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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland Surveyor Charged With Collecting Online Porn Images Of Boys, Girls Oakland Surveyor Charged With Collecting Online Porn Images Of Boys, Girls Oakland Surveyor Charged With Collecting Online Porn Images Of Boys, Girls
Oakland Surveyor Charged With Collecting Online Porn Images Of Boys, Girls OAKLAND, N.J. – A surveyor from Oakland collected online photos and videos of underage boys and girls having sex, said authorities who arrested him. Darren Ferwerda, 37, surrendered on Wednesday, more than three months after investigators seized various items from his Demarest Avenue home, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. His Cyber Crimes Unit investigation continued for several months, Grewal said, before authorities determined that Ferwerda “utilized the Internet to access, view, and collect sexually explicit images and videos of prepubescent and pubescent male an…

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Paterson, NJ
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Robber Admits Posing as Passaic Sheriff's Officer In Paterson Home Invasion Robber Admits Posing as Passaic Sheriff's Officer In Paterson Home Invasion Robber Admits Posing as Passaic Sheriff's Officer In Paterson Home Invasion
Robber Admits Posing as Passaic Sheriff's Officer In Paterson Home Invasion PATERSON, N.J. – A 29-year-old Newark man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he and two accomplices pulled off a home invasion robbery while two of them impersonated Passaic County sheriff’s officers. Clemente R. Carlos, 29, said he and 33-year-old Jason Thompson of Paterson conspired with an unidentified getaway car driver to hold up the resident who lived there because they believe he “kept cash proceeds from his distribution business (there),” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Carlos said he and Thompson both dressed in county sheriff’s garb to get in while their accomplice wai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Mayor Cosgrove: Won't Seek State Office In 2017 Fair Lawn Mayor Cosgrove: Won't Seek State Office In 2017 Fair Lawn Mayor Cosgrove: Won't Seek State Office In 2017
Fair Lawn Mayor Cosgrove: Won't Seek State Office In 2017 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn Mayor John Cosgrove told Daily Voice Thursday afternoon that he won't seek the 2017 Republican nomination for a District 38 Senate or Assembly seat. "I remain extremely flattered by the many party leaders who have sought my nomination and am grateful for their confidence in my leadership," Cosgrove said. However, he said, "I think it important to end speculation regarding my candidacy so that other candidates may be selected. "While much is broken in Trenton and needs strong and dedicated attention, I have decided to remain in Fair Lawn, to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Attached Garage Fire Burns Family Out Of Lyndhurst Home Attached Garage Fire Burns Family Out Of Lyndhurst Home Attached Garage Fire Burns Family Out Of Lyndhurst Home
Attached Garage Fire Burns Family Out Of Lyndhurst Home LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A raging attached garage fire displaced residents of a private Lyndhurst home around noontime Thursday. No injuries were reported. Firefighters found flames shooting from the garage in the 1½-story Maple Avenue home, Deputy Fire Commissioner Paul Haggerty told Daily Voice. The first engine company, commanded by 2nd Assistant Chief Joseph Abruscato, "quickly and aggressively knocked down the main body of fire within minutes of arrival," Haggerty said. Abruscato requested a modified second alarm because some township firefighters were returning with their Ruther…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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That Time Of Year: Wayne Police Say Man Swiped Packages From Porches That Time Of Year: Wayne Police Say Man Swiped Packages From Porches That Time Of Year: Wayne Police Say Man Swiped Packages From Porches
That Time Of Year: Wayne Police Say Man Swiped Packages From Porches WAYNE, N.J. -- It's that time of year again: An off-duty Lodi police officer led his Wayne colleagues to a 23-year-old township man who they said was following delivery trucks and swiping packages off porches. It wasn't hard to spot Samer Alabdalrazzag: He was driving a 2003 Mercedes Benz E-Class with a temporary “donut” tire on the rear passenger side, Capt. Laurence Martin said. The suspect and the older model, blue sedan were also captured on home surveillance video during another theft on Jessica Way, Martin said. A package was taken from a Baywood Avenue home a short time later -- and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Wayne Nursing Home Patient Had $88,000 Taken -- By Daughter Authorities: Wayne Nursing Home Patient Had $88,000 Taken -- By Daughter Authorities: Wayne Nursing Home Patient Had $88,000 Taken -- By Daughter
Authorities: Wayne Nursing Home Patient Had $88,000 Taken -- By Daughter WAYNE, N.J. -- New Jersey's attorney general on Thursday called it "reprehensible" and the insurance fraud prosecutor "despicable" that a California woman stole nearly $88,000 from her elderly mother while she was in a Wayne assisted living facility. Pamela M. Land, 68, of La Canada, CA -- who had been given power of attorney for her mother -- "racked up debt on the elderly woman’s credit cards and drained her bank account to fund shopping sprees and pay [her own] daily expenses," state Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said. Land's mother, who suffers f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Cresskill Boy, 9, Struck By SUV Critical Cresskill Boy, 9, Struck By SUV Critical Cresskill Boy, 9, Struck By SUV Critical
Cresskill Boy, 9, Struck By SUV Critical CRESSKILL, N.J. -- A 9-year-old Cresskill boy remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday after being struck by an SUV driven by a 69-year-old River Vale woman. The boy was crossing from the east to west side of Rose Street near Margie Avenue when the vehicle, headed north on Rose, struck him just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Jason Lanzilotti told Daily Voice. Police gave the driver a summons for careless driving, Lanzilotti said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE INFORMATION

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford Police Raise $2,000 To Fight Cancer During No-Shave November New Milford Police Raise $2,000 To Fight Cancer During No-Shave November New Milford Police Raise $2,000 To Fight Cancer During No-Shave November
New Milford Police Raise $2,000 To Fight Cancer During No-Shave November NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- No-Shave November hit home for New Milford police, who raised $2,000 for cancer research. Earlier this year, the department lost beloved Detective Lt. Brian Long to kidney cancer. Twenty members of New Milford PBA Local 83 donated $100 each.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Cock-Fighting Ring Run From Bar Basement, Paterson Police Find Cock-Fighting Ring Run From Bar Basement, Paterson Police Find Cock-Fighting Ring Run From Bar Basement, Paterson Police Find
Cock-Fighting Ring Run From Bar Basement, Paterson Police Find PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police discovered a cock-fighting ring being run from the basement of a local bar, Director Jerry Speziale said Thursday. Narcotics detectives were conducting a licensing inspection at New Ranchi City on Market Street when they found three-quarters of an ounce of cocaine in a jacket pocket -- along with a handful of Endocet pills -- by an empty table, Speziale said. Investigating further, they found the ring in the basement -- along with three live roosters, "cock-fighting apparel" and gambling records, he said. Detectives arrested bartender Cesar Torib…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Boy, 15, Grazed In Gunfire Paterson Boy, 15, Grazed In Gunfire Paterson Boy, 15, Grazed In Gunfire
Paterson Boy, 15, Grazed In Gunfire PATERSON, N.J. -- A 15-year-old boy was grazed amid a hail of bullets in Paterson late Wednesday, authorities said. Detectives were searching for whoever fired several shots, grazing the boy's torso, in the area of Keen Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 10:15 p.m., Police Director Jerry Speziale said Thursday morning. After an initial check of the area turned up nothing, police found the boy in the area of Governor Street near Carroll Street, Speziale said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where the director said he was listed in stable condition. Anyone with in…

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