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

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Chief: Police Bust Member Of Large-Scale Home Depot Theft Crew Mahwah Chief: Police Bust Member Of Large-Scale Home Depot Theft Crew Mahwah Chief: Police Bust Member Of Large-Scale Home Depot Theft Crew
Mahwah Chief: Police Bust Member Of Large-Scale Home Depot Theft Crew MAHWAH, N.J. – A Bronx ex-con busted by Mahwah police with $4,000 worth of goods stolen from tri-state-area Home Depot stores, as well as $600 in store cards and $2,000 in cash, is believed to be part of a large-scale theft ring, authorities said Thursday. An employee at the southbound Route 17 Home Depot directed Detective Eric Larsen to a Honda Odyssey in the parking lot, where he found 46-year-old Miguel A. Garcia, an ex-convict on federal probation, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. As Larsen spoke with him, another man emerged from the store pushing a shopping cart filled with high-p…

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Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Mayor: I Took $110,000 In Bribes From Developers Passaic Mayor: I Took $110,000 In Bribes From Developers Passaic Mayor: I Took $110,000 In Bribes From Developers
Passaic Mayor: I Took $110,000 In Bribes From Developers PASSAIC, N.J. – Passaic Mayor Alex D. Blanco admitted in federal court on Thursday that he took $110,000 in corrupt payments from developers doing business in the city. Federal authorities didn’t say how much prison time Blanco faces as part of his deal with them. However, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman noted that the maximum penalty is up to 10 years and a fine of either $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss. Sentencing was scheduled for Feb. 23. Blanco, 44, of Passaic, official pleaded guilty to one count of “soliciting and accepting corrupt payments in connection with City of Passaic …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Police Nab North Bergen Man In Restaurant Burglary Fairview Police Nab North Bergen Man In Restaurant Burglary Fairview Police Nab North Bergen Man In Restaurant Burglary
Fairview Police Nab North Bergen Man In Restaurant Burglary FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview police arrested a North Bergen man Wednesday in the burglary of a local restaurant. Darwin J. Basora, 24, of 92nd Street, was taken into custody with help from West New York police, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. A judge ordered him held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County jail. Basora snatched an employee backpack that held a cellphone, cash, Beat headphones and other valuables from the stock/storage room of El Trancazo Restaurant on Fairview Avenue on Nov. 8, Kahn said.

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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Haskell Man Caught In California Pot Farmer Murder, Clifton Suspect Sought Haskell Man Caught In California Pot Farmer Murder, Clifton Suspect Sought Haskell Man Caught In California Pot Farmer Murder, Clifton Suspect Sought
Haskell Man Caught In California Pot Farmer Murder, Clifton Suspect Sought WANAQUE, N.J. -- Authorities in California captured a Haskell man, continued their search for an accused accomplice from Clifton and announced the identities of other suspects -- including a Westchester man -- in the brutal killing of a marijuana farmer who hired them to trim his crops. Zachary Ryan Wuester, 24, surrendered to a deputy U.S. Marshal wthout incident on a warrant charging him with murder and armed robbery, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said. A judge set bail at $650,000. Wuester also had drug-related "no bail" warrants for his arrest out of New Jersey and V…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Officer Nabs Rutherford Driver With Drugs, No Headlights Saddle Brook Officer Nabs Rutherford Driver With Drugs, No Headlights Saddle Brook Officer Nabs Rutherford Driver With Drugs, No Headlights
Saddle Brook Officer Nabs Rutherford Driver With Drugs, No Headlights SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A Saddle Brook patrol officer found 40 bags of heroin, along with cocaine and marijuana, and arrested a Rutherford driver after stopping a car with its headlights off, authorities said Thursday. Ericka Coley, who turns 30 on Saturday, was charged with having heroin for sale, as well as possession of the other drugs, Capt. John Zotollo said. She also received summonses for failing to use headlights and having an obstruction while driving. Officer Robert Littlejohn stopped Coley's Hyundai Sonata Tuesday night on Skillman Terrace, Zotollos aid. A Dec. 2 first appearance…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Feds Charge Bergen, Rockland Six In Ridgewood Cab Robbery, Hawthorne Holdup Feds Charge Bergen, Rockland Six In Ridgewood Cab Robbery, Hawthorne Holdup Feds Charge Bergen, Rockland Six In Ridgewood Cab Robbery, Hawthorne Holdup
Feds Charge Bergen, Rockland Six In Ridgewood Cab Robbery, Hawthorne Holdup NEWARK, N.J. – Federal authorities charged four gang members from Bergen and Rockland counties with carjacking, kidnapping and robbing a local cab driver in Ridgewood after holding up a bar in Hawthorne. Jostin Vidal Reyes of Waldwick, Wilbur J. Barhona, 20, of Ridgewood, Guillermo Carillo-Iraheta and Juan Chiliseo-Vega, both 19 of Suffern, got into a cab in Paterson around 3 a.m. last Dec. 26 for a ride to Waldwick, authorities told Daily Voice. All four were members of what’s known as the 18th Street Gang, U.S. Attorney Paul S. Fishman said. The crew members “hit the taxicab driver in th…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford Nursing Home Patient Injured When Cigarette Ignites Oxygen New Milford Nursing Home Patient Injured When Cigarette Ignites Oxygen New Milford Nursing Home Patient Injured When Cigarette Ignites Oxygen
New Milford Nursing Home Patient Injured When Cigarette Ignites Oxygen NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A New Milford nursing home patient who wanted to smoke in bed while on oxygen ignited an explosion that sent him to the hospital with face and hand injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, police said. The Woodcrest Health Care Center patient was "attempting to light a cigarette while he had the oxygen on" around 5 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Keith Van Saders told Daily Voice. The small explosion sent smoke from his room into the hallway, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Her? Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Lodi Woman, 52 Have You Seen Her? Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Lodi Woman, 52 Have You Seen Her? Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Lodi Woman, 52
Have You Seen Her? Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Lodi Woman, 52 LODI, N.J. -- Loved ones of a 52-year-old Lodi woman missing since September renewed pleas Wednesday for the public's help finding her. Nancy Cangelosi, who was last seen in the area of Lodi, Elmwood Park, Hackensack and Paterson, is 5-foot-6 and 135 pounds, said her sister, Patricia Sylvia Cangelosi. She has long, dark, almost-black wavy hair -- with some gray -- as well as a tattoo of a black bird on her left breast, her sister said. If you see her or know where to find Cangelosi, Lodi police asked that you contact them: (973) 473-7600.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Alert Wallington Lieutenant Nabs Wanted Local Man, Finds Pot, Chief Says Alert Wallington Lieutenant Nabs Wanted Local Man, Finds Pot, Chief Says Alert Wallington Lieutenant Nabs Wanted Local Man, Finds Pot, Chief Says
Alert Wallington Lieutenant Nabs Wanted Local Man, Finds Pot, Chief Says WALLINGTON, N.J. -- An alert Wallington police lieutenant nabbed a local man wanted on a warrant out of Little Falls, his chief said Wednesday. Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik was returning to headquarters after following up a lead on a burglary when he spotted 23-year-old Bassem Abdelrazek leaving a local food market, Police Chief Carmelo Imbruglia said. Kudlacik found him carrying two bags of pot, for which he was charged, the chief said. Abdelrazek was released pending a Nov. 21 court hearing.

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Drivers, Beware: Deer Breeding Time Leads To Crashes, Ridgewood Chief Warns Drivers, Beware: Deer Breeding Time Leads To Crashes, Ridgewood Chief Warns Drivers, Beware: Deer Breeding Time Leads To Crashes, Ridgewood Chief Warns
Drivers, Beware: Deer Breeding Time Leads To Crashes, Ridgewood Chief Warns RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police warned motorists to beware of deer amid a series of recent crashes during the fall breeding season. "White-tailed deer may unexpectedly dart onto the roads and cause accidents," Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Wednesday. "Motorists are urged to be especially attentive and cautious during the morning and evening hour commutes." The chief cited several village areas with high deer concentrations: South Maple Avenue near the intersection at Prospect Street; Grove Street from the Paramus border to the Glen Rock border; Linwood A…

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