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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Alpine Promotes Two Police Officers Alpine Promotes Two Police Officers Alpine Promotes Two Police Officers
Alpine Promotes Two Police Officers ALPINE, N.J. -- Alpine officials promoted and swore in two officers. New Lt. Michael Lizzi and Sgt. Matthew Kent were sworn at a June 22 mayor and council meeting. Lizzi began his career with the New York State Police. He was hired by Alpine in 1996 and promoted to sergeant in 2013. He is married with two children. Kent was hired by Alpine in 2002. He is married with three children.

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Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Police Nab Paterson Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Wayne Police Nab Paterson Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Wayne Police Nab Paterson Man Wanted For Attempted Murder
Wayne Police Nab Paterson Man Wanted For Attempted Murder WAYNE, N.J. -- A pair of Wayne patrol officers captured a Paterson man wanted on attempted murder charges after they checked out a suspicious car outside a Route 46 motel, authorities said. Officers Robert Fernandez and Skylar Cauceglia were conducting safety and security patrols of the commercial district Tuesday afternoon when they saw three men "slouched down" in a BMW parked behind the Kings Motor Inn, Capt. Laurence Martin said Thursday. Steven Morales, 25, was taken into custody on the outstanding warrant out of Paterson, and a second occupant -- identified as 20-year-old Da…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Emerson Breaks Ground For Veterans Affordable Housing Emerson Breaks Ground For Veterans Affordable Housing Emerson Breaks Ground For Veterans Affordable Housing
Emerson Breaks Ground For Veterans Affordable Housing EMERSON, N.J. -- Officials broke ground Wednesday in Emerson on a housing project for disabled or homeless veterans. “It’s a great day for the United States of American, the county of Bergen, and the borough of Emerson,” said Mayor Louis Lamatina. “We can serve our most deserving veterans of foreign wars by erecting affordable housing for the most needy.” The Peter DeBaun House, a circa-1770 building, will be restored as part of the Emerson Veterans Supportive Housing development on Main Street. American Legion Post 269 owns the building and is leasing it to the non-profit Housing Develop…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Man Charged In Police Shooting That Left Robbery Accomplice Dead Paterson Man Charged In Police Shooting That Left Robbery Accomplice Dead Paterson Man Charged In Police Shooting That Left Robbery Accomplice Dead
Paterson Man Charged In Police Shooting That Left Robbery Accomplice Dead PATERSON, N.J. -- Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office arrested a Paterson man who they said was involved in an armed robbery that led to the police shooting death of his alleged accomplice. Cesar Rosario, 31, conspired with Ismael Miranda to hold up two people in the early morning hours of June 24, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday evening. The victims pulled up in a 2004 Honda Odyssey to meet with both men in the area of Summer and Cedar streets when Miranda pulled out a handgun and demanded cash and drugs, Grewal said. As the vehicle sped o…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Prosecutor: Wood-Ridge Man Beat 14-Month-Old Boy Prosecutor: Wood-Ridge Man Beat 14-Month-Old Boy Prosecutor: Wood-Ridge Man Beat 14-Month-Old Boy
Prosecutor: Wood-Ridge Man Beat 14-Month-Old Boy WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- A Wood-Ridge man accused of assaulting a 14-month-old boy was ordered held on $200,000 bail on Wednesday. Karim R. Ali, 41, was arrested after the boy was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with blunt-force trauma in his abdomen, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said early Wednesday evening. Ali, who Grewal said is unemployed, was being held in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment. He was arrested following a joint investigation by Grewal's Special Victims Unit and Wood-Ridge police, who were alerted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Man Admits Illegally Funneling $80,000 In Contributions To Obama Paramus Man Admits Illegally Funneling $80,000 In Contributions To Obama Paramus Man Admits Illegally Funneling $80,000 In Contributions To Obama
Paramus Man Admits Illegally Funneling $80,000 In Contributions To Obama UPDATE: A federal judge in Newark sentenced a Paramus man Thursday to a year's probation for illegally funneling $80,000 in campaign contributions to President Obama's re-election committee in 2012. CLICK HERE: https://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/paramus-businessman-gets-probation-for-steering-80000-to-obama-campaign/698552/ PREVIOUS STORY: PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus man admitted Wednesday that he illegally funneled $80,000 in campaign contributions to President Obama's re-election committee in 2012. Bilal Shehu, 48, told a judge in U.S. District Court in Newark that he had the mon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
New Ridgewood Police Chief Brings Vast Knowledge In All Aspects New Ridgewood Police Chief Brings Vast Knowledge In All Aspects New Ridgewood Police Chief Brings Vast Knowledge In All Aspects
New Ridgewood Police Chief Brings Vast Knowledge In All Aspects RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Those who know her would say it's fitting that new Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke will be sworn in Friday during ceremonies for the Junior Police Academy. It's never been about the spotlight for the 20-year department veteran. A village resident since she was only months old, Luthcke at first worked in patrol, community policing and property/evidence control -- while also doing detective work. She was appointed in 2000 to the accreditation manager’s position and has since led the department through five re-accreditations, including honors as a flagship agency …

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights Teen Makes USA Track, Field Regionals Hasbrouck Heights Teen Makes USA Track, Field Regionals Hasbrouck Heights Teen Makes USA Track, Field Regionals
Hasbrouck Heights Teen Makes USA Track, Field Regionals HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Anthony DiLascio became the first member of the Hasbrouck Heights recreation track and field team to qualify for the USA Track and Field Regional Youth Track Championships. DiLascio finished fifth in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. He will go on to compete in the 2016 Region 2 Junior Olympics July 7-10,at Widener University in Chester, PA, against runners from New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. If he places in the top 5, DiLascio will qualify for the national meet in Sacramento, California. Hasbrouck Heights Recreation track coaches are Jim Ryan, Al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Delaware Rape Suspect May Be In NJ Authorities: Delaware Rape Suspect May Be In NJ Authorities: Delaware Rape Suspect May Be In NJ
Authorities: Delaware Rape Suspect May Be In NJ A rape suspect from Delaware may be living in New Jersey, say authorities who are asking the public's help finding him. Authorities began searching for Joseph R. Genitempo, 34, originally of Felton, DE., after an 11-year-old girl told her mother that she was sexually molested by him over the course of year and a half beginning back in August 2014. They asked that anyone who might have seen Genitempo or knows where to find him to contact Delaware State Police: (302) 698-8435. Or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or click on: http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com/ or text a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Woman Admits Filing $238,877 In Bogus Tax Returns Fairview Woman Admits Filing $238,877 In Bogus Tax Returns Fairview Woman Admits Filing $238,877 In Bogus Tax Returns
Fairview Woman Admits Filing $238,877 In Bogus Tax Returns FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A Farview woman admitted in federal court that she prepared $238,877 worth of bogus income tax returns. “Refunds are issued to taxpayers who are entitled to them,” said Special Agent in Charge Jonathan D. Larsen of the Newark IRS-Criminal Investigation office after Sharon Ashby pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark. Ashby, 38, prepared four dozen false returns "by intentionally including fraudulent employment information on Forms W-2 showing the clients earning wages from employers where they were not employed or claiming deductions to which they were not en…

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