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
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Mob-Tied Glen Rock Man Gets 4+ Years For $3.5M Fraud Mob-Tied Glen Rock Man Gets 4+ Years For $3.5M Fraud Mob-Tied Glen Rock Man Gets 4+ Years For $3.5M Fraud
Mob-Tied Glen Rock Man Gets 4+ Years For $3.5M Fraud GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A Glen Rock man with reputed mob ties was sentenced Wednesday to four years and three months in federal prison for scamming 15 victims out of nearly $3.5 million. Paul Mancuso, 50, previously admitted conspiring with co-defendant Pasquale “Pat” Stiso to pretend to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and a chunk of real estate in Matawan that they flipped, among other bogus ventures that authorities said drained victims’ life savings. Both were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that Macuso still hadn’t paid, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Christie Signs Bill Into Law Boosting Oversight At Bergen Regional Christie Signs Bill Into Law Boosting Oversight At Bergen Regional Christie Signs Bill Into Law Boosting Oversight At Bergen Regional
Christie Signs Bill Into Law Boosting Oversight At Bergen Regional PARAMUS, N.J. -- A hospital authority will ensure proper oversight and quality of care at Bergen Regional Medical Center in response to allegations of violence against patients and staff, state lawmakers said Wednesday, thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Christie. “The incidents we have heard about are deeply troubling and show a serious lapse in oversight,” said state Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen), one of the measure's several co-sponsors. The move comes in response to hundreds of reports filed with police of alleged assaults and a federal investigation prompted b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Extricated Driver OK After Palisades Parkway Pileup Extricated Driver OK After Palisades Parkway Pileup Extricated Driver OK After Palisades Parkway Pileup
Extricated Driver OK After Palisades Parkway Pileup CLOSTER, N.J. -- A driver who sustained injuries that weren't considered life-threatening had to be extricated after two box trucks and a sedan collided Wednesday morning on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The scene was cleared within an hour of the crash, which occurred around 9:30 a.m. near the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Alpine firefighters and Closter EMS and Rescue joined Palisades Interstate Parkway police. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Have You Seen Them? FBI Says Pair Left Explosives Night Of NYC Bombing Have You Seen Them? FBI Says Pair Left Explosives Night Of NYC Bombing Have You Seen Them? FBI Says Pair Left Explosives Night Of NYC Bombing
Have You Seen Them? FBI Says Pair Left Explosives Night Of NYC Bombing (UPDATE): The FBI on Sept. 27 released a clearer surveillance photo of two men who they said left an explosive device a few blocks from where one detonated on Sept. 17 in Manhattan's Chelsea section. The bureau also produced a surveillance camera image of a bag from which the pair "removed an improvised explosive device." Both men "then left the vicinity leaving the device behind but taking the luggage," the FBI said. A resident found the device, which didn't detonate, the bureau said. The first image -- released last Wednesday -- was taken on West 27th Street between …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police Swear New Officers, Honor Others Fair Lawn Police Swear New Officers, Honor Others Fair Lawn Police Swear New Officers, Honor Others
Fair Lawn Police Swear New Officers, Honor Others FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn Police Chief Glen Cauwels swore in two new officers and issued service awards during a Borough Hall ceremony Tuesday night. Officer Justin DiGuglielmo, 28, was graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 2006 and Montclair State University, with a degree in psychology, 2012. He previously served as a Class 1 Special Officer in Hackensack from 2010-2013), a Class 2 Special Officer in Hoboken from 2013-2015 and a police officer with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Police in Newark over the past year. He was assigned to a field training officer in the pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Prosecutor: Bergen, Garfield Investigators Find Pot, Cash In Raid Prosecutor: Bergen, Garfield Investigators Find Pot, Cash In Raid Prosecutor: Bergen, Garfield Investigators Find Pot, Cash In Raid
Prosecutor: Bergen, Garfield Investigators Find Pot, Cash In Raid GARFIELD, N.J. – Investigators who raided an 18-year-old Garfield man’s home said they found pot, a digital scale and bags used to package drugs. Adonis Mouton also had $2,481 in alleged drug proceeds that was seized, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. The search-warranted raid on Monday followed an investigation by Grewal’s Narcotic Task Force and Garfield police, the prosecutor said. Mouton was released on drug charges pending an Oct. 5 arraignment.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Prosecutor: Widower, 77, Brought 3 Guns To East Rutherford Undercover Deal Prosecutor: Widower, 77, Brought 3 Guns To East Rutherford Undercover Deal Prosecutor: Widower, 77, Brought 3 Guns To East Rutherford Undercover Deal
Prosecutor: Widower, 77, Brought 3 Guns To East Rutherford Undercover Deal EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A 77-year-old widower brought three guns for sale to a meeting in East Rutherford with an undercover detective who took him into custody, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday night. Jack Koval Jr. had a fourth, loaded handgun in his Bayonne home – along with $100,000 in cash – when Grewal’s investigators raided it after Saturday’s arrest, the prosecutor said. A judge ordered Koval released without bail pending an Oct. 5 first court appearance, he said. Authorities charged the retiree with illegally selling a firearm. “The investigation is c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Feds In NJ, NY Charge Rahami With Using Weapons Of Mass Destruction Feds In NJ, NY Charge Rahami With Using Weapons Of Mass Destruction Feds In NJ, NY Charge Rahami With Using Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Feds In NJ, NY Charge Rahami With Using Weapons Of Mass Destruction Authorities in New Jersey and New York on Tuesday brought federal charges against Ahmad Khan Rahami for "conducting and attempting to conduct bombings in New York City and various locations in New Jersey" on Saturday and Sunday. Rahami, 28, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged in U.S. District Court in Newark with two counts of using and attempting to use weapons of mass destruction – for a bomb that detonated before a charity 5k run in Seaside Park at the Jersey Shore on Saturday morning and for explosive devices later found at the Elizabeth train station. If convicted on those c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Lawmakers Mull Securing Wheelchair Students On Buses NJ Lawmakers Mull Securing Wheelchair Students On Buses NJ Lawmakers Mull Securing Wheelchair Students On Buses
NJ Lawmakers Mull Securing Wheelchair Students On Buses A measure to improve the safety of wheelchair-bound students on New Jersey school buses cleared a state Assembly panel. The measure, if eventually approved by the state Legislature, would require drivers to secure the students with: wheelchair restraints to secure a wheelchair to the vehicle floor; a lap and shoulder belt that integrates to the rear wheelchair restraints; floor anchorages installed in the vehicle floor. Under the bill, students using wheelchairs must be secured using the four-point securement system whenever the bus is in operation. “These students are especially vulne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Bergen Sheriff Seeks Help Finding SUV That Caused Route 4 Teaneck Crash Bergen Sheriff Seeks Help Finding SUV That Caused Route 4 Teaneck Crash Bergen Sheriff Seeks Help Finding SUV That Caused Route 4 Teaneck Crash
Bergen Sheriff Seeks Help Finding SUV That Caused Route 4 Teaneck Crash TEANECK, N.J. – Bergen County sheriff’s detectives sought the public’s help finding an SUV that caused a Tuesday afternoon crash on Route 4 in Teaneck. A vehicle headed west hit a concrete barrier and overturned near Queen Anne Road, hospitalizing the driver with several injuries, around 12:20 p.m., Sheriff Michael Saudino said. The crash apparently was caused by a silver and/or grey mid-sized Nissan sport utility vehicle, which stopped briefly before speeding off, Saudino said. Anyone who saw anything or has information that could help the investigation is asked to call BCSO Detective Wes…

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