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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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Friend Of Dad Who Held Sons In Wanaque Suicide Leap 'Lost For Words' Friend Of Dad Who Held Sons In Wanaque Suicide Leap 'Lost For Words' Friend Of Dad Who Held Sons In Wanaque Suicide Leap 'Lost For Words'
Friend Of Dad Who Held Sons In Wanaque Suicide Leap 'Lost For Words' WANAQUE, N.J. -- Friends knew the couple was having trouble, but no one could have dreamed that John Spincken would snatch up their two boys after a fight with his wife, drive to the Route 287 bridge over the Wanaque River and jump 100 feet with them in his arms Monday night. The boys -- John, 3, and Frank, who turns 2 next month -- survived the fall. One had a collapsed lung and the other a spinal injury, a family friend told Daily Voice. They were in stable condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a law enforcement source said. Spincken, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene. &q…

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West Milford, NJ
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Authorities ID Dad Who Died Holding Boys In Wanaque Bridge Leap Authorities ID Dad Who Died Holding Boys In Wanaque Bridge Leap Authorities ID Dad Who Died Holding Boys In Wanaque Bridge Leap
Authorities ID Dad Who Died Holding Boys In Wanaque Bridge Leap WANAQUE, N.J. -- Friends knew the couple was having trouble, but no one could have dreamed that John Spincken would snatch up their two boys after a fight with his wife, drive to the Route 287 bridge over the Wanaque River and jump 100 feet with them in his arms Monday night. The boys -- John, 3, and Frank, who turns 2 next month -- survived the fall. One had a collapsed lung and the other a spinal injury, a family friend told Daily Voice. They were in stable condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a law enforcement source said. Spincken, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene. &q…

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Paterson, NJ
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1,680 Bags Of Heroin Seized, Three Arrested In Paterson Police Raid 1,680 Bags Of Heroin Seized, Three Arrested In Paterson Police Raid 1,680 Bags Of Heroin Seized, Three Arrested In Paterson Police Raid
1,680 Bags Of Heroin Seized, Three Arrested In Paterson Police Raid PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson police seized nearly four pounds of heroin packaged in 1,680 glassine envelopes, along with more than a half-ounce of crack cocaine, while arresting three men during a raid prompted by neighborhood complaints, authorities said. The city police Emergency Response Team hit the East 26th Street residence Friday, leading the way for Narcotics Unit detectives armed with warrants, "in response to numerous complaints made to the director’s and chief’s office by area residents and from the City Council," Police Director Jerry Speziale said Monday. Besides the he…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
DNA Match Ties Teaneck Ex-Con To Paramus Home Burglary DNA Match Ties Teaneck Ex-Con To Paramus Home Burglary DNA Match Ties Teaneck Ex-Con To Paramus Home Burglary
DNA Match Ties Teaneck Ex-Con To Paramus Home Burglary PARAMUS, N.J. -- DNA evidence found after a June 2015 Paramus house burglary led to charges against a Teaneck ex-con with a nearly 20-year rap sheet who already was in jail, authorities said Monday. The burglar had entered Sycamore Street residence through a side door sometime between 6: and 8 p.m. June 23, while the residents were out, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Detectives Chris Zuck and Robert Brack located the evidence and sent it to the New Jersey State Police Crime Lab, Ehrenberg said. Last week, they got a match: convicted burglar Derek Edwards,he said. Edwards, who was se…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
$1M Bail For NY Man In Mahwah Murder For Hire $1M Bail For NY Man In Mahwah Murder For Hire $1M Bail For NY Man In Mahwah Murder For Hire
$1M Bail For NY Man In Mahwah Murder For Hire MAHWAH, N.J. – An upstate New York man who agreed to commit a murder for hire drove to a Mahwah restaurant to meet what turned out to be an undercover detective, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced Monday. Joshua Craig Rowling, 18, who is single and unemployed, was being held on $1 million bail in the Bergen County Jail. Grewal said Rowling – who was arrested without incident on Friday at the Mason Jar on Ramapo Valley Road – “used the dark web to offer his services as a hitman” and “agreed with another to commit a murder in exchange for a firearm fitted with a silenc…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Prosecutor's Detectives Probe Crash That Killed Mahwah High School Student Prosecutor's Detectives Probe Crash That Killed Mahwah High School Student Prosecutor's Detectives Probe Crash That Killed Mahwah High School Student
Prosecutor's Detectives Probe Crash That Killed Mahwah High School Student MAHWAH, N.J. -- Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal formally announced Monday afternoon that detectives from his Fatal Accident Investigation Unit were looking into what caused a weekend crash that killed a 17-year-old Mahwah High School student. Nicholas Laurewald  was one of five passengers in a 2006 Toyota 4Runner that slammed into a tree Saturday night. He was killed in the crash and another 17-year-old passenger was injured, authorities said. ****** A candlelight vigil honoring Nicholas Lauerwald was scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Mahwah High School football field.…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Ex-Con Faces Up To 20 Years For Gun Conviction Paterson Ex-Con Faces Up To 20 Years For Gun Conviction Paterson Ex-Con Faces Up To 20 Years For Gun Conviction
Paterson Ex-Con Faces Up To 20 Years For Gun Conviction PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson ex-con faces up to 20 years in prison after jurors convicted him of carrying a gun. Luis J. Rosario, 27, was arrested on Sept. 1, 2015 by city detectives canvassing the area of Jefferson Street and North Main Street as part of a homicide investigation, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. One of them spotted Rosario get out and walk away from a white 2004 Ford wagon registered to him – while another saw a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun wedged between the two front seats, Valdes said. Rosario, who was standing across the street, tried to walk away,…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police, Bergen Prosecutor Invite Residents, Merchants To Forum Fair Lawn Police, Bergen Prosecutor Invite Residents, Merchants To Forum Fair Lawn Police, Bergen Prosecutor Invite Residents, Merchants To Forum
Fair Lawn Police, Bergen Prosecutor Invite Residents, Merchants To Forum FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office invite the community to talk with them on how to work best together "to keep the residents and those who visit our town safe and secure." The "Respect Is a Two-Way Street" forum is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St. "This free forum will allow for two-way conversation between residents and officers from Fair Lawn Police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office," both agencies said in a joint release. Topics could include what to do if an intruder…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive From Saddle Brook Caught In Pennsylvania Fugitive From Saddle Brook Caught In Pennsylvania Fugitive From Saddle Brook Caught In Pennsylvania
Fugitive From Saddle Brook Caught In Pennsylvania SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A former Saddle Brook ex-con with a history of drug-related offenses -- including for burglary and theft -- was captured in Pennsylvania, according to published reports. Timothy Tucci, 28, had pulled into a Dallas Township apartment complex in a U-Haul truck on Thursday when a wary resident called police, according to the Citizens' Voice. Tucci, who authorities said violated the terms of the Intensive Supervision Program, was extradited to New Jersey on Oct. 26, according to Anthony Cureton of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. He remained held in the Bergen County Ja…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Prosecutor Asks: How Are We Doing? Bergen County Prosecutor Asks: How Are We Doing? Bergen County Prosecutor Asks: How Are We Doing?
Bergen County Prosecutor Asks: How Are We Doing? HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County residents and merchants are invited to give their opinion of the county prosecutor’s office as part of a process known as accreditation. Department members are encouraged to call, as well, during the designated phone-in period from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. Comments are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the accreditation standards. The number: 551-265-3134 Or email: [email protected] The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, which coordinates the program, will examine “all aspects of [the of…

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