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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
RAISING A STINK: Trash Mountain Burns In Middle Of Cliffside Park Intersection RAISING A STINK: Trash Mountain Burns In Middle Of Cliffside Park Intersection RAISING A STINK: Trash Mountain Burns In Middle Of Cliffside Park Intersection
Raising A Stink: Trash Mountain Burns In Middle Of Cliffside Park Intersection The thing with garbage fires is that you never know what might be inside. Cliffside Park firefighters hit an overnight garbage truck fire from all sides -- including from above -- before dawn Thursday. There were no causes for concern nor any injuries in the mishap, which left a huge pile of smoldering trash in the middle of the intersection at Anderson and Columbia avenues after igniting at 1:10 a.m. June 15. Firefighters used an aerial ladder while also drenching the flames with hand lines from the street.  A massive cleanup kept borough DPW workers with front loaders busy through the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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South Korean Clothing Manufacturer Admits Customs Fraud, Agrees To Pay US $2 Million South Korean Clothing Manufacturer Admits Customs Fraud, Agrees To Pay US $2 Million South Korean Clothing Manufacturer Admits Customs Fraud, Agrees To Pay US $2 Million
South Korean Clothing Manufacturer Admits Customs Fraud, Agrees To Pay US $2 Million A South Korean company has agreed to reimburse the United States $2 million for defrauding Customs officials about the value of imported clothing and apparel. Principals with Anyclo International Inc. admitted this week that the company evaded duties on clothing and apparel that it manufactured abroad and imported into the U.S. for nearly seven years, beginning in October 2012, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The fraud involved preparing two invoices for the same shipments, the U.S. attorney said. One invoice bore the true value of the merchandise, Sellinger said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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UPDATE: Ex-Con Pair Charged In Hackensack Park Shooting UPDATE: Ex-Con Pair Charged In Hackensack Park Shooting UPDATE: Ex-Con Pair Charged In Hackensack Park Shooting
Update: Ex-Con Pair Charged In Hackensack Park Shooting UPDATE: Dawn was breaking Wednesday as a SWAT team crashed their way into a garden apartment in Little Falls and captured one of two ex-cons wanted for a shooting at a Hackensack park last month. Members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team tossed in "flash-bang" stun grenades before seizing Bryant Kyron Dula, 29, at the Colonial Hill Gardens apartments just off Route 46 around 5:30 a.m. June 14, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the arrest told Daily Voice. Also arrested and charged on Wednesday in the May 23 shooting at Carver Park is fellow ex-con Najee Lloyd, 32, of W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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HOME INVASION: Accused NYPD Impersonators Jailed In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery HOME INVASION: Accused NYPD Impersonators Jailed In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery HOME INVASION: Accused NYPD Impersonators Jailed In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery
Home Invasion: Accused Nypd Impersonators Jailed In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery UPDATE: Two men accused of posing as New York City detectives to rob a Fair Lawn resident at gunpoint during a home invasion last fall have been brought to Bergen County after being arrested out of state. Whether local or federal authorities will be prosecuting them and four alleged accomplices -- three of whom have already been released -- remains an open question, at least publicly. All seven were arrested in New York State last month and charged in a Nov. 17, 2022 home invasion in which residents were zip-tied and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry was stolen. The two main defen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain
Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain A Little Ferry ex-con was charged with pistol-whipping an Elmwood Park teenager and robbing him of what the victim said was a huge amount of cash and jewelry. The 19-year-old victim had gone to the Washington Avenue home of Anton Pettway, 44, to collect belongings that he'd left behind when his teenage friend -- Pettway's stepson -- was arrested earlier in the day, Police Chief James Walters said. The teen told responding Officers Dominick Verdi, Joseph Montemurro and Dean Steinhilber that Pettway hit him at least a half-dozen times with a gun, took his wallet -- which he claimed held $10,0…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD A cellphone stolen during a burglary spree led Ridgefield Park police to a South Hackensack motel and the arrest of a suspect tied to several area break-ins. Village police headed to the Congress Inn in South Hackensack after one of the victims told them that his iPad had pinged there, Sgt. Justin Tress said. Suer enough, they found Shamiar L. Clyburn, 33, of Paterson, on nearby Phillips Avenue off Route 46. Clyburn was the man seen on surveillance video burglarizing multiple vehicles shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10, the sergeant said. He resisted arrest but was subdued with help fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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HIGH DRAMA: Suicidal Man Rescued From Beneath GWB HIGH DRAMA: Suicidal Man Rescued From Beneath GWB HIGH DRAMA: Suicidal Man Rescued From Beneath GWB
High Drama: Suicidal Man Rescued From Beneath GWB Police at the George Washington Bridge literally talked a suicidal man off a ledge Tuesday afternoon. Officers from the Port Authority and NYPD found the man perched on an I-beam and threatening to jump just below the bridge's Manhattan-bound lower level around 3:15 p.m. June 13, authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. The officers got him talking as colleagues closed the two right lower-level lanes on the eastbound side, witnesses said. Within a half-hour, they'd grabbed hold of the man, then carefully lifted him to safety. He was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation, Valens sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Pole In Glen Rock A senior driver suffered a severe leg injury when her sedan slammed into a utility pole Tuesday afternoon in Glen Rock. Borough police and EMS workers tended to the victim after her Toyota Corolla rammed the pole on Prospect Street near Saddle River Park. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the village's Fire Rescue team. Emergency responders teamed up to get the woman out of her car and into an ambulance following the crash Tuesday afternoon, June 13, on Prospect Street in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving Her car was …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy
New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy has joined some select company. Less than 1% of police officers in the United States are accepted into the FBI's prestigious National Academy in Quantico, VA, which only takes law enforcers with proven records as exceptional professionals. It's no surprise to most that the academy accepted Clancy, 45, who was graduated proudly last week from its 286th session.  It's also no shocker that the affable chief made friends with several fellow officers -- and not only those from the U.S. "We learned best practices for policing from all over the country and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
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Suspended NJ Police Chief Indicted As Sexual Predator, New Charges Added: State AG Suspended NJ Police Chief Indicted As Sexual Predator, New Charges Added: State AG Suspended NJ Police Chief Indicted As Sexual Predator, New Charges Added: State AG
Suspended NJ Police Chief Indicted As Sexual Predator, New Charges Added: State AG A local New Jersey police chief who’d already been charged with sexually preying on women is facing new allegations, the state’s top cop announced on Tuesday. Following his suspension amid sexual assault allegations, Manville Police Chief Thomas Herbst wrongfully held onto his badge, then displayed it as if was still on active duty to a police officer who’d pulled him over late this past January, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The charge was contained in an eight-count indictment returned by a state grand jury that focused mostly on what the attorney general called “sexually pred…

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