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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Minor Injuries For Girls Struck By Pickup Crossing Paramus Street Minor Injuries For Girls Struck By Pickup Crossing Paramus Street Minor Injuries For Girls Struck By Pickup Crossing Paramus Street
Minor Injuries For Girls Struck By Pickup Crossing Paramus Street PARAMUS, N.J. -- Two girls sustained minor injuries after being struck by a pickup truck Thursday night in Paramus, authorities told Daily Voice. The girls -- one 12, the other 13 -- were crossing North Farview Avenue at Carlough Drive when they were struck by the northbound Dodge Ram at 5:10 p.m., Lt. Doug Ehrenberg said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the lieutenant said. No summonses were issued, he said.

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Free Training, Uniforms, More: New Milford Ambulance Corps Seeks Volunteers Free Training, Uniforms, More: New Milford Ambulance Corps Seeks Volunteers Free Training, Uniforms, More: New Milford Ambulance Corps Seeks Volunteers
Free Training, Uniforms, More: New Milford Ambulance Corps Seeks Volunteers NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps seeks volunteers -- and is offering free training and uniforms, along with flexible scheduling options, a retirement account and other incentives. Those 16 years and older who are interested can email: [email protected]. Or go to: https://www.facebook.com/newmilfordems/.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Police: Tax Scam Fools Resident, 'Jailed Grandson' Call Doesn't Ridgewood Police: Tax Scam Fools Resident, 'Jailed Grandson' Call Doesn't Ridgewood Police: Tax Scam Fools Resident, 'Jailed Grandson' Call Doesn't
Ridgewood Police: Tax Scam Fools Resident, 'Jailed Grandson' Call Doesn't RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A phone scammer fooled a 90-year-old Ridgewood man with a tax con, but another failed to convince an elderly resident that her jailed grandson needed $10,000 for bail money, authorities said. The 90-year-old South Maple Avenue man's son-in-law contacted the victim's bank and had the elderly man's account number changed after discovering that he was convinced to provide his Social Security and account number "in exchange for a refund of timely payment of taxes," Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The son-in-law filled out an identity theft information form wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen This Car? Woman Robbed Of $1,500, Phone On Fairview Street Have You Seen This Car? Woman Robbed Of $1,500, Phone On Fairview Street Have You Seen This Car? Woman Robbed Of $1,500, Phone On Fairview Street
Have You Seen This Car? Woman Robbed Of $1,500, Phone On Fairview Street FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview police sought the public's help finding a sedan used by a couple who snatched a purse containing $1,500 in cash and a cellphone. The man and woman hopped into the silver, older model Audi A4 and drove off from the crime at the intersection of Kamena Street and Third Street at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The victim described the woman as 5-foot-1 and the man as 6-foot-1 with no further description, Kahn said Thursday. If you saw anything Wednesday morning, see the car or have any information that can help the investigation, please call Fair…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Make Thanksgiving Special With Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive Make Thanksgiving Special With Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive Make Thanksgiving Special With Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive
Make Thanksgiving Special With Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive HACKENSACK, N.J. -- You can help make Thanksgiving special for 3,000 needy area families by joining Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino’s Community Outreach Unit in participating in the Center for Food Action's annual turkey drive. The outreach unit intends to collect 500 turkeys from Nov. 11 through Nov. 18 and needs your help, BCSO Public Information Officer Anthony Cureton said Thursday. "Please consider supporting this humanitarian effort and making this Thanksgiving and the days to follow a memorable experience for families in need," Cureton said. Make any tax-deductible …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Mets Jeurys Familia Enters Not Guilty Plea To Domestic Violence In Fort Lee Mets Jeurys Familia Enters Not Guilty Plea To Domestic Violence In Fort Lee Mets Jeurys Familia Enters Not Guilty Plea To Domestic Violence In Fort Lee
Mets Jeurys Familia Enters Not Guilty Plea To Domestic Violence In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- Mets All-Star relief pitcher Jeurys Familia had a first appearance in Fort Lee Municipal Court on Thursday on a domestic violence charge. Defense attorney Paul Brickfield entered a not guilty plea and Familia, 27, remained free on $1,500 bail. Police allege that Familia -- identified as Jeurys F. Mojica in the complaint filed in Municipal Court -- attempted "to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly [cause] "bodily injury" to the unidentified victim, with a right cheek bruise and chest scratch visible, in the 2:22 a.m. Cot. 31 incident at his Park Avenu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Shotgun, Bust Pair In Apartment Raid Paterson Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Shotgun, Bust Pair In Apartment Raid Paterson Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Shotgun, Bust Pair In Apartment Raid
Paterson Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Shotgun, Bust Pair In Apartment Raid PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson drug investigators seized 50 bags of heroin, 121 of crack and a defaced shotgun while arresting a city couple during a Thursday morning apartment raid, authorities said. Charged with drug and weapons offenses in the warranted Clinton Street raid were ex-con Terrence Kelley, 34 -- who Police Director Jerry Speziale said tried to flee in a car and then fought with police -- and 28-year-old Latrina Collins. Kelley also was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- a 12-gauge Winchester Defender -- as well as with eluding and resisting arrest.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Transit: No Foul Play Found In Death Of Man At Clifton Train Station NJ Transit: No Foul Play Found In Death Of Man At Clifton Train Station NJ Transit: No Foul Play Found In Death Of Man At Clifton Train Station
NJ Transit: No Foul Play Found In Death Of Man At Clifton Train Station CLIFTON, N.J. -- NJ Transit authorities said they found nothing suspicious in the death of a 26-year-old Clifton man in a city train station bathroom on Wednesday. An employee who found the door to the men's room locked twice peered in and saw the body of "what appears to be an adult" on the floor around 8:30 a.m., NJ Transit's Jennifer Nelson told Daily Voice. The Passaic County Medical Examiner's Office found no signs of foul play, she said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Man Leaps 21 Floors To Death Cliffside Park Man Leaps 21 Floors To Death Cliffside Park Man Leaps 21 Floors To Death
Cliffside Park Man Leaps 21 Floors To Death CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A 30-year-old man jumped 21 floors from a well-known Cliffside Park high-rise to his death Wednesday afternoon. The man, who lived with his parents in the Greenhouse on Anderson Avenue, leaped from the balcony around 2:15 p.m., witnesses told Daily Voice. No note was found, a source with knowledge of the incident said. Police who cordoned off the area were still awaiting someone from the Bergen County Medical Examiner's office to remove the body.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington 7-Eleven Workers Hospitalized After SUV Plows Into Store North Arlington 7-Eleven Workers Hospitalized After SUV Plows Into Store North Arlington 7-Eleven Workers Hospitalized After SUV Plows Into Store
North Arlington 7-Eleven Workers Hospitalized After SUV Plows Into Store NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- Two North Arlington 7-Eleven workers were hospitalized after an SUV plowed into the Ridge Road store. The Nissan Pathfinder mounted the sidewalk and crashed through bushes and into the building around 3:15 p.m., witnesses said. The extent of the workers' injuries couldn't immediately be determined. The middle-aged female driver wasn't injured, they said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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