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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland Boy, 9, Tells Police Teens In Vehicle Tried To Pick Him Up Oakland Boy, 9, Tells Police Teens In Vehicle Tried To Pick Him Up Oakland Boy, 9, Tells Police Teens In Vehicle Tried To Pick Him Up
Oakland Boy, 9, Tells Police Teens In Vehicle Tried To Pick Him Up OAKLAND, N.J. -- A 9-year-old Oakland boy told police that two "older teenagers" in a "Jeep-type vehicle" pulled up to him on the street and asked if he wanted a lift, authorities said. The boy's mother called police after he told her about the alleged incident just before 8 p.m. Wednesday on Hatfield Road, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Several officers responded but didn't find a vehicle matching the boy's description of a black Jeep or black van with a passenger wearing a sleeveless red shirt, he said. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked …

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Police: Would-Be Bank Robber Caught In Alabama Franklin Lakes Police: Would-Be Bank Robber Caught In Alabama Franklin Lakes Police: Would-Be Bank Robber Caught In Alabama
Franklin Lakes Police: Would-Be Bank Robber Caught In Alabama FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A Newton man who Franklin Lakes police said bolted a bank he intended to rob was arrested in Alabama, authorities said Thursday. Mark D. O'Neill, 44, was wearing a mask and a glove on one hand ran into the Chase Bank on Franklin Lake Road on April 20, Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said. Seeing all the tellers behind security glass, he ran out, Bakelaar said. Employees described him as white, about 6 feet tall and wearing the mask, glove, a black hooded sweatshirt and black jeans. O'Neill was being held in the Lowndes County Jail in Hayneville, Alabama, awaiting extra…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Spark From Welder's Torch Destroys Overpeck Park Dinosaur Spark From Welder's Torch Destroys Overpeck Park Dinosaur Spark From Welder's Torch Destroys Overpeck Park Dinosaur
Spark From Welder's Torch Destroys Overpeck Park Dinosaur LEONIA, N.J. -- A fire ignited by a welder's torch in Overpeck Park in Leonia destroyed the world's largest animatronic dinosaur on Thursday. The 90-foot-long foam Argentinosaurus was one of 34 dinosaurs in an interactive exhibit, "Field Station: Dinosaurs." "A welder was working nearby and a spark set it off," Police Capt. Scott Tamagny told Daily Voice. "No other dinosaurs were affected," Tamagny said, adding that no injuries were reported. The exhibit, scheduled to open on Memorial Day weekend, found a home in Bergen County after being evicted from Secaucu…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Van Fire Closes Westbound Route 4 In River Edge Van Fire Closes Westbound Route 4 In River Edge Van Fire Closes Westbound Route 4 In River Edge
Van Fire Closes Westbound Route 4 In River Edge RIVER EDGE, N.J. -- A van fire close westbound Route 4 in River Edge late Thursday morning. No injuries were immediately reported. Rubberneckers jammed the eastbound side.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington PD: Thief Who Took WWII Vet's Wallet Caught In East Rutherford Wallington PD: Thief Who Took WWII Vet's Wallet Caught In East Rutherford Wallington PD: Thief Who Took WWII Vet's Wallet Caught In East Rutherford
Wallington PD: Thief Who Took WWII Vet's Wallet Caught In East Rutherford WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II had his wallet stolen after he left it on the counter of a Wallington convenience store -- and police later grabbed the man who they said took it. The accused thief -- 38-year-old Ernest D. Wilson III of Passaic -- was behind the victim in line at the "Food Mart For U" on Paterson Avenue on Saturday, Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik said Thursday morning. Wilson, a frequent customer, tried snatching the wallet while paying for lottery tickets but was interrupted by the clerk, Kudlacik said. After getting the tickets, he …

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police Bust Pair At GWB For $6,000 E-ZPass Debt Port Authority Police Bust Pair At GWB For $6,000 E-ZPass Debt Port Authority Police Bust Pair At GWB For $6,000 E-ZPass Debt
Port Authority Police Bust Pair At GWB For $6,000 E-zpass Debt FORT LEE, N.J. -- A pair of tractor-trailers that had the same license plate and vehicle identification number accounted for $6,000 in unpaid E-ZPass tolls, said Port Authority police, who arrested a driver and the owner. Jean Lafortune Jr., 36, of Lake Worth, Florida, "admitted to removing the VIN from both vehicles to avoid the registration, insurance and EZ Pass surcharges," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said Thursday morning. The driver, 37-year-old Francisco D. Reyes-Rodriguez of New London, CT, gave bogus paperwork to officers who stopped the first rig, a red Freightli…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Hillsdale Weekend Yard, Bake Sale Set For Joan's Joy Foundation Hillsdale Weekend Yard, Bake Sale Set For Joan's Joy Foundation Hillsdale Weekend Yard, Bake Sale Set For Joan's Joy Foundation
Hillsdale Weekend Yard, Bake Sale Set For Joan's Joy Foundation HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A special yard and bake sale will be held this weekend in Hillsdale to benefit Joan's Jay, a non-profit organization that aims to protect children, advance victims’ rights and help homeless and neglected youngsters. There will be racks of clothing, tables of jewelry, original artwork, electronics, linens, household goods, toys, books and furniture. Baked good will be sold, as well. The organization welcomes donated cookies, brownies, muffins, etc. There will be a petition out to advocate for the expansion of Joan’s Law, named in memory of a 7-year-old Brownie Scout kille…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Everyone Safe In Wayne House Fire Everyone Safe In Wayne House Fire Everyone Safe In Wayne House Fire
Everyone Safe In Wayne House Fire WAYNE, N.J. -- All pets were removed and no one was injured in a Wayne house fire Wednesday morning, authorities said. Police Officers Tomasz Cydik and Michael Kochinski found the Bullens Avenue home vacated when they arrived just after 11 a.m., Capt. Laurence Martin said. Wayne Volunteer Companies 1-2-3-4-5 responded to what "rapidly escalated to a three-alarm structure fire," Martin said. "Fire crews worked diligently, restricting the fire damage to one bedroom, with smoke and water damage throughout the house," he said. The Wayne Fire Bureau was investigating the ca…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Police Seek Help Finding Gunman In $900 Gas Station Robbery Palisades Park Police Seek Help Finding Gunman In $900 Gas Station Robbery Palisades Park Police Seek Help Finding Gunman In $900 Gas Station Robbery
Palisades Park Police Seek Help Finding Gunman In $900 Gas Station Robbery PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A gunman driving a BMW convertible assaulted a Palisades Park gas station attendant while robbing $900 Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. "We're hoping that members of the public keep a lookout for this person and vehicle and call us immediately if they have information that can help us," Lt. Mark Jackson told Daily Voice. The 5-foot-9-inch robber entered the Delta station office on Grand Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. and assaulted the attendant with a black handgun, Jackson said. The attendant, who wasn't injured, immediately called police, who release…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Gunman Robs Clifton Gas Station Gunman Robs Clifton Gas Station Gunman Robs Clifton Gas Station
Gunman Robs Clifton Gas Station CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police confirmed the early-morning robbery of a Route 46 gas station by a gunman wearing something over his face. He took off in an unknown direction after demanding and getting an undisclosed amount of cash from the Delta attendant just before 7 a.m., Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. It couldn't be immediately determined if may have been the same robber who held up a Valero gas station on Route 23 on May 3.

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