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
Breaking News
Invaders Rob Moonachie Homeowner, 79, Using Water Company Diversion Invaders Rob Moonachie Homeowner, 79, Using Water Company Diversion Invaders Rob Moonachie Homeowner, 79, Using Water Company Diversion
Invaders Rob Moonachie Homeowner, 79, Using Water Company Diversion MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Four men burst into a 79-year-old Moonachie homeowner's house, snapped his cellphone in half, ripped the landline from the wall and made off with a safe after one of them claimed to be a water inspector. Moonachie police urged residents not to open their doors for strangers and to call them immediately if anyone suspicious comes knocking. The Henry Street victim said one of the bandits came to the door just before 4 p.m. Monday and said he needed to test his water after a main break nearby, Detective Sgt. Anthony Fugnitti told Daily Voice. He showed identification claimi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Habitat Bergen Named Official 2016 New York City Marathon Partner Habitat Bergen Named Official 2016 New York City Marathon Partner Habitat Bergen Named Official 2016 New York City Marathon Partner
Habitat Bergen Named Official 2016 New York City Marathon Partner ORADELL, N.J. -- Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County (Habitat Bergen) was named an official charity partner of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, Executive Director Jacey Raimondo said. The Nov. 6 race "provides a dynamic platform for our dedicated charity runners to raise significant funds and increase awareness for important causes that are special to them," Raimondo said. "We look forward to supporting and celebrating our runners throughout their memorable journeys, and are forever appreciative of their fundraising efforts that benefit Habitat Bergen’s mission of provi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Arrest 31 Men In Child Support Sweep Passaic Sheriff's Officers Arrest 31 Men In Child Support Sweep Passaic Sheriff's Officers Arrest 31 Men In Child Support Sweep
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Arrest 31 Men In Child Support Sweep PATERSON, N.J. -- Nearly 100 people charged with not paying child support were rounded up in Bergen and Passaic counties in a three-day statewide sweep last week. Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said his officers arrested 67 people responsible for nearly $2.8 million in unpaid support. Most were brought before judges and turned over nearly $40,000 -- the second-highest amount collected in New Jersey -- or made arrangements to pay, Saudino said. Those who did neither were jailed. Bergen County was second in New Jersey in the total amount owed and sixth in the number of warrants serve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff's Officers Arrest 67 In Child Support Sweep Bergen Sheriff's Officers Arrest 67 In Child Support Sweep Bergen Sheriff's Officers Arrest 67 In Child Support Sweep
Bergen Sheriff's Officers Arrest 67 In Child Support Sweep HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Nearly 100 people charged with not paying child support were rounded up in Bergen and Passaic counties in a three-day statewide sweep last week. Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said his officers arrested 67 people responsible for nearly $2.8 million in unpaid support. Most were brought before judges and turned over nearly $40,000 -- the second-highest amount collected in New Jersey -- or made arrangements to pay, Saudino said. Those who did neither were jailed. Bergen County was second in New Jersey in the total amount owed and sixth in the number of warrants ser…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Carlstadt Charges Mount Against Old Tappan Woman In 'Walk-In' Break-Ins Carlstadt Charges Mount Against Old Tappan Woman In 'Walk-In' Break-Ins Carlstadt Charges Mount Against Old Tappan Woman In 'Walk-In' Break-Ins
Carlstadt Charges Mount Against Old Tappan Woman In 'Walk-In' Break-Ins CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Charges continued to mount against an Old Tappan woman accused of attempting to burglarize homes in Carlstadt and Rutherford. Carlstadt police on Tuesday added counts of burglary, theft, criminal trespassing and unlawful use of a credit card against Cristina Sidoti, 39, who has remained free since last January on $20,000 bail that she posted a week after being arrested in Old Tappan. A bail reduction hearing brought the amount down from $50,000. A Carlstadt woman whose father is a retired borough police officer said the stranger walked into her house on Jan. 1 and was la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Alert Neighbor, Hustling Officer Produce Saddle Brook Car Burglary Bust Alert Neighbor, Hustling Officer Produce Saddle Brook Car Burglary Bust Alert Neighbor, Hustling Officer Produce Saddle Brook Car Burglary Bust
Alert Neighbor, Hustling Officer Produce Saddle Brook Car Burglary Bust SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A Saddle Brook police officer responding to a neighbor's call nabbed a Zimbabwe national from Hackensack as he was burglarizing a car overnight Tuesday. "A local resident heard the crash of glass breaking and saw [the suspect] entering a parked 2006 Jeep Cherokee on 2nd Street near the intersection of Outwater Lane" around 2 a.m., Police Chief Robert J. Kugler told Daily Voice. Arriving less than a minute later, Officer Robert LittleJohn Jr. ordered the thief out of the vehicle, Kugler said. Nearby, LittleJohn found a large shovel that was used to smash the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Police Charge Oradell Man In Copper Wire Thefts Waldwick Police Charge Oradell Man In Copper Wire Thefts Waldwick Police Charge Oradell Man In Copper Wire Thefts
Waldwick Police Charge Oradell Man In Copper Wire Thefts WALDWICK, N.J. -- Waldwick police charged a 53-year-old Oradell man with stealing copper wire from a local business after a detective identified him from surveillance vieo. Richard McDowall was ordered held on $5,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with burglary and theft, Lt. Douglas Moore told Daily Voice. Detective Sgt. Troy Seifert identified McDowall from surveillance video at the West Prospect Street business after the break-ins on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, Moore said. Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Midland Park Police Officer Kreshnik Mahmudi found McDowall in his vehicle in a local shopp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Task Force Busts Pair In Ridgewood Cab Carjacking, Kidnapping, Robbery Task Force Busts Pair In Ridgewood Cab Carjacking, Kidnapping, Robbery Task Force Busts Pair In Ridgewood Cab Carjacking, Kidnapping, Robbery
Task Force Busts Pair In Ridgewood Cab Carjacking, Kidnapping, Robbery RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Two Bergen County men wanted in connection with the carjacking, kidnapping and robbery of a local cab driver were arrested by members of a task force comprised of federal, state, county and local authorities. Investigators nabbed Jostin Vidal Reyes of Waldwick and Wilbur J. Barhona of Ridgewood, both 20, on Monday following more than a month and a half of intensive work. They were ordered held on $400,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail. Authorities said Reyes and Barhona got into a cab in Paterson around 3 a.m. Dec. 26 for a ride to Waldwick."Once they got to Ri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer OK after GWB entrance crash Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer OK after GWB entrance crash Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer OK after GWB entrance crash
Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer OK after GWB entrance crash A Palisades Interstate Parkway police officer was hospitalized after a crash Tuesday morning on the Lemoine Avenue approach to the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Fort Lee police were handling the investigation. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Police Officers Save Boy, 5, Choking On Quarter Garfield Police Officers Save Boy, 5, Choking On Quarter Garfield Police Officers Save Boy, 5, Choking On Quarter
Garfield Police Officers Save Boy, 5, Choking On Quarter UPDATE: Speed, Training Help Garfield Police Officer Save 5-Year-Old Boy's LifeGARFIELD, N.J. -- A Garfield police officer dislodged a quarter that a 5-year-old boy swallowed, saving his life. Officer Francisco Sanchez responded to a frantic call from the boy's grandmother just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Family members were putting the choking boy in their car when Sanchez realized he had to act fast. He grabbed the child, pushed down several times on his abdomen and slapped him on the back, dislodging the coin, Sucorowski said. Family members declined medica…

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