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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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Police Grab Loaded Gun From City Man Threatening Suicide Hackensack Police Grab Loaded Gun From City Man Threatening Suicide Hackensack Police Grab Loaded Gun From City Man Threatening Suicide
Hackensack Police Grab Loaded Gun From City Man Threatening Suicide HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack police officers snatched a gun from a city man who held it to his chest, his finger on the trigger, while threatening to kill himself early Monday. Sgt. Allan DeLeon and Officer John Herrmann were among the officers who responded to a 5:50 a.m. 911 call and found the 67-year-old resident in his home, Capt. Brian Corcoran said. He was "holding a fully loaded Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum handgun against his chest with his finger on the trigger, threatening suicide," the captain said. After several tense minutes in which he refused the officers' pleas …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Crew Member Admits Selling Fake Driver's Licenses Through Instagram Crew Member Admits Selling Fake Driver's Licenses Through Instagram Crew Member Admits Selling Fake Driver's Licenses Through Instagram
Crew Member Admits Selling Fake Driver's Licenses Through Instagram A Jersey City man admitted his role in a crew that sold fake driver’s licenses online at $150 a pop -- some of which were later used to commit financial crimes -- while promoting their illegal operation on Instagram. Abraham Corcino, 34, conspired with two other men -- Ricardo Rosario, 33, of Jersey City, and Alexis Scott Carthens, 38, of Newark -- to sell the bogus licenses through “fakeidstore.co” and “fakedlstore.com” from October 2012 through August 2014. A number of the licenses were used in “cash out” schemes -- stolen credit card information, usually obtained through hacking or AT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yorktown, NY
Breaking News
'More Cops Are Going To Die,' Orange County Suspect Tells Police 'More Cops Are Going To Die,' Orange County Suspect Tells Police 'More Cops Are Going To Die,' Orange County Suspect Tells Police
'More Cops Are Going To Die,' Orange County Suspect Tells Police "I guarantee more cops are going to die," an Orange County man arrested twice in an hour over the weekend told Upper Saddle River, N.J., police, authorities said Monday. Shane Burris was riding shotgun with his brother, Whitney, when borough police responding to a report of a dispute on southbound Route 17 pulled over their Jeep on Sunday, Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Whitney Burris, 26, tried to run but was caught and charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and weapons possession, Kane said. It turned out he had an outstanding felony warrant out of New York State, the lieut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Lawmaker: Let's Make Attacks On Police, First Responders Hate Crimes NJ Lawmaker: Let's Make Attacks On Police, First Responders Hate Crimes NJ Lawmaker: Let's Make Attacks On Police, First Responders Hate Crimes
NJ Lawmaker: Let's Make Attacks On Police, First Responders Hate Crimes Anyone who targets a law enforcement officer or other emergency responder in New Jersey because of their jobs would be charged with a hate crime, under a proposal by State Sen. Joe Kyrillos. The proposed legislation follows a string of ambushes and deadly attacks on police. The effect would be to stiffen the penalties against those who target public servants in the emergency services. Under New Jersey’s existing hate crime laws, offenders face additional sentences of up to three times the prison sentence for the conviction on the original charge. “We depend on police officers and first re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Footprints Lead To Lyndhurst Burglary Suspect Footprints Lead To Lyndhurst Burglary Suspect Footprints Lead To Lyndhurst Burglary Suspect
Footprints Lead To Lyndhurst Burglary Suspect LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A trail of footprints led police to a homeless man who Lyndhurst police said ran from an attempted burglary Monday morning after the homeowner screamed. The Riverside Avenue resident said she heard banging on her front door and looked out to see the suspect walking down the driveway around 9:30 a.m., Capt John Valente told Daily Voice. "He came back to the front door, she said, and tried to push his way in," Valente said. "So she screamed and he ran off." The intended victim gave police a solid description corroborated by a passerby, who said the susp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Residents Lead Paramus Police To Burglary Suspect Cut During Break-In Residents Lead Paramus Police To Burglary Suspect Cut During Break-In Residents Lead Paramus Police To Burglary Suspect Cut During Break-In
Residents Lead Paramus Police To Burglary Suspect Cut During Break-In PARAMUS, N.J. -- Good Samaritans led police to a Union County man minutes after they said he cut himself on a window breaking into a home. Officers responding to a Ross Road burglar alarm on Thursday round the broken window and fresh blood, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice on Monday. Two separate citizens flagged down police saying they saw someone running from the home, he said. Several minutes later, Detectives Glenn Pagano and Nicholas Luciano spotted 27-year-old Oliver Blanco of Scotch Plains loitering behind an Oradell Avenue eatery. "The detectives detained the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Car Careens Into Bank Of Trees On Route 17 In Ramsey Car Careens Into Bank Of Trees On Route 17 In Ramsey Car Careens Into Bank Of Trees On Route 17 In Ramsey
Car Careens Into Bank Of Trees On Route 17 In Ramsey RAMSEY, N.J. -- A driver sustained injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after her car barreled off northbound Route 17 and into a bank of trees in Ramsey Sunday afternoon. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following the crash just before 4 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
'Terrific Thursdays' Free Concerts Return To Overpeck 'Terrific Thursdays' Free Concerts Return To Overpeck 'Terrific Thursdays' Free Concerts Return To Overpeck
'Terrific Thursdays' Free Concerts Return To Overpeck RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- The “Terrific Thursdays” free concert series returns to the Overpeck Park amphitheater in Ridgefield Park this week. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and run every Thursday through Aug. 4. The lineup: July 14: The Happenings featuring Bob Miranda The Happenings broke out 50 years ago with their cha cha-styled version of “See You In September.” The vocal group also had hits with “Go Away Little Girl” and “I Got Rhythm.” July 21: Eaglemania Eaglemania covers all of the Eagles' greatest hits, including five-part harmoies. July 28: Time Machine Together more than 30 years…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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225+ Classic Cars Rolling Into River Edge Show 225+ Classic Cars Rolling Into River Edge Show 225+ Classic Cars Rolling Into River Edge Show
225+ Classic Cars Rolling Into River Edge Show RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- The 16th annual River Edge Car Show will be held Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on tree-shaded Continental Avenue. More than 225 classic cars -- including the Rusty Relics, Mustangs, T-Birds and Hot Rods -- will be on display. The event, hosted by the River Edge Cultural Center, is free and open to the public. CLICK HERE to view some of the cars. One of the featured autos will be a 1990 Volkswagon Cabriolet that has been converted in an electric car. The functioning vehicle was transformed by Ron Grosinger, auto shop teacher at Memorial High School in West New York w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Police, Community Leaders Unite In Wake Of Dallas Ambush NJ Police, Community Leaders Unite In Wake Of Dallas Ambush NJ Police, Community Leaders Unite In Wake Of Dallas Ambush
NJ Police, Community Leaders Unite In Wake Of Dallas Ambush More than a dozen community leaders from across New Jersey held a conference call with acting state Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and other law enforcement leaders officials in the wake of the slayings of five police officers in Dallas. Also addressed in what Porrino called "an open and productive discussion" were police-involved shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana that have prompted community protests. All expressed "a shared commitment to encourage peaceful demonstrations and cooperate in efforts to build trust between community members and law enforcement,"…

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