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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Mayor, Police Chief Help Paint Thin Blue Line Saddle Brook Mayor, Police Chief Help Paint Thin Blue Line Saddle Brook Mayor, Police Chief Help Paint Thin Blue Line
Saddle Brook Mayor, Police Chief Help Paint Thin Blue Line SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Saddle Brook Mayor Robert White and Police Chief Robert Kugler helped paint a thin blue line in front of police headquarters on Tuesday -- joining the rapidly growing number of communities in North Jersey and nationwide showing support for law enforcement. "It's important to acknowledge and show appreciation to our police officers and their families," Mayor Robert White said Tuesday. "All too often they, like our other public safety partners, get overlooked for their valuable service they perform for our residents." Police Chief Robert Kugler thanke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Retired Drug-Fighting Rutherford Police Sergeant Honored By Felician Retired Drug-Fighting Rutherford Police Sergeant Honored By Felician Retired Drug-Fighting Rutherford Police Sergeant Honored By Felician
Retired Drug-Fighting Rutherford Police Sergeant Honored By Felician RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A retired veteran Rutherford police sergeant who headed a successful D.A.R.E. program before continuing his work keeping kids off drugs statewide will be honored with an Alumni Achievement Award at Felician University next month. "What an incredible honor," Nicholas Loizzi Jr. said. "I'm very humbled and grateful to have even been considered for it." Also being honored by Felician President Dr. Anne M. Prisco and our Alumni Association Board at the Oct. 15 brunch on the Rutherford campus are recent graduate Melissa Bilecky ('14) and Sister Mary Teres…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police: Man Impersonated Officer, Pointed Gun At Family In Dispute Clifton Police: Man Impersonated Officer, Pointed Gun At Family In Dispute Clifton Police: Man Impersonated Officer, Pointed Gun At Family In Dispute
Clifton Police: Man Impersonated Officer, Pointed Gun At Family In Dispute CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton man impersonating a police officer pointed a gun at a female driver, her husband and their 6-year-old child during a dispute at a local gas station, authorities said. Rami Shalhoub, 33, got out of his car at Jersey Gas on Lakeview Avenue "with a law enforcement badge hanging from around his neck and a firearm in his hand," Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. He then "pointed the handgun at the female driver of the other vehicle, along with her husband and 6-year-old child, who were seated in the vehicle with her...identified himself as a law enforce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Litterbug Carried Heroin, Cocaine, Passaic County Sheriff Charges Litterbug Carried Heroin, Cocaine, Passaic County Sheriff Charges Litterbug Carried Heroin, Cocaine, Passaic County Sheriff Charges
Litterbug Carried Heroin, Cocaine, Passaic County Sheriff Charges PATERSON, N.J -- A driver from Newark was carrying several bags of heroin and crack when Passaic County sheriff's officers stopped him for tossing litter from his window, authorities said. Officers Joseph Royce and Francesca Vollaro stopped the 2010 Mitsubishi near the intersection of Broadway and Mill Street just after 2 a.m. Monday, Sheriff Richard Berdnick said. After a brief investigation, 25-year-old Erick Figueroa was arrested on charges of drug possession with the intent to distribute it within 1,000 feet of a school.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Child Abuse Background Checks For School Employees Goes To NJ Senate Child Abuse Background Checks For School Employees Goes To NJ Senate Child Abuse Background Checks For School Employees Goes To NJ Senate
Child Abuse Background Checks For School Employees Goes To NJ Senate Public school teachers, bus drivers and camp counselors in New Jersey would have to undergo a child abuse background check if a measure being considered by the state Senate becomes law. “How many teachers, camp counselors, bus drivers and school employees are child abusers? Under current New Jersey law, we simply do not know,” said state Sen. Anthony Bucco, the measure's sponsor. “It is appalling that New Jersey does not require background checks that red flag employees with substantiated claims of child abuse.” Employees and job candidates currently undergo a criminal background check tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Cyber Harassment Victims Could Get Restraining Order Under Proposed NJ Law Cyber Harassment Victims Could Get Restraining Order Under Proposed NJ Law Cyber Harassment Victims Could Get Restraining Order Under Proposed NJ Law
Cyber Harassment Victims Could Get Restraining Order Under Proposed NJ Law Cyber harassment would be considered domestic violence -- allowing victims to obtain restraining orders -- if a bill advanced by a legislative panel in Trenton on Monday becomes law. Although 18 offenses are currently covered under New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic Violence act -- among them, stalking, robbery and assault -- cyber harassment isn't. “When social media and other online sites are used to harass someone, it can be a real nightmare for the victims,” said state Sent. Diane Allen (R-Burlington), one of the bill's sponsors. “Their tormentors can use these tools as a way to attack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Haledon Police Getting Body Cameras Through Federal Grant Haledon Police Getting Body Cameras Through Federal Grant Haledon Police Getting Body Cameras Through Federal Grant
Haledon Police Getting Body Cameras Through Federal Grant HALEDON, N.J. -- Haledon police received a $17,920 federal grant to buy body cameras, Congressman Bill Pascrell announced Monday. “Implemented properly, body-worn camera programs can be an important tool for building positive relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve,” said Pascrell (D-NJ0 hte co-chairman of the House Law Enforcement Caucus. “One holdup in body worn camera program implementation nationwide has been lack of funding," he added. However, Pascrell said, the federal government "is stepping in to assist with these funding gaps for c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police Find Ex-Con, Getaway Driver With Gun Range Casings Rochelle Park Police Find Ex-Con, Getaway Driver With Gun Range Casings Rochelle Park Police Find Ex-Con, Getaway Driver With Gun Range Casings
Rochelle Park Police Find Ex-Con, Getaway Driver With Gun Range Casings ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A Ridgefield man was caught with a large duffle bag filled with spent brass shell casings from a Rochelle Park firing range that he intended to sell to support a drug habit, authorities said Monday. Police also arrested a woman who they said was waiting for him behind the wheel of a getaway car. Officers alerted by a township employee to a trespasser Friday at the Police Firearms Training Facility found Michael Pelissier, 43, of Ridgefield walking along the edge of a Saddle River County Park, carrying the "heavily weighted" bag, Detective Sgt. James DePreta …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Barrels Off GSP Into Saddle Brook Industrial Park Building SUV Barrels Off GSP Into Saddle Brook Industrial Park Building SUV Barrels Off GSP Into Saddle Brook Industrial Park Building
SUV Barrels Off GSP Into Saddle Brook Industrial Park Building SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- An SUV struck another vehicle on the Garden State Parkway in Saddle Brook, then left the highway and barreled into an industrial park building Monday afternoon. The Honda CR-V traveled about a quarter-mile on the grass shoulder, down an embankment and into the Zuckerberg Industrial Park before it slammed into 280 North Midland Avenue. The female driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
$500G Bail For Man Charged With Shooting Teen In Bogus Clifton Phone Sale $500G Bail For Man Charged With Shooting Teen In Bogus Clifton Phone Sale $500G Bail For Man Charged With Shooting Teen In Bogus Clifton Phone Sale
$500G Bail For Man Charged With Shooting Teen In Bogus Clifton Phone Sale CLIFTON, N.J. -- Law enforcement officers from various agencies combined to arrest an 18-year-old Passaic man after they said he shot another teen in the leg during a bogus cellphone sale. The victim met Darren Watkins Jr. online and then arranged to get together Saturday morning at Lake and Van Winkle avenues, where police responded at 10:40 a.m. to reports of shots fired, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken told Daily Voice on Monday. The 18-year-old Wayne victim was standing outside his car with a gunshot wound, Bracken said. He told police that Watkins got in the passenger side and demanded m…

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