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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
$500,000 Bail For Fort Lee Man In DWI Crash That Killed Mother Of 4 $500,000 Bail For Fort Lee Man In DWI Crash That Killed Mother Of 4 $500,000 Bail For Fort Lee Man In DWI Crash That Killed Mother Of 4
$500,000 Bail For Fort Lee Man In DWI Crash That Killed Mother Of 4 FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Fort Lee man remained held on $500,000 bail in New York City after authorities accused him of being drunk when his BMW hit a mother of four, knocking her off a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway bridge to her death. Vladimir Menin, 43, who police said was driving with a suspended license and had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, faces 16 charges, including aggravated vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving, the NYPD said. Aissatou Diallo, 49, of Staten Island was struck just before 3 a.m. Monday as she stood outside her Chevy after a tire on an SUV driven by a relati…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Woman, 64, Struck Outside Oradell Firehouse Dies From Injuries Paramus Woman, 64, Struck Outside Oradell Firehouse Dies From Injuries Paramus Woman, 64, Struck Outside Oradell Firehouse Dies From Injuries
Paramus Woman, 64, Struck Outside Oradell Firehouse Dies From Injuries ORADELL, N.J. -- A 64-year-old Paramus woman who was struck by an SUV outside the Oradell firehouse Monday night died of her injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Judith James, 64, was crossing Kinderkamack Road westbound just south of Center Street at 10:35 p.m. when she was struck by a southbound Nissan Xterra driven by a 47-year-old Emerson woman, Capt. William Wicker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. "No charges have been filed at this time and the matter remains under investigation by the Oradell Police Department with the assistance of the Bergen County …

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Woman, 78 Bergenfield Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Woman, 78 Bergenfield Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Woman, 78
Bergenfield Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Woman, 78 BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Bergenfield police released surveillance images Tuesday in their search for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that injured a 78-year-old woman in the other car. Witnesses described the fleeing vehicle in last Thursday afternoon's crash at West Clinton Avenue and Melrose avenues as an "older model, blue/green Subaru hatchback, possibly an Outback," Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Tuesday. It had front driver's side damage, "as well as a flat, front driver’s side tire and a spare donut tire for the front passenger side tire," he said. The River…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Jersey Shore Swimmers, Waders: Watch Out For Deadly Riptides Jersey Shore Swimmers, Waders: Watch Out For Deadly Riptides Jersey Shore Swimmers, Waders: Watch Out For Deadly Riptides
Jersey Shore Swimmers, Waders: Watch Out For Deadly Riptides As Summer 2016 heads into the home stretch, authorities on Tuesday warned those seeking an early jump on the Labor Day weekend that dangerous Jersey Shore riptides could continue through the week. Hurricane Gaston was "well offshore and not moving much" Tuesday morning, but "the waves are building," meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. "Additional impacts will come as the week wears on, with two other tropical systems eventually passing offshore," Cioffi said. "Plus we have a strong high building in from the north Thursday and Friday, which will add a bit of win…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Police Exceed 2015 Teterboro Arrest Total After Eight Months Moonachie Police Exceed 2015 Teterboro Arrest Total After Eight Months Moonachie Police Exceed 2015 Teterboro Arrest Total After Eight Months
Moonachie Police Exceed 2015 Teterboro Arrest Total After Eight Months MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie police achieved the dubious distinction of exceeding last year's arrest total in Teterboro after only eight months on Monday when they took an accused Walmart shoplifter from Rockland County into custody. Sgt. Jeffrey Napolitano and Officer Robert Bauer arrested 20-year-old Stefan Cameron of Spring Valley after store security said he swiped $135.38 worth of merchandise and exited the store, Detective Sgt. Anthony Fugnitti told Daily Voice. Cameron was released on a court summons. His was the 46th arrest for Moonachie police this year in Teterboro -- one more th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Woman, 64, Dies After Being Struck Near Oradell Firehouse Paramus Woman, 64, Dies After Being Struck Near Oradell Firehouse Paramus Woman, 64, Dies After Being Struck Near Oradell Firehouse
Paramus Woman, 64, Dies After Being Struck Near Oradell Firehouse ORADELL, N.J. (UPDATE) -- A 64-year-old Paramus woman who was struck by an SUV outside the Oradell firehouse Monday night died of her injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Judith James, 64, was crossing Kinderkamack Road westbound just south of Center Street at 10:35 p.m. when she was struck by a southbound Nissan Xterra driven by a 47-year-old Emerson woman, Capt. William Wicker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. "No charges have been filed at this time and the matter remains under investigation by the Oradell Police Department with the assistance of the Berge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Shooting Victim, 22, Dies, Gunman Sought Paterson Shooting Victim, 22, Dies, Gunman Sought Paterson Shooting Victim, 22, Dies, Gunman Sought
Paterson Shooting Victim, 22, Dies, Gunman Sought PATERSON, N.J. – The shooting of a 22-year-old Paterson man over the weekend became a homicide when he died overnight Monday at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, authorities said. Kasiem L. McCaskill, was struck several times at 3:45 a.m. Sunday in the area of Caroll and Harrison streets, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief William Fraher jointly announced Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at 1 a.m. Monday, they said. Authorities asked that anyone with information that could help identify the shooter contact Paterson police at (973) 321-1111 or …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes PD: Illegal Guatemalan From Paterson Had Machete, Cocaine Franklin Lakes PD: Illegal Guatemalan From Paterson Had Machete, Cocaine Franklin Lakes PD: Illegal Guatemalan From Paterson Had Machete, Cocaine
Franklin Lakes PD: Illegal Guatemalan From Paterson Had Machete, Cocaine FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A Guatemalan national with a bogus driver's license was carrying cocaine for sale, a machete and a folding knife when Franklin Lakes police stopped him, authorities said Monday. The INS issued a detainer on Edwin Marroquin-Lopez, 31, that would keep him behind bars even if he posts $100,000 bail. Police charged the 5-foot-7-inch, 230-pound illegal immigrant with various drug and weapons counts, as well as hindering apprehension -- for the fraudulent license -- following the Saturday stop just after 12:30 p.m.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Second Annual Hillsdale Joan's Joy Safety Fest Set For September Second Annual Hillsdale Joan's Joy Safety Fest Set For September Second Annual Hillsdale Joan's Joy Safety Fest Set For September
Second Annual Hillsdale Joan's Joy Safety Fest Set For September HILLSDALE, N.J. -- The second annual Joan's Joy Child Safety Fun Fest in memory of a 7-year-old Brownie Scout slain by a neighbor more than four decades ago is set for Sept. 17 at a sculpture and garden dedicated to her at the Hillsdale train station. “No one can replace your hands in the circle of doing good,” said Rosemarie D'Alessandro, who made helping other parents and abused children her life’s mission after her daughter's April 1973 murder. Scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at the 5,670-pound monument and garden dedicated to Joan D'Alessando, the free event aims to promote child safety e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: NJ Transit Officer Pulls Man From Tracks Just In Time VIDEO: NJ Transit Officer Pulls Man From Tracks Just In Time VIDEO: NJ Transit Officer Pulls Man From Tracks Just In Time
Video: NJ Transit Officer Pulls Man From Tracks Just In Time Surveillance video captured a desperate struggle that ended with a New Jersey Transit police officer pulling a man off the tracks in Secaucus seconds before a train came speeding through. Officer Victor Ortiz climbed down from the platform, grabbed 56-year-old Alan Jefferson of Elizabeth by the arms and began pulling -- but Jefferson resisted. Eventually, Ortiz slid Jefferson off the tracks and out of harm's way. "As the video clip depicts, Officer Ortiz, without regard for his own safety, was determined to save the individual’s life," NJ Transit officials said in a statement Sun…

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