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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Sedan Smacks Into Lodi Pizzeria Sedan Smacks Into Lodi Pizzeria Sedan Smacks Into Lodi Pizzeria
Sedan Smacks Into Lodi Pizzeria LODI, N.J. -- Some glass was broken and no injuries were reported after a sedan overshot a handicapped parking spot, jumped the curb and smacked into the front of a shopping center pizzeria in Lodi. The Mercedes got the worst the 3 p.m. collision at Napoli Pizza on Washington Street, police told Daily Voice. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Trucker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Hackensack Girl Trucker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Hackensack Girl Trucker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Hackensack Girl
Trucker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Hackensack Girl HACKENSACK, N.J. – A truck driver from Newark faces sex charges after authorities said he inappropriately touched a young girl. Javier Montecinos, 49, remained held on $150,000 bail, charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency alerted Hackensack police in mid-June, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. City police notified Grewal’s Special Victims Unit and a joint investigation followed, he said. Montecinos surrendered to city police on Tuesday. An Aug. 15 first appearance …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Detectives Charge Clerk With Torching Car In Glen Rock Supermarket Lot Detectives Charge Clerk With Torching Car In Glen Rock Supermarket Lot Detectives Charge Clerk With Torching Car In Glen Rock Supermarket Lot
Detectives Charge Clerk With Torching Car In Glen Rock Supermarket Lot GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Detectives charged a store clerk from Paterson man with torching his car in a Glen Rock supermarket parking lot. Christopher Rodriguez, 21, remained held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated arson and arson, following his arrest Wednesday. A short earlier, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said, Rodriguez poured “ignitable liquid” in the cabin of his 2005 Toyota Camry in the parking lot of the Super Fresh Food Mart on Lincoln Avenue. Grewal’s Arson Squad investigated along with Glen Rock police. The prosecutor also thanked Wyc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Booby-Trapped Nail Boards, Barbed Wire Found On Popular North Jersey Trail Booby-Trapped Nail Boards, Barbed Wire Found On Popular North Jersey Trail Booby-Trapped Nail Boards, Barbed Wire Found On Popular North Jersey Trail
Booby-Trapped Nail Boards, Barbed Wire Found On Popular North Jersey Trail WAYNE, N.J. -- Someone has been placing booby traps on a popular North Jersey mountain trail, Wayne police said Thursday. A frequent visitor to High Mountain Park told police he's found hidden wooden boards with screws or nails sticking out, broken bottles and barbed wire strung across paths over the past several weeks, Capt. Laurence Martin said. "This is the first report of this type of incident that has been brought to our attention," Martin said. "The Wayne Police Detective Bureau is actively investigating this and is currently focusing on the area that the resident has e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Clifton Serial Bank Robber Captured Feds: Clifton Serial Bank Robber Captured Feds: Clifton Serial Bank Robber Captured
Feds: Clifton Serial Bank Robber Captured CLIFTON, N.J. -- Hours after the FBI posted a reward for his capture, state parole officers arrested a Passaic County man wanted in the robberies of a Clifton bank and several others the past six weeks, federal authorities confirmed Thursday. Quentin Morales, 25, worn "some form of dark hat or head covering, a long-sleeved shirt or jacket, black or orange sunglasses, and/or what appeared to be prescription glasses" during the holdups, the FBI said Tuesday. He also used a demand note each time, the bureau said. During the July 13 Wells Fargo branch robbery in Clifton, the note said:…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Caddy Stop Of Grandmother, Teen Duo Turns Up Pot, Paraphernalia Wayne PD: Caddy Stop Of Grandmother, Teen Duo Turns Up Pot, Paraphernalia Wayne PD: Caddy Stop Of Grandmother, Teen Duo Turns Up Pot, Paraphernalia
Wayne PD: Caddy Stop Of Grandmother, Teen Duo Turns Up Pot, Paraphernalia WAYNE, N.J. -- A Bloomingdale grandmother and a couple of 19-year-olds had several sandwch bags filled with marijuana, a pot-filled pipe and a pair of metal grinders in their 1998 Cadillac when Wayne police pulled it over on Route 23, authorities said. Officers David Hoppe and Michael Polifrone noticed the driver, Jennifer Shaw, "having difficulty maintaining lanes on the busy highway" Monday afternoon, Capt. Laurence Martin said. After stopping the northbound car near the Pequannock border, the officers immediately smelled raw marijuana and spotted an "obviously altered"…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Charging Hoverboard Batteries Ignited Garfield Office Fire Police: Charging Hoverboard Batteries Ignited Garfield Office Fire Police: Charging Hoverboard Batteries Ignited Garfield Office Fire
Police: Charging Hoverboard Batteries Ignited Garfield Office Fire GARFIELD, N.J. – Two charging hoverboard batteries exploded, igniting a fire in a Garfield office, authorities said Thursday. Police Officer William Houck and Detective Michael Latona were met by smoke pouring from the front door of Mega-USA Hoverboards on Lanza Avenue just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Lt. Richard Uram said. “Two multi-color 10 inch SmartlO Balance Wheels (Model S2-15) were charging on the desk inside the office,” Uram sad. “The batteries exploded and caught fire.” A worker quickly squelched a first battery fire with a chemical extinguisher but failed when a second ignited min…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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PHOTOS: Airbag Injures Driver In Fair Lawn Route 208 Rollover PHOTOS: Airbag Injures Driver In Fair Lawn Route 208 Rollover PHOTOS: Airbag Injures Driver In Fair Lawn Route 208 Rollover
Photos: Airbag Injures Driver In Fair Lawn Route 208 Rollover FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- The occupant of a Toyota Corolla that rolled over in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 208 Thursday morning was hospitalized with a cut on her face from the airbag, police said. She was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center following the 7:41 a.m. crash, which jammed the morning commute, they said. No other injuries were immediately reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Police: Saddle Brook Man Brought Pot, Molly For Sale To Home Depot Mahwah Police: Saddle Brook Man Brought Pot, Molly For Sale To Home Depot Mahwah Police: Saddle Brook Man Brought Pot, Molly For Sale To Home Depot
Mahwah Police: Saddle Brook Man Brought Pot, Molly For Sale To Home Depot MAHWAH, NJ -- Mahwah police were waiting when a 21-year-old Saddle Brook man showed up at the Route 17 Home Depot with 1/4 pound of pot for sale and an "eight ball" of Molly, authorities said. Gabriel Guzman was taken into custody along with his passenger, Maria Halaby, who Police Chief James Batelli said was "belligerent and uncooperative with police" and charged with obstruction. Guzman had "planned to meet a buyer" in the parking lot when he was arrested, Batelli said. Besides the drugs, he was carrying a digital scale, among other paraphernalia, the chief …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Garfield Woman Injured In Clifton Purse Snatching Police: Garfield Woman Injured In Clifton Purse Snatching Police: Garfield Woman Injured In Clifton Purse Snatching
Police: Garfield Woman Injured In Clifton Purse Snatching CLIFTON, N.J. -- A 36-year-old Garfield woman who had her purse snatched overnight Wednesday in Clifton sustained some injuries but wasn't hospitalized, authorities said. City police responding to a 12:30 a.m. report of a woman screaming for help at Randolph and Lake avenues found her being assisted by Garfield police on River Road, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The woman told them she was walking through Botany Square when the robber hit her and ran off with her purse, accompanied by at least two other men. All three appeared in their late teens or 20s, she said.

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