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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
17-Year-Old Critically Injured In Broadside Elmwood Park Crash 17-Year-Old Critically Injured In Broadside Elmwood Park Crash 17-Year-Old Critically Injured In Broadside Elmwood Park Crash
17-Year-Old Critically Injured In Broadside Elmwood Park Crash ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A 17-year-old passenger suffered injuries to his liver and spleen and was bleeding internally following a Monday night crash in Elmwood Park, authorities said. A 2000 Saturn driven by another 17-year-old apparently made a left from River Drive onto Locust Street directly in the path of a Jeep around 8:45 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. "The Jeep struck the Saturn broad side on the front passenger door, causing serious bodily injury to the front-seat passenger," Foligno said. "A fire rescue truck was needed to extricate the injured p…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Detectives End Burglary Spree With Arrest Fairview Detectives End Burglary Spree With Arrest Fairview Detectives End Burglary Spree With Arrest
Fairview Detectives End Burglary Spree With Arrest FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview detectives linked a North Bergen man to seven previously-unsolved borough burglaries dating back nearly two years -- including one last week -- that cost victims electronics, jewelry and cash, authorities said. "Just a great job by diligent detectives," Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice after a judge ordered 26-year-old Jose A. Benitez held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Detective Sgts. Michael Martic and Joselito Rivas cracked the case and arrested Benitez on Monday after obtaining surveillance video, Kahn said. "It's still bei…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
End DWI Vigil In Hackensack Draws Loved Ones, Law Enforcement End DWI Vigil In Hackensack Draws Loved Ones, Law Enforcement End DWI Vigil In Hackensack Draws Loved Ones, Law Enforcement
End DWI Vigil In Hackensack Draws Loved Ones, Law Enforcement HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A procession of police cars, their path illuminated by candles, followed the reading of names of more than 350 victims of drunk drivers during a solemn END DWI Sabers & Roses event Monday night in Hackensack. END DWI President Lynn Sucorowski addressed the gathering of law enforcement officers and loved ones of victims. So did Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal and Sheriff Michael Saudino, pledging to continue their mission to end such tragedies. Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino, the president of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association, did the same du…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Strong-Arm Robbers Surrender To Clifton Detectives Accused Strong-Arm Robbers Surrender To Clifton Detectives Accused Strong-Arm Robbers Surrender To Clifton Detectives
Accused Strong-Arm Robbers Surrender To Clifton Detectives CLIFTON, N.J. -- Two men accused of a strong-armed street robbery turned themselves in to Clifton detectives who were looking for them, authorities said. A judge ordered Alexander Santucci, 31, of Cedar Grove and John Trocano, 36, of Bloomfield held on $50,000 bail each in the Passaic County Jail. Clifton detectives charged both with robbery and bias intimidation for the robbery of two men after they got out of a cab on Ridgewood Road around 5:30 a.m. Nov. 13, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "The victims were both assaulted and one of them was relieved of personal property," B…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
4 Belleville Police, Lyndhurst Man Busted In North Arlington Bar Brawl 4 Belleville Police, Lyndhurst Man Busted In North Arlington Bar Brawl 4 Belleville Police, Lyndhurst Man Busted In North Arlington Bar Brawl
4 Belleville Police, Lyndhurst Man Busted In North Arlington Bar Brawl NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- Four off-duty Belleville police officers and a Lyndhurst man were charged Monday in connection with a North Arlington bar brawl in October, authorities said. The fight sent a civilian to the hospital for a minor injury and no criminal charges were filed at the time, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. An investigation found, however, that one of the officers gave false information to a Lyndhurst police officer who responded to the scene around 1 a.m. Oct. 21, the prosecutor said. Belleville Officer John Clarizio, 32, of Nutley was that officer, Grewal …

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Orangetown Police: DWI Pearl River Driver Topples Street Sign Orangetown Police: DWI Pearl River Driver Topples Street Sign Orangetown Police: DWI Pearl River Driver Topples Street Sign
Orangetown Police: DWI Pearl River Driver Topples Street Sign PEARL RIVER, N.J. -- A Pearl River man was drunk when his car careened off the road and smashed into a street sign Sunday night, Orangetown police said. Thomas Knoesel, 50, was released pending a Jan. 4 court hearing on DWI charges, Sgt. Kirk Vega said Monday. Officers smelled alcohol on Knoesel's breath following the 8:30 p.m. crash on Washington Avenue crash, Vega said. He also had "glassy eyes, slurred speech and poor motor control," the sergeant said. Knoessel consented to and then failed several field sobriety test and was taken to headquarters, Vega said. He refused to su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Breaking News
Clarkstown Police: Pair In ID Thefts Scammed Thousands From Banks Clarkstown Police: Pair In ID Thefts Scammed Thousands From Banks Clarkstown Police: Pair In ID Thefts Scammed Thousands From Banks
Clarkstown Police: Pair In ID Thefts Scammed Thousands From Banks NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police worked with several agencies to smash an identity theft scam, arresting a New City bank manager on Friday and his accused accomplice after he stepped off a plane from India in Newark last week. Leslie Kommu, 51, and Amit Jain, 43, of North Bergen, forged documents to secure lines of credit from First Niagara Bank in Nanuet, where Kommu worked as an assistant manager, Public Information Officer Peter Walker said Monday. Their victims include two women, one ,74, from New City, who had an $8,000 account opened in her name and the other, 24, from Illinois, wh…

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Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
New NJ Laws Require Safer, More Secure Schools New NJ Laws Require Safer, More Secure Schools New NJ Laws Require Safer, More Secure Schools
New NJ Laws Require Safer, More Secure Schools A measure signed into law by Gov. Christie on Monday now requires that all new schools built in New Jersey have additional safety and security protections that include separate pick-up and drop-off areas, control systems that allow for remote locking and sufficient space for an evacuation. A separate bill also signed into law Monday requires schools to conduct annual security training alongside first responders. “Providing students with a safe place to learn is one of our most important missions,” said state Sen. Dawn Addiego, one of the sponsors of both measures. “Parents should feel conf…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Breaking News
Driver, 78, OK After Car Plows Into New City Bank Driver, 78, OK After Car Plows Into New City Bank Driver, 78, OK After Car Plows Into New City Bank
Driver, 78, OK After Car Plows Into New City Bank NEW CITY, N.Y. -- A 78-year-old driver escaped injury after a sedan plowed into the front of a New City bank Monday afternoon, authorities said. The car "accelerated over the curb and into the window" of the M&T Bank on South Main Street around 2:30 p.m., Public Information Officer Peter Walker said. No summonses were issued, although an investigation was continuing, Walker said. A building inspector was responding to evaluate the building's structural integrity, he said

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Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
Get Exclusive Pre-Sale Tickets For Justin Bieber At MetLife Stadium Get Exclusive Pre-Sale Tickets For Justin Bieber At MetLife Stadium Get Exclusive Pre-Sale Tickets For Justin Bieber At MetLife Stadium
Get Exclusive Pre-Sale Tickets For Justin Bieber At MetLife Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- You can get in on an exclusive pre-sale for tickets to see Justin Bieber when his "Purpose" tour comes to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford next Aug. 23. CLICK HERE to get on the list: http://www.metlifestadium.com/events-tickets/newsletter (You'll receive a "Behind the Lines" email with instructions on Wednesday.) General public tickets sales for the 22-year-old Canadian pop star's tour begin at 10 a.m. Friday. Bieber was minutes from the stadium earlier this year when he pulled up alongside a Bergen County sheriff's officer stopped at a ligh…

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