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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Parents Request Full Dress For Bergen Security Officer's Funeral Parents Request Full Dress For Bergen Security Officer's Funeral Parents Request Full Dress For Bergen Security Officer's Funeral
Parents Request Full Dress For Bergen Security Officer's Funeral RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- The parents of longtime Bergen County Security Officer Michael T. Shaffer have requested that members of all services wear their dress uniforms to his funeral on Wednesday. A cortege of personal and emergency services vehicles heading from Volk Leber Funeral Home in Teaneck to George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus could stretch nearly a half-mile based on the response so far, Shaffer's friend Chris "Doc" Denton told Daily Voice on Monday. Shaffer's casket will be draped in the American flag, Denton said. The Bergen County Bureau of Police Services w…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Police: Route 17 SUV Crash 2nd In Nine Months For Waldwick Driver Paramus Police: Route 17 SUV Crash 2nd In Nine Months For Waldwick Driver Paramus Police: Route 17 SUV Crash 2nd In Nine Months For Waldwick Driver
Paramus Police: Route 17 SUV Crash 2nd In Nine Months For Waldwick Driver PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Waldwick man who was nearly killed when his SUV rolled over and slammed into a sign pole on Route 17 in Paramus on Sunday was pulled from a burning car he crashed on the highway last summer, authorities told Daily Voice on Monday. Andrew Ishak, 28, was Sunday afternoon in the 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser that struck the center divider of the highway, crossed four lanes over traffic, rolled and wrapped itself around the sign pole near Midland Avenue, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. He remained in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center on Monday, the ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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'Life Of Promise Cut Short': Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, 44 'Life Of Promise Cut Short': Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, 44 'Life Of Promise Cut Short': Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, 44
'Life Of Promise Cut Short': Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker, 44 TEANECK, N.J. -- Shock continued to spread and tributes mounted in the hours after Teaneck Mayor Lizette Parker died suddenly on Sunday. A funeral Mass has been scheduled for Saturday morning at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack. CLICK HERE for the details. Parker, 44, was rushed to Holy Name Medical Center by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps just after 7 a.m. after she had difficulty breathing, responders told Daily Voice. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Parker, who previously had cancer, was elected mayor in July 2014 -- the first female African-American mayor in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Driver Critical After SUV Slams Into Route 17 Sign Pole In Paramus PHOTOS: Driver Critical After SUV Slams Into Route 17 Sign Pole In Paramus PHOTOS: Driver Critical After SUV Slams Into Route 17 Sign Pole In Paramus
Photos: Driver Critical After SUV Slams Into Route 17 Sign Pole In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized in critical condition after wrapping his SUV around a sign pole Sunday afternoon outside a southbound Route 17 store. "He was unconcious but breathing," Roy Zarokyan of Ramsey told Daily Voice after the 2:11 p.m. crash between A&S Drive and Midland Avenue. "He had a nasty gash on his head. "He had his seatbelt on -- it must've saved him." The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. His identity was being withheld pending next-of-ki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser
Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Ridgefield PBA Local 330's Annual Beefsteak Dinner and Comedy Night returns to the borough community center on May 14. All proceeds go to Special Olympics New Jersey. The event features comedians, beefsteak, soft drinks and an enormous tricky tray. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Ridgefield Community Center, 725 Slocum Avenue. Admission is $55 per person. Adults only.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Police Seize Three In Car Burglary With Gun, Drugs, Scanner Clifton Police Seize Three In Car Burglary With Gun, Drugs, Scanner Clifton Police Seize Three In Car Burglary With Gun, Drugs, Scanner
Clifton Police Seize Three In Car Burglary With Gun, Drugs, Scanner CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police responding to a vehicle burglary arrested a 20-year-old Paterson man and took two city juveniles into custody. Clifton police Sgt. Mohammad Droubi and Officers Nicholas Hriczov and Brian Carroll spotted the trio hiding behind a van on Norwood Avenue around 4 a.m. Friday, Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. Two of them took off, he said. Police established a perimeter and summoned a Passaic County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit. A short time later, they found the pair hiding in a shed, Bracken said. They also found a handgun hidden in a small pile of leaves,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Funeral Mass Set For Veteran Bergen County Security Officer Funeral Mass Set For Veteran Bergen County Security Officer Funeral Mass Set For Veteran Bergen County Security Officer
Funeral Mass Set For Veteran Bergen County Security Officer BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A funeral Mass was scheduled Wednesday for longtime Bergen County Security Officer Michael T. Shaffer, a Bergenfield native who died Friday night. Shaffer, 38, worked for 15 years in the Security Department of the Bergen County Department of Public Safety. He was an avid photographer who worked with local fire departments shooting scenes. He'd been living in Ridgefield. Shaffer leaves a wife, Dorothy (Romano) and two children, Michael Jr. and Sarah; his parents, Kathy and Thomas; and a sister, Marcella. Visiting hours were scheduled from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Candlelight Vigil For Bergenfield Suicide Victim Set At Alpine Lookout Candlelight Vigil For Bergenfield Suicide Victim Set At Alpine Lookout Candlelight Vigil For Bergenfield Suicide Victim Set At Alpine Lookout
Candlelight Vigil For Bergenfield Suicide Victim Set At Alpine Lookout ALPINE, N.J. -- A candlelight vigil was scheduled Saturday night at the State Line Lookout in Alpine, near the spot where 38-year-old Michael Shaffer of Bergenfield jumped to his death late Friday. Shaffer's loved ones gave their blessing to the vigil, set to begin at 7:30 p.m. between Exits 2 and 3, organizer Chris "Doc" Denton said. Sympathy cards will be available, he said. Shaffer, a security officer with the Bergen County Bureau of Police Services, was still alive when members of the East Bergen Rappel Team found him. He was pronounced dead soon after. Authorities had issue…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Bergen Security Officer Jumps To Death 'Without Warning' From Palisades Bergen Security Officer Jumps To Death 'Without Warning' From Palisades Bergen Security Officer Jumps To Death 'Without Warning' From Palisades
Bergen Security Officer Jumps To Death 'Without Warning' From Palisades ALPINE, N.J. -- A 38-year-old Bergen County security officer jumped to his death from the Palisades in Alpine late Friday while talking with officers trying to rescue him, authorities confirmed. UPDATE: A funeral Mass was scheduled Wednesday for Michael T. Shaffer, a Bergenfield native who lived in Ridgefield. A candlelight vigil was held Saturday night at the State Line Lookout in Alpine, near the spot where Shaffer jumped to his death late Friday.  Ridgefield police had issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert at 8:45 p.m. after discovering Shaffer's possible intentions when Palisades Int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Driver Of Pickup Truck Hit By Train Was Drunk, NJ Transit Police Charge Driver Of Pickup Truck Hit By Train Was Drunk, NJ Transit Police Charge Driver Of Pickup Truck Hit By Train Was Drunk, NJ Transit Police Charge
Driver Of Pickup Truck Hit By Train Was Drunk, NJ Transit Police Charge HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A driver was intoxicated when his pickup truck was struck by an NJ Transit train after he drove it onto the tracks in Hasbrouck Heights overnight Saturday, authorities said. The Hoboken-bound train hit the silver 2001 Toyota Tundra and left it severely mangled near Railroad Street and Industrial Avenue just after 1 a.m., said NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder. "This wasn't at a grade crossing," Snyder said. "We're trying to determine what he was doing there." Ediberto Rodriguez, 50, of Clifton, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where …

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