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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Passaic County Detective Killed Himself In Woodland Park Home Prosecutor: Passaic County Detective Killed Himself In Woodland Park Home Prosecutor: Passaic County Detective Killed Himself In Woodland Park Home
Prosecutor: Passaic County Detective Killed Himself In Woodland Park Home WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- A Passaic County prosecutor's detective shot himself dead in his Woodland Park home Tuesday, authorities confirmed. The body of Detective Sergio Mella was the one that neighbors told Daily Voice was removed from the Grandview Avenue home after a Passaic County SWAT team forced its way in, county Prosecutor Camelia Valdes confirmed in a statement. No one else was home at the time, the prosecutor said. Valdes released this statement: "It is with a very heavy heart that the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office mourns the passing of Detective Sergio Mella, a veteran …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Basement Fire Clears Wood-Ridge High School Basement Fire Clears Wood-Ridge High School Basement Fire Clears Wood-Ridge High School
Basement Fire Clears Wood-Ridge High School WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- A small electrical fire forced the brief evacuation of Wood-Ridge High School Wednesday morning, authorities told Daily Voice. Police doused the basement fire and no injuries were reported. Students were briefly brought to the bleachers outside, then into the school gym for a 12:15 p.m. early dismissal.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Teen Accused In Rutgers Stabbings Charged With Box Cutter Robbery Garfield Teen Accused In Rutgers Stabbings Charged With Box Cutter Robbery Garfield Teen Accused In Rutgers Stabbings Charged With Box Cutter Robbery
Garfield Teen Accused In Rutgers Stabbings Charged With Box Cutter Robbery GARFIELD, N.J. -- A teenager charged in the stabbing of two Rutgers University students last fall stole a restaurant delivery vehicle, held a box cutter to a man's throat during a robbery, then threatened the victim on social media, said Garfield police who arrested him. Daniel J. Leandry was being held on $175,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and weapons counts. Off-duty Officer Robert Meehan Jr. spotted Leandry in Lodi on Tuesday and summoned Detective Sean Delahanty, and both grabbed him, Lt. Richard Uram said Wednesday morning. The spre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Firefighters Douse Car Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Douse Car Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Douse Car Blaze
Hackensack Firefighters Douse Car Blaze HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters made quick work of a Wednesday morning car blaze on the top deck of a parking garage. No injuries were reported in the Hackensack Avenue fire just off Route 4 across from Riverside Square Mall.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Auxiliary Police Welcome Two New Officers Fair Lawn Auxiliary Police Welcome Two New Officers Fair Lawn Auxiliary Police Welcome Two New Officers
Fair Lawn Auxiliary Police Welcome Two New Officers FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn's auxiliary police welcomed two new officers. Auxiliary Officers Jibin John and Michael Moore were graduated Tuesday night from the 2016 Basic Auxiliary Police Training Class at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. The Auxiliary Police, a volunteer organization, are part of the Fair Lawn Office of Emergency Management. They support Fair Lawn police when needed with traffic, court and crowd control assignments and conduct regular training in police functions.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford Police Bust Trio In ShopRite Mugging New Milford Police Bust Trio In ShopRite Mugging New Milford Police Bust Trio In ShopRite Mugging
New Milford Police Bust Trio In ShopRite Mugging NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- New Milford police arrested two 22-year-old Bronx women who they said mugged a borough woman Tuesday night in front of the River Road ShopRite. The victim told police the pair hit her several times in the head, knocking her down, just before 9 p.m., Detectives Kevin Van Saders, said Tuesday evening. Emergency medical workers treated the woman for a bruise on her forehead, a fractured finger and several cuts on her arms and hands, Van Saders said. Meanwhile, police arrested Mary Gresham and Valerie Relerford on robbery charges. Both were being held on $75,000 bail each …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Police: Homeless Man Lived In Vacant Downtown Office Ridgewood Police: Homeless Man Lived In Vacant Downtown Office Ridgewood Police: Homeless Man Lived In Vacant Downtown Office
Ridgewood Police: Homeless Man Lived In Vacant Downtown Office RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A homeless man lived in a vacant downtown Ridgewood office for two weeks before he was discovered, police said Tuesday. Officers responding to a call Sunday from the Franklin Avenue office building's management company found 54-year-old Michael Russo in the second-floor office, Lt. Glenn Ender said. Russo "admitted to breaking into the office and living there for two weeks," Ender said. Police charged him with burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. Russo was being held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. He was also wanted on an o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Police Say Accused Burglar Hit Priest, Broke Into Churches, Schools Teaneck Police Say Accused Burglar Hit Priest, Broke Into Churches, Schools Teaneck Police Say Accused Burglar Hit Priest, Broke Into Churches, Schools
Teaneck Police Say Accused Burglar Hit Priest, Broke Into Churches, Schools TEANECK, N.J. -- A Paterson man being held in connection with two dozen car burglaries in Clifton struck a Teaneck priest in the chest during a series break-ins at two churches and two schools, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Quinones, 43, struck the Church of Saint Anastasia priest who confronted him in an office just before 10 p.m. last July 5 and then fled, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. Responding officers found nine offices broken into at the Teaneck Road church, causing an estimated $10,000 in damage, the chief said. Also left behind was blood left after the intruder broke a gl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Face Teachers In 'Books N Badges' Charity Softball Game Paramus Police Face Teachers In 'Books N Badges' Charity Softball Game Paramus Police Face Teachers In 'Books N Badges' Charity Softball Game
Paramus Police Face Teachers In 'Books N Badges' Charity Softball Game PARAMUS, N.J. -- Teachers take on police officers in the first annual Paramus "Books N Badges" charity softball game for the Children's Health Fund to support medically fragile children and their families on May 14. Children of all ages can also clock their throwing speed on a radar gun. Paramus PRIDE, The Education Association of Paramus and Paramus police are co-sponsoring the event from 5-9 p.m. at the Cliff Gennarelli-Paramus Sports-Plex at the Garden State Plaza. The Education Association of Paramus represents approximately 400 teachers and strengthens community ties with ev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Convict Escapes From NJ Prison -- 18 Days Before Parole Hearing Clifton Convict Escapes From NJ Prison -- 18 Days Before Parole Hearing Clifton Convict Escapes From NJ Prison -- 18 Days Before Parole Hearing
Clifton Convict Escapes From NJ Prison -- 18 Days Before Parole Hearing CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton man eligible for parole in 18 days escaped from a South Jersey minimum security prison early Tuesday, according to state authorities. Arthur Buckel, 38, was missing during a 6 a.m. head count at the Ancora unit of Bayside State Prison in Winslow Township, New Jersey Corrections Department spokesman Matt Schuman told NBC10 in Philadelphia. Buckel was admitted to Bayside State Prison this past November in connection with a Union County burglary conviction and was later convicted on aggravated assault, drug possession, burglary and other charges after Wayne police s…

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