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
Car Careens Into Route 17 Blinds To Go Building In Paramus Car Careens Into Route 17 Blinds To Go Building In Paramus Car Careens Into Route 17 Blinds To Go Building In Paramus
Car Careens Into Route 17 Blinds To Go Building In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Honda barreled off Route 17 in Paramus, through bushes and into a utility pole and metal guard rail before finally hitting the side of the Blinds to Go building 50 feet away Thursday morning. Even though the car was off the highway, rubbernecking morning traffic thickened as motorists and passengers strained for a look after the Honda -- driven by a 44-year-old woman -- collided with the other car between the right and center lanes, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti told Daily Voice. The other driver was fine, but the woman had to be hospitalized after complaining of &q…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack Police Bust 8 In Anti-Drug Sweep Of Route 46 Motels South Hackensack Police Bust 8 In Anti-Drug Sweep Of Route 46 Motels South Hackensack Police Bust 8 In Anti-Drug Sweep Of Route 46 Motels
South Hackensack Police Bust 8 In Anti-Drug Sweep Of Route 46 Motels SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- South Hackensack police on an anti-drug mission arrested eight people during a day-long sweep of the motels along Route 46. David Conklin, 34 of Garfield, and Iva Perez, 37 of Lodi had more than a half-ounce of cocaine on them for sale, as well as pot and drug paraphernalia, when they were arrested Wednesday by Officer David Polanco, Capt. Robert Kaiser told Daily Voice. Conklin was ordered held on $50,000 bail and Perez $25,000 in the Bergen County Jail. Twenty bags of heroin were seized in an arrest by Officer Steve Knatz of Anthony Spanopoulos, who was released…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Him? Wayne Police Seek Help In Car Burglary Spree Have You Seen Him? Wayne Police Seek Help In Car Burglary Spree Have You Seen Him? Wayne Police Seek Help In Car Burglary Spree
Have You Seen Him? Wayne Police Seek Help In Car Burglary Spree WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police turned to the public Thursday for help finding a man caught on surveillance video who they said burglarized several cars in an apartment complex with the aid of an accomplice. The suspect was "trying car handles, entering unlocked vehicles and removing contents" when the image was recorded around 3-3:30 a.m. at the Byrne Court apartment complex, Capt. Laurence Martin said. He was described as 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, about 140-160 pounds, with a slight build, light complexion and a closely cropped beard. Anyone with information that could help the inves…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bat-Wielding Fairview Store Clerk Scares Off Robber With Knife Bat-Wielding Fairview Store Clerk Scares Off Robber With Knife Bat-Wielding Fairview Store Clerk Scares Off Robber With Knife
Bat-Wielding Fairview Store Clerk Scares Off Robber With Knife FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Threatened by a hooded robber armed with a knife, a Fairview store clerk grabbed a bat and took a good swing at him, police said. The bandit, who fled empty-handed, might have been struck in the arms, said police, who released a surveillance photo in the hopes the public could help find him. The plucky clerk told police the would-be robber Tuesday night on Anderson Avenue near Delano Place "spoke in Spanish and made specific threats referencing the street gang MS13 and then in English demanded money" before he was scared off. Fairview police asked that anyone wh…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Sergeant Makes Arrest In Car Burglary Spree Wallington Sergeant Makes Arrest In Car Burglary Spree Wallington Sergeant Makes Arrest In Car Burglary Spree
Wallington Sergeant Makes Arrest In Car Burglary Spree WALLINGTON, N.J. -- An alert Wallington detective sergeant grabbed an accused car burglar after he stopped him, asked for identification and spotted credit cards stolen in a car burglary in his wallet, authorities said Thursday. Detective Sgt. Joseph Rock was patrolling the area of Locust and Maple Avenue on Tuesday when he spotted 19-year-old Patrick Jezewski, Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik told Daily Voice. Known to police, Jezewski was suspected in a vehicle break-in days earlier, Kudlacik said. Police also received a report of another car burglary over the weekend on Tuttle Street, in wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Man Arrested With Gun Trove After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders Bergenfield Man Arrested With Gun Trove After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders Bergenfield Man Arrested With Gun Trove After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders
Bergenfield Man Arrested With Gun Trove After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A Bergenfield ex-con was arrested after police called to deal with his barricaded, suicidal associate found him with a trove of illegal weapons, authorities said Thursday. Edeward Obertlik, 42, was taken into custody after the suicidal resident surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon, Capt. Mustaf Rabboh said Thursday. Obertlik was charged with illegally possessing a handgun, an assault rifle, another rifle and four shotguns -- as well as with being a convicted felon in possession of weapons, Rabboh said. Police responded just after 2 p.m. to the Day Avenue home betw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Man, 18, Expected To Survive After Being Shot In Englewood Man, 18, Expected To Survive After Being Shot In Englewood Man, 18, Expected To Survive After Being Shot In Englewood
Man, 18, Expected To Survive After Being Shot In Englewood ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Englewood man was shot in the city Wednesday night, authorities said. The victim was shot at the corner of Palisade Avenue and Palisade Place, then ran to Wides Corner at Mattlage Place around 9 p.m., Detective Capt. Tim Torell said.His injuries weren't life-threatening, Torell said. The victim was brought to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, responders said. Meanwhile, a search was under way for the shooter. This comes after a drastic reduction in street shootings in the city stemming from a sweep that produced 21 arrests.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter, 14 Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter, 14 Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter, 14
Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter, 14 PASSAIC, N.J. -- Jurors in Paterson on Wednesday convicted a Passaic man of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter when she was 14 and he was 26. Husseyn Soriano, 29, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment following testimony from several witnesses, including the now-17-year-old victim, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The jury also watched Soriano’s video-recorded confession to Detective Sabrina McKoy of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, who also testified. Superior Court Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez set a Jan. 27 senten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Ex-Knick Draft Pick Killed By Closter Roommate, Associate Prosecutor: Ex-Knick Draft Pick Killed By Closter Roommate, Associate Prosecutor: Ex-Knick Draft Pick Killed By Closter Roommate, Associate
Prosecutor: Ex-Knick Draft Pick Killed By Closter Roommate, Associate CLOSTER, N.J. -- Authorities charged a Closter man with killing his roommate -- a former New York Knicks draft pick-- in their home nearly a year ago with help from a man who they said dumped the body in Brooklyn. Mark Holdbrooks, 59, “drugged and murdered” his longtime roommate, 36-year-old Michael Wright, in their Macarthur Avenue home, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. Holdbrooks and David “King” Victor, 35, then wrapped the body in a large garbage bag and loaded it into the trunk of Wright’s white Lexus, Gurbir said. Victor then drove the sedan to 16th St…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Man Charged With Guns After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders Bergenfield Man Charged With Guns After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders Bergenfield Man Charged With Guns After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders
Bergenfield Man Charged With Guns After Suicidal Roommate Surrenders BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A Bergenfield ex-con was arrested after police called to deal with his barricaded, suicidal roommate found him with a trove of illegal weapons, authorities said Thursday. Edeward Obertlik, 42, was taken into custody after the suicidal resident surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon, Capt. Mustaf Rabboh said Thursday. Obertlik was charged with illegally possessing a handgun, an assault rifle, another rifle and four shotguns -- as well as with being a convicted felon in possession of weapons, Rabboh said. Police responded just after 2 p.m. to the home off Hickory Lane…

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