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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Edgewater Man, 60, Collected, Shared Kiddie Porn, Authorities Charge Edgewater Man, 60, Collected, Shared Kiddie Porn, Authorities Charge Edgewater Man, 60, Collected, Shared Kiddie Porn, Authorities Charge
Edgewater Man, 60, Collected, Shared Kiddie Porn, Authorities Charge EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Detectives arrested a 60-year-old Edgewater man who they said was trafficking in child pornography. Alfredo Vincente was taken into custody following a raid at his River Road apartment Thursday morning, acting Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Members of his Computer Crimes Unit seized files "that contained images and videos depicting child exploitation," Grewal said. "The continued investigation revealed that Vincente was using the Internet to distribute and acquire images and videos of child pornography utilizing a file sharin…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Police Add 'Project Medicine Drop' Collection Box Ramsey Police Add 'Project Medicine Drop' Collection Box Ramsey Police Add 'Project Medicine Drop' Collection Box
Ramsey Police Add 'Project Medicine Drop' Collection Box RAMSEY, N.J. -- Ramsey police have added a "Project Medicine Drop" box at headquarters for citizens to toss out unused or expired prescriptions anonymously, no questions asked, any time of day. "Project Medicine Drop is a natural addition to our commitment to help improve the public safety and quality of life in Ramsey,' Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. "It will encourage our residents to be fully aware of the potential for abuse presented by otherwise beneficial medications." The box is available around the clock at 25 North Central Avenue. Covanta Energy, a nation…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Weenie Wars: Fort Lee Callahan's Vies For Top Dog In DVlicious Contest Weenie Wars: Fort Lee Callahan's Vies For Top Dog In DVlicious Contest Weenie Wars: Fort Lee Callahan's Vies For Top Dog In DVlicious Contest
Weenie Wars: Fort Lee Callahan's Vies For Top Dog In DVlicious Contest FORT LEE, N.J. -- The classic hot dog, in all its bronzed, charred perfection, holds a special place in the hearts – and stomachs -- of most Americans, especially come summer. July, in fact, is National Hot Dog Month, thanks to the designation by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.  So where’s the best place to slather on the toppings and indulge in the perfect weiner? Daily Voice readers picked five nominees for our DVlicious “Best in Bergen County,” contest, each of which has been profiled this week. Read below for what makes each nominee a “top dog,” then let your fingers do the cl…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In South Hackensack Bouncer Shooting Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In South Hackensack Bouncer Shooting Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In South Hackensack Bouncer Shooting
Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In South Hackensack Bouncer Shooting SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Detectives arrested three men Thursday and charged them in connection with the shooting of a bouncer at a South Hackensack adult club last Saturday night -- thanks to surveillance video. All three were at police headquarters Thursday night awaiting transfer to the Bergen County Jail after borough detectives and investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office took them into custody hours earlier. Authorities have the gun used -- as well as confessions from all three, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Jose A. Tavares, 27, of Paterson fired five roun…

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Paterson, NJ
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Federal Charges Filed In Fake Passaic Sheriff's Officers Home Invasion Federal Charges Filed In Fake Passaic Sheriff's Officers Home Invasion Federal Charges Filed In Fake Passaic Sheriff's Officers Home Invasion
Federal Charges Filed In Fake Passaic Sheriff's Officers Home Invasion PATERSON, N.J. -- Federal authorities have brought charges against two men accused of posing as Passaic County sheriff's officers in a home invasion. Jason Thompson, a 33-year-old ex-con from Paterson, and Clemente R. Carlos, 29, of Newark were wearing sheriff's uniforms when they accosted a woman and her infant as they were leaving their home around 7 a.m. Aug. 12, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. They led her back into her apartment, where Thompson pulled out a gun from a sidearm holster and pointed it at the victim’s brother, who'd been sleeping, he said. "Thompson then used a z…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Valley High School Pair Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair Wayne Valley High School Pair Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair Wayne Valley High School Pair Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair
Wayne Valley High School Pair Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair WAYNE, N.J. -- Two Wayne high school students will present research projects Friday at the 2016 Research Symposium of the New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology at Rutgers University's Busch ampus in Piscataway. Aaron D. Anesgart of Wayne Valley HS and Sudharshan Venkatesh of Wayne Hills will join 85 other New Jersey high school students who will be presenting the results of their respective research projects. The introduction of the symposium will be from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in the Allison Road Classroom Building, Room 103. Students' research presentations will run…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Students Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair Bergen Students Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair Bergen Students Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair
Bergen Students Present Research Projects At Rutgers Fair Seven Bergen County high school students will present research projects Friday at the 2016 Research Symposium of the New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology at Rutgers University's Busch campus in Piscataway. Joining 80 of their peers in presenting the results of their respective research projects: Jacob Benjamin Matan Gorman, Cresskill High School; Adeena Javed, Mahwah High School; Miyu Ono (of Tenafly), Academy for Engineering and Design Technology in Hackensack; Brianna Alexandra Patek, Ridgewood High School; Saira Pamela Reyes (of Lyndhurst), Bergen County Tech…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Catch Maine Fugitive Wanted In $572,000 Swindle Fort Lee Police Catch Maine Fugitive Wanted In $572,000 Swindle Fort Lee Police Catch Maine Fugitive Wanted In $572,000 Swindle
Fort Lee Police Catch Maine Fugitive Wanted In $572,000 Swindle FORT LEE, N.J. -- Fort Lee police making a traffic stop ended up arresting a Maine fugitive. Robert J. Howarth gave his name as "Bob Lee" and "Robert Lee" after he was stopped just before 4 p.m. Friday on Horizon Road, Capt. Patrick Kissane said Wednesday night. "It appears as though Howarth has been living in the Bergen County area for the past three years," the captain said, adding that the investigation was continuing. Howarth was wanted in Maine on theft by deception and Securities Act violations, Kissane said. Claiming to be a successful businessman, he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Prosecutor: Bus Rider Tried To Sexually Assault Girl, 16, In Tenafly Prosecutor: Bus Rider Tried To Sexually Assault Girl, 16, In Tenafly Prosecutor: Bus Rider Tried To Sexually Assault Girl, 16, In Tenafly
Prosecutor: Bus Rider Tried To Sexually Assault Girl, 16, In Tenafly TENAFLY, N.J. -- Authorities Wednesday night released a sketch of a man who they said followed a 16-year-old girl off a bus in Tenafly and tried to sexually assault her. Witnesses and the victim helped the Bergen County prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Tenafly police after the girl notified police around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said. The man they're looking for boarded the 166 bus after the girl and tried to talk with her -- but she ignored him, Grewal said. She got off the bus on Westervelt Avenue and immediately "noticed that the suspec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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State Authorities Charge Embattled Pet Shop Owner With Abusing Customers State Authorities Charge Embattled Pet Shop Owner With Abusing Customers State Authorities Charge Embattled Pet Shop Owner With Abusing Customers
State Authorities Charge Embattled Pet Shop Owner With Abusing Customers The embattled owner of a string of pet stores misled customers about the health of puppies" sold from his shops in Emerson and Paramus, refused to reimburse them for those who died required veterinary care and "committed dozens of other consumer protection violations," said state authorities who vowed to shut him down. A complaint filed in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges that Vincent LoSacco "caused his customers to suffer financially and emotionally as they sought expensive veterinary care for the sick puppies he sold them,” Acting Attorney General Christopher S. Po…

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