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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Enters Rankings Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities Mahwah Enters Rankings Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities Mahwah Enters Rankings Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities
Mahwah Enters Rankings Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah this year entered the rankings of the 100 Safest Cities in American by a national security company. The No. 51 ranking by Safewise.com is "another badge of honor for our community," Mayor Bill LaForet said Wednsday. "The first to thank is our CALEA Nationally Accredited Mahwah Police Department who work around the clock 24/7 to keep our community safe," LaForet said. "We have the finest, dedicated officers anywhere. When you call, they respond immediately." "With more open space than any other town in Bergen County," Safewise.c…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ridgefield Shoots Up Ranks Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities Ridgefield Shoots Up Ranks Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities Ridgefield Shoots Up Ranks Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities
Ridgefield Shoots Up Ranks Of 100 Safest U.S. Cities RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Ridgefield leaped in this year's rankings of the 100 Safest Cities in the U.S. by a national security company. Ridgefield shot to No. 42 for 2016 after Safewise.com ranked it last year at No. 91. The website cites the local Fire Prevention Bureau's "Invalid Location Program," which, it says, "identifies disabled citizens who might need help getting out of buildings during an emergency." Safewise compiled crime statistics from the FBI and conducted its own research on public safety public health, and educational offerings to determine its rankings. C…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Dumont Joins Bergenfield, New Milford Among 100 Safest U.S. Cities Dumont Joins Bergenfield, New Milford Among 100 Safest U.S. Cities Dumont Joins Bergenfield, New Milford Among 100 Safest U.S. Cities
Dumont Joins Bergenfield, New Milford Among 100 Safest U.S. Cities Neighboring Bergenfield and New Milford slipped a bit in this year's rankings of the 100 Safest Cities in America ranked by a national security company. They were joined this year by previously-unranked Dumont. Bergenfield fell to No. 38 in the rankings compiled by Safewise.com. It was No. 56 last year. New Milford dipped to No. 46 from No. 39 the year before. Dumont made an impressive entry at No. 56. Safewise.com calls Bergenfield "rich and diverse." The website cites the "Helping Hand Program," which it said "establishes one household in every neighborhood to…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale, Westwood Leap In 100 Safest Cities Rankings Hillsdale, Westwood Leap In 100 Safest Cities Rankings Hillsdale, Westwood Leap In 100 Safest Cities Rankings
Hillsdale, Westwood Leap In 100 Safest Cities Rankings Neighboring Hillsdale and Westwood both leaped in the 2016 rankings of 100 Safest Cities in America selected by a national home security company. HIllsdale, at No. 24, became the top-ranked town in Bergen and Passaic by Safewise.com. It previously ranked 68, "After suffering great loss due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hillsdale developed ways to protect itself against future disasters," Safewise.com wrote. "Hillsdale's police force underwent training to better assist during emergencies, purchased more emergency medical equipment, and created a system that updates residents abo…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Officer Revives Heroin OD Victim At Headquarters Elmwood Park Police Officer Revives Heroin OD Victim At Headquarters Elmwood Park Police Officer Revives Heroin OD Victim At Headquarters
Elmwood Park Police Officer Revives Heroin OD Victim At Headquarters ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police revived an overdosing heroin user after his friend drove him to headquarters. After the friend pulled into the lot and ran inside for help Tuesday afternoon, a dispatcher alerted Officer Randy Gawrylo, who Police Chief Michael Foligno said was completing a report in another matter. Gawrylo "found the 30-year-old victim from Hasbrouck Heights in the vehicle, unresponsive and experiencing very shallow breathing," Foligno told Daily Voice. The officer administered Narcan, which revived him, the chief said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph…

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Hackensack, NJ
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YWCA Bergen County Unveils Mobile App For Sex Assault Victims YWCA Bergen County Unveils Mobile App For Sex Assault Victims YWCA Bergen County Unveils Mobile App For Sex Assault Victims
YWCA Bergen County Unveils Mobile App For Sex Assault Victims HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Sexual assault victims in Bergen County now have a mobile app that will connect them directly to a resource center. “With the launch of this mobile app, we add a powerful 21st-century technique,” said YWCA CEO Helen Archontou, who officially introduced the innovation Tuesday at YWCA Bergen County’s healingSPACE in Hackensack. “We know that our current generation interacts with technology in ways that are profoundly different from previous generations, and require a new approach to accessing services,” Archontou was joined by, among others, Acting Bergen County Prosecuto…

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Rutherford, NJ
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PHOTOS: Responder Captures Images Of Rutherford House Inferno PHOTOS: Responder Captures Images Of Rutherford House Inferno PHOTOS: Responder Captures Images Of Rutherford House Inferno
Photos: Responder Captures Images Of Rutherford House Inferno RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A veteran emegency responder captured dramatic photos of a fast-moving, wind-swept house fire in Rutherford on Wednesday. "I was in the area, heard the call and ran over," Thomas Bischoff told Daily Voice. A Wood-Ridge firefighter more than three decades, Bischoff is a senior hazardous materials specialist who has worked for the Bergen County Hazardous Materials Response Unit for nearly 25 years. He also is a Wood-Ridge building inspector. The fire destroyed one Rutherford house and damaged the one next to it. Police rescued a poodle-dauschund mix. No inj…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Grateful Dog Owner Creates Award For Lodi Police Officer Grateful Dog Owner Creates Award For Lodi Police Officer Grateful Dog Owner Creates Award For Lodi Police Officer
Grateful Dog Owner Creates Award For Lodi Police Officer LODI, N.J. -- Lodi Police Officer Andrew Mikhail received an award at Tuesday night's Council meeting from a grateful dog owner. Vincenzo Leto created the award himself and gave it to Mikhail, who found his lost dog. "[A] community policing job well done," Police Chief Vincent Quatrone said.

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park Patrolman Finds Quarter-Pound Cocaine In Jeep Compartment Ridgefield Park Patrolman Finds Quarter-Pound Cocaine In Jeep Compartment Ridgefield Park Patrolman Finds Quarter-Pound Cocaine In Jeep Compartment
Ridgefield Park Patrolman Finds Quarter-Pound Cocaine In Jeep Compartment RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A keen-eyed Ridgefield Park police officer discovered an electronically-controlled hidden compartment in a Jeep he stopped on Route 46 that held a quarter-pound of cocaine, authorities said Wednesday. Officer Brad Gilmore pulled over the Jeep Grand Cherokee on the eastbound highway near Grand Avenue in Ridgefield just after 3 a.m. Monday, Lt. Joseph Rella said. While talking with the driver, Gilmore spotted drug paraphernalia in plain view -- after which he found a metal grinder, a bottle more than a dozen Oxycodone pills and a small amount of marijuana, he said. L…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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NJ Chiefs Group Designates Lodi Police As Operating At Highest Standards NJ Chiefs Group Designates Lodi Police As Operating At Highest Standards NJ Chiefs Group Designates Lodi Police As Operating At Highest Standards
NJ Chiefs Group Designates Lodi Police As Operating At Highest Standards LODI, N.J. -- Lodi police officially received accreditation from the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police Association (NJSACOP) at Tuesday's night's Council meeting. "It's a very positive acknowledgment for our agency and our community," Police Chief Vincent Quatrone told Daily Voice. NJSACOP examined “all aspects of the Lodi Police Department's policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services,” during a headquarters visit, Quatrone said. The group also solicited comments from the public and municipal employees. Law enforcement agencies prize the designation fo…

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