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

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Breaking News

Police: Glen Rock Road Rage Ends In Vehicle/Bicycle Crash GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- What witnesses said was a moving argument on the streets of Glen Rock ended when a 77-year-old driver's vehicle collided with a bicycle ridden by a 22-year-old man, police said. "It appears to have been a very low-speed collision and injuries were minor," Sgt. Chris McInerney said after the 3:30 p.m. crash in front of the Carrick Mor store on Rock Road. "[The] cyclist complained only of pain in his right wrist...[and] refused to seek further medical attention" after an EMS crew examined him," the sergeant said. Witnesses told police the bicyclis…

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Bergenfield, NJ

Breaking News

Bergenfield Man Tells Police He Was Beaten In Home Invasion BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A 71-year-old Bergenfield resident told police an intruder beat him, tied his hands and fled with $10 and a debit card Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The victim was treated at a local hospital for a gash on his head and released, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. He told police he walking upstairs to his bedroom around 3 p.m. when the intruder -- tall, thin and white, wearing a gray sweater with black winter cap -- came down the steps. After being assaulted and bound, the victim said he rushed out. "The poor man came to my house all bloodied looking for help,"…

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Paterson, NJ

Breaking News

Authorities ID Driver Killed By Wrong-Way Drunk Route 46 Motorist CLIFTON, N.J. – Authorities on Tuesday identified the motorist killed by a drunk driver headed the wrong way on Route 46 early Monday as 28-year-old Mohamed Khawatmi of Clifton. Police said Louis Yanez, 32, of Clifton drove a black 2009 Infiniti east in the westbound lanes man when it slammed into a Honda CRV on the highway near the Garden State Parkway at 5 a.m. Khawatmi was pronounced dead at the scene and a cousin and friend -- Kristian Salmeron, 34, of Garfield, and Gawnna Salous, 22, of Lyndhurst were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor …

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Breaking News

Fair Lawn PD: Rochelle Park Driver Walks From Crash That Injured Woman FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Rochelle Park man was drunk when he walked away from a Fair Lawn crash that injured the other driver, authorities said. Responding officers found both vehicles heavily damaged on Broadway at Plaza Road on Dec. 18, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Tuesday. Moments earlier, an 18-year-old Orange, CT woman sustained a head injury when her 2007 Toyota was struck from behind by a 2006 Honda, Metzler said. Fair Lawn Ambulance took her to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. Meanwhile, a witness told police the other driver walked east on Broadway, the sergeant said. Officers found …

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Pascack Valley, NJ

Breaking News

Paramus Man Charged With Christmas Eve Gun Threat At Hillsdale Bar HILLSDALE, N.J. – A Hillsdale bar temporarily locked its doors on Christmas Eve after a Paramus man asked to leave following a fight threatened to pull a gun, authorities said Tuesday. Staffers told Officers Michael Camporeale and Brian Considine that David Luna, 25, was among a group of unruly men who were asked to leave after becoming unruly and fighting around 2:30 a.m., Detective William Diedtrich said. Threatening the staff, Luna claimed he had a gun and “made gestures as if he had a firearm in his waistband,” Diedtrich said. “After hearing these threats the bar staff quickly closed t…

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Paterson, NJ

Breaking News

Police: Driver Who Killed Man In Clifton Wrong-Way Route 46 Crash Was Drunk CLIFTON, N.J. – Authorities on Tuesday identified the motorist killed by a drunk driver headed the wrong way on Route 46 early Monday as 28-year-old Mohamed Khawatmi of Clifton. Police said Louis Yanez, 32, of Clifton drove a black 2009 Infiniti east in the westbound lanes man when it slammed into a Honda CRV on the highway near the Garden State Parkway at 5 a.m. Khawatmi was pronounced dead at the scene and a cousin and friend -- Kristian Salmeron, 34, of Garfield, and Gawnna Salous, 22, of Lyndhurst were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor …

by Jerry DeMarco

12/27/2016

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

Breaking News

Christmas Thieves Steal Donations From Saddle Brook Church SADDLE BROOK, N.J. - A Christmas Day thief smashed a stained glass window at a Saddle Brook church and took an undetermined amount of donations. Parishioners of an early morning mass at St Philip the Apostle Church discovered the break-in, Police Chief Robert Kugler told Daily Voice."Two St. Vincent de Paul donation boxes were forced open," he said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification joined Detective Capt. Vincent Laurentino and Detective Sgt. Jeff Panagia in processing evidence. "Not only were surveillance cameras watching but, more significantly,…

by Jerry DeMarco

12/26/2016

Englewood, NJ

Breaking News

'Miracle No One Was Hit' In Englewood Christmas Shooting ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A dozen or so shots were fired Christmas night in an Englewood apartment complex, hitting three cars and the window of a home, authorities said. "It's a miracle nobody was hit," Detective Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. Officers responding to the 11 p.m. call at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments found several shell casings in the upper section of the complex, Torell said. "Three vehicles were peppered with gunshots," he said. "An apartment window was struck, but the bullet didn't go through." The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal …

by Jerry DeMarco

12/26/2016

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Breaking News

Glen Rock Officer Takes Fall During Bogus Home Invasion Call GLEN ROCK, N.J. – An unexpected visit reported as a home invasion left a responding Glen Rock police officer injured when he slipped and fell on snow and ice in an unshoveled driveway, authorities said. The 911 call of a home invasion in progress on Sycamore Terrace was lost and the operator was unable to reestablish contact, so officers were dispatched, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday, They discovered that “a member had shown up at the house to visit, which upset the caller,” he said. The matter “was resolved between family members after it was determined that no criminal act had …

by Jerry DeMarco

12/26/2016

Englewood, NJ

Breaking News

Christmas Eve Save: Port Authority PD Stops Englewood Cliffs GWB Jumper, 22 FORT LEE, N.J. -- Port Authority police stopped a suicidal 22-year-old Englewood Cliffs woman from jumping from the George Washington Bridge on Saturday morning. The distraught woman told officers who found her at 9:30 a.m. on the rainy south walkway that she "had no reason to live" and "intended to harm herself," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. "She agreed to accept help and was transported to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for further evaluation and treatment," he said.

by Jerry DeMarco

12/24/2016

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