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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Fairview Police Go On $15G Shopping Spree For Ill, Needy Children VIDEO: Fairview Police Go On $15G Shopping Spree For Ill, Needy Children VIDEO: Fairview Police Go On $15G Shopping Spree For Ill, Needy Children
Video: Fairview Police Go On $15G Shopping Spree For Ill, Needy Children FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Carts overflowed with presents Monday during a Fairview police shopping spree for the annual Bergen County PBA Toy Drive. "We've got all sorts of toys," Police Chief Martin Kahn said as officers began checking out more than $15,000 worth of gifts at a Paramus Toys R Us. The officers needed "a trailer and a couple trucks" to haul away the presents after about two and a half hours of shopping, Kahn said. Bags weren't necessary, he said. "We had a couple of special requests," the chief said. "We got some sick kids that we're specifically sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
$2M Bail For East Rutherford Man In Attack That Left Woman Critical $2M Bail For East Rutherford Man In Attack That Left Woman Critical $2M Bail For East Rutherford Man In Attack That Left Woman Critical
$2M Bail For East Rutherford Man In Attack That Left Woman Critical EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – An East Rutherford man was ordered held on $2 million bail after authorities said he stabbed and nearly strangled a woman in the apartment complex where he lives. ****** UPDATE: The boyfriend of an East Rutherford woman beat a neighbor who authorities said stabbed and nearly strangled his girlfriend moments earlier, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. CLICK HERE: https://rutherford.dailyvoice.com/source: east-rutherford-man-finds-assaulted-girlfriend-beats-neighbor ****** Francis Tattoli, 24, was charged with attempted murder and weapo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hey, Rockland Holiday Partyers: Extra DWI Patrols Are Out There Hey, Rockland Holiday Partyers: Extra DWI Patrols Are Out There Hey, Rockland Holiday Partyers: Extra DWI Patrols Are Out There
Hey, Rockland Holiday Partyers: Extra DWI Patrols Are Out There Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco III began beefing up patrols Monday night as part of the nationwide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" holiday campaign.  Falco said he dispatched additional units "for the sole purpose of enforcing driving while intoxicated laws," joining local law enforcement agencies and State Police.  The campaign will continue until the New Year is rung in, he said. “Our goal is to keep everyone safe," Falco said. "I encourage people to use a designated driver and to drive safely during this holiday season.” Funding for the initiative co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Your Community
Paramus Vets Get Gifts From Cliffside Park Firefighters, Legionnaires Paramus Vets Get Gifts From Cliffside Park Firefighters, Legionnaires Paramus Vets Get Gifts From Cliffside Park Firefighters, Legionnaires
Paramus Vets Get Gifts From Cliffside Park Firefighters, Legionnaires PARAMUS, N.J. -- Five 32-inch HD televisions and $6,500 to be distributed among the residents were the gifts brought by Cliffside Park volunteer firefighters and American Legion members to the Paramus Veterans Home. It's an annual tradition now in its 10th year for the firefighters and Legionnaires from Cliffside, who brought Santa, Rudolph, Frosty -- and, of course, the elves -- to the home on Sunday. Each resident had $20 deposited into his or her account, with the balance going toward the home.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
State Police: Fan Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun At Jets Game State Police: Fan Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun At Jets Game State Police: Fan Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun At Jets Game
State Police: Fan Tries To Grab Trooper's Gun At Jets Game EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A drunken Sussex County man bounced from the Jets game over the weekend at MetLife Stadium tried to grab a New Jersey State trooper's gun, authorities said Monday. The trooper stepped in after Daniel William Haines, 23, began scuffling with a security guard who was escorting him out of the game for "disorderly behavior" around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after kickoff of the Jets game against the Dolphins, NJSP Sgt. Jeff Flynn told Daily Voice. The 5-foot-7-inch, 145-pound Haines "resisted arrest and tried to take the trooper's gun" but was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Thief With Gang Ties Threatened Security Guards With Taser Passaic Sheriff: Thief With Gang Ties Threatened Security Guards With Taser Passaic Sheriff: Thief With Gang Ties Threatened Security Guards With Taser
Passaic Sheriff: Thief With Gang Ties Threatened Security Guards With Taser PATERSON, N.J. -- A reputed gang member who snatched an iPhone from display stand at a Paterson electronics store threatened pursuing security guards with a Taser, said authorities who arrested him. Passaic County Sheriff’s Officer Michael Webber was outside of 100 Hamilton Plaza when employees from the Market Street store told him what happened, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. "After being threatened with the weapon, they stopped and the [thief] again fled on foot," he said. Detectives of Berdnik's Criminal Investigative Division worked with their colleagues from his Gang Intel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Retiring Fair Lawn Auxiliary Officer Goes Out As Chief Retiring Fair Lawn Auxiliary Officer Goes Out As Chief Retiring Fair Lawn Auxiliary Officer Goes Out As Chief
Retiring Fair Lawn Auxiliary Officer Goes Out As Chief FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A retiring auxiliary police officer from Fair Lawn ended his 51-year career with an appointment to chief of the changing department. Kenneth Pfeiffer also was honored -- along with Special Police Chief Nicholas Magarelli -- by Fair Lawn Emergency Management Coordinator Wendy Alvarez for years of service and leadership during a council meeting. Fair Lawn's auxiliary force is being reconstituted as Special Class 1 police under Magarelli in order to operate full time. The unit was first known as the Fair Lawn Police Reserves when the borough created it in 1954 under the Off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Police Bring Christmas Cheer To Needy Youngsters Cliffside Park Police Bring Christmas Cheer To Needy Youngsters Cliffside Park Police Bring Christmas Cheer To Needy Youngsters
Cliffside Park Police Bring Christmas Cheer To Needy Youngsters CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Cliffside Park police hosted a special breakfast with Santa for needy families. "It's a great feeling being able to give back to the community we serve and protect each day," Officer Marc Moschella of PBA Local 96 told Daily Voice. "Every child, no matter the situation, deserves a chance to open a gift and meet Santa at Christmastime," Moschella said. Sunday's event for families receiving public assistance was held at the borough senior center. Each child attending received a toy.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Frigid Monday In Store As Sunday Temps Plummet, Beware Black Ice Frigid Monday In Store As Sunday Temps Plummet, Beware Black Ice Frigid Monday In Store As Sunday Temps Plummet, Beware Black Ice
Frigid Monday In Store As Sunday Temps Plummet, Beware Black Ice Warm temperatures and rain will continue in Bergen and Passaic counties on Sunday -- then comes the freeze. Highs will climb to the lower 50s before a cold front blows in late in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures will quickly plummet -- slickening roads. Black ice will be a threat Sunday night as the thermometer hits the 20s. Snow showers are possible but not definite. Temperatures overnight will be in the teens -- but the wind chill will make it feel like single digits. It'll stick, too: Expect a frigid Monday morning with temperatures in the upper 20s and a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Detectives Nab Alleged Gunman In Triple Shooting Paterson Detectives Nab Alleged Gunman In Triple Shooting Paterson Detectives Nab Alleged Gunman In Triple Shooting
Paterson Detectives Nab Alleged Gunman In Triple Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- A Paterson man wanted in a summertime triple shooting stuck his head out the door and then tried to duck back inside when detectives on his tail took him into custody Saturday, authorities said. The non-fatal shooting occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 on East 42nd Street "when shots were fired at a large gathering" and three men were struck, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Saturday night. Ceasfire Unit Detectives Edgar Torres of the Paterson police and Michael Boone of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office identified Eric Polanco, 22, as the al…

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