Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 George Remembered Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 George Remembered Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 George Remembered
Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 George Remembered HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The bond between police dogs and their handlers is always strong, even after the four-legged partners retire, and it was no different for Bergen County Sheriff's Officer James Schielzo and George, whose official tour of duty ended Jan. 30. "K-9 George’s years of tireless service and invaluable assistance to law enforcement will surely be missed," Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino George, who remained part of the household, "will always be missed by me and my family," Schielzo said in response to dozens of condolence messages.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly Teaneck pedestrian struck Elderly Teaneck pedestrian struck Elderly Teaneck pedestrian struck
Elderly Teaneck pedestrian struck A pedestrian in her 70s was struck at the corner of Teaneck Road and Degraw Avenue early Sunday. Her condition couldn’t immediately be determined. PHOTO: Kimberly Raffaele

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Seek SUV That Hit Pedestrian On NJ Turnpike In Leonia Authorities Seek SUV That Hit Pedestrian On NJ Turnpike In Leonia Authorities Seek SUV That Hit Pedestrian On NJ Turnpike In Leonia
Authorities Seek SUV That Hit Pedestrian On NJ Turnpike In Leonia LEONIA, N.J. -- New Jersey State Police were searching for an SUV that took off after hitting a 25-year-old Manhattan man -- costing him parts of both legs -- as he tried to cross the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 in Leonia before dawn Sunday. The driver of the northbound GMC Envoy kept going after hitting Alberto Mendz near Exit 72 around 5 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alina Spies told Daily Voice. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, she said. A semi truck driver spotted the victim and alerted police, responders said.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Teen In Viral 'Knockout' Video Surrenders, Assailant Sought Paterson Teen In Viral 'Knockout' Video Surrenders, Assailant Sought Paterson Teen In Viral 'Knockout' Video Surrenders, Assailant Sought
Paterson Teen In Viral 'Knockout' Video Surrenders, Assailant Sought PATERSON, N.J. — A 16-year-old Paterson teen who recorded a friend punching a defenseless man in the face in what's known as the "knockout" game surrendered to city police, who were searching for the assailant. That teen has been identified, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. "The juvenile at large will continue to be sought with the same tenacity and will face swift and decisive justice for this senseless act of violence," he said. Speziale commended Detectives Charlie Garcia, Joel Santiago, Mike Figueroa, Cindy Carrera and Jeff Robinson for their work in the case. …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck In Teaneck Pedestrian Struck In Teaneck Pedestrian Struck In Teaneck
Pedestrian Struck In Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. -- A pedestrian in her 70s was struck at the corner of Teaneck Road and Degraw Avenue early Sunday. Her condition couldn't immediately be determined.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Critical After Train Hits Pickup In Dumont Driver Critical After Train Hits Pickup In Dumont Driver Critical After Train Hits Pickup In Dumont
Driver Critical After Train Hits Pickup In Dumont DUMONT, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized in critical condition with a skull fracture after a freight train struck his pickup truck in Dumont overnight Sunday. Dumont Ambulance took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center after a medical chopper was called but cancelled following the crash at Niagara Street and Cortland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. Responders told Daily Voice that he'd apparently been driving on the tracks when it was hit by the CSX train.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside Bergen HS, Police Say Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside Bergen HS, Police Say Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside Bergen HS, Police Say
Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside Bergen HS, Police Say HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 28-year-old man who lives across the street from Hackensack High School grabbed a 14-year-old student after making "sexual comments" to her and a 15-year-old friend as they headed to a wrestling match, authorities told Daily Voice. The girls were walking up First Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when Brandon Pearson "confronted them and began making sexual comments," city Police Director Michael Mordaga said. "They tried to go around him, but he blocked their path" Mordaga said. "Then he grabbed one of the girls and said he wanted to…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
East Rutherford Food Service Worker Busted For Child Porn East Rutherford Food Service Worker Busted For Child Porn East Rutherford Food Service Worker Busted For Child Porn
East Rutherford Food Service Worker Busted For Child Porn EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A food service worker had more than 100 kiddie porn photos and video on a home computer, said authorities who arrested him Friday. Diego Avila, 26, was released without bail pending an arraignment this Monday in Central Municipal Court in Hackensack. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said members of his Computer Crimes Unit learned that Avila "was using the Internet to acquire images and videos depicting child pornography. "His computer and additional items were seized that contained these images and videos," the prosecutor said. Avila i…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack PD: Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside High School Hackensack PD: Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside High School Hackensack PD: Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside High School
Hackensack PD: Neighbor Talks Sex, Grabs Girl, 14, Outside High School HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 28-year-old man who lives across the street from Hackensack High School grabbed a 14-year-old student after making "sexual comments" to her and a 15-year-old friend as they headed to a wrestling match, authorities told Daily Voice. The girls were walking up First Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when Brandon Pearson "confronted them and began making sexual comments," city Police Director Michael Mordaga said. "They tried to go around him, but he blocked their path" Mordaga said. "Then he grabbed one of the girls and said he wanted to…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
No Foul Play In Death Of Palisades Park Man Found Along Hudson In Fort Lee No Foul Play In Death Of Palisades Park Man Found Along Hudson In Fort Lee No Foul Play In Death Of Palisades Park Man Found Along Hudson In Fort Lee
No Foul Play In Death Of Palisades Park Man Found Along Hudson In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- A 26-year-old Palisades Park man whose body was recovered Thursday morning from the shoreline at Ross Dock along the Hudson River in Fort Lee apparently fell to his death in the river, Palisades Interstate Parkway police said Friday. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification matched fingerprints to identify Tae W. Kim, PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Kim's death :was consistent with an elevated fall [from] a bridge or overpass into the Hudson River," Coppola said. "A cause of death is to be determined[. H]owever this case is not suspici…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 1765 of 2958 1,763 1,764 1,765 1,766 1,767 Next
17,641 - 17,650 of 29,573 articles