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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff's Sergeant OK After GSP Crash In Elmwood Park Bergen Sheriff's Sergeant OK After GSP Crash In Elmwood Park Bergen Sheriff's Sergeant OK After GSP Crash In Elmwood Park
Bergen Sheriff's Sergeant OK After GSP Crash In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK — A Bergen County sheriff's officer was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after her cruiser crashed Friday on the Garden State Parkway in Elmwood Park. "She's going to be fine," the sheriff's Anthony Cureton told Daily Voice. "She was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons." Cureton said the sergeant was headed to Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus for a facilities check around 1 p.m. when her Crown Victoria hydroplaned on the northbound Parkway and struck the divider near Exit 157.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey Makes Upskirting A Crime New Jersey Makes Upskirting A Crime New Jersey Makes Upskirting A Crime
New Jersey Makes Upskirting A Crime New Jersey joined other states nationwide to criminalize the voyeuristic cottage industry known as upskirting. Gov. Christie signed into law a measure approved by the state Legislature to add the practice to New Jersey's invasion of privacy statutes. Upskirters have been at work nearly a decade. They're the reason Japanese manufacturers include the clicking sound on cellphones -- as a built-in warning -- whenever a photo is taken. They position their cells or cameras in low-hung bags or stand under stairways or ride escalators. Others sidle up to their victim and lower their hands to get a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Police Seize 6 In Shooting Sparked By Twitter Feud Teaneck Police Seize 6 In Shooting Sparked By Twitter Feud Teaneck Police Seize 6 In Shooting Sparked By Twitter Feud
Teaneck Police Seize 6 In Shooting Sparked By Twitter Feud TEANECK, N.J. -- Teaneck police arrested five adults and a juvenile in connection with a January shooting that they said was sparked by a Twitter feud. Bails ranged from $250,000 to $325,000. Witnesses in the area of Ayers Court and Hill Street reporting hearing four or five shots before seeing two cars speed away the night of Jan. 4. They also said they saw at least four people crouching bethind a vehicle that had a shattered window and a damaged side. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation collected evidence, while Teaneck detectives determined the shooting was spa…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Coyotes Get Aggressive, Bergen Sheriff Urges Caution Rochelle Park Coyotes Get Aggressive, Bergen Sheriff Urges Caution Rochelle Park Coyotes Get Aggressive, Bergen Sheriff Urges Caution
Rochelle Park Coyotes Get Aggressive, Bergen Sheriff Urges Caution ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino urged citizens Thursday to use caution after a pair of coyotes confronted a dog walker in Saddle River Park in Rochelle Park. The coyotes "were aggressive and lunged towards their dog, but later retreated" during the Tuesday incident, the sheriff's Anthony Cureton said Thursday afternoon. "Residents are asked to be vigilant when using the park and to report ALL coyote sightings to local law enforcement," he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Couple Says Armed Intruders Robbed Jewelry, Cash Englewood Couple Says Armed Intruders Robbed Jewelry, Cash Englewood Couple Says Armed Intruders Robbed Jewelry, Cash
Englewood Couple Says Armed Intruders Robbed Jewelry, Cash ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Englewood police were investigating a reported home invasion in which a couple said they were robbed of jewelry and cash at gunpoint. The couple said two black men forced their way into their Sutton Place condominium when they answered the doorbell just after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. Neither was injured, Torell said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Anyone with information that could help the investigatin is asked to call Englewood detectives at (201) 568-4875 or the Crimestopp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Car Crashes Into Teaneck Tree Car Crashes Into Teaneck Tree Car Crashes Into Teaneck Tree
Car Crashes Into Teaneck Tree TEANECK, N.J. -- A driver whose car crashed into a tree at Suffern and River roads Thursday afternoon in Teaneck sustained minor injuries.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Teaneck Pot Dealer Had 19 Knives, Other Weapons Police: Teaneck Pot Dealer Had 19 Knives, Other Weapons Police: Teaneck Pot Dealer Had 19 Knives, Other Weapons
Police: Teaneck Pot Dealer Had 19 Knives, Other Weapons TEANECK, N.J. -- A 21-year-old Teaneck driver busted on pot-selling charges had a trove of knives and other weapons, some of them homemade, in his apartment, police said Thursday. Jose L. Paz was carrying a small amount of marihuana, packaging materials and a digital scale when he was stopped on Tuesday, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. Detectives who obtained a warrant found more pot, paraphernalia and another scale in his home -- along with 19 assorted blunt and edged weapons, the chief said. Altogether they seized nearly two ounces of marijuana, along with the weapons -- which broug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mercedes Pinned Beneath Rig In Hackensack Mercedes Pinned Beneath Rig In Hackensack Mercedes Pinned Beneath Rig In Hackensack
Mercedes Pinned Beneath Rig In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Mercedes got pinned beneath a tractor-trailer on a Route 80 exit ramp Thursday morning in Hackensack.There was no immediate word about injuries to the sedan's driver following the crash on the Green Street exit.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Topple Traffic Light In South Hackensack Tractor-Trailer Topple Traffic Light In South Hackensack Tractor-Trailer Topple Traffic Light In South Hackensack
Tractor-Trailer Topple Traffic Light In South Hackensack SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A tractor-trailer apparently toppled a traffic light in South Hackensack late Wednesday afternoon.No injuries were reported after the Kansas Street light pole was pulled down.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Mechanic Charged With Sex Crimes Involving Two Boys Paramus Mechanic Charged With Sex Crimes Involving Two Boys Paramus Mechanic Charged With Sex Crimes Involving Two Boys
Paramus Mechanic Charged With Sex Crimes Involving Two Boys PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus mechanic had "inappropriate sexual activity" with two boys over the course of several years. Fernando Salinas, 48, remained held on $200,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on two counts each of sexual assault and child endangerment. One of the boys, now 15, told authorities the incident occurred when he was 6 or 7, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. A 5-year-old boy disclosed similar allegations to his father, who went to Paramus police, he said. Detectives with Grewal's Special Victims Unit interviewed the boys, who "…

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