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
Lodi Police Seek Man Charged With Attacking Co-Workers With Meat Cleaver Lodi Police Seek Man Charged With Attacking Co-Workers With Meat Cleaver Lodi Police Seek Man Charged With Attacking Co-Workers With Meat Cleaver
Lodi Police Seek Man Charged With Attacking Co-Workers With Meat Cleaver LODI — Seeking the public's help, Lodi police on Wednesday posted a photo of a man who they said attacked two fellow employees with a meat cleaver at a local restaurant. They charged Guang Di Qui, 40, in an arrest warrant with two counts of aggravated assault. Guang attacked one colleague with the cleaver during the argument and then injured a co-worker who tried to intervene, police said. He is described as 5-foot-3 and 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Guang's last known address was in New York, police said. Anyone who sees Guang, knows where to find him or has information th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Woman, 20, Says Mugger Beat Her For Wallet Clifton Woman, 20, Says Mugger Beat Her For Wallet Clifton Woman, 20, Says Mugger Beat Her For Wallet
Clifton Woman, 20, Says Mugger Beat Her For Wallet CLIFTON, N.J. -- A 20-year-old Clifton woman told city police a mugger punched her in the head and stole her wallet after she refused to give it up, authorities said. The woman said she was walking on Hobart Place around 11 a.m. when she was attacked by an adult white or Hispanic robber, possibly in his 30s, who demanded the wallet, Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. When she refused, he beat her and then ran off with the wallet toward Clifton Avenue, she said. The woman declined to be hospitalized for her injuries, Bracken said. Anyone who saw anything or has information that could help…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Emerson Latest To Add Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Emerson Latest To Add Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Emerson Latest To Add Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement
Emerson Latest To Add Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement EMERSON, N.J. -- Emerson joined the widespread number of communities in North Jersey and nationwide by painting a thin blue line down a stretch of Main Street early Wednesday in a show of support for law enforcement. The borough "supports the Emerson Police Department and all law enforcement officers," Council President Chris Knoller said in a statement. "As a former law enforcement officer myself, I can't tell you how much the support of the community means," Councilman Brian Downing, a retired veteran Bergen County Sheriff's officer, told Daily Voice. Crews already we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Jitney Buses Sidelined For Fairview Spot Inspections Jitney Buses Sidelined For Fairview Spot Inspections Jitney Buses Sidelined For Fairview Spot Inspections
Jitney Buses Sidelined For Fairview Spot Inspections FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Authorities at the Fairview/Cliffside Park border conducted inspections Wednesday morning into early afternoon of jitney buses that travel along Anderson Avenue to and from New York City. Jitneys were diverted into the parking lot of what used to be the A&P supermarket and inspected by investigators from the state Motor Vehicle Commission, the state Department of Transportation and Fairview police. Tow trucks were at the ready to remove vehicles unfit for the road.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
Breaking News
Fugitive In Blast That Killed North Rockland's Fahy Found At Lover's Home Fugitive In Blast That Killed North Rockland's Fahy Found At Lover's Home Fugitive In Blast That Killed North Rockland's Fahy Found At Lover's Home
Fugitive In Blast That Killed North Rockland's Fahy Found At Lover's Home A man who authorities said had a pot-growing operation in a two-story Bronx home that exploded Tuesday morning, killing FDNY battalion chief Michael Fahy, a Yonkers resident and North Rockland High School grad, is being held without bail in the Bergen County Jail after his arrest at his girlfriend's Cliffside Park apartment on Tuesday. Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was taken into custody by a Regional Fugitive Task Force made up of NYPD detectives and US Marshals on Walker Street. "He had a girl here. They got him quick," a law enforcement officer with knowledge of the arrest told Da…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fugitive In Blast That Killed FDNY Chief Found At Lover's Cliffside Home Fugitive In Blast That Killed FDNY Chief Found At Lover's Cliffside Home Fugitive In Blast That Killed FDNY Chief Found At Lover's Cliffside Home
Fugitive In Blast That Killed Fdny Chief Found At Lover's Cliffside Home CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A man who authorities said had a pot-growing operation in a two-story Bronx home that exploded Tuesday morning -- killing an FDNY battalion chief and wounding others -- was being held without bail in the Bergen County Jail after his arrest at his girlfriend's Cliffside Park apartment on Tuesday. Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was taken into custody by a Regional Fugitive Task Force made up of NYPD detectives and US Marshals on Walker Street. "He had a girl here. They got him quick," a law enforcement officer with knowledge of the arrest told Daily Voice. "…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Break Down Barriers With Police: Come To Rutherford's 'Coffee With a Cop' Break Down Barriers With Police: Come To Rutherford's 'Coffee With a Cop' Break Down Barriers With Police: Come To Rutherford's 'Coffee With a Cop'
Break Down Barriers With Police: Come To Rutherford's 'Coffee With a Cop' RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rutherford police invite residents and business owners to next month's "Coffee With a Cop," a highly successful program designed at discussing community issues, building relationships – and drinking free coffee. "No agenda or speeches -- just a chance to ask questions and voice concerns," Police Chief John Russo said. The majority of contacts the public has with law enforcement comes during emergencies or emotional situations -- not always the best times for relationship-building, the chief said. "Coffee With A Cop" is a national initiative…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Prosecutor: Wayne Man Sexually Touched Girl In Home Passaic Prosecutor: Wayne Man Sexually Touched Girl In Home Passaic Prosecutor: Wayne Man Sexually Touched Girl In Home
Passaic Prosecutor: Wayne Man Sexually Touched Girl In Home WAYNE, N.J. – A 37-year-old Wayne man was charged with sexually touching a girl inside his home, authorities said. A judge ordered Julio Lujan, 37, held on $200,000 bail in the Passaic County Jail, charged with second-degree sexually assault and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. . The arrest followed an investigation by her Special Victims Unit, the prosecutor said. An initial Superior Court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Paterson Man Sold Heroin To Undercover In Paramus Bergen Prosecutor: Paterson Man Sold Heroin To Undercover In Paramus Bergen Prosecutor: Paterson Man Sold Heroin To Undercover In Paramus
Bergen Prosecutor: Paterson Man Sold Heroin To Undercover In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paterson man was arrested after selling an undercover detective enough heroin at a Paramus buy to fill 1,000 folds, authorities said. A judge ordered Allen Q. Young, 21, held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with drug distribution. Investigators determined that Young “was involved in the distribution of controlled dangerous substances, namely heroin, in Bergen County,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. He was taken into custody by Grewal’s investigators and Paramus police after selling 20 bricks of heroin to an undercover off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff's Warrant Squad Tracks Down Fugitive In Paterson Passaic Sheriff's Warrant Squad Tracks Down Fugitive In Paterson Passaic Sheriff's Warrant Squad Tracks Down Fugitive In Paterson
Passaic Sheriff's Warrant Squad Tracks Down Fugitive In Paterson PATERSON, N.J. -- Tipsters led Passaic County sheriff's officers Tuesday night to an abandoned row of Paterson houses where they found a fugitive from Garfield accused of breaking into cars in Totowa and Woodland Park after skipping sentencing for burglary. James Pellett was exactly in the Godwin Avenue area where the informant directed members of the sheriff's Warrants Division -- Detective Sgt. Raphael Garcia, Detective Cpl. Joseph Cammisa and Detectives Rashedul Chowdhury, Atli Sela and John Tolerico -- Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said late Tuesday. The 27-year-old ex-con, who…

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