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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Pascack Valley, NJ
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VIDEO: Thefts Of Hillsdale Trump Signs Resolved VIDEO: Thefts Of Hillsdale Trump Signs Resolved VIDEO: Thefts Of Hillsdale Trump Signs Resolved
Video: Thefts Of Hillsdale Trump Signs Resolved HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A pair of thefts captured on surveillance video of Donald Trump campaign signs being swiped from lawns in Hillsdale have been resolved, police told Daily Voice Wednesday night. One of those sought was a local runner who confessed Wednesday to being the daytime thief shortly after Daily Voice published the video of her taking a sign. The homeowners refused to press charges, however, and the case was dropped, borough Detective Bill Diedtrich told Daily Voice. The second suspect, a 15-year-old girl, admitted that she was the masked culprit who struck at night at a house dir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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VIDEO: Tower Climber's 'Message To Mr. Trump' Says He's A Supporter VIDEO: Tower Climber's 'Message To Mr. Trump' Says He's A Supporter VIDEO: Tower Climber's 'Message To Mr. Trump' Says He's A Supporter
Video: Tower Climber's 'Message To Mr. Trump' Says He's A Supporter A day before climbing Trump Tower, Stephen Rogata from Virginia posted a YouTube video telling why he was doing it -- and urging people to vote for Donald Trump. "I'm an independent researcher seeking a private audience with you to discuss an important manner," says Rogata, using the handle "Leven Thumps," after the children's fictional character (click the video above). The NYPD confirmed that Rogata was the climber and made the video. In "Message to Mr. Trump (why I climbed your tower)," he guarantees Trump that "it is in your interest to honor this re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NYPD Snatches 'Spiderman' From Side Of Trump Tower NYPD Snatches 'Spiderman' From Side Of Trump Tower NYPD Snatches 'Spiderman' From Side Of Trump Tower
Nypd Snatches 'Spiderman' From Side Of Trump Tower UPDATE: NYPD emergency services officers snatched a man off the side of Trump Tower nearly three hours after he began climbing it using large suction cups Wednesday afternoon. Onlookers below cheered -- and an untold number monitored the drama online and on local TV -- quickly yanked him inside at 6:34 p.m. Daily Voice found a YouTube video posted Tuesday by the climber, whom the NYPD identified as Stephen Rogata of Virginia: Message to Mr. Trump (why I climbed your tower) Police earlier broke out windows, draped moving blankets and talked with the long-haired, mutton-chopped climber, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Police Rescue 22 Lost Special Needs Hikers Overnight From Palisades Trails Police Rescue 22 Lost Special Needs Hikers Overnight From Palisades Trails Police Rescue 22 Lost Special Needs Hikers Overnight From Palisades Trails
Police Rescue 22 Lost Special Needs Hikers Overnight From Palisades Trails ALPINE, N.J. -- Palisades Interstate Parkway police over several hours late Tuesday into early Wednesday rescued 22 adults and children from a special needs school in upstate New York who'd gotten lost and fatigued on hiking trails in Alpine. PIP police got the initial call around 8:30 p.m., Police Chief Michael Coppola said Wednesday. Marine units and patrol officers responded, he said. "While searching for the individuals it was learned that they were part of [Camp Rominu in Monticello] for mentally and physically challenged children," Coppola said. The 15 children and six ad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Police Bust Two Locals, Two Rocklanders On Heroin Charges Elmwood Park Police Bust Two Locals, Two Rocklanders On Heroin Charges Elmwood Park Police Bust Two Locals, Two Rocklanders On Heroin Charges
Elmwood Park Police Bust Two Locals, Two Rocklanders On Heroin Charges ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood park police arrested two Rockland County men who they said were carrying 100 bags of heroin for sale. Hayden Albert, 28, of Congers, and Alexander Wagner, 23, of Nanuet were processed and released pending a court hearing after officers stopped them just before 8:45 p.m. Tuesday on Locust Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. Hours earlier, officers arrested 34-year-old borough resident Gabrielle Szwez and Evangelos Kostopoulos, 48, after Foligno said they found the pair carrying 60 bags of heroin during a stop on Molnar Drive. Both were releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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SWAT Raid Turns Up Weapons Trove In Bergenfield Couple's Home SWAT Raid Turns Up Weapons Trove In Bergenfield Couple's Home SWAT Raid Turns Up Weapons Trove In Bergenfield Couple's Home
SWAT Raid Turns Up Weapons Trove In Bergenfield Couple's Home BERGENFIELD, N.J. – A SWAT team raid on the home of a Bergenfield couple turned up a trove of weapons, including assault rifles, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday morning. Keith A. Knaack, 47, who is an unemployed ex-con with more than two decades of DWI and drug-related offenses on his record, and Laura V. Ruddiman, a 53-year-old medical technician, remained held on $75,000 bail each Wednesday on various weapons charges in the Bergen County Jail. First appearances in Central Municipal Court in Hackensack were set for Aug. 31. Found during Tuesday’s Bergen Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Suicide Ruled For Fair Lawn Man Found Shot Dead Outside Police HQ Suicide Ruled For Fair Lawn Man Found Shot Dead Outside Police HQ Suicide Ruled For Fair Lawn Man Found Shot Dead Outside Police HQ
Suicide Ruled For Fair Lawn Man Found Shot Dead Outside Police HQ FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police made it official Wednesday morning: A 54-year-old man who was found shot dead in his car outside headquarters Tuesday afternoon killed himself. Police had to wait for the final determination of the Bergen County Medical Examiner. As Daily Voice reported on Tuesday, an officer returning from a traffic detail who parked next to the 2003 Chevy Impala found the body around 1:15 p.m. The victim "had suffered a gunshot wound to the head with a handgun resting on his lap," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. "From a distance, the Chevy looked like a police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Squad Nails Elusive Fugitive Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Squad Nails Elusive Fugitive Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Squad Nails Elusive Fugitive
Passaic Sheriff's Warrants Squad Nails Elusive Fugitive PATERSON, N.J. -- Persistence paid off for Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik's warrants squad when members Tuesday night arrested an ex-con who they said skipped sentencing on a drug conviction and racked up other charges while free. Deshaun Nelson, 40, eluded them in May, when the officers -- acting on a tip -- found several handguns and heroin, crack and pot for sale in his Hamilton Avenue apartment, Berdnik said. Another tip panned out just after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, he said. Nelson tried to run when detectives found him at a senior citizens complex on Keen Street, but they quickl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Water Main Break Closes Newark-Pompton Turnpike In Wayne Water Main Break Closes Newark-Pompton Turnpike In Wayne Water Main Break Closes Newark-Pompton Turnpike In Wayne
Water Main Break Closes Newark-Pompton Turnpike In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. -- A water main break closed Newark-Pompton Turnpike in Wayne Wednesday morning from Black Oak Ridge Road to Packanack Lake Road. Police urged motorists to avoid the area. Detours were in place.

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Dining In The Dark At Fort Lee's New iPic Theater Dining In The Dark At Fort Lee's New iPic Theater Dining In The Dark At Fort Lee's New iPic Theater
Dining In The Dark At Fort Lee's New iPic Theater FORT LEE, N.J. -- The advent of affordable high-definition home theater helped keep movie lovers on their couches, but Hamid Hashemi -- the mastermind behind Fort Lee's posh new iPic theater -- is trying to lure them back out. At least those who can afford it. In an age when people shout and use their cellphones throughout entire movies, Hashemi's iPic offers a swanky dine-in alternative. "People respond to this high a level of quality," the president and CEO of iPic Entertainment told Daily Voice as he stood on the Hudson Street sidewalk after hosting an invite-only media screen…

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