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 Police Make Quick Arrest In FedEx Route 17 Burglary Mahwah Police Make Quick Arrest In FedEx Route 17 Burglary Mahwah Police Make Quick Arrest In FedEx Route 17 Burglary
Mahwah Police Make Quick Arrest In FedEx Route 17 Burglary MAHWAH, N.J. -- Moving swiftly, Mahwah police stopped and arrested a Hudson County man moments after they said he swiped $1,600 worth of parcels from a Federal Express lot on Route 17. The burglary call came in at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief James Batelli said: A FedEx employee said a suspicious U-Haul van sped from the lot. Officer William Hunt reviewed surveillance video that showed the bandit breaking into a truck and then a cargo bay, removing several packages, the chief said. Soon after, Lt. Scott Cherven stopped the U-Haul on the southbound highway headed into Ridgewood. The dr…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Barber Freed After Second Drug Raid In Five Months Bergenfield Barber Freed After Second Drug Raid In Five Months Bergenfield Barber Freed After Second Drug Raid In Five Months
Bergenfield Barber Freed After Second Drug Raid In Five Months BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- For the second time in five months, a Bergenfield barber posted bail and was released after a drug raid at his home. Glen S. Thomassini, 43, was arrested last September after detectives reported finding drugs, a .30-caliber handgun and roundball ammunition during a SWAT raid at his Fairview Avenue home. They also seized $8,000 in alleged drug proceeds. SEE: Bergenfield Man Busted With Crack, Pot, More in SWAT Raid (9/10/2015) Thomassini posted $100,000 bail eight days later and was released from the Bergen County Jail. Investigators were back on Tuesday, seizing an ou…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Tributes Mount For Washington Township's IHA Softball Coach Tributes Mount For Washington Township's IHA Softball Coach Tributes Mount For Washington Township's IHA Softball Coach
Tributes Mount For Washington Township's IHA Softball Coach WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Tributes mounted as word spread that beloved Immaculate Heart Academy softball coach Anthony LaRezza died Thursday morning of cancer at 50. "Whether you liked him or hated him, this man loved softball. It was his life's blood," Nancy Spoto of Garfield wrote. "I am sure there are many young girls who are and will be devastated by this." "To say this man was an amazing coach, mentor, and friend is an understatement," Elmwood Park native Patty Kern of Clifton added. "Some of the best years of my life were spent playing for him and…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Judge Cuts Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Stabbing Death Judge Cuts Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Stabbing Death Judge Cuts Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Stabbing Death
Judge Cuts Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Stabbing Death EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A judge in Hackensack on Thursday cut bail to $300,000 for an Edgewater man charged with stabbing a 16-year-old Rockland County boy to death in a dispute over drug money. Bail originally had been set at $500,000 for Khari E. Noerdlinger, 19, the son of a former New York City mayor's aide. He's charged with aggravated manslaughter, weapons possession and hindering his arrest. Noerdlinger owed money to Savion Lewallen of Spring Valley when he stuck a knife seven inches into his leg, puncturing his femoral artery, around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor …

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Male Couple, Python, Struck By Car In Bergenfield Male Couple, Python, Struck By Car In Bergenfield Male Couple, Python, Struck By Car In Bergenfield
Male Couple, Python, Struck By Car In Bergenfield BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A wheelchair-bound man, his husband and their pet python were struck by a car while crossing a Bergenfield street Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. Edward Marshall, 61, complained of upper-body pain, while his husband, 59-year-old Leroy Fray, 59, sustained a possible broken arm after they were struck while crossing South Washington Avenue at the corner of New Bridge Road outside the Walgreens at 10:46 p.m., Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Thursday morning. Bergen County Animal Control removed the 2-foot snake in a box as motorists were detoured around a two-block stretc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Police Urge Citizens To Steer Clear Of Reported Coyote Rochelle Park Police Urge Citizens To Steer Clear Of Reported Coyote Rochelle Park Police Urge Citizens To Steer Clear Of Reported Coyote
Rochelle Park Police Urge Citizens To Steer Clear Of Reported Coyote ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Rochelle Park police urged citizens not to approach a coyote that was reported seen in town. The coyote was reported seen in the area of Berdan Avenue, West Oldis Street and North Drive.

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Chase Of 'Only Weed-Smoking' Driver Ends In Waldwick Crash Paramus Police Chase Of 'Only Weed-Smoking' Driver Ends In Waldwick Crash Paramus Police Chase Of 'Only Weed-Smoking' Driver Ends In Waldwick Crash
Paramus Police Chase Of 'Only Weed-Smoking' Driver Ends In Waldwick Crash PARAMUS, N.J. -- An overnight Paramus police chase Thursday that one source said saw the suspect hit up to 110 miles an hour ended with a crash on northbound Route 17 in Waldwick, authorities said. Hasean Wyche, 36, of Brooklyn told officers after crashing the silver 2012 Infiniti G37 that he was "only smoking some weed" when he was taken into custody around 1:15 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday afternoon. The officers, who could smell burnt marijuana, also found two bags of crack cocaine in the car, the chief said. Officer Gil Maynard tried pulling the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Democratic Lawmakers Propose $15/Hour NJ Minimum Wage Democratic Lawmakers Propose $15/Hour NJ Minimum Wage Democratic Lawmakers Propose $15/Hour NJ Minimum Wage
Democratic Lawmakers Propose $15/Hour NJ Minimum Wage A trio of Democratic New Jersey legislators introduced a proposed law Thursday to increase New Jersey's minimum wage to $15 from $8.38.y. “When businesses fail to pay a living wage, government is forced to fill the gap,” said Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a co-sponsor of the measure. “Essentially, taxpayers are subsidizing these low-paying jobs -- and, in the process, suppressing wages for everyone else in the workforce "It’s not fair for workers or for the taxpayers who end up paying the bill," Wisniewski said. "The American economy works best with a healthy middle class that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Firefighters Help Repair Damage To Museum Submarine Hackensack Firefighters Help Repair Damage To Museum Submarine Hackensack Firefighters Help Repair Damage To Museum Submarine
Hackensack Firefighters Help Repair Damage To Museum Submarine HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters used an aerial ladder to board a city submarine that had once been the centerpiece of New Jersey Naval Museum. Storms and extremely high tides damaged the access ramp, making it impossible for museum staff to get inside. City and museum officials huddled, an on Sunday morning, members of Ladder 1 ascended to the top side of the craft, Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik told Daily Voice. Meter readings showed no harmful gases, Derevyanik said. So firefighters under the guidance of Ling staff "entered the sub and assisted with restoring power and ge…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Officer Breaks Leg Responding To Drug Deal Gone Bad Elmwood Park Police Officer Breaks Leg Responding To Drug Deal Gone Bad Elmwood Park Police Officer Breaks Leg Responding To Drug Deal Gone Bad
Elmwood Park Police Officer Breaks Leg Responding To Drug Deal Gone Bad ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- An Elmwood Park police officer broke his leg responding to a fight after a marijuana deal that went bad at a local apartment complex Wednesday night. Officers responding to a call of five suspicious men hanging around the Elmwood Village Apartment Complex near Boulevard and 16th Avenue just before 5 p.m. found three men beating another, Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. Two took off while a third continued beating the man as Officer Keith Hartmann approached, the chief said. He, too, ran as the officer got closer, Foligno said. Hartman tackled the man, la…

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