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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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford Police: DWI Driver Topples Pole, Slams Into Tree On Route 23 West Milford Police: DWI Driver Topples Pole, Slams Into Tree On Route 23 West Milford Police: DWI Driver Topples Pole, Slams Into Tree On Route 23
West Milford Police: DWI Driver Topples Pole, Slams Into Tree On Route 23 WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- A driver was intoxicated when his car barreled over a curb, toppled a utility pole and toppled a tree on Route 23, West Milford police said. John A. Pustelniak, 54, of Highland Lakes was flown by Atlantic AirOne medical chopper to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after his 2005 crashed on the northbound highway Sunday near Reservoir Road. Pustelniak was issued summons for DWI, failing to wear a seatbelt, failing to drive within a single lane and careless driving.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Detectives Bust Passaic Man In Car Burglary Spree Garfield Detectives Bust Passaic Man In Car Burglary Spree Garfield Detectives Bust Passaic Man In Car Burglary Spree
Garfield Detectives Bust Passaic Man In Car Burglary Spree GARFIELD, N.J. -- A pair of Garfield detectives investigating a series of car burglaries identified and arrested a 46-year-old Passaic man for the crimes, authorities said Monday. Detectives Sean Delahanty and Marc Amos tracked down Erick F. Garcia after he used a credit card stolen from a wallet in a local store, Lt. Richard Uram said. Wallington police assisted in the arrest, he said. Garcia was being held on $45,000 bail in the Beren County Jail, charged with three separate counts of burglary and theft. Victims contacted police after cash, wallets and sunglasses were taken from a trio …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Averages $3,000 Per-Pupil Savings Under Christie School Funding Plan Bergen Averages $3,000 Per-Pupil Savings Under Christie School Funding Plan Bergen Averages $3,000 Per-Pupil Savings Under Christie School Funding Plan
Bergen Averages $3,000 Per-Pupil Savings Under Christie School Funding Plan Gov. Christie's administration on Monday provided a town-by-town Bergen County breakdown of a "Fairness Formula" that it said would provide equal education funding for every pupil in New Jersey. The Tenafly and Ridgewood school districts would fare best -- receiving $4,478 and $4,209 per pupil, respectively -- under Chistie's proposal. Getting more than $3,500 per pupil under the plan are Upper Saddle River ($3,642), Cresskill ($3,614), Demarest ($3,541), Glen Rock, ($3,442) and Ho-Ho-Kus ($3,394). At the opposite end: Teteboro ($25), Bogota ($710) and Carlstadt ($883). Also: Ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Seven Hospitalized After Hackensack Head-On Crash Involves Other Cars Seven Hospitalized After Hackensack Head-On Crash Involves Other Cars Seven Hospitalized After Hackensack Head-On Crash Involves Other Cars
Seven Hospitalized After Hackensack Head-On Crash Involves Other Cars HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Seven people were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries after a Saturday night head-on crash on River Street that involved several other vehicles. A car headed south on River Street veered into oncoming traffic and struck another head-on, Capt. Francesco Aquila told Daily Voice. They struck a third vehicle, then careened onto the lot of a Toyota dealership, where three more cards were struck -- with one of them being pushed into fourth, said Aquila, the department's commanding officer. No summonses were immediately issued, although an investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Kills Elderly Teaneck Pedestrian Tractor-Trailer Kills Elderly Teaneck Pedestrian Tractor-Trailer Kills Elderly Teaneck Pedestrian
Tractor-Trailer Kills Elderly Teaneck Pedestrian TEANECK, N.J. -- An elderly woman was struck and killed Saturday afternoon by a tractor-trailer in Teaneck, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal told Daily Voice. The woman was crossing American Legion Drive on Cedar Lane when she was struck, responders said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
State Police: DWI Route 80 Driver Hits Trooper's Car In Ridgefield Park State Police: DWI Route 80 Driver Hits Trooper's Car In Ridgefield Park State Police: DWI Route 80 Driver Hits Trooper's Car In Ridgefield Park
State Police: DWI Route 80 Driver Hits Trooper's Car In Ridgefield Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A Garfield driver was intoxicated when his car slammed into a New Jersey State Police trooper's car on the shoulder of Route 80 in Ridgefield Park early Friday, sending three people in all to the hospital with what turned out to be minor injuries, authorities told Daily Voice. The trooper had a tractor-trailer pulled over at milepost 68.5 of the eastbound highway -- with his cruiser's emergency lights on -- when a Toyota Corolla exiting to Route 46 rear-ended it around 7:45 a.m., NJSP Lt. Brian Polite said. The impact knocked the trooper's vehicle into the rig, he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
IRS: Carlstadt Roofer Ducked Taxes On Income IRS: Carlstadt Roofer Ducked Taxes On Income IRS: Carlstadt Roofer Ducked Taxes On Income
IRS: Carlstadt Roofer Ducked Taxes On Income CARLSTADT, N.J. – The owner of a Carlstadt roofing business admitted using $191,295 in income that he didn't report on his tax returns for personal expenses. Michael Tattoli pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton to not reporting income on his 2010, 2011 and 2012 tax returns. An investigation by the IRS-Criminal Investigation Newark Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office turned up checks made out to Mike’s All Seasons Roofing and Construction Company that Tattoli deposited into his personal bank account, authorities said. Handling the case fof the government is Assistant U.S. Atto…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Ex-Con Tries Stuffing Heroin Down Pants, Upper Saddle River Police Charge Ex-Con Tries Stuffing Heroin Down Pants, Upper Saddle River Police Charge Ex-Con Tries Stuffing Heroin Down Pants, Upper Saddle River Police Charge
Ex-Con Tries Stuffing Heroin Down Pants, Upper Saddle River Police Charge UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- An ex-con tried stashing heroin down his pants after the car he was in was stopped on northbound Route 17, said Upper Saddle River police who arrested him. Murat Patirdi, 31, remained held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with resisting arrest, hindering and heroin possession. Two associates -- driver John R. Schauer, 28, of Rocky Point, S.C., and back seat passenger Brian Klick, 24, of Matamoras, PA -- were released on summonses for heroin possession. Offiers stopped the car for several moving and equipment violations just after 10:30 p.m. Thu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Police: Son With Knife Tries To Kill Teaneck Dad After Breaking Into Home Police: Son With Knife Tries To Kill Teaneck Dad After Breaking Into Home Police: Son With Knife Tries To Kill Teaneck Dad After Breaking Into Home
Police: Son With Knife Tries To Kill Teaneck Dad After Breaking Into Home TEANECK, N.J. -- A transient broke into his father's Teaneck home through a basement window and slashed him with a knife several times in his bedroom in an attempt to kill him, authorities said. Corey M. Campbell, 34,was ordered held on $1 million bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with attempted murder aggravated assault, burglary and weapons offenses. His father was restraining Campbell when responding officers arrived at the Voorhees Street home just after 7 a.m. Thursday, Police Chief Robert Carney said. Campbell, who been lving at the Ridgefield Park Hampton Inn on Route 46, &quo…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Gunman Shot Dead After Opening Fire On Paterson Police Gunman Shot Dead After Opening Fire On Paterson Police Gunman Shot Dead After Opening Fire On Paterson Police
Gunman Shot Dead After Opening Fire On Paterson Police PATERSON, N.J. -- A specialized unit from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was investigating the overnight death of a Paterson man during what witnesses said was a 5th Ward shootout with police. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Cedar and Summer streets when the gunman began shooting at officers who returned fire, authorities said. The officers were brought to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center for trauma evaluation, responders said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes asked that anyone with information that could help her Shooting Response Team's investigation call 1-…

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