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
Breaking News
Missing Son, 20, Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp Missing Son, 20, Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp Missing Son, 20, Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp
Missing Son, 20, Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Multiple sources close to the family confirmed early Monday evening that the missing 20-year-old son of a Woodcliff Lake police officer was found safe. Authorities in Scranton later said they found Collin Burns of Hillsdale waist-deep in water and mud near the site of a Scranton, PA, concert he attended over the weekend. They took him to a nearby hospital, they said. Burns -- whose father is Lt. John Burns -- was last seen Sunday morning at a music festival in Scranton, according to authorities. The three-day music festival at Montage Montain featured, among, others, The…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Missing Son Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp Missing Son Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp Missing Son Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp
Missing Son Of Woodcliff Lake Police Lieutenant Found Trapped In Swamp HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Multiple sources close to the family confirmed early Monday evening that the missing 20-year-old son of a Woodcliff Lake police officer was found safe. Authorities in Scranton later said they found Collin Burns of Hillsdale waist-deep in water and mud near the site of a Scranton, PA, concert he attended over the weekend. They took him to a nearby hospital, they said. Burns -- whose father is Lt. John Burns -- was last seen Sunday morning at a music festival in Scranton, according to authorities. The three-day music festival at Montage Montain featured, among, others, The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Weather
Flash Storm Blows Through Bergen, Passaic, Blocks Train Flash Storm Blows Through Bergen, Passaic, Blocks Train Flash Storm Blows Through Bergen, Passaic, Blocks Train
Flash Storm Blows Through Bergen, Passaic, Blocks Train The brief but potent storm that swept through Bergen and Passaic counties Monday afternoon down limbs and branches, flash-flooded some streets and caused power outages. In Montvale, a tree fell across the railroad tracks near Davey's Locker, stopping rush-hour NJ Transit service. What happened in your area? Email PHOTOS and/or info to: [email protected] or text to (201) 943-2794.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: North Carolina Man Has $100,000 Worth Of Heroin In Paramus Stop Prosecutor: North Carolina Man Has $100,000 Worth Of Heroin In Paramus Stop Prosecutor: North Carolina Man Has $100,000 Worth Of Heroin In Paramus Stop
Prosecutor: North Carolina Man Has $100,000 Worth Of Heroin In Paramus Stop PARAMUS, N.J. -- A North Carolina passenger was found with more than two pounds of heroin worth $100,000 on the street following a Route 4 traffic stop in Paramus. Authorities stopped the car Sunday on the westbound highway and found the drug in a bag they said belonged to Ramon Serna, 38, of Henderson, N.C., acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Serna was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with large-quantity possession of heroin for sale. Participating in the investigation with Grewal's detectives were Paramus police and agents from th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest Made In May Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Knifepoint Robbery Arrest Made In May Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Knifepoint Robbery Arrest Made In May Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Knifepoint Robbery
Arrest Made In May Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Knifepoint Robbery SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Bergen County prosecutor's detectives nabbed a Paterson man who they said robbed a Saddle Brook convenience store of $250 with a large knife. Adelbert W. Makle, 49, remained held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault with a weapon and various weapons counts in connection with the May holdup. Makle asked an employee for help finding an item in the back of the store, then "produced a large knife and demanded money," acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. What Makle didn't know, the pros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Teachers Donate To Police Emergency Services Youth Academy Bogota Teachers Donate To Police Emergency Services Youth Academy Bogota Teachers Donate To Police Emergency Services Youth Academy
Bogota Teachers Donate To Police Emergency Services Youth Academy BOGOTA, N.J. -- The Bogota Education Association thanked the borough Emergency Services Youth Academy with a donation. Sgt. Craig Lynch, the program director, accepted the donation for the Youth Academy from the Bogota Education Association from BEA representatives Vicki Shepard and Laura Ketchum. All of the teachers donated, they noted, "to show how much our teachers care for all Bogota students." Lynch later that day accepted a check from Bogota Blog NJ that will go towards the Academy’s “ Sponsor a Cadet Program.” The “ Sponsor a Cadet” program started this year to allow a de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale Police Officer Collars Suspect In Halloween Mask Deli Holdup Hillsdale Police Officer Collars Suspect In Halloween Mask Deli Holdup Hillsdale Police Officer Collars Suspect In Halloween Mask Deli Holdup
Hillsdale Police Officer Collars Suspect In Halloween Mask Deli Holdup HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Hillsdale police officer nabbed a Washingtown Township man moments after he robbed a 60-year-old deli clerk of $100 at gunpoint Sunday morning while wearing a Halloween mask, authorities said. Officer Alex Kaplan took 21-year-old Patrick McLoughlin into custody after spotting him on Clinton Avenue, a short distance from Wilkes Delicatessen, after the 10:30 a.m. holdup, Detective Bill Dietrich said. The clerk was unharmed after handing over the cash from the register of the Hillsdale Avenue store, he said. McLoughlin pointed police toward the gun and mask, which he'd to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Source: Bullet Lodged Near Spine Of Bouncer Shot At South Hackensack Club Source: Bullet Lodged Near Spine Of Bouncer Shot At South Hackensack Club Source: Bullet Lodged Near Spine Of Bouncer Shot At South Hackensack Club
Source: Bullet Lodged Near Spine Of Bouncer Shot At South Hackensack Club SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. (UPDATE, July 21) -- 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. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY. ****** A bouncer from Bloomfield remained hospitalized under heavy sedation after being shot at a South Hackensack adult club Saturday night, as police searched for at least two assailants, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad took the victim to Hackensac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Rutherford Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Rutherford Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
Rutherford Crash Sends Driver To Hospital RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A crash on a Rutherford side street Saturday night left a car on its side on a resident's lawn. The Lyndhurst Police Volunteer Emergency Squad took the female driver of that car to the hospital with undetermined injuries after the 8:15 p.m. crash near the corner of West Passaic and Mortimer avenues. Rutherford firefighters got her out of the car. Two occupants of the other vehicle appeared fine, witnesses said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
With Stolen Wheelchair Found, Donations Go To Disabled Leonia Boy's Family With Stolen Wheelchair Found, Donations Go To Disabled Leonia Boy's Family With Stolen Wheelchair Found, Donations Go To Disabled Leonia Boy's Family
With Stolen Wheelchair Found, Donations Go To Disabled Leonia Boy's Family LEONIA, N.J. -- Donations intended to replace a 14-year-old disabled Leonia boy's motorized wheelchair will go to the family now that it's been found, organizers said. The GoFundMe page established for the boy had raised more than $17,000 toward a $20,000 goal as of Saturday evening -- with donations continuing even after it was reported that Leonia police found the wheelchair and arrested the teen accused of taking it. Courtney, whose parents don't want their last name published, has cerebral palsy and needs the chair to get around. After news of the theft broke, a medical supply company …

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