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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood A 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK after a front wheel of their Mercedes caved in when the SUV hit a curb in Ridgewood on Tuesday. The driver sustained a minor leg injury for which she was treated at the scene by EMTs from the village Fire Department following the June 20 crash at the intersection of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road. Both refused transportation to the hospital. Citywide Towing removed the GLA 35 on a flatbed. The 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK following the crash at the corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road on June …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Two Youngsters In Stroller Knocked Over By SUV In Tenafly Two Youngsters In Stroller Knocked Over By SUV In Tenafly Two Youngsters In Stroller Knocked Over By SUV In Tenafly
Two Youngsters In Stroller Knocked Over By SUV In Tenafly Two young children were OK on Tuesday after their stroller was knocked over by a turning SUV in a busy Tenafly intersection, authorities said. A 30-year-old Tenafly resident was pushing the 2-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy across River Edge Road when the driver of a 2019 Toyota Highlander heading north on Knickerbocker Road made a left into them around 9 a.m. June 20, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The impact from the slow-moving vehicle knocked the stroller over onto the pavement, the captain said. Both the woman and the kids were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Officers Responding To Hackensack Street Brawl Find Birthday Boy Carrying Loaded Gun: PD Officers Responding To Hackensack Street Brawl Find Birthday Boy Carrying Loaded Gun: PD Officers Responding To Hackensack Street Brawl Find Birthday Boy Carrying Loaded Gun: PD
Officers Responding To Hackensack Street Brawl Find Birthday Boy Carrying Loaded Gun: PD Two Hackensack police officers responding to a report of an overnight fight found a city man marking his 24th birthday Tuesday with a loaded handgun stashed under the driver’s seat of his vehicle, authorities said. Participants in the fight on Central Avenue off Prospect scattered as police approached shortly after 1 a.m. June 20, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. While some of them were being rounded up, Officers Michael Reo and Reuven Lyak turned their attention to an idling vehicle occupied by Noah Brown, the captain said. The officers determined that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made
Woman, 18, Shot In Passaic, Arrest Quickly Made A Passaic police officer seized a city man who authorities said was carrying a loaded handgun after an 18-year-old woman was shot during a large fight over the weekend. Roger Palacios, 25, was taken into custody following the brawl, which involved weapons, off the corner of Bergen and Fourth streets shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18, they said. Aid was immediately rendered to the victim, who was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson with a wound that wasn’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and City of Passaic Police Chief L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
CRUSH HOUR: Sweeper Truck Tips, Spills Trash Onto Route 80 CRUSH HOUR: Sweeper Truck Tips, Spills Trash Onto Route 80 CRUSH HOUR: Sweeper Truck Tips, Spills Trash Onto Route 80
Crush Hour: Sweeper Truck Tips, Spills Trash Onto Route 80 A sweeper truck tipped and spilled its contents on Route 80 early Tuesday. The 20-foot truck landed on its side, spilling trash onto the right lane and shoulder of the westbound highway near the Bogota/Teaneck border, after colliding with a pickup truck around 7 a.m. June 20. There was no immediate word on injuries -- although witnesses said they didn't appear serious -- or possible summonses. All three local lanes were temporarily closed while ABC Towing righted and removed the rig and the debris was removed. The 20-foot truck landed on its side, spilling trash onto the right lane an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Heartbreaker: Lyndhurst Man Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Knife Wound Heartbreaker: Lyndhurst Man Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Knife Wound Heartbreaker: Lyndhurst Man Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Knife Wound
Heartbreaker: Lyndhurst Man Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Knife Wound A Lyndhurst man was hospitalized with a self-inflicted stab wound in an incident that drew a sizable emergency response Monday night. The 33-year-old victim was rushed to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after stabbing himself in the chest at a private home just off Ridge Road near eastbound Route 3 shortly after 8 p.m. June 19. A large number of first responders converged "out of caution" following the initial report of a stabbing, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. "There was absolutely no threat to the community." There was no immediate word on th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise
Unanimous Choice For New Mahwah Police Chief Respected For His Professionalism, Expertise A highly decorated and widely respected law enforcement veteran was unanimously approved as Mahwah's new police chief Monday night. Timothy O'Hara was chosen by Mayor Jim Wysocki as the 9th police chief in Mahwah's nearly 80-year-history. The Township Council approved the appointment of O'Hara at the June 19 public meeting to succeed four-year Police Chief Stephen Jaffe, whose retirement becomes effective July 1. The vote was 7-0. Wysocki said O'Hara is an excellent choice because of his professionalism, among other strengths. The mayor should know -- he's a retired police township polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
GOTCHA! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault GOTCHA! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault GOTCHA! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault
Gotcha! New Milford PD Sergeant Nabs Man Wanted For Englewood Domestic Violence Assault A New Milford man wanted for assaulting, restraining and threatening a domestic violence victim was captured by a keen-eyed borough police officer. Paul W. Cheshire, 41, was wanted by Englewood police, who'd issued a statewide alert after obtaining a warrant for his arrest late last week. It was shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, when New Milford Police Sgt. Brian Carlino spotted Cheshire's two-door Mini Cooper with tinted windows in the parking lot of the Brookchester Shopping Center, records show. Cheshire was seized and turned over to Englewood polie, who reported finding a knife i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD
New Vehicle Owner Caught On Route 208 With Fake License Tag She Bought From Facebook Seller: PD A motorist driving an otherwise legit vehicle was caught using a temporary license plate that she literally bought off the street from a dealer she met on Facebook, Glen Rock police said. Officer Sarah Orsita spotted the fraudulent temporary registration attached to the rear of the vehicle and immediately knew it was phony, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She stopped the 31-year-old driver from Paterson, who told her she bought the vehicle a few months ago and the bogus tag for $200 from “a man she met on the street in Paterson,” the chief said. The driver was listed on the title and she…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital
Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital A young college student was airlifted to the hospital after he was seriously injured in Greenwood Lake over the weekend, authorities said. West Milford police responding to the noon call found Yilin Choi, 18, of Bellevue, Washington, unconscious but breathing on the dock at Lake Park Terrace on Saturday, Detective Sgt. Matthew Kloo said. Choi, who attends NYU, apparently was unfamiliar with the area. He dove into shallow water and didn’t resurface, according to Kloo. West Milford police and EMS tended to Choi, who was taken by ambulance to Greenwood Lake Airport, the sergeant said. Atlant…

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