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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Year's Eve Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Past Mall New Year's Eve Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Past Mall New Year's Eve Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Past Mall
New Year's Eve Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Southbound Route 17 Past Mall ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A New Year's Eve crash on southbound Route 17 in Rochelle Park backed traffic up past the Garden State Plaza. A car was disabled after crashing in the fast lane just after 7 p.m. across from the Longhorn Steakhouse.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Police Covering All Of Teterboro Beginning Jan. 1 Moonachie Police Covering All Of Teterboro Beginning Jan. 1 Moonachie Police Covering All Of Teterboro Beginning Jan. 1
Moonachie Police Covering All Of Teterboro Beginning Jan. 1 MOONACHIE, N.J. -- As 2016 arrives, Moonachie police are assuming responsibility for all police services for neighboring Teterboro. The department had handled the eastbound lane of Route 46 and south to the Hasbrouck Heights border, with Little Ferry and what had been the Bergen County Police Department responsible for the northern half of Teteboro since 1996, under a share services agreement. As of 12:01 a.m. Friday, Moonachie police will handle all Teterboro calls for service. Officers will patrol 24/7 and have an office at the Teterboro Municipal Building, 510 Route 46W. If you go to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Four Fair Lawn police veterans retire Four Fair Lawn police veterans retire Four Fair Lawn police veterans retire
Four Fair Lawn police veterans retire SHOUT OUTS: New Year’s Eve marked the last official day — and new beginnings — for four veteran Fair Lawn police officers. All “gave the utmost dedication and professionalism to the Borough of Fair Lawn and its residents throughout the years,” PBA Local 67 noted. Police Officer Tim Franco retires after 33 years. Police Officer Louis Evangelista retires after 30 years. Detective David Boone and Detective Lt. Michael Uttel retire after 25 years. “We wish them the best and thanks again for your service,” the PBA wrote.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Bicyclist Hospitalized After Truck Crash In Hasbrouck Heights Hackensack Bicyclist Hospitalized After Truck Crash In Hasbrouck Heights Hackensack Bicyclist Hospitalized After Truck Crash In Hasbrouck Heights
Hackensack Bicyclist Hospitalized After Truck Crash In Hasbrouck Heights HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A 39-year-old Hackensack man was hospitalized with leg and foot injuries after his bicycle collided with a Mack roll-off truck in Hasbrouck Heights. The bicyclist was riding east down Passaic Street from Wood-Ridge against the traffic around the circle on the southwest side when he was struck, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told Daily Voice. The trucker "was looking left for oncoming traffic and didn't see him," Colaneri said. An EMS unit took him to Hackensack University Medical Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police: Officer Chases Down Shoplifter Who Assaulted Guard Paramus Police: Officer Chases Down Shoplifter Who Assaulted Guard Paramus Police: Officer Chases Down Shoplifter Who Assaulted Guard
Paramus Police: Officer Chases Down Shoplifter Who Assaulted Guard PARAMUS, N.J. -- What began as a New Year's Eve shoplifting became a robbery when a Rockland County man grabbed a security guard by the neck and threw him to the ground, Paramus police said. Donnie L. Broadnx, 46, fled the Target store but was spotted by Officer Mark Pinajian fleeing the Outlets at Bergen Town Center toward Maywood on Spring Valley Avenue around noon Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Broandnax circled back into he mall through the parking lot, but Pinajian found him hiding behind a clothing rack, the deputy chief said. He was carrying a magnetic anti-theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
18th Suicide From GWB This Year Matches 2014 Total 18th Suicide From GWB This Year Matches 2014 Total 18th Suicide From GWB This Year Matches 2014 Total
18th Suicide From GWB This Year Matches 2014 Total FORT LEE, N.J. -- The 18th jumper of 2015 to commit suicide from the George Washington Bridge the morning of New Year's Eve tied last year's total. Authorities earlier this year said they feared that this year's number would be much higher, after the 12th person jumped in mid-June. Thursday's jumper, a 31-year-old man from Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, leaped from the mid-span upper level at 11:19 a.m., authorities said. He was pulled from the water, taken to the 135th Street boat basin on the New York City side and rushed to St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in critical condition,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Your Community
Wanaque Officers Show Scouts Police Work Wanaque Officers Show Scouts Police Work Wanaque Officers Show Scouts Police Work
Wanaque Officers Show Scouts Police Work WANAQUE, N.J. -- Wanaque Police Lt. Angelo Calabro and Officer Louie Montegari recently gave scouts from Tiger Den 7 of Pack 132 a tour of police headquarters. "We had a great time hanging out with these young Scouts and look forward to seeing them again," the department wrote on its Facebook page. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic County: Leave The Car, Get $25 Off New Year's Eve Uber Ride Passaic County: Leave The Car, Get $25 Off New Year's Eve Uber Ride Passaic County: Leave The Car, Get $25 Off New Year's Eve Uber Ride
Passaic County: Leave The Car, Get $25 Off New Year's Eve Uber Ride Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik has partnered with Uber to curb drunk driving and make the roads safer tonight and into the morning. By entering the code “DRIVESAFENJ” you can receive $25 off your first ride.  "I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years," Berdnik said. "Please do not drink and drive!"

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Consumer Officials Eye Hoverboard Dangers, Share Tips NJ Consumer Officials Eye Hoverboard Dangers, Share Tips NJ Consumer Officials Eye Hoverboard Dangers, Share Tips
NJ Consumer Officials Eye Hoverboard Dangers, Share Tips New Jersey officials said Thursday that they are monitoring an investigation by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission into hoverboards following two reported incidents in the state of the gift items bursting into flames. They also repeated some valuable tips about handling hoverboards that could help prevent accidents. “While there is no conclusive evidence that hoverboards are defective or inherently unsafe, we want consumers to be aware of the potential dangers and take precautions to keep themselves and their children safe,” said Steve Lee, New Jersey's acting Director of the Divis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants In Bergen County, Police Says 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants In Bergen County, Police Says 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants In Bergen County, Police Says
'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants In Bergen County, Police Says PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- Palisades Park police investigating a noise complaint from several tenants arrested the building owner after spotting several marijuana plants in his apartment. Several residents of the 13th Street building called headquarters around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to report a belligerent and possibly intoxicated man screaming and banging on apartment doors, Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told Daily Voice. They became concerned after they tried but were unable to find the building owner, Edward Pec, 50, so they summoned the superintendent, Ramos said. He let them into Pec's apartmen…

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