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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Titan Of Law Enforcement, Education, Ron Calissi Dies At 69 Bergen Titan Of Law Enforcement, Education, Ron Calissi Dies At 69 Bergen Titan Of Law Enforcement, Education, Ron Calissi Dies At 69
Bergen Titan Of Law Enforcement, Education, Ron Calissi Dies At 69 FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- He was as kind, generous and entertaining a friend of law enforcement as anyone who met him had known, which squeezed their souls tight as word spread that Ronald E. Calissi of Franklin Lakes died Friday morning. Although not a surprise, his death was a shock: Ron Calissi -- one of Bergen County's most accomplished residents -- suffered a heart attack eight days earlier but initially appeared stable, colleagues said. No surprise there, given his non-stop drive and zest for life. Graduate school dean, law enforcement officer, author, attorney -- college weightliftin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Second Straight Day: Port Authority Police Stop GWB Jumper Second Straight Day: Port Authority Police Stop GWB Jumper Second Straight Day: Port Authority Police Stop GWB Jumper
Second Straight Day: Port Authority Police Stop GWB Jumper FORT LEE, N.J. -- For the second day in a row, Port Authority police on Saturday stopped a suicidal man from jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Officers Juan Guzman, Lavern Watson and Angela Tait were on patrol when they found the 28-year-old New York City man acting suspiciously on the south walkway, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. They spoke with the man, who said he'd come there to jump. They took him in to custody and an ambulance brought him to Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus for evaluation. Less than 24 hours earlier, Guzman stopped another man -…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Irony: Englewood Cliffs Mom, 81, Whose Son Died In Crash Struck, Killed Irony: Englewood Cliffs Mom, 81, Whose Son Died In Crash Struck, Killed Irony: Englewood Cliffs Mom, 81, Whose Son Died In Crash Struck, Killed
Irony: Englewood Cliffs Mom, 81, Whose Son Died In Crash Struck, Killed ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- In a tragic irony, an 81-year-old Englewood Cliffs woman whose son was struck and killed by a bus several years ago was killed herself while crossing Route 9W just after midnight Saturday during heavy rain. A 30-year-old Tenafly woman struck her with her sedan around 12:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael said. The victim "was returning from a store she owns in the city, the way she does every night," Cioffi told Daily Voice. "She got off the transit bus carrying her bags, walked two blocks up and crossed near Sherwood (Avenue) by the TD Bank." The s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Motorcyclist Sustains Severe Head Injury In Route 3 Crash Motorcyclist Sustains Severe Head Injury In Route 3 Crash Motorcyclist Sustains Severe Head Injury In Route 3 Crash
Motorcyclist Sustains Severe Head Injury In Route 3 Crash RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A motorcyclist sustained a severe head injury when his cycle crashed on eastbound Route 3 in Rutherford. "We still have some more witnesses to talk to, but it seems like he may have rear-ended a car after traffic suddenly slowed down," Police Chief John Russo told Daily Voice after the highway was reopened around 1 p.m. The cruiser-style cycle crashed just east of Route 17 around 12:30 p.m. The rider, who witnesses said was unconscious, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. State Police and Bergen County sheriff's officers, among others, joined Ru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
PAPD Officer Stops Would-Be GWB Jumper After Crash On Other Side PAPD Officer Stops Would-Be GWB Jumper After Crash On Other Side PAPD Officer Stops Would-Be GWB Jumper After Crash On Other Side
Papd Officer Stops Would-Be GWB Jumper After Crash On Other Side FORT LEE, N.J. -- A suicidal man in his mid-20s who stood on the outer railing of the eastbound side of the George Washington Bridge was pulled to safety by a team of police officers around the same time Friday afternoon that the westbound side was being reopened following a tractor-trailer crash. Port Authority, NYPD and Palisades Interstate Parkway officers converged near the New York tower as the wreckage was cleared and an oil spill cleaned up, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Assisted by Lt. Michael Hennessey, Port Authority Police Officer Juan Guzman (in photo above…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: GWB Backups Into NJ Stretch Miles After Tractor-Trailer Crash PHOTOS: GWB Backups Into NJ Stretch Miles After Tractor-Trailer Crash PHOTOS: GWB Backups Into NJ Stretch Miles After Tractor-Trailer Crash
Photos: GWB Backups Into NJ Stretch Miles After Tractor-Trailer Crash FORT LEE, N.J. (UPDATE) -- Early Friday evening rush-hour traffic remained backed up for miles from the George Washington Bridge to the Westchester County line. A single lane of the upper level of the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey was opened earlier after a jack-knifed tractor-trailer was removed from the span, Port Authority police said just after 1:15 p.m. No injuries were reported in the crash between the rig and another truck, which occurred around 12:15 p.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Delays were expected to continue as crews cleaned up a 40-t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Carlstadt Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Carlstadt Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement Carlstadt Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement
Carlstadt Paints Thin Blue Line To Support Law Enforcement CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt joined the growing trend of communities nationwide showing support for local police by painting a blue line down Hackensack Street. "Law enforcement is not the enemy anywhere," officials said in a statement. "They make a difference in life every day as do other first responders. They keep us safe. "So please keep them in your thoughts." Dating back decades, the "thin blue line" is used throughout the U.S. and Canada to symbolize the thin line between chaos and order. It is used, as well, to commemorate fallen law enforcemen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Carlstadt Police Charge Bus Driver With ID Theft, Credit Card Fraud Carlstadt Police Charge Bus Driver With ID Theft, Credit Card Fraud Carlstadt Police Charge Bus Driver With ID Theft, Credit Card Fraud
Carlstadt Police Charge Bus Driver With ID Theft, Credit Card Fraud CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police charged a 31-year-old bus driver from Essex County with several counts of identity theft, among other offenses. Salim Al-Zarad of Belleville “submitted applications for the issuance of credit cards using personal information of another person,” Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said an investigation by Detective Lt. David Smith found. Al-Zarad posted $30,000 bail and was released pending an Oct. 3 hearing in Carlstadt Municipal Court on seven counts of assuming a false identity by obtaining personal information of another and credit card fraud, the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police: Leonia Defendant In Crime Spree Caught In Car Burglaries Fair Lawn Police: Leonia Defendant In Crime Spree Caught In Car Burglaries Fair Lawn Police: Leonia Defendant In Crime Spree Caught In Car Burglaries
Fair Lawn Police: Leonia Defendant In Crime Spree Caught In Car Burglaries FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Leonia man already charged in a June crime spree in that town and Palisades Park was arrested overnight Friday by Fair Lawn police after he broke into several cars, authorities said. An Arcadia Road resident went outside at 4:10 a.m. and found Fred Harakandi inside his unlocked vehicle, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Harakandi ran off onto Midland Avenue, dropping change from the vehicle along the way, the sergeant said. Soon after, Officer Brian Rypkema found Harakandi on Broadway at East 55th Street in Elmwood Park and arrested him. He had two laptops and a c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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2016 Mercedes Swiped From Tenafly Driveway, Police Urge Caution 2016 Mercedes Swiped From Tenafly Driveway, Police Urge Caution 2016 Mercedes Swiped From Tenafly Driveway, Police Urge Caution
2016 Mercedes Swiped From Tenafly Driveway, Police Urge Caution TENAFLY, N.J. – Tenafly police once again were forced to remind citizens to not leave their cars unlocked – especially with the keys inside – after someone swiped a 2016 Mercedes Benz from a driveway and stole a backpack from another vehicle on the same block sometime overnight. Surveillance video shows three young men – their faces obscured by cinched hoodies – getting of a car on Woodland Street and approaching the Mercedes around 4:30 a.m., Capt. Michael deMoncada said Thursday afternoon. One got in and drove south on Woodland as the others left, he said. Another Woodland Park resident …

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