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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Fair Lawn Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Fair Lawn Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement
Fair Lawn Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn on Monday joined the growing trend of communities painting blue lines to support law enforcement. Lines were painted onto Parmelee Avenue between Fair Lawn Avenue and Bergen Avenue, next to the Municipal Building. "Fair Lawn Police would like to thank residents who have shown their appreciation over the past months and for their messages of support through social media that helped to make this possible," Police Chief Glen Cauwels said. Mayor John Cosgrove noted that the department was just re-accredited, a significant accomplishment for any police age…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Grease-Covered Yonkers Pair Steal Cooking Oil Grease-Covered Yonkers Pair Steal Cooking Oil Grease-Covered Yonkers Pair Steal Cooking Oil
Grease-Covered Yonkers Pair Steal Cooking Oil Two Westchester men covered in grease had just stolen 500 gallons of used cooking oil from Ramsey when Rochelle Park, N.J., police stopped them on Route 17, authorities said Monday. Office Jared Shatkin stopped the 1999 Ford Econoline for several violations, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta told Daily Voice. Shaktin smelled burnt marijuana while talking with the driver, then discovered a small amount of pot and drug paraphernalia -- as well as two large plastic bladders filled with the cooking oil, DePreta said. Both men "could not identify where or when the cooking oil was obtained," …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Wanaque Detectives Charge Cleaning Woman's Boyfriend In Thefts Wanaque Detectives Charge Cleaning Woman's Boyfriend In Thefts Wanaque Detectives Charge Cleaning Woman's Boyfriend In Thefts
Wanaque Detectives Charge Cleaning Woman's Boyfriend In Thefts WANAQUE, N.J. -- Wanaque detectives investigating the thefts of roughly $57,000 worth of jewerly from several homes arrested the boyfriend of a woman who cleaned those houses, authorities said. Five different Wanaque residents came to headquarters to report various pieces of gold jewelry stolen from their homes along with cash, Capt. Kenneth Fackina said Monday morning. Detective Sgt. Phil Cavallaro and Detective Kathy Carman found that all of the victims used the same cleaning woman the past six years and were "very comfortable with her," Fackina said. During the entire time, t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police: Grease-Covered Pair Stole Cooking Oil In Ramsey Rochelle Park Police: Grease-Covered Pair Stole Cooking Oil In Ramsey Rochelle Park Police: Grease-Covered Pair Stole Cooking Oil In Ramsey
Rochelle Park Police: Grease-Covered Pair Stole Cooking Oil In Ramsey ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Two Westchester men covered in grease had just stolen 500 gallons of used cooking oil from Ramsey when Rochelle Park police stopped them on Route 17, authorities said Monday. Office Jared Shatkin stopped the 1999 Ford Econoline for several violations, Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta told Daily Voice. Shaktin smelled burnt marijuana while talking with the driver, then turned up a small amount of pot and drug paraphernalia -- as well as two large plastic bladders filled with the cooking oil, DePreta said. Both men "could not identify where or when the cooking oil was o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Father, Daughter Struck Crossing Ridgewood Street, Driver, 79, Summonsed Father, Daughter Struck Crossing Ridgewood Street, Driver, 79, Summonsed Father, Daughter Struck Crossing Ridgewood Street, Driver, 79, Summonsed
Father, Daughter Struck Crossing Ridgewood Street, Driver, 79, Summonsed RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A Ridgewood man and his 10-year-old daughter were struck by a car driven by a 79-year-old village resident Saturday night, authorities said. The girl sustained minor injuries, while her father's "were more serious but not life-threatening," Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke told Daily Voice. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, she said. The driver received a summons for failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk after the crash at the corner of Godwin Avenue and Sherman Place just before 9:30 p.m., the chief said. Village police, firefig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus END DWI Walk Of Remembrance Raises Awareness Paramus END DWI Walk Of Remembrance Raises Awareness Paramus END DWI Walk Of Remembrance Raises Awareness
Paramus END DWI Walk Of Remembrance Raises Awareness PARAMUS, N.J. -- Dozens of DWI victims’ surviving family members and friends on Sunday took the fourth annual END DWI Walk of Remembrance — dedicated to reminding people about the dangers and potential heartbreak of drunk driving — at Van Saun Park in Paramus. More than 60 participants remembered loved ones killed by drunk drivers. Speakers included retired Bogota Police Chief John Burke, Bergen County Chiefs Association President (and Westwood Police Chief) Frank Regino, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney and Lynn Sucorowski, an END DWI organizer whose niece, 19-year-old asp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Shock, Grief Spreads After Miami Cuban Baseball Star Dies In Boat Crash Shock, Grief Spreads After Miami Cuban Baseball Star Dies In Boat Crash Shock, Grief Spreads After Miami Cuban Baseball Star Dies In Boat Crash
Shock, Grief Spreads After Miami Cuban Baseball Star Dies In Boat Crash Baby-faced Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, a prominent figure in the U.S. Cuban community and one of the sports most popular stars, died in a boating crash in the middle of the night Sunday. The Coast Guard was on patrol around 3:15 a.m. when it "noticed a vessel upside down" on a jetty, Officer Lorenzo Veloz of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told reporters just before noon. The bodies of three men, including the 24-year-old Fernandez, were found under the 32-foot boat, he said. "It's a tragic loss for the family and friends but also the Miami co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
$250G Bail Set For Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girls $250G Bail Set For Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girls $250G Bail Set For Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girls
$250G Bail Set For Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girls PASSAIC, N.J. – A judge set $250,000 bail for a Passaic man who authorities said sexually assaulted two girls when both were between 9 and 12 years old. Marco Antonio Portillo, 37, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Members of her Special Victims Unit arrested him following an investigation, she said. An initial appearance was scheduled for Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court. Meanwhile, Portillo remained held in the Passaic County Jail.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Garfield Gas Station Bandit Changes Outfit In New Clothing Store PHOTOS: Garfield Gas Station Bandit Changes Outfit In New Clothing Store PHOTOS: Garfield Gas Station Bandit Changes Outfit In New Clothing Store
Photos: Garfield Gas Station Bandit Changes Outfit In New Clothing Store GARFIELD, N.J. (UPDATE, Sept. 28) -- Garfield police released images of a man who they said swiped cash from a gas station before ducking into the new Burlington store, where swapped his clothing for new duds and vanished. The store was briefly evacuated last Saturday morning while police searched for the bandit who grabbed the money from the register at Valero on Passaic Street and then outran employees to the nearby shopping center, Capt. Raymond Kovach told Daily Voice. Police established a perimeter and called in a K9 unit, with negative results, Kovach said. Eventually, the operation …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Unlicensed Glen Rock Lawyer From Franklin Lakes Held On $100,000 Bail Unlicensed Glen Rock Lawyer From Franklin Lakes Held On $100,000 Bail Unlicensed Glen Rock Lawyer From Franklin Lakes Held On $100,000 Bail
Unlicensed Glen Rock Lawyer From Franklin Lakes Held On $100,000 Bail FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – An unlicensed Glen Rock lawyer from Franklin Lakes who was free on bail pending trial on charges of illegally moving client’s money around was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after authorities said they learned that he’d bilked clients out of $500,000 in funds. Jay I. Lazerowitz, 58, whose license to practice law was suspended in January, continued to receive money even though his trust account was frozen, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Saturday. He also “misapplied entrusted funds by moving and/or utilizing funds outside t…

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