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
Clifton Police: Gunman With 'Large Build' Robs QuickChek Clifton Police: Gunman With 'Large Build' Robs QuickChek Clifton Police: Gunman With 'Large Build' Robs QuickChek
Clifton Police: Gunman With 'Large Build' Robs QuickChek CLIFTON, N.J. -- Two employees and a customer were in a Clifton QuickCheck when a robber entered "wearing a facial covering and brandishing a handgun" took an undisclosed amount of cash Sunday night, police said. The 10:30 p.m. robber at the Market Street convenience store was described only as having a "large build," Sgt. Robert Bracken said Monday. No injuries were reported. Bracken asked that anyone with information that could help the investigation call the Clifton PD Detective Bureau: (973) 470-5908.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Charles Hirsch of Park Ridge, Chief 9/11 Medical Examiner, Dies Charles Hirsch of Park Ridge, Chief 9/11 Medical Examiner, Dies Charles Hirsch of Park Ridge, Chief 9/11 Medical Examiner, Dies
Charles Hirsch of Park Ridge, Chief 9/11 Medical Examiner, Dies PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Park Ridge's Charles S. Hirsch, hailed by some as "the last great untold story of 9/11," died Thursday in Westwood, a result of complications of several illnesses, New York City authorities said. Hirsch, who turned 79 a little over a week ago, was credited with building the finest public forensic DNA crime lab in the country during his time as the city's chief medical examiner. A famed account told of how Hirsch rushed to the Twin Towers on 9/11, then returned to the morgue across town in Kips Bay after breaking his ribs to dedicate himself to identifying the 2…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn House Fire Extinguished Fair Lawn House Fire Extinguished Fair Lawn House Fire Extinguished
Fair Lawn House Fire Extinguished FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn firefighters quickly put down a house fire early Monday afternoon. Saddle Brook sent a FAST team to the Well Drive fire, while Elmwood Park covered at the Plaza Road firehouse. No injuries were immediately reported. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Petition Aims To Stop NJ Anti-Texting While Walking Law Petition Aims To Stop NJ Anti-Texting While Walking Law Petition Aims To Stop NJ Anti-Texting While Walking Law
Petition Aims To Stop NJ Anti-Texting While Walking Law A petition with more than 8,200 signatures as of Monday morning urges New Jersey lawmakers to reject a proposed bill that would make texting while walking in the street a crime punishable by a $50 fine and up to 15 days in jail. "Statistics show that texting while walking has caused fatal and injurious traffic accidents, and some heightened awareness could save lives. But criminalizing this behavior is too extreme, as are threats of jail time,” says Care2 petition author Chris Wolverton of Sussex County. “I can't imagine crossing NJ's busy streets with my eyes glued to a phone. It's j…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor's Task Force Busts 3 Englewood Men After Major Pot Buys Prosecutor's Task Force Busts 3 Englewood Men After Major Pot Buys Prosecutor's Task Force Busts 3 Englewood Men After Major Pot Buys
Prosecutor's Task Force Busts 3 Englewood Men After Major Pot Buys ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Narcotic Task Force arrested three Englewood men after a five-pound undercover marijuana buy. Investigators identified Daivon Manning, 22, as a pot dealer in the area and bought from him three separate times over six months, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Last Monday, he said, Manning sold five pounds worth $16,000. Detectives and Englewood police with warrants searched Manning's home and car, the prosecutor said. On Thursday, they charged him with various drug offenses. They also charged tw…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Resident: Thousands In Cash, Gift Cards Taken From Car Franklin Lakes Resident: Thousands In Cash, Gift Cards Taken From Car Franklin Lakes Resident: Thousands In Cash, Gift Cards Taken From Car
Franklin Lakes Resident: Thousands In Cash, Gift Cards Taken From Car FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- A Franklin Lakes told police that someone took her purse with $1,500 in cash and $1,200 worth of gift cards inside after she left it in her unlocked car in the driveway of her home, authorities said Monday. Detectives were investigating the Creole Lane incident, Lt. John Bakelaar said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Police Continue Multi-Day SWAT Training At Middle School Ridgewood Police Continue Multi-Day SWAT Training At Middle School Ridgewood Police Continue Multi-Day SWAT Training At Middle School
Ridgewood Police Continue Multi-Day SWAT Training At Middle School RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police will continue their ongoing tactical training, this time at Benjamin Franklin Middle School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Monday, April 11, through Thursday. Members of the Ridgewood Emergency Response Team (ERT) and village patrol officers participate in the drills with the Bergen County Regional SWAT unit -- made up of police and sheriff's officers from various Bergen towns and trained by U.S. Navy Seals. Residents can expect to see officers from various agencies in the area of the school during the week.

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Body Of Missing Jersey City Man Confirmed Pulled From West Milford Lake Body Of Missing Jersey City Man Confirmed Pulled From West Milford Lake Body Of Missing Jersey City Man Confirmed Pulled From West Milford Lake
Body Of Missing Jersey City Man Confirmed Pulled From West Milford Lake WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- A man whose body was pulled from a swimming hole in West Milford Friday afternoon was a missing 21-year-old Jersey City resident, authorities confirmed Sunday afternoon. Family members presumed that Wajhat Yaqoob drowned in the in Long Pond Ironworks State Park in Hewitt at what is known "The Mine Hole" on March 10. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes made it official on Sunday after a determination was made by the Medical Examiner's Office.

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Humane Society: Paramus Pet Store Saga Proves NJ Puppy Mill Sales Must End Humane Society: Paramus Pet Store Saga Proves NJ Puppy Mill Sales Must End Humane Society: Paramus Pet Store Saga Proves NJ Puppy Mill Sales Must End
Humane Society: Paramus Pet Store Saga Proves NJ Puppy Mill Sales Must End PARAMUS, N.J. -- The Humane Society of the United States on Sunday re-emphasized its support for a proposed law that would ban the sale of puppy mill dogs in New Jersey. The organization already was backing state Sen. Raymond Lesniak's bill to allow for people to buy from breeders only when the breeder, puppy and consumer are present at the time. Then came the discovery last Monday of 67 puppies inside a crated van parked behind a Paramus pet store. "The latest pet store incident at Just Pups in Paramus further confirms that there is a clear and undisputable link between pet shops and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Little Ferry Man Had 4 Pounds Of Pot, $4,000 Cash Bergen Prosecutor: Little Ferry Man Had 4 Pounds Of Pot, $4,000 Cash Bergen Prosecutor: Little Ferry Man Had 4 Pounds Of Pot, $4,000 Cash
Bergen Prosecutor: Little Ferry Man Had 4 Pounds Of Pot, $4,000 Cash LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- A Little Ferry man had an April 22 court appearance scheduled after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Narcotic Task Force said they caught him with four pounds of marijuana, Xanax and nearly $4,000 in suspected drug proceeds. Oscar B, Pedraza, 20, was carrying half the pot when he was arrested in Ridgefield on April 1, the day after his Lenox Liberty apartment was raided, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Detectives had been watching Pedraza sell marijuana from the home, he said. The raid turned up two pounds of marijuana, the …

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