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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Late Lodi Firefighter, 60, Was 'Always There When You Needed Him' Late Lodi Firefighter, 60, Was 'Always There When You Needed Him' Late Lodi Firefighter, 60, Was 'Always There When You Needed Him'
Late Lodi Firefighter, 60, Was 'Always There When You Needed Him' LODI, N.J. -- Lodi firefighter Archie Dowson had a pact with longtime colleague and close friend William "Bill" Brownlee. "When I became chief, he was going to be my captain," Dowson said, while making funeral arrangements Wednesday. "Then I was going to nominate him as the next chief. "But God had other plans." A funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Church for Brownlee, who died at home Tuesday night surrounded by loved ones. There will then be a final call at Hose Co. #1 on Graham Lane. A full fireman's wake will be held a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Retiring Moonachie Chief Leaves 'Quality' Department After 30 Years Retiring Moonachie Chief Leaves 'Quality' Department After 30 Years Retiring Moonachie Chief Leaves 'Quality' Department After 30 Years
Retiring Moonachie Chief Leaves 'Quality' Department After 30 Years MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie Police Chief Michael J. Maguire may be retiring as of Sept. 1, but he won't be far from the department he's served for nearly three decades. Maguire said he'll remain active in the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and be "only a phone call away" for any of the department's remaining 17 officers if they have any questions or issues. Sgt. Richard Behrens will be the officer-in-charge pending the results of a chief's test that he and other department sergeants will be taking in December. The department has no lieutenants or captains. Maguire joine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Drug Dealer Had 21 Guns, Drugs, $15K Cash Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Drug Dealer Had 21 Guns, Drugs, $15K Cash Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Drug Dealer Had 21 Guns, Drugs, $15K Cash
Passaic Sheriff: Clifton Drug Dealer Had 21 Guns, Drugs, $15K Cash CLIFTON, N.J. -- Passaic County Sheriff's officers teamed up with local DEA agents and Clifton police to seize 21 guns, 168 boxes of ammo, various amounts of cocaine, Oxycodone and Ecstasy and nearly $15,000 in cash Tuesday night from a city man who they said was dealing drugs from his home. A judge ordered Oscar Torres, 56, held on $200,000 on more than 20 assorted drug and weapons charges. Both agencies already had information on Torres when Berdnik said his detectives contacted Clifton police after getting a tip. A strike force that included DEA agents began watching Torres's Florence …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Detectives Nail Pair In Pizza Delivery Robberies In Town, Fair Lawn Maywood Detectives Nail Pair In Pizza Delivery Robberies In Town, Fair Lawn Maywood Detectives Nail Pair In Pizza Delivery Robberies In Town, Fair Lawn
Maywood Detectives Nail Pair In Pizza Delivery Robberies In Town, Fair Lawn MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood and Hackensack detectives teamed up to nab two Paterson men in connection with a string of pizza delivery robberies. One incident occurred on May 17 on Raphael Street at Plaza Road in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The Domino’s employee said he was making a delivery just after 11:30 p.m. when two men, one armed with a handgun, tried to rob him. They took off before taking anything, however. Less than a week later, a Domino's driver told police he was handing an order to one robber when another approached from behind, pulled out a black handgun and demanded money, May…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Police: Accused Shoplifter's HQ Escape Attempt Foiled Fair Lawn Police: Accused Shoplifter's HQ Escape Attempt Foiled Fair Lawn Police: Accused Shoplifter's HQ Escape Attempt Foiled
Fair Lawn Police: Accused Shoplifter's HQ Escape Attempt Foiled FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- An accused shoplifter from Paterson pulled a pair of hinge pins from a holding room door and had removed two ceiling panels at police headquarters when officers caught him, authorities said Wednesday. Security officers grabbed Elijah Reyes, 26 of Paterson, after he tried leaving the CVS on River Road with $133 worth of shoplifted items in his pants, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Arrest warrants were discovered out of Clifton, Elmwood Park and Fair Lawn, Metzler said. A jail had set $250 bail when Reyes tried to escape, the sergeant. That not only led to an additional charge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack PD: Detective Finds $400 Lottery Tickets Thief South Hackensack PD: Detective Finds $400 Lottery Tickets Thief South Hackensack PD: Detective Finds $400 Lottery Tickets Thief
South Hackensack PD: Detective Finds $400 Lottery Tickets Thief SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A South Hackensack police detective nabbed a 19-year-old Salvadoran national who authorities said stole $400 worth of lottery tickets from the local 7-Eleven two weeks ago. Detective James Donatello spotted Daniel Miranda-Henriquez on Moonachie Road and recognized him from store surveillance footage of the Aug. 4 theft, Capt. Robert Kaiser told Daily Voice on Wednesday. Miranda-Henriquez was taken into custody and the tickets were retrieved from his Hackensack home, Kaiser said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Police: 1 Drink Could Get You Busted In Labor Day 'Drive Sober' Campaign NJ Police: 1 Drink Could Get You Busted In Labor Day 'Drive Sober' Campaign NJ Police: 1 Drink Could Get You Busted In Labor Day 'Drive Sober' Campaign
NJ Police: 1 Drink Could Get You Busted In Labor Day 'Drive Sober' Campaign Having a single drink before getting behind the wheel could put you in danger of hurting someone -- including yourself -- or getting arrested, say law enforcement authorities who are preparing for New Jersey’s largest annual zero-tolerance drunk-driving crackdown. Beginning Friday and running through Sept. 5, the national "Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign features sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols by more than 360 local, county and state law enforcement agencies. “Many people believe that after a few drinks they’re still safe to drive,” said Gary Poedubicky, acting …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Girl, Grandmother In Little Ferry House Fire Die Girl, Grandmother In Little Ferry House Fire Die Girl, Grandmother In Little Ferry House Fire Die
Girl, Grandmother In Little Ferry House Fire Die LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (UPDATE) -- A beloved 5-year-old girl rescued from a ferocious Little Ferry blaze Tuesday night and her grandmother both died on Wednesday. Little Maribella Colon died at Hackensack University Medical Center just before noon and her grandmother, Margaret, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston shortly after, Police Chief Ralph Verdi told Daily Voice. The girl "was the last one taken out," he said. "They were doing CPR on her at the scene." Margaret Colon was hospitalized with severe burns after firefighters carried her out through a window, the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Veteran Lodi Firefighter William 'Bill' Brownlee, 60, Dies Of Cancer Veteran Lodi Firefighter William 'Bill' Brownlee, 60, Dies Of Cancer Veteran Lodi Firefighter William 'Bill' Brownlee, 60, Dies Of Cancer
Veteran Lodi Firefighter William 'Bill' Brownlee, 60, Dies Of Cancer LODI, N.J. -- Lodi firefighter Archie Dowson had a pact with longtime colleague and close friend William "Bill" Brownlee. "When I became chief, he was going to be my captain," Dowson said, while making funeral arrangements Wednesday. "Then I was going to nominate him as the next chief. "But God had other plans." A funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Church for Brownlee, who died at home Tuesday night surrounded by loved ones. There will then be a final call at Hose Co. #1 on Graham Lane. A full fireman's wake will be held at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Library To Re-Open Next Week After Fire, Mayor Lauds Heroes Glen Rock Library To Re-Open Next Week After Fire, Mayor Lauds Heroes Glen Rock Library To Re-Open Next Week After Fire, Mayor Lauds Heroes
Glen Rock Library To Re-Open Next Week After Fire, Mayor Lauds Heroes GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Glen Rock officials hope to reopen the fire-damaged public library by early next week, Mayor Bruce Packer said Tuesday. Fire Chief Tom Jennings joined staff in using extinguishers to snuff the flames after a light fixture sparked the small blaze Monday night. "The clean-up crew has started their hard work and we hope to have the library ready to reopen for early next week," Packer said Tuesday. "There is much to do so let’s all keep our fingers crossed. "A big thank you to library staff members, Theresa Sarracino and Maureen Barron, whose quick actio…

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