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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Police Grab Bronx Fugitive Trying To Jump From Girlfriend's Window Garfield Police Grab Bronx Fugitive Trying To Jump From Girlfriend's Window Garfield Police Grab Bronx Fugitive Trying To Jump From Girlfriend's Window
Garfield Police Grab Bronx Fugitive Trying To Jump From Girlfriend's Window GARFIELD, N.J. -- A fugitive wanted on robbery charges in the Bronx broke the glass and was about to jump from a Garfield apartment window Thursday afternoon when members of the city Police Emergency Service Unit grabbed him, authorities told Daily Voice. An NYPD warrant squad searching for 34-year-old Christopher Martinez zeroed in on his girlfriend's second-floor Wessington Avenue apartment. Members of the ESU -- in combat gear and carrying rifles -- closed off the street and connecting thoroughfares, witnesses told Daily Voice. They moved in around 3:15 p.m. and quickly took Martinez in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Three Clifton Girls, 11-14 Waldwick Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Three Clifton Girls, 11-14 Waldwick Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Three Clifton Girls, 11-14
Waldwick Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Three Clifton Girls, 11-14 PATERSON, N.J. – Jurors in Paterson convicted a 55-year-old Waldwick man of sexually assaulting three girls several years ago when they were between 11 and 14 years old. Raelito Palao was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. “The three minors were the children of Mr. Palao’s family friends,” she said. They're now in their 20s, authorities said. Palao, who was arrested in 2013 after one of the girls came forward, could face a 10-year state prison for the sexual assault charge alone 00 8…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
New Harrington Park Police Officers Have Starred In Stopping DWI Drivers New Harrington Park Police Officers Have Starred In Stopping DWI Drivers New Harrington Park Police Officers Have Starred In Stopping DWI Drivers
New Harrington Park Police Officers Have Starred In Stopping DWI Drivers HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Harrington Park added two veteran police officers who start work Friday. "I am proud to say that these officers come highly regarded by their previous employers," Police Chief Albert Maalouf told Daily Voice. Officer James LaVigna, employed by the Rochelle Park Police Department the past two years, and Officer Michael Getto, who worked for the Norwood Police Department the past four years were sworn in Thursday by Mayor Paul Hoelscher. Both officers, among their many accomplishments, have reputations for keeping citizens safe from drunk drivers. LaVigna …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive In Jersey Shore Home Invasion South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive In Jersey Shore Home Invasion South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive In Jersey Shore Home Invasion
South Hackensack Police Nab Fugitive In Jersey Shore Home Invasion SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A South Hackensack police officer nabbed a fugitive wanted in connection with a Jersey Shore home invasion -- after he caught her not wearing her seatbelt. Aime L. Owens, 36, of Atlantic City eluded authorities who had an arrest warrant charging her with armed robbery, criminal restraint, conspiracy and theft out of Brigantine, Capt. Robert Kaiser said. A South Hackensack officer who stopped Owens' car on Route 46 around 7 p.m. spotted drug parapernalia, and later found heroin and cocaine, after she gave him several bogus names, Kaiser said. She was later identifi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
State Police, Feds Join Investigation Into Jersey Shore Trash Can Explosion State Police, Feds Join Investigation Into Jersey Shore Trash Can Explosion State Police, Feds Join Investigation Into Jersey Shore Trash Can Explosion
State Police, Feds Join Investigation Into Jersey Shore Trash Can Explosion Authorities were trying to determine the cause of an overnight explosion in a Jersey Shore trash can that they said didn't cause any injuries or damage to surrounding homes or vehicles. The ATF, State Police Bomb Unit and Ocean County Prosecutor's Office joined the investigation into the blast, which occurred just after 1:30 a.m. in Barnegat, Al Della Fave of the prosecutor's office said. Responders to Village Drive "found a cloud of smoke emanating from the remnants of a rubber trash can located curbside" and a debris field of a bout 10 yards, Della Fave said. The Ocean County S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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'Historic' NJ Law Allows No Bail In Certain Criminal Cases 'Historic' NJ Law Allows No Bail In Certain Criminal Cases 'Historic' NJ Law Allows No Bail In Certain Criminal Cases
'Historic' NJ Law Allows No Bail In Certain Criminal Cases Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino today issued a new directive that provides detailed guidance to prosecutors and police for handling dangerous criminals who, for the first time in state history, can be held without bail. The "historic" amendment to the state Constitution also eliminates cash bail in most cases, which Porrino said hurts poorer defendants who remain jailed on minor charges even when the bail is low. It also mandates speedy trials. “New Jersey’s bail reform law puts safety first, eliminating a monetary bail system that allowed dangerous criminals to pay their …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Heroin Mill Smashed, 7 Charged Paterson Heroin Mill Smashed, 7 Charged Paterson Heroin Mill Smashed, 7 Charged
Paterson Heroin Mill Smashed, 7 Charged PATERSON, N.J. -- State Police smashed a Paterson heroin ring, finding a table "overflowing" with glassine envelopes containing the drug, along with grinders, sifters and other packaging materials, a grand jury indictment against seven defendants alleges. NJSP investigators found more than $20,000 cash in one defendant's car, along with a handgun and shotgun, in a sealed hydraulic compartment, the indictment says. Before they were through, authorities had seized three-quarters of a pound of raw heroin and more than $55,000 in cash, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said Thur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Cresskill Dentist Pulled Wrong Tooth, Oradell Woman Says In Suit Cresskill Dentist Pulled Wrong Tooth, Oradell Woman Says In Suit Cresskill Dentist Pulled Wrong Tooth, Oradell Woman Says In Suit
Cresskill Dentist Pulled Wrong Tooth, Oradell Woman Says In Suit CRESSKILL, N.J. -- A Cresskill dentist who was supposed to remove her wisdom tooth pulled a molar instead, an Oradell woman charges in a lawsuit filed in Hackensack. Ji Soon Jung contends she was burdened by great expense for a dental implant and other work to make up for the alleged mistake by Charlotte O. Lee, D.M.D.,, Nj.com reports. Her malpractice suit seeks unspecified damages for physical and mental suffering, it says. CLICK HERE to read the full story: http://www.nj.com/bergen/

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Passenger Beaten, Robbed: Fort Lee Police Officer Grabs Trio On GWB Passenger Beaten, Robbed: Fort Lee Police Officer Grabs Trio On GWB Passenger Beaten, Robbed: Fort Lee Police Officer Grabs Trio On GWB
Passenger Beaten, Robbed: Fort Lee Police Officer Grabs Trio On GWB FORT LEE, N.J. (UPDATE) -- A Fort Lee police officer caught three New York City men on the George Washington Bridge after authorities said they beat and robbed a man they'd given a ride. The trio was supposedly giving the victim a lift to Englewood before noon Tuesday, he told police, when the driver suddenly turned down New York Avenue and they began beating him, demanding money, Capt. Patrick Kissane said. The man managed to get out of the car, Kissane said, but the three "continued to assault the victim with fists and kicks" before he fled toward a nearby gas station. The trio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
4 Charged With Making Girls, 14, 15, Sex Slaves In South Hackensack Motel 4 Charged With Making Girls, 14, 15, Sex Slaves In South Hackensack Motel 4 Charged With Making Girls, 14, 15, Sex Slaves In South Hackensack Motel
4 Charged With Making Girls, 14, 15, Sex Slaves In South Hackensack Motel SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. – South Hackensack police rescued three underage girls from sexual slavery at a Route 46 motel, leading to the arrests of a Paterson woman and three alleged accomplices from Long Island, authorities said Wednesday. Tipped off that 14- and 15-year-old girls were being pimped out of the motel, South Hackensack police notified the Bergen County Prosecutor's Special Victims Unit. Stephanie Boneta, 23, of Rosa Parks Boulevard, remained held on $225,000 bail ln the Bergen County Jail, charged with facilitation of human trafficking and child endangerment, following her arres…

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