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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Pop-Punk Singer: Tour Manager Assaulted, Abused Me Ramsey Pop-Punk Singer: Tour Manager Assaulted, Abused Me Ramsey Pop-Punk Singer: Tour Manager Assaulted, Abused Me
Ramsey Pop-Punk Singer: Tour Manager Assaulted, Abused Me RAMSEY, N.J. -- A pop-punk singer from Ramsey claims a tour manager physically and emotionally abused her on the road last year. Mariel Loveland, of the New York band Candy Hearts, wrote on her "Ship Without a Rudder" blog that she was "sick of keeping quiet and watching every band I love and adore be all chummy with" the unnamed tour manager for the Canadian band Seaway who also worked for hers. "It happened on tour in front of a line full of people at Seaway’s merch[andise table]," Loveland wrote. "He was screaming at me, like usual, calling me names and…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Bergen (7), Passaic (2) Have Over Half Of NJ Travel-Linked Zika Virus Cases Bergen (7), Passaic (2) Have Over Half Of NJ Travel-Linked Zika Virus Cases Bergen (7), Passaic (2) Have Over Half Of NJ Travel-Linked Zika Virus Cases
Bergen (7), Passaic (2) Have Over Half Of NJ Travel-Linked Zika Virus Cases Bergen County has seven travel-related cases of the Zika virus and Passaic County two, comprising more than half combined of all cases in New Jersey, the state Department of Health reports. The 15 travel-related cases as of Tuesday are among an estimated 500 nationwide. There were no known cases of anyone infected by a mosquito on the mainland U.S. Experts are testing speciments for the virus in a laboratory at State Police headquarters in West Trenton, Acting New Jersey Health Commissioner Cathleen Bennett said earlier this week. "The ability to test residents for Zika and similar vi…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor's Office Smashes Tri-State Gambling Ring Bergen Prosecutor's Office Smashes Tri-State Gambling Ring Bergen Prosecutor's Office Smashes Tri-State Gambling Ring
Bergen Prosecutor's Office Smashes Tri-State Gambling Ring HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Forty-six people were arrested in New Jersey, New York and Florida, and $2 million seized, as the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office led a sweep that smashed a large-scale gambling, money laundering and racketeering operation, authorities announced Wednesday. Robert "Elvis" D'Alessio, 62, of Little Falls led the ring in and around Bergen County with the help of an offshore wire room in Costa Rica, acting Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said in announcing the results of "Operation: Return to Sender." He utilized various “1-800” numbers and a website that be…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Dumont Firefighter Completes Boot Camp Dumont Firefighter Completes Boot Camp Dumont Firefighter Completes Boot Camp
Dumont Firefighter Completes Boot Camp DUMONT, N.J. -- Friends, loved ones and neighbors gave a Dumont firefighter a hero's welcome after he completed boot camp with the U.S. Marines. Zac Arlin returned to "Welcome Home" signs, balloons, hugs and kisses from well wishers. The Dumont High School graduate from Pearl River returns to active duty on Memorial Day. Arlin "has always been eager to serve his country, and his community," the DFD Independent Hose Company said in a Facebook post.

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Teaneck, NJ
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Get Valuable Home-Buying Types At Bergen Fair Get Valuable Home-Buying Types At Bergen Fair Get Valuable Home-Buying Types At Bergen Fair
Get Valuable Home-Buying Types At Bergen Fair TEANECK, N.J. -- Bergen County's 20th annual Home Ownership Fair will be held on Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. Sponsorted by the Bergen County Division of Community Development's American Dream Program, the free, family-friendly fair "provides the opportunity for home seekers to learn everything they need to know about the home buying process all in one place," Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. Visitors can attend a variety of workshops, view vendor exhibits and meet with bankers, mortgage brokers, realtors, credit counselor…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Girl, 15, OK After Jumping From Cliffside Park Apartment Window Girl, 15, OK After Jumping From Cliffside Park Apartment Window Girl, 15, OK After Jumping From Cliffside Park Apartment Window
Girl, 15, OK After Jumping From Cliffside Park Apartment Window CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A 15-year-old girl sustained minor injuries after she jumped from a second-floor window in a Cliffside Park apartment building during a family dispute Tuesday night, Police Chief Richard Gaito told Daily Voice. The victim, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, landed on an SUV outside 635 Anderson Avenue, the chief said. "She was conscious and alert," Gaito said.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Westwood Police Officer Grabs Pennsylvania Five With 3 Guns, Pot Westwood Police Officer Grabs Pennsylvania Five With 3 Guns, Pot Westwood Police Officer Grabs Pennsylvania Five With 3 Guns, Pot
Westwood Police Officer Grabs Pennsylvania Five With 3 Guns, Pot WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A Westwood police officer found pot and a trio of handguns -- one of them reported stolen -- leading to the arrests of five Pennsylvania men during a routine traffic stop. Federal immigration officials were contacted to investigate whether the quintet are legal residents, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Officer Chris Horst was on patrol Monday night when he saw their grey Mazda make an illegal right turn on red at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Broadway. Horst said he "detected a strong odor of marijuana" when he approached the vehicle. Bac…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Wallington Police: Detective Finds Pot On Wanted East Rutherford Man Wallington Police: Detective Finds Pot On Wanted East Rutherford Man Wallington Police: Detective Finds Pot On Wanted East Rutherford Man
Wallington Police: Detective Finds Pot On Wanted East Rutherford Man WALLINGTON, N.J. -- An East Rutherford man wanted on an outstanding warrant was carrying three sandwich bags filled with pot when he was arrested by a Wallington police detective, authorities said. Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik grabbed Johnathan Montanez, 24, after spotting him in the area of Wallington Avenue and Parkway last Thursday afternoon, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said Tuesday. Montanez was charged with possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and released on a court summons.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Sheriff's K-9 Officer OK After Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash Bergen Sheriff's K-9 Officer OK After Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash Bergen Sheriff's K-9 Officer OK After Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash
Bergen Sheriff's K-9 Officer OK After Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 officer was hospitalized for evaluation after his vehicle crashed in Rochelle Park overnight Tuesday. The single-car crash occurred at 12:45 a.m. on southbound Route 17 at Passaic Street, the sheriff's Anthony Cureton told Daily Voice Tuesday afternoon. "The cause of the accident has not yet been determined," Cureton said just before 4 p.m. A light post was struck -- although not by Sheriff's Officer David Ciliento's SUV, he said. The vehicle had to be towed.

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Franklin Lakes Police Hunt $5,300 Church Check Thief Franklin Lakes Police Hunt $5,300 Church Check Thief Franklin Lakes Police Hunt $5,300 Church Check Thief
Franklin Lakes Police Hunt $5,300 Church Check Thief FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Franklin Lakes detectives were searching for whoever took $5,300 in checks from a local church. Valley National Bank security reported the cashing of the checks from the Most Blessed Sacrament Church on Monday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Detective Robert Grassi was investigating, he said.

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