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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Kitten Found Trapped In Box Drenched In Diesel Outside Fort Lee High Rise Kitten Found Trapped In Box Drenched In Diesel Outside Fort Lee High Rise Kitten Found Trapped In Box Drenched In Diesel Outside Fort Lee High Rise
Kitten Found Trapped In Box Drenched In Diesel Outside Fort Lee High Rise FORT LEE, N.J. -- Someone drenched a kitten in diesel fuel, crammed her into a box sealed with cable ties and left her in the bushes outside a Fort Lee high rise. Investigators from the Bergen County SPCA are searching for the culprit-- and have also established a GoFundMe account to help pay for medical treatment for 6-month-old "Olive" (as in: Olive Oil). A resident walking his dog in front of the Atrium on Palisades Avenue around 10:15 p.m. this past Monday found the box near the front driveway, authorities told Daily Voice. A security guard helped him open it. Fort Lee polic…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Routine Drug Sweeps Conducted At Ramapo, Indian Hills High Schools Routine Drug Sweeps Conducted At Ramapo, Indian Hills High Schools Routine Drug Sweeps Conducted At Ramapo, Indian Hills High Schools
Routine Drug Sweeps Conducted At Ramapo, Indian Hills High Schools Authorities evacuated Ramapo and Indian Hills high schools Friday morning for a routine drug sweep by K-9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. The sweeps at the Oakland and Franklin Lakes schools were expected to last no more than 45 minutes, Schools Supt. Beverly McKay said. Teachers, supervisors and administrators supervised the youngsters during the brief evacuation. School officials throughout New Jersey conduct the sweeps both to check for illegal substances and to send a message that they won’t be tolerated.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Him? Rescue Dog Lost At Ridgefield Rest Stop Have You Seen Him? Rescue Dog Lost At Ridgefield Rest Stop Have You Seen Him? Rescue Dog Lost At Ridgefield Rest Stop
Have You Seen Him? Rescue Dog Lost At Ridgefield Rest Stop RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- The public is being asked to help find a rescue dog who escaped at the Vince Lombardi Service Area off the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield during a transport trip to Connecticut. The small beagle named Simon got away last Saturday while being taken from Soft Landings Road To Rescue in South Carolina to his new home, the organization's Sandy Jones said. "He is very sweet but very scared," she said. "We are reaching out to every shelter, rescue and organization in the area and surrounding areas," Jones said early Friday. "We have people out at t…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park, Paramus Police Stage Softball Match For Special Olympics NJ Rochelle Park, Paramus Police Stage Softball Match For Special Olympics NJ Rochelle Park, Paramus Police Stage Softball Match For Special Olympics NJ
Rochelle Park, Paramus Police Stage Softball Match For Special Olympics NJ Rochelle Park and Paramus police will compete in a Memorial Day weekend charity softball challenge to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. The game begins at noon at Carlock Field in Rochelle Park. All check or money order donations should be made payable to: Special Olympics New Jersey "Torch Run #10 Sponsorship." DONATE / MORE INFO: www.sonj.org

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Responders Show Youngsters Dangers Of DWI, Texting Hackensack Responders Show Youngsters Dangers Of DWI, Texting Hackensack Responders Show Youngsters Dangers Of DWI, Texting
Hackensack Responders Show Youngsters Dangers Of DWI, Texting HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack emergency responders united for a DUI/texting accident drill Thursday at Hackensack High School. Seniors were schooled on the roles played by the various responders -- among them, city firefighters, police and EMS members, as well as those with Hackensack University Medical Center's Advanced Life Support and EMS units. "This is a yearly event to remind the students that certain actions can affect the rest of their lives and the lives of other people who are involved," said Hackensack Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik, who took the photos (above). 

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Hasbrouck Heights Robber Eyed In Palisades Park, Clifton Holdups Accused Hasbrouck Heights Robber Eyed In Palisades Park, Clifton Holdups Accused Hasbrouck Heights Robber Eyed In Palisades Park, Clifton Holdups
Accused Hasbrouck Heights Robber Eyed In Palisades Park, Clifton Holdups HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A strike team from several Bergen and Passaic law enforcement agencies on Wednesday night arrested a Wanaque man charged with robbing a Hasbrouck Heights liquor store -- and suspected in holdups in Palisades Park and Clifton on the same day, authorities told Daily Voice overnight Thursday. Robert Kostadinovski, 25, was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after authorities seized him at his Haskell home at 9:15 p.m. They recovered an imitation handgun -- for which he was charged along with robbery and theft in the May 13 holdup of Liquor Master o…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Police: Burglars Of Off-Duty Officer's Car Had Heroin, Weapons Wallington Police: Burglars Of Off-Duty Officer's Car Had Heroin, Weapons Wallington Police: Burglars Of Off-Duty Officer's Car Had Heroin, Weapons
Wallington Police: Burglars Of Off-Duty Officer's Car Had Heroin, Weapons WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A Teaneck man and his Sussex County companion chose the wrong car to try to break into, authorities said: It belonged to an off-duty police officer. An alert was issued for a getaway car -- a silver Acura -- just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Seconds later, Officer Brian Rosas pulled it over at Alden and Mount Pleasant avenues, he said. The off-duty officer responded and identified the pair: Rodino B. Punla, 26, of Teaneck, who Kudlacik said was driving the getaway car, and 31-year-old David James Washer of Newton. Police discovered several…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Debris Believed From EgyptAir Flight 804 Found In Mediterranean Debris Believed From EgyptAir Flight 804 Found In Mediterranean Debris Believed From EgyptAir Flight 804 Found In Mediterranean
Debris Believed From EgyptAir Flight 804 Found In Mediterranean An EgyptAir flight headed to Cairo from Paris late Wednesday made "sudden swerves" before apparently crashing into the Mediterranean Sea halfway between Egypt and Greece, authorities said early Thursday. Aboard were 56 passengers -- including one child and two babies -- from more than a dozen nations and 10 crew members, the airline reported on Twitter. Possible debris was found 230 nautical miles west of Crete, various media reported. "The possibility of having a terror attack is higher than the possibility of having a technical [problem],” Egypt’s aviation minister, Sherif…

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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Knights Honor Wanaque Police Detective As Officer Of Year Knights Honor Wanaque Police Detective As Officer Of Year Knights Honor Wanaque Police Detective As Officer Of Year
Knights Honor Wanaque Police Detective As Officer Of Year WANAQUE, N.J. -- The Knights of Columbus St. Francis Council 2617 honored Wanaque Police Detective Charles Sahanas as its 2015 Police Officer of the Year.Also honored by the Knights on Tursday were Wanaque First Aid Squad Member Patricia O'Neill (First Aid Squad Member of the Year) and retired Wanaque Police Chief Tom Norton (Knight of the Year).

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Paterson Driver Under Influence In GWB Approach Crash In Fort Lee Police: Paterson Driver Under Influence In GWB Approach Crash In Fort Lee Police: Paterson Driver Under Influence In GWB Approach Crash In Fort Lee
Police: Paterson Driver Under Influence In GWB Approach Crash In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Paterson driver was high on some type of drug when his truck side-swiped another vehicle approaching the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said. Mr. Hector M. Gonzalez, 61, was charged with driving his four-door 2007 Chevy under the influence and careless driving after the incident on Center Avenue around 7 a.m. Tuesday, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Officers responding to the crash "noticed the suspect's face was red and he was sweating profusely," Pentangelo said. The driver of the 2006 Ford Explorer that was struc…

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