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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Man Agrees To At Least 10 Years In Stabbing Death Plea Passaic Man Agrees To At Least 10 Years In Stabbing Death Plea Passaic Man Agrees To At Least 10 Years In Stabbing Death Plea
Passaic Man Agrees To At Least 10 Years In Stabbing Death Plea PASSAIC, N.J. – A 24-year-old Passaic man will spend at least 10 years in state prison before being eligible for parole after admitting that he stabbed another man to death with a pocket knife. Brandon Sanabria also must undergo five years of parole supervision following his release, under the terms of a plea deal with prosecutors. Sanabria admitted that he stabbed Alejandro Leal, 31, of Passaic several times during the early morning hours of Jan. 18, 2015 in the area of Highland Avenue and Hope Avenue in Passaic, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Sanabria said he stabbed L…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Cars Collide At Notorious Fair Lawn Intersection Cars Collide At Notorious Fair Lawn Intersection Cars Collide At Notorious Fair Lawn Intersection
Cars Collide At Notorious Fair Lawn Intersection FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Two sedans collided Wednesday morning at one of the Fair Lawn's more troublesome side-street intersections. Neither female driver appeared seriously injured after the Audi and Toyota crashed at 28th Street and Pellack Drive, a block from Broadway, around 8:30 a.m., responders said.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Man, 21, Charged With Chopping Residents' American Flags Bogota Man, 21, Charged With Chopping Residents' American Flags Bogota Man, 21, Charged With Chopping Residents' American Flags
Bogota Man, 21, Charged With Chopping Residents' American Flags BOGOTA, N.J. -- A 21-year-old Bogota man went around town cutting American flags and holiday decorations, said police who arrested him overnight Tuesday with help from citizens. Christian Stephen Cartwright was wearing a hood during the scissored spree but was captured on video -- and then spotted by patrol officers who took him into custody in the middle of the night, Capt. James Sepp told Daily Voice. The 6-foot, 160-pound Cartwright was released without bail pending a court hearing. Several residents not only reported their American and decorative flags cut; they also recorded video tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Know Them? Wayne Police Seek Four Who Took $12,000 Worth Of Watches Know Them? Wayne Police Seek Four Who Took $12,000 Worth Of Watches Know Them? Wayne Police Seek Four Who Took $12,000 Worth Of Watches
Know Them? Wayne Police Seek Four Who Took $12,000 Worth Of Watches WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police sought the public's help finding a quartet of thieves who they say walked off from the Nordstrom Rack with a dozen Michael Kors watches worth a combined $12,000. The group entered the Wayne Town Center store in pairs -- two women and a man and woman -- around 2 p.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Tuesday. After taking several watches each, they got into a burgundy sedan and took off. Martin asked that anyone who may have seen something, got a look at the car or has information that could help the investigation call Detective Dennis Ferray at (97…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Detectives Nab Pair In Stolen Car With Fake Bills, Booty Teaneck Detectives Nab Pair In Stolen Car With Fake Bills, Booty Teaneck Detectives Nab Pair In Stolen Car With Fake Bills, Booty
Teaneck Detectives Nab Pair In Stolen Car With Fake Bills, Booty TEANECK, N.J. -- Teaneck detectives who boxed in a stolen car said found pot, the vehicle owner's credit car and counterfeit money while arresting both occupants. Members of the Narcotics Squad positioned their vehicles to block the car from backing into the street from the Best Stop convenience store on Cedar Lane on Friday, Police Chief Robert Carney said Tuesday. In the 2009 Mercedes ML350 -- reported stolen out of South Hackensack the day before -- they found the marijuana and a $395 sweater from Macy's with a replaced price tag of $13, Carney said. The driver -- Floyd W. Gaines Jr., 4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Muggers Assault Clifton Victims In Separate Robberies Police: Muggers Assault Clifton Victims In Separate Robberies Police: Muggers Assault Clifton Victims In Separate Robberies
Police: Muggers Assault Clifton Victims In Separate Robberies CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police sought the public's help in catching strong-arm robbers who injured their victims in a pair of muggings. A 28-year-old woman told police she was walking through the Clifton Commons parking lot around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when a man pushed her to the ground, punched her in the face and took her valuables, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken told Daily Voice Tuesday morning. Two men said two others jumped them after they got out of a cab on Ridgewood Road around 5 a.m. Sunday, Bracken said. "One of the [robbers] pushed one of the victims to the ground while the othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Them? Passaic County Pot Trimmers Accused Of Killing Boss Have You Seen Them? Passaic County Pot Trimmers Accused Of Killing Boss Have You Seen Them? Passaic County Pot Trimmers Accused Of Killing Boss
Have You Seen Them? Passaic County Pot Trimmers Accused Of Killing Boss CLIFTON, N.J. -- Two Passaic County men working as marijuana trimmers may have headed back to New Jersey after killing their boss in California, authorities said. Frederick Gaestel, 27, of Clfton and 24-year-old Zachary Ryan Wuester of Haskell were among several people who went to a remote, rural property five miles off North Highway 101 in Laytonville, CA before dawn Thursday to rob the commercial business owner, Jeffrey Quinn Settler, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department. They'd worked there for Settler, 35, as marijuana trimmers and "knew the marijuana was stored i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Boy Critical After Accidental Gunshot To Head, Paterson Police Say Clifton Boy Critical After Accidental Gunshot To Head, Paterson Police Say Clifton Boy Critical After Accidental Gunshot To Head, Paterson Police Say
Clifton Boy Critical After Accidental Gunshot To Head, Paterson Police Say PATERSON, N.J. -- A 15-year-old Clifton boy remained in critical condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after accidentally shooting himself in the head while handling a gun in a Paterson apartment, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said Tuesday morning. Police called to the Fair Street home found the boy at 4:50 p.m. Sunday, Speziale said. He asked that anyone with information that could help the investigation contact Detective Steven Leishman at (973) 321-1120.

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Your Community
Thousands To Run For Late Upper Saddle River Coach Thousands To Run For Late Upper Saddle River Coach Thousands To Run For Late Upper Saddle River Coach
Thousands To Run For Late Upper Saddle River Coach UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- More than 2,500 runners are expected to turn out for the 18th annual Thanksgiving Day Upper Saddle River 5K. The Nov. 24 race honors late Upper Saddle River coach Dick Meighan, who coached hundreds in a variety of sports. Memories of his devotion to family and community spirit live on in the race. The race starts at 9 a.m.at Cavallini Middle School. The fee is $30 in advance, $35 on race day. Pre-registered racers can pick up their shirts, hats, race numbers and timing chips the night before, Nov. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the middle school. Organizers are coll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Upper Saddle River PD: 3 Caught, 3 Flee After 10-Agency Stolen Car Chase Upper Saddle River PD: 3 Caught, 3 Flee After 10-Agency Stolen Car Chase Upper Saddle River PD: 3 Caught, 3 Flee After 10-Agency Stolen Car Chase
Upper Saddle River PD: 3 Caught, 3 Flee After 10-Agency Stolen Car Chase UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- A pre-dawn stolen car chase involving 10 police agencies that began in Upper Saddle River ended in Park Ridge with three occupants taken into custody and three others fleeing, authorities said. A trio of speeding vehicles all drove into the oncoming lane of traffic on East Saddle River Road after Upper Saddle River Officer Luke Gallo tried pulling them over around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Edward Kane told Daily Voice. The cars separated at the intersection of East Saddle River Road and East Allendale Avenue: Two turned west and the third east onto East A…

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