 124 bags of heroin while arresting three people -- two of them from Rockland and one who was wanted on warrants in four different jurisdictions, authorities said. Glen Rock Detective Mike Trover was checking the parking lot of a closed commercial building along Harristown Road late Sunday when he found the trio shooting up in a parked car, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A search turned up the bags, along with hypodermic syringes and other drug paraphernalia, the chief said. Arrested were Frank J. Marchionni, 25, of Nanuet, and Kaitl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Detective Busts NY Trio With 124 Bags Of Heroin Glen Rock Detective Busts NY Trio With 124 Bags Of Heroin Glen Rock Detective Busts NY Trio With 124 Bags Of Heroin
Glen Rock Detective Busts NY Trio With 124 Bags Of Heroin GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A Glen Rock police detective found 124 bags of heroin while arresting three people -- two of them from Rockland and one who was wanted on warrants in four different jurisdictions, authorities said. Detective Mike Trover was checking the parking lot of a closed commercial building along Harristown Road late Sunday when he found the trio shooting up in a parked car, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A search turned up the bags, along with hypodermic syringes and other drug paraphernalia, the chief said. Arrested were Frank J. Marchionni, 25, of Nanuet, and Kaitlyn M. Blume…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Officer Talks Suicidal Hawaiian Man Back Over GWB Railing Port Authority Officer Talks Suicidal Hawaiian Man Back Over GWB Railing Port Authority Officer Talks Suicidal Hawaiian Man Back Over GWB Railing
Port Authority Officer Talks Suicidal Hawaiian Man Back Over GWB Railing FORT LEE, N.J. -- The George Washington Bridge's first foiled suicide of 2017 played out more than 20 stories above the Hudson River on Monday. A 31-year-old Hawaii man had climbed over the upper-level railing and was poised to jump when Port Authority Police Officer Fred Corrubia found him, authorities said. Corrubia, who has several saves -- or "interventions" -- to his credit, got the man talking, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Although he "indicated his intentions" and "was poised to jump," the distraught man listened to him, Pentangel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Clings To Life Hackensack Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Clings To Life Hackensack Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Clings To Life
Hackensack Pedestrian, 79, Struck By Car Clings To Life HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 79-year-old Hackensack woman who wasn't carrying identification when she was struck on a city street remained hospitalized with severe, life-threatening injuries Thursday, authorities told Daily Voice. Helen Scoff was in the crosswalk at Central Avenue and Second Street when she was struck just after 6 p.m. by an eastbound silver 2006 Dodge wagon driven by Romaine Hodge, 35, of Maywood, Capt. Nicole Foley said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe, life-threatening injuries, Foley said. Scoff, who lives in a nearby Overlook Avenue high-ris…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Burglar Kicks In Front Door, Ransacks Home, Flees With Jewelry Elmwood Park Burglar Kicks In Front Door, Ransacks Home, Flees With Jewelry Elmwood Park Burglar Kicks In Front Door, Ransacks Home, Flees With Jewelry
Elmwood Park Burglar Kicks In Front Door, Ransacks Home, Flees With Jewelry ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A burglar had been in an Elmwood Park woman's home for some time when she finally returned, spotted bedroom lights on and ran to a neighbor's house to call police, authorities said Thursday. Officers who responded to the 6:20 p.m. Lincoln Avenue call found the front door kicked in, every room "completely ransacked" and a considerable amount of jewelry gone, Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. "It appeared that [whoever was responsible] had been in the residence for a considerable amount of time," the chief said. Officers searched the are…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Street Drama: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Foils Armed Robbery Street Drama: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Foils Armed Robbery Street Drama: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Foils Armed Robbery
Street Drama: Passaic Sheriff's Officer Foils Armed Robbery PATERSON, N.J. -- An armed robber was standing over a man he'd just knocked down on a Paterson street, a gun pointed at the victim's face, when a Passaic County sheriff's officer on his way to work jumped out of his car and drew his weapon, authorities said. Dressed in full uniform, Officer Anthony Bua was bound for the overnight shift as the calendar changed to 2017 when he saw Xiair Lampley, 20, of Paterson, knock the victim down in front of 226 Main Street just after 10:30 p.m., Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Lampley "pointed a black handgun in his right hand at the victim's face …

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