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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Car Burglar Re-Arrested 5 Minutes After Leaving Wayne Police HQ Accused Car Burglar Re-Arrested 5 Minutes After Leaving Wayne Police HQ Accused Car Burglar Re-Arrested 5 Minutes After Leaving Wayne Police HQ
Accused Car Burglar Re-Arrested 5 Minutes After Leaving Wayne Police HQ WAYNE, N.J. -- After being released from Wayne police headquarters for kicking in the window of a parked car and stealing a woman's purse, among other items, a Paterson man burglarized a Jeep -- as detectives watched him, authorities said. Officers first arrested Darryl Williamson after he tried throwing a brick and ultimately kicked out the window of a 2011 Toyota Camry at the Willowbrook bus station around 1:15 p.m. Monday, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Williamson, who previously was banned from mall property after previous run-ins with security there, was found on a bus -- with the woma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Report: Skeleton Found In Old Paterson Police HQ Report: Skeleton Found In Old Paterson Police HQ Report: Skeleton Found In Old Paterson Police HQ
Report: Skeleton Found In Old Paterson Police HQ PATERSON, N.J. -- An inspector found decomposed human remains in Paterson's old downtown police headquarters Monday night, NorthJersey.com reports. Suspicion is that the victim was homeless and snuck in after the Washington Street building was boarded up after a fire in 1979, the Tuesday morning report says. A medical examiner would have to conduct an autopsy as part of an effort to determine cause of death, how long the body was there -- and possibly who it is, it says. The remains were found around 5:15 p.m. Monday during an inspection for the building's new owners, Capt. Richard Reyes t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Sixth Victim In Six Weeks Shot Dead On Paterson Street Sixth Victim In Six Weeks Shot Dead On Paterson Street Sixth Victim In Six Weeks Shot Dead On Paterson Street
Sixth Victim In Six Weeks Shot Dead On Paterson Street PATERSON, N.J. -- A sixth victim in six weeks was shot dead on a Paterson street overnight Tuesday, authorities said. As in most of the shootings, the victim gunned down near the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Summer Street around 2:30 a.m., Sean L. Brittingham Jr. of Paterson, was young -- 21 years old, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at 3:19 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, authorities said. More than two dozen other victims have been wounded by gunfire in the late-summer spree of sudden shootings, many of them after midnight and most in areas where dru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Failed Engine Disabled Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine, Schoolkids Rescued Failed Engine Disabled Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine, Schoolkids Rescued Failed Engine Disabled Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine, Schoolkids Rescued
Failed Engine Disabled Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine, Schoolkids Rescued ALPINE, N.J. (UPDATE) -- Engine failure was to blame for disabling the sloop Clearwater on the Hudson River off Alpine on Monday, requiring police boats to rescue nearly three dozen passengers -- mostly children, officials said. Marine units from the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Westchester County plucked 35 sight-seeing adults and children from the popular sloop after the call in just before 6 p.m. near the New York State line. Another dozen or so crew members remained aboard the vessel, which was headed back to Yonkers with schoolchildren from the Westchester County town of Irvington…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
35 Rescued From Disabled Sloop Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine 35 Rescued From Disabled Sloop Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine 35 Rescued From Disabled Sloop Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine
35 Rescued From Disabled Sloop Clearwater In Hudson Off Alpine ALPINE, N.J. -- Engine failure was to blame for disabling the sloop Clearwater on the Hudson River off Alpine on Monday, requiring police boats to rescue nearly three dozen passengers -- mostly children, officials said. Marine units from the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Westchester County plucked 35 sight-seeing adults and children from the popular sloop after the call in just before 6 p.m. near the New York State line. Another dozen or so crew members remained aboard the vessel, which was headed back to Yonkers with schoolchildren from the Westchester County town of Irvington. "…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
'RoBBER' Swipes $5,000 From Norwood Bank 'RoBBER' Swipes $5,000 From Norwood Bank 'RoBBER' Swipes $5,000 From Norwood Bank
'RoBber' Swipes $5,000 From Norwood Bank NORWOOD, N.J. -- Seeking the public's help, Norwood police released surveillance photos of a man who fled with roughly $5,000 from a local bank late Monday afternoon. The robber walked into the Chase Bank at Broadway and Livingston Avenue around 4:50 p.m., held up a piece of paper that said "RoBBER" and fled with the cash, responders said. He didn't say a word or show a weapon, they said. The FBI was investigating along with Norwood police. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. He was described as about 6 feet tall and 225 to 250 pound…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: 4 Busted Outside Fort Lee Hotel With Cocaine For Sale Prosecutor: 4 Busted Outside Fort Lee Hotel With Cocaine For Sale Prosecutor: 4 Busted Outside Fort Lee Hotel With Cocaine For Sale
Prosecutor: 4 Busted Outside Fort Lee Hotel With Cocaine For Sale FORT LEE, N.J. -- Three Philadelphia men and one from Florida were in custody after authorities said they found them carrying more than a quarter-pound of cocaine and $11,000 in suspected drug proceeds in hidden compartments of two vehicles parked outside the Route 4 Holiday Inn in Fort Lee. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Fort Lee police who’d been watching them moved in on Sunday and arrested Joel Gomez-Peralta, along with Jose Pacheco-Delgado, also 31, and Ruben Navarro-Perez, 30, all of Philadelphia, as well as Victor Roman-Rivera, 31, of Kissimmee, FL, Acting …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Do You Know Him? Thief Swipes Cash Drawer From Carlstadt Walgreens Do You Know Him? Thief Swipes Cash Drawer From Carlstadt Walgreens Do You Know Him? Thief Swipes Cash Drawer From Carlstadt Walgreens
Do You Know Him? Thief Swipes Cash Drawer From Carlstadt Walgreens CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police released surveillance photos Monday of a man who they said walked out of a local Walgreens with the cash drawer. Police said the drawer taken on Saturday from the Hoboken Road store contained about $300 in cash. The thief walked out and headed north, they said. Anyone who knows the man in the photos, or has information that could help the investigation, is asked to contact Detective Sgt. John Cleary at (201) 438-4810.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police Investigate Mugging Of Elmwood Park Man, 27 Clifton Police Investigate Mugging Of Elmwood Park Man, 27 Clifton Police Investigate Mugging Of Elmwood Park Man, 27
Clifton Police Investigate Mugging Of Elmwood Park Man, 27 CLIFTON, N.J. -- A 27-year-old mugging victim told Clifton police that two robbers beat him after taking his wallet and cash overnight Monday. A passerby found the Elmwood Park man on the ground on Center Street near Parker Avenue and summoned police at 12:40 a.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Tuesday afternoon. The victim told police he was "standing near his vehicle, smoking a cigarette," when the pair approached, Bracken said. One of them had a handgun, the victim told police. They robbed him after threatening him, he said, then punched him in the head several times, &qu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
NJ State Police: Six Cars Damaged In Jets Game Tailgating Fire NJ State Police: Six Cars Damaged In Jets Game Tailgating Fire NJ State Police: Six Cars Damaged In Jets Game Tailgating Fire
NJ State Police: Six Cars Damaged In Jets Game Tailgating Fire EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Most fans were already in Met Life Stadium for the Jets-Bengals game on Sunday when hot coals left behind after tailgating sparked a fire that damaged six vehicles, NJ State Police said Monday. The fire broke out minutes before kickoff when another car ran over the coals, the NJSP said. Three cars had to be towed, they said. An investigation was continuing.

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