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
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National Protection Organization Honors Hillsdale Children's Advocate National Protection Organization Honors Hillsdale Children's Advocate National Protection Organization Honors Hillsdale Children's Advocate
National Protection Organization Honors Hillsdale Children's Advocate HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Rosemarie D'Alessandro of Hillsdale, who made protecting children and helping other parents her life's mission after her 7-year-old daughter was slain by a neighbor more than 40 years ago, will receive a prestigious award next week. The Minnesota-based Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center will present the 2016 Excellence in Advocacy Award to D'Alessandro on Wednesday during "When Words Matters," a three-day violence intervention and prevention summit at Resorts International Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City. “It will be a day to be thankful for …

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Monsey, NY
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Sex Offender From Monsey Charged With Groping Woman On Flight Sex Offender From Monsey Charged With Groping Woman On Flight Sex Offender From Monsey Charged With Groping Woman On Flight
Sex Offender From Monsey Charged With Groping Woman On Flight MONSEY, N.Y. -- A registered sex offender from Monsey repeatedly fondled a woman on a flight from Israel to Newark, federal authorities said Friday. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark ordered Yoel Oberlander, 35, held on abusive sexual contact charges following a brief court hearing Friday afternoon. Oberlander was sitting next to the victim and her mother on a May 29 El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. "During the flight, Oberlander repeatedly placed his hand on the female passenger’s thigh and breast without her …

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Rutherford, NJ
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Car Rams Empty School Bus In East Rutherford Car Rams Empty School Bus In East Rutherford Car Rams Empty School Bus In East Rutherford
Car Rams Empty School Bus In East Rutherford EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Neither driver appeared injured after a car rear-ended an empty school bus Friday afternoon in East Rutherford, witnesses said. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. at Hackensack Street and Hoboken Road.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Firefighters Replace Stolen Overpass Marine Corps Flag Fair Lawn Firefighters Replace Stolen Overpass Marine Corps Flag Fair Lawn Firefighters Replace Stolen Overpass Marine Corps Flag
Fair Lawn Firefighters Replace Stolen Overpass Marine Corps Flag FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A U.S. Marine Corps flag stolen from atop a Fair Lawn overpass above Route 208 was replaced by local firefighters -- drawing praise from area veterans. The borough Office of Veterans Affairs thanked Fire Company #3 "for going above and beyond" to replace the Morlot Avenue flag. "This came as a big surprise to our office," organization officials said. "Moments like this prove what pillars to the community our volunteer emergency members really are. All of our military, police, firefighters and emergency service personnel are a team of one and help …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia, Palisades Park Police Bust Trio With Stolen Car Leonia, Palisades Park Police Bust Trio With Stolen Car Leonia, Palisades Park Police Bust Trio With Stolen Car
Leonia, Palisades Park Police Bust Trio With Stolen Car PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- Two men and a boy were charged by Leonia and Palisades Park police with a crime spree that included the theft of a vehicle. It began when the trio and two others -- all from Leonia -- jumped the fence at the borough swim club after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Leonia Police Capt. Scott Tamagny told Daily Voice. "They went swimming and smoked pot there -- and even left a bag of marijuana behind," he said. "Then they split up." Soon after, Palisades Park police "received a call from a resident reporting he saw three males attempting to burglarize numero…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Moonachie School Produces Poster Contest Winners Moonachie School Produces Poster Contest Winners Moonachie School Produces Poster Contest Winners
Moonachie School Produces Poster Contest Winners MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie's Robert L. Craig School produced two winners in recent state poster contests. Katie Macalintal, an 8th grader, received an HP laptop as one of seven division winners in the "Hear the Beep When You Sleep" state competition. Natalie Lugo, a 3rd grader, received a $25 Visa gift card from the American Legion in a Poppy Poster contest. The fire safety contest, sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Fire Safety and the New Jersey State Fire Prevention and Protection Association, drew 10,000 entries. The posters promoted fir…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Friends' OD Deaths Spur Closter Native To Show Heroin's True Side In Film Friends' OD Deaths Spur Closter Native To Show Heroin's True Side In Film Friends' OD Deaths Spur Closter Native To Show Heroin's True Side In Film
Friends' OD Deaths Spur Closter Native To Show Heroin's True Side In Film CLOSTER, N.J. -- Closter native Brad Rosenberg was like most people in Bergen County when it came to heroin -- he didn't know much about it. Then several 20-something friends he grew up with in the Northern Valley began dying of overdoses -- four, five in less than three years. Rosenberg felt helpless, as many do, until a friend approached him at one of their funerals. "You're a film major, right?" the friend asked. "You could do something about this." A benefit is scheduled Monday at the Barn in Closter to help Rosenberg and filmmaker Michael Sorvino fund the rewritin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Beware Of Orlando Victim Scams, NJ Authorities Warn Beware Of Orlando Victim Scams, NJ Authorities Warn Beware Of Orlando Victim Scams, NJ Authorities Warn
Beware Of Orlando Victim Scams, NJ Authorities Warn The outpouring of grief, concern and support for the families of the victims of last weekend's mass shooting in Orlando is enormous -- but so is the potential for fraud, authorities warn. “In the aftermath of a tragedy such as this one, good people are moved to find ways to help victims start the healing process, often by sending money,” acting New Jersey Attorney General Robert Lougy. “Unfortunately, bad actors are just as motivated to find ways to exploit the situation for their own profit.” Would-be donors are urged to proceed with caution. “Consumers should apply a critical eye to any…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Police Officers Among Those Honored By MADD Ramsey Police Officers Among Those Honored By MADD Ramsey Police Officers Among Those Honored By MADD
Ramsey Police Officers Among Those Honored By MADD RAMSEY, N.J. -- Two Ramsey police officers were among the New Jersey recipients of Mothers Against Drunk Driver “Distinguished Service Award” during a breakfast at Rutgers University. Officers Robert McMackin and James S. Peterson received the MADD awards Thursday for their work taking drunk drivers off the road from Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal. Peterson, 27, is four-year department veteran, assistant traffic officer and member of the Ramsey Ambulance Corps. McMackin, 34, is a two-year department veteran and former Arena Football League offensive lineman who also worke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Bergen Detectives Charge 'Countdown Bandit' With 10 Bank Robberies Bergen Detectives Charge 'Countdown Bandit' With 10 Bank Robberies Bergen Detectives Charge 'Countdown Bandit' With 10 Bank Robberies
Bergen Detectives Charge 'Countdown Bandit' With 10 Bank Robberies WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A day short of his 23rd birthday, a Hackensack man who authorities dubbed the Countdown Bandit was arrested and charged with 10 counts of bank robbery -- thanks to witnesses who saw the getaway car. Marcelino Adrian Garcia was ordered held on $750,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Detectives arrested Garcia after he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash by passing a note at the Spencer Savings Bank in Wallington around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal told Daily Voice. It was the 10th robbery of banks in Bergen and Passaic t…

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