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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Head-On Crash Sends Two To Trauma Unit Moonachie Head-On Crash Sends Two To Trauma Unit Moonachie Head-On Crash Sends Two To Trauma Unit
Moonachie Head-On Crash Sends Two To Trauma Unit MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Both drivers were rushed to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after a head-on crash Tuesday morning in Moonachie. The crash occurred in front of the FedEx Shipping Center on Redneck Avenue around 7 a.m., witnesses said. Moonachie police and First Aid & Rescue Squad responded, along with an ALS unit from HUMC, they said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police Intercept Suicidal Girl, 17, At GWB Port Authority Police Intercept Suicidal Girl, 17, At GWB Port Authority Police Intercept Suicidal Girl, 17, At GWB
Port Authority Police Intercept Suicidal Girl, 17, At GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- Port Authority police said they intercepted a suicidal 17-year-old girl Monday night at the George Washington Bridge before she could jump. The 911 call that sent the officers there came in must after 9 p.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said Tuesday morning. They found the girl on the south walk at the New York tower and wa taken without incident to Holy Name Medical Center for observation.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
No Injuries In Glen Rock Library Fire No Injuries In Glen Rock Library Fire No Injuries In Glen Rock Library Fire
No Injuries In Glen Rock Library Fire UPDATE: Glen Rock officials hope to reopen the fire-damaged public library by early next week, Mayor Bruce Packer said Tuesday. GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- No injuries were reported Monday night after a light fixture sparked a small fire at the Glen Rock Library. Fire Chief Tom Jennings joined staff in using extinguishers to snuff the flames after the call came in at 6:24 p.m. and the library was evacuated, fire officials said. Lt. Thomas Pimlott removed the light fixture and two computers that were damaged by fire, they said. Firefighter ventilated the building. Also responding were Hawthorne fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Ex-Saddle Brook Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted, Threatened Woman Prosecutor: Ex-Saddle Brook Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted, Threatened Woman Prosecutor: Ex-Saddle Brook Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted, Threatened Woman
Prosecutor: Ex-Saddle Brook Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted, Threatened Woman SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – A former Saddle Brook fire chief who repairs and maintains equipment in and around large buildings and complexes was charged with sexually assaulting and threatening a woman over the weekend. Robert Meyers, 40, was released on $25,000 bail pending a Sept. 2 arraignment in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and making terroristic threats. He also was ordered to surrender any firearms, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. The woman “reported to Hackensack University Medical Center that she was the victim …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Prosecutor: Pot Probe Produces 14 Arrests, Drugs, $267K Cash Passaic Prosecutor: Pot Probe Produces 14 Arrests, Drugs, $267K Cash Passaic Prosecutor: Pot Probe Produces 14 Arrests, Drugs, $267K Cash
Passaic Prosecutor: Pot Probe Produces 14 Arrests, Drugs, $267K Cash PATERSON, N.J. – A Passaic County prosecutor’s task force smashed a pot-selling network that stretched across four counties with the arrests of 14 people and the seizure of 10 pounds each of pot and THC, more than two pounds of candy laced with the drug and $267,000 in alleged illegal profits during a series of quick-strike raids, authorities said Monday. The Sunday morning raids saw search warrants executed in Oakland, Maywood, Ringwood, Morris Plains, Haskell, Bloomingdale, Glenwood and Hewitt, Passaic County Pasaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Besides the drugs an cash, dete…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police Hunt Thrill-Seeking Arsonist Mahwah Police Hunt Thrill-Seeking Arsonist Mahwah Police Hunt Thrill-Seeking Arsonist
Mahwah Police Hunt Thrill-Seeking Arsonist MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah detectives had a primary suspect in a series of recent minor fires that an arsonist apparently set for kicks, Police Chief Batelli told Daily Voice on Monday. Investigators were reviewing images recorded by surveillance cameras in the area, the chief said. A pile of rubbish on a post office loading dock was ignited just after 7 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. It raised immediate concerns, Batelli said, because it was "in close proximity to a building, unlike the others. "We take these incident seriously because of the potential damage that could occur and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Police: Combative Woman Cuts Neighbors' Cable Service Wayne Police: Combative Woman Cuts Neighbors' Cable Service Wayne Police: Combative Woman Cuts Neighbors' Cable Service
Wayne Police: Combative Woman Cuts Neighbors' Cable Service WAYNE, N.J. -- A 67-year-old Wayne woman cut cable service to her neighbors, said police who said they found her sitting atop a utility box, preventing a work crew from making repairs. Dale J. Freedman was released on a summons charging her with resisting arrest and obstruction, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said Monday. Officers responding to a disorderly persons call on Bowfell Court found Freedman "sitting on top of the cable utility box refusing to allow the Optimum Cable vision repair personnel access to the unit," Martin said. "Several cables were observed outside of the ut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
State Police Treat Shot Dallas Police Officer To MetLife Tour State Police Treat Shot Dallas Police Officer To MetLife Tour State Police Treat Shot Dallas Police Officer To MetLife Tour
State Police Treat Shot Dallas Police Officer To MetLife Tour EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The bitter rivalry between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys mattered little when New Jersey State Police troopers treated one of several Dallas police officers shot in an ambush last month to a hearty welcome. After discovering that Officer Bryan Shaw was in the area for some rest and relaxation while recovering from recent surgeries, troopers gave him a tour of MetLife Stadium. William Squires of Quest Diagnostics also "stopped what he was doing and gave him a personal tour of the Giants training facility," the NJSP said. "Bryan put his life …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Hackensack Woman Caught Using Different Driver's Licenses Prosecutor: Hackensack Woman Caught Using Different Driver's Licenses Prosecutor: Hackensack Woman Caught Using Different Driver's Licenses
Prosecutor: Hackensack Woman Caught Using Different Driver's Licenses HACKENSACK, N.J. – An unemployed Hackensack woman wanted on fraud and identify-theft charges in other states used two New Jersey driver’s licenses – one in the name of another woman, authorities said. Schemika S. Williams, 27, had “additional documents and forms of fictitious and/ or stolen identification,” when she was arrested Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. She also was “leasing her present apartment under the identity of yet another fraudulent identity,” the prosecutor said. Anti-fraud technology helped the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission uncover the fraud, G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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$500,000 Bail For Man Charged In Saddle River Business Arson For Hire $500,000 Bail For Man Charged In Saddle River Business Arson For Hire $500,000 Bail For Man Charged In Saddle River Business Arson For Hire
$500,000 Bail For Man Charged In Saddle River Business Arson For Hire SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – A judge ordered a salon owner held on $500,000 bail after authorities charged him with paying people to torch a Saddle River business. Bobby Jackson, 34, “took substantial steps toward making the arson happen but was arrested [in Garfield] prior to the fire being actually set,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Grewal’s detectives arrested Jackon, of Harrison, on arson-for-hire charged Friday with help from Passaic police, the prosecutor said. An Aug. 24 first court appearance was scheduled.

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