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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Driver With Permit, 24, OK After Sedan Hits Cliffside Park House Driver With Permit, 24, OK After Sedan Hits Cliffside Park House Driver With Permit, 24, OK After Sedan Hits Cliffside Park House
Driver With Permit, 24, OK After Sedan Hits Cliffside Park House CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A sedan hit a house in Cliffside Park Monday afternoon but didn't cause any serious damage. The 24-year-old motorist, who had her driver's permit, was uninjured after her Toyota Corolla hit the Cecelia Avenue house around 1:30 p.m., Police Chief Richard Gaito told Daily Voice. The driver "made a right turn and missed the road," a responder at the scene said. No summonses were issued, the chief said.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Police Grab 'Hit-Run' Macy's Shoplifter At Cheesecake Factory Wayne Police Grab 'Hit-Run' Macy's Shoplifter At Cheesecake Factory Wayne Police Grab 'Hit-Run' Macy's Shoplifter At Cheesecake Factory
Wayne Police Grab 'Hit-Run' Macy's Shoplifter At Cheesecake Factory WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police said they caught one of two "hit and run" shoplifters at the Willowbrook Mall Macy's trying to hide out in the Cheesecake factor. The thieves "went running through the store grabbing items," Capt. Laurence Martin said Monday. Both dropped the more than $3,100 worth of stolen goods in the parking lot, Martin said. One of them hopped into a grey mini-van that was waiting at the curb, while the other ducked into the restaurant, he said. Marlena Motley, 50, of Paterson was turned over to the Passaic County Sheriff's Department after police found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Measure Extends Coverage For Loved Ones Of Deceased First Responders NJ Measure Extends Coverage For Loved Ones Of Deceased First Responders NJ Measure Extends Coverage For Loved Ones Of Deceased First Responders
NJ Measure Extends Coverage For Loved Ones Of Deceased First Responders Family medical coverage for the spouses and children of New Jersey first responders who die within 24 hours of ending a shift would be extended six months, under a measure advanced by a state Assembly panel on Monday. The death of Cinnaminson Fire Lt. Chris Hunter prompted lawmakers to act: Because he died just hours after his last shift ended -- and not while on the job -- his family wasn't eligible for a continuation of medical coverage. Under current New Jersey law, family members can be dropped from the state insurance plan, and face unexpected health expenses while mourning, if a first…

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Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Panel Advances Measures To Improve School Security NJ Panel Advances Measures To Improve School Security NJ Panel Advances Measures To Improve School Security
NJ Panel Advances Measures To Improve School Security Two measures aimed at improving safety and security in New Jersey's schools cleared a state legislative panel in Trenton on Monday. One requires all school employees to take annual training on school safety and security (Current state law requires only certified staff members to take such training only once). Staffers will be trained train alongside emergency responders -- in order to identify weaknesses in school security procedures, as well as to improve the effectiveness of the first responders -- if the bill becomes law. The second measure requires any new school construction to includ…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield PBA Hosts Comedy Night: Full Buffet, Open Bar Bergenfield PBA Hosts Comedy Night: Full Buffet, Open Bar Bergenfield PBA Hosts Comedy Night: Full Buffet, Open Bar
Bergenfield PBA Hosts Comedy Night: Full Buffet, Open Bar BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Bergenfield PBA Local 309 is holding a Comedy Night Fundraiser at The Royal Manor in Garfield on Oct. 27. Comedians included Doug Karpf, Davin Rosenblatt and Paul Bond. Your $65 donation gets a full buffet dinner with open bar, a tricky tray and a 50/50 -- from 7 to 11 p.m. The Royal Manor is at 454 Midland Ave., Garfield. TICKETS/INFO: (973) 261-3175 or (201) 230-2846.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff's Sergeant Chases Down Fort Lee Couple Passaic Sheriff's Sergeant Chases Down Fort Lee Couple Passaic Sheriff's Sergeant Chases Down Fort Lee Couple
Passaic Sheriff's Sergeant Chases Down Fort Lee Couple PATERSON, N.J. -- A brief chased ended Friday when a Passaic County sheriff's officer grabbed a Fort Lee couple, authorities said. Sgt. Damian Priddy had stopped their car in the area of Keen Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard when the driver, Matthew Bartlett, 29, and his passenger, 41-year-old Nicole Pankin took off, Sheriff Richard Berdnick said Saturday morning. The sergeant quickly caught them in Roberto Clementi Park, he said. Bartlett had an outstanding warrant out of Passaic County for theft, burglary and receiving stolen property. He was charged with eluding, resisting and drug poss…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Officer Uses Cellphone To Intercept Suicidal Teen At GWB Port Authority Officer Uses Cellphone To Intercept Suicidal Teen At GWB Port Authority Officer Uses Cellphone To Intercept Suicidal Teen At GWB
Port Authority Officer Uses Cellphone To Intercept Suicidal Teen At GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Port Authority police lieutenant kept a suicidal teenager talking on his cellphone long enough Friday afternoon for colleagues to keep him from jumping off the George Washington Bridge. The NYPD notified Lt. George Masouridis that a "special category" missing person alert was issued for the 17-year-old Bronx boy, who had a history of mental illness, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said Friday. "They believed [he] intended to do harm to himself and was in the vicinity of the bridge," Pentangelo told Daily Voice. The boy had posted a photo of the GWB…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Early Evening Crash Ties Up Busy Hackensack Intersection Early Evening Crash Ties Up Busy Hackensack Intersection Early Evening Crash Ties Up Busy Hackensack Intersection
Early Evening Crash Ties Up Busy Hackensack Intersection HACKENSACK, N.J. -- No injuries were immediately reported after two sedans collided in Hackensack early Friday evening. The collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Passaic Street and Prospect Avenue, causing backups. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Laborer Charged In Elmwood Park Child Sex Case Wallington Laborer Charged In Elmwood Park Child Sex Case Wallington Laborer Charged In Elmwood Park Child Sex Case
Wallington Laborer Charged In Elmwood Park Child Sex Case WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A Wallington laborer inappropriately touched a Woodland Park girl in Elmwood Park, said authorities who arrested him on Friday. A judge ordered Luis F. Salazar, 20, held on $150,000 bail, charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. Woodland Park police got the call on Thursday and notified the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Salazar, of Locust Avenue, was arrested after the girl was interviewed, he said. He was scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst Police Officer Makes Arrest In Early-Morning School Break-In Lyndhurst Police Officer Makes Arrest In Early-Morning School Break-In Lyndhurst Police Officer Makes Arrest In Early-Morning School Break-In
Lyndhurst Police Officer Makes Arrest In Early-Morning School Break-In LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A Lyndhurst police officer on the lookout for a burglar who bolted after he broke into a local school and stole computer equipment early Friday arrested a 46-year-old Morristown man hours later, authorities said. A female custodian who was cleaning a second-floor classrom in the otherwise empty Community School on Valley Brook Avenue around 7:30 a.m. told police she went downstairs after hearing a noise and chased off an intruder who dropped a bag of stolen items that he was carrying, Capt. John Valente said. She followed him out of the building as he ran west on Valley B…

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