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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest
Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest A contractor who was struck by lightning in northern Bergen County during Friday's sudden thunderstorm got a ride to the hospital from a co-worker, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim was alert and conscious but complained of difficulty breathing after being struck while working at a home on Knickerbocker Road, between Hardenburgh and Madison avenues shortly before 3 p.m. June 16, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said. He also had a "burning feeling: in his extremities, an emergency medical worker said. Responding officers learned that the victim had already been taken from t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen
Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen A motorcyclist was hospitalized following an overnight crash Friday that closed the local lanes of Route 80 in Bergen County. The motorist went down shortly before 4 a.m. June 16 near mile marker 66.8 on the westbound highway in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. No other vehicles were involved, the sergeant said. ALS and BLS units responded along with state troopers, who are investigating the cause. The motorist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that Curry said weren't considered life-threatening.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large
Nightclub Shooting: Four Wounded In Clifton, Gunman At Large UPDATE: Four people were wounded -- one seriously -- when gunfire erupted at a Clifton nightclub before dawn Friday, authorities confirmed. The gunman remained at large following the 2:47 a.m. June 16 shooting inside the Made In Miami Bar & Bistro on Harding Avenue, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Responding officers found a 32-year-old Clifton woman with a non-fatal gunshot wound. She was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The woman was expected to survive, the same as three other victims who Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day
SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day A driver escaped serious injury when an SUV split a utility pole at a busy intersection just off northbound Route 17 in Paramus. Midland Avenue between Sette Drive and From Road was reopened at 3 p.m. Friday, June 16, after PSE&G replaced the pole, police said. The ramp from northbound Route 17 to eastbound Midland Avenue was also closed. The ramp to westbound Midland Avenue remained open. Traffic was re-routed after the Subaru Outback veered off the road, mounted a guy wire, and slammed into the pole earlier in the day. The Outback was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Paramus EMS r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
WATCH: Park Ridge Special Officer Snatches Child Before She's Pinned By Moving Car (Video) WATCH: Park Ridge Special Officer Snatches Child Before She's Pinned By Moving Car (Video) WATCH: Park Ridge Special Officer Snatches Child Before She's Pinned By Moving Car (Video)
Watch: Park Ridge Special Officer Snatches Child Before She's Pinned By Moving Car (Video) It happened in a blink. A young Park Ridge schoolgirl had just emerged from an SUV and was behind the vehicle as the driver put it into reverse. Fortunately, the child had a guardian angel -- Mike Stallone, a special law enforcement officer with the Park Ridge Police Department who'd just been assigned to West Ridge Elementary School. Stallone rushed forward and scooped up the youngster before she could be crushed between two vehicles, Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. A surveillance camera captured the moment (click below). Stallone "was monitoring the morning traffic when he noticed a small …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
It’s Over: Burglars Who Stole $1M In World Series Rings, More From Berra Museum Busted By Feds It’s Over: Burglars Who Stole $1M In World Series Rings, More From Berra Museum Busted By Feds It’s Over: Burglars Who Stole $1M In World Series Rings, More From Berra Museum Busted By Feds
It’s Over: Burglars Who Stole $1M In World Series Rings, More From Berra Museum Busted By Feds The local cops suspected it was an inside job, but federal authorities on Thursday said otherwise. It seems the burglars who broke into the Yogi Berra Museum at Montclair State University nearly a decade ago and stole several of his World Series rings, two of his MVP plaques and the glove the Yankee legend used to catch Don Larsen’s perfect game were actually part of a multi-state ring. Eight people in all were charged with a series of heists of priceless artwork and one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia from museums and cultural centers in several states and Washington, D.C. from 1999 through …

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor Offers Rabbi, Son No-Prison Deals In Double-Fatal Rockland Adult Home Fire: Report Prosecutor Offers Rabbi, Son No-Prison Deals In Double-Fatal Rockland Adult Home Fire: Report Prosecutor Offers Rabbi, Son No-Prison Deals In Double-Fatal Rockland Adult Home Fire: Report
Prosecutor Offers Rabbi, Son No-Prison Deals In Double-Fatal Rockland Adult Home Fire: Report UPDATE: A rabbi father and son team have been offered a no-prison plea deal after being charged criminally with igniting a fire at a Rockland County assisted living facility two years ago that killed a 79-year-old resident and a volunteer responder, according to a TV news report. Mahwah firefighters were among the mutual aid agency on this side of the state line who responded to the March 2021 blaze at the Evergreen Home for Adults in nearby Spring Valley, which killed resident Oliver Hueston and Fire Lt. Jared Lloyd, 35. Rabbis Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer were originally charged with mansla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-SUV Crash In Franklin Lakes SEE ANYTHING? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-SUV Crash In Franklin Lakes SEE ANYTHING? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-SUV Crash In Franklin Lakes
SEE Anything? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-suv Crash In Franklin Lakes Three SUVs were involved in a crash that rolled one of them in Franklin Lakes. An occupant of the overturned Chevy Tahoe was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for evaluation following the noontime crash Thursday, June 15, at the intersection of Ewing Avenue and Franklin Lake Road. The driver of a Mercedes GLS complained of pain but refused medical attention at the scene, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. No injuries were reported in the third vehicle involved, a Toyota Highlander, he said. J&M Towing sent three rigs to remove the vehicles. ANYONE who might have witnessed or has…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Volunteer Lodi Firefighter Anthony Maiolo has spent half his life saving others. So when it came time to rescue the former chief, Nancy Scaramuzzo didn't think twice. It was others who began seeking a kidney for Maiolo, 49, a year or so ago. That's because Maiolo, who'd been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, isn't the type to ask for help. A leg had to be amputated below the knee four years ago after diabetes infected his foot, yet Maiolo has continued to serve his community at Lodi Fire Company 1 -- including responding to calls -- while getting four-hour dialysis treatments three…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Laborer Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Child Over A Decade Ago: Authorities Hackensack Laborer Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Child Over A Decade Ago: Authorities Hackensack Laborer Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Child Over A Decade Ago: Authorities
Hackensack Laborer Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Child Over A Decade Ago: Authorities An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack sexually assaulted an 11-year-old child "on multiple occasions" more than a decade ago, authorities charged. A joint investigation began three months ago into Ruben Saca, a 54-year-old married laborer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, after Hackensack police alerted members of his Special Victims Unit to complaints. The alleged victim, who's now an adult, told them that the alleged assaults occurred in June 2012, records show. There is no statute of limitations for sexual assault in New Jersey. Saca was arrested on Wednesday, June…

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