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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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Firefighters Free Worker's Hand Caught In Printing Press Hackensack Firefighters Free Worker's Hand Caught In Printing Press Hackensack Firefighters Free Worker's Hand Caught In Printing Press
Hackensack Firefighters Free Worker's Hand Caught In Printing Press HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters on Tuesday helped free a man who got his hand caught in a printing press. Using lock and tag out, they made sure the power to the Russell Place machine was shut off and couldn't be restarted, then took it apart with small hand tools, Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. Extraction of the man's left hand took about 15 minutes, he said. The patient was turned over to a Hackensack University Medical Center Basic Life Suport and an Advanced Life Support team from Holy Name Medical Center. They took him to HUMC.

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Postal Truck, Delivery Van Collide In Cresskill Postal Truck, Delivery Van Collide In Cresskill Postal Truck, Delivery Van Collide In Cresskill
Postal Truck, Delivery Van Collide In Cresskill CRESSKILL, N.J. -- Neither driver was injured after a delivery van struck a U.S. Postal Service truck that witnesses told Daily Voice ran a stop sign in Cresskill. The van was headed south on Jefferson Avenue when it struck the truck, which was turning left from eastbound Magnolia Avenue, around 11:45 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Westchester Driver Ticketed After Hitting Englewood Woman In Bergenfield Westchester Driver Ticketed After Hitting Englewood Woman In Bergenfield Westchester Driver Ticketed After Hitting Englewood Woman In Bergenfield
Westchester Driver Ticketed After Hitting Englewood Woman In Bergenfield BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A 43-year-old Westchester motorist received a failure-to-yield summons after her truck struck an Englewood woman crossing a Bergenfield street, authorities said. The Katonah woman's 2007 Chevy Silverado was turning left from Bergen Avenue when it hit the 39-year-old victim as she headed east across South Washington Avenue in the crosswalk just before 5:30 p.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. William Duran told Daily Voice. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with a hip injury that wasn't considered life-threatening, Duran said. She also complained of u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Maywood Man Used False ID To Collect $500G Life Insurance Prosecutor: Maywood Man Used False ID To Collect $500G Life Insurance Prosecutor: Maywood Man Used False ID To Collect $500G Life Insurance
Prosecutor: Maywood Man Used False ID To Collect $500G Life Insurance MAYWOOD, N.J. – A Maywood man “concocted an elaborate scheme” to try in cash in on a $500,000 life insurance policy that he obtained in the name of a man he didn't know, authorities said Tuesday. Donald Blake, 45, took out the policy in the name of a “John White,” whom Blake said was his father-in-law and lived with him, state Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said. “Blake had no father-in-law named John White, and the John White whose personal information was listed on the Household Life Insurance policy is alive in New York and has no apparent connection to [him],” Porrino said. Af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
'How Are We Doing?' Bergen County Sheriff Asks 'How Are We Doing?' Bergen County Sheriff Asks 'How Are We Doing?' Bergen County Sheriff Asks
'How Are We Doing?' Bergen County Sheriff Asks HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County residents and merchants are invited to give their opinion of the county sheriff’s office as part of a process known as accreditation. Department members are encouraged to call, as well, during the designated phone-in period from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. this Friday, Dec. 16. Comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the accreditation standards. The number: (201) 336-3505 Ask to speak with Officer Lauren Barbosa. Or email her: [email protected] The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, which coordinates…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police Rescue Suicidal Woman Who Took Sleeping Pills From Cliff Mahwah Police Rescue Suicidal Woman Who Took Sleeping Pills From Cliff Mahwah Police Rescue Suicidal Woman Who Took Sleeping Pills From Cliff
Mahwah Police Rescue Suicidal Woman Who Took Sleeping Pills From Cliff MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah police rescued a suicidal 52-year-old woman who’d taken 50 sleeping pills from a cliff after an hours-long search in below-freezing temperatures before dawn Tuesday. Officers from the NYPD’s 52 Precinct in the Bronx notified their Mahwah counterparts that the woman was on the Carmel Retreat property off Route 202, where family members found her car parked next to the woods by the main entrance, Police Chief James Batelli told Daily Voice. Loved ones had reported her missing “after receiving concerning text messages from her indicating she was going to end her life and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Dumont Burglary Spree: Here's What Happens When You Don't Lock Your Car Dumont Burglary Spree: Here's What Happens When You Don't Lock Your Car Dumont Burglary Spree: Here's What Happens When You Don't Lock Your Car
Dumont Burglary Spree: Here's What Happens When You Don't Lock Your Car DUMONT, N.J. -- Dumont police urged citizens to lock their cars following a weekend burglary spree. It was around 3 a.m. Sunday when surveillance video caught car burglars who'd broken into unlocked cars on Juniper Street, Harding Avenue and the Delong Avenue area, resident Michael Flood told Daily Voice. They were "taking anything of value," Flood said. One victim had a bag stolen containing personal information that was used within hours for credit card applications and identity fraud, he said. Police reminded residents that car burglars and thieves are looking for unlocked ve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: How Fast Will A Christmas Tree Burn? VIDEO: How Fast Will A Christmas Tree Burn? VIDEO: How Fast Will A Christmas Tree Burn?
Video: How Fast Will A Christmas Tree Burn? Christmas tree fires are among the most lethal because of how fast they burn, as a warning video posted by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management shows. Proper precautions will prevent them. The tree on the left hasn't been watered regularly. The tree on the right has. "Don’t forget to check the water level and unplug the lights every night before you go to bed," state OEM officials said. Tips from the National Fire Protection Association: • Choose a tree with fresh, green needles that do not fall off when touched; • Before placing the tree in the stand, cut 2" from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Ramapo Utility Pole Crash Sends Driver, 20, To Hospital Ramapo Utility Pole Crash Sends Driver, 20, To Hospital Ramapo Utility Pole Crash Sends Driver, 20, To Hospital
Ramapo Utility Pole Crash Sends Driver, 20, To Hospital RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A 20-year-old driver complained of neck pain after crashing a car into a utility pole overnight Tuesday, police said. An EMS unit took the driver to Nyack Hospital after the 2016 Nissan Sentra crashed on College Road around 2 a.m. The car sustained heavy front-end damage and Orange and Rockland Utilities was notified, police said. Alcohol wasn't a factor, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Prosecutor: Intruder Rapes Midland Park Woman Prosecutor: Intruder Rapes Midland Park Woman Prosecutor: Intruder Rapes Midland Park Woman
Prosecutor: Intruder Rapes Midland Park Woman MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- An Iranian national living in Jersey City broke into a Midland Park woman's home and raped her while wielding a weapon Sunday night, authorities said Monday. Weyam Rushdi, 36, was being held on $2 million bail in the Bergen County Jail; charged with aggravated sexual assault using a weapon, kidnapping, burglary, threats to kill and weapons possession, among other counts. The victim "walked into Midland Park Police headquarters and reported that she was physically and sexually assaulted in her residence by an intruder," Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Gre…

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