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
Ridgefield Park Police: DWI Little Ferry Woman Flees After Patrol Car Crash Ridgefield Park Police: DWI Little Ferry Woman Flees After Patrol Car Crash Ridgefield Park Police: DWI Little Ferry Woman Flees After Patrol Car Crash
Ridgefield Park Police: DWI Little Ferry Woman Flees After Patrol Car Crash RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A drunken South Korean national from Little Ferry kept going across the Hackensack River bridge and had to be chased after her car smacked into a Ridgefield Park police cruiser overnight, authorities said. Young Ok Chung, 50, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with eluding/failing to stop, leaving the scene of a crash, reckless driving, failing to yield and DWI. Officer Ptl. Nicolas D’Alto was sitting in a marked car behind a tow truck that was impounding a vehicle from another incident when it was struck by Chung's 2014 Kia, Capt. Dan…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Bust 2 For Pot In DWI Stop Lodi Police Bust 2 For Pot In DWI Stop Lodi Police Bust 2 For Pot In DWI Stop
Lodi Police Bust 2 For Pot In DWI Stop LODI, N.J. -- Lodi police charged a driver with dirving under the influence and both him and his passenger with marijuana possession during a holiday DWI enforcement detail. Frankie Rivera, 27, of Garfield was stopped on Terrace Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Dec. 12, Lt. Robert Salerno said Monday. After failing a field sobriety test, Rivera "indicated that he also had marijuana inside the vehicle," Salerno said. Passenger Johnatah Oliveros also was found carrying pot after officers saw some sticking out of his jacket pocket, the lieutenant said. Both men received court summonse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Late Cliffside Park Police Officer's Father Awaits Masses, Vigil Late Cliffside Park Police Officer's Father Awaits Masses, Vigil Late Cliffside Park Police Officer's Father Awaits Masses, Vigil
Late Cliffside Park Police Officer's Father Awaits Masses, Vigil CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Two Masses and a candlelight vigil attended by police, borough officials and others will be held for Cliffside Park Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello on Tuesday, a year after he was struck and killed by an SUV while on duty. The "more personal" Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. at Epiphany Church, the late officer's father, Ron Petruzzello, told Daily Voice. Then, at 5 p.m., a Mass requested by the family will be held at Our Lady of Grace Church in Fairview. It will be followed by a candlelight vigil at the spot on Walker Street near John Street in Cliffsi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police: Fight Combatant Had Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Lodi Police: Fight Combatant Had Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Lodi Police: Fight Combatant Had Heroin, Cocaine, Pot
Lodi Police: Fight Combatant Had Heroin, Cocaine, Pot LODI, N.J. -- Lodi police officers responding to a report of a fight said they found one of the accused combatants carryng a large amount of heroin -- as well as cocaine and marijuana -- as he fled. The officers were headed to the Wawa convenience store on Essex Street just after midnight Satuday when they spotted Brian Onfroy Jr. nearby, Lt. Robert Salerno said Monday afternoon. Onfroy was being held on $20,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with various drug possession and distribution counts.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Bomb Squad Responds To Threat At LG Electronics In Englewood Cliffs Bergen Bomb Squad Responds To Threat At LG Electronics In Englewood Cliffs Bergen Bomb Squad Responds To Threat At LG Electronics In Englewood Cliffs
Bergen Bomb Squad Responds To Threat At LG Electronics In Englewood Cliffs ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- A scare prompted by an anonymous threat brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad and a hazardous materials unit to the LG Electronics headquarters in Englewood Cliffs Monday afternoon. "It was nothing," Englewood Cliffs Police Chief Michael Cioffi told Daily Voice after 200 or so employees were briefly evacuated. "Awhile back, the president of the company got a message from someone in Nigeria asking 'Did you get my package? It should blow up in your face'," the chief said. "They were waiting for something, but it never came -- until today,&quo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview crossing guard assaulted stopping car burglary Fairview crossing guard assaulted stopping car burglary Fairview crossing guard assaulted stopping car burglary
Fairview crossing guard assaulted stopping car burglary A Fairview crossing guard was attacked by a man he caught stealing some items from his car while he was getting a Christmas morning cup of coffee, authorities told Daily Voice. The victim had ducked into an Anderson Avenue bakery at 6:15 a.m. when Henry Bermeo Cuzco, 23, “jumped into the vehicle to steal some goods,” Deputy Police Chief Martin Kahn said. An employee alerted the crossing guard, who was thrown to the ground when he confronted Cuzco, Kahn said. READ MORE….

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi School Security Officer Saves Choking Student Lodi School Security Officer Saves Choking Student Lodi School Security Officer Saves Choking Student
Lodi School Security Officer Saves Choking Student LODI, N.J. -- A Lodi school security officer used the Heimlick maneuver to rescue a chocking student. School Security Officer William Byrnes was working at the Washington School when he responded to an emergency call to the main office around noon on Dec. 23, Lt. Robert Salerno said Monday morning. On his way to the classroom he was met by the teacher, who was taking the student to the nurse's office, Salerno said. The student "indicated that he was choking," so Byrnes grabbed him and, after two thrusts, dislodged the object, the lieutenant said. "At this point the victim w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview Crossing Guard Assaulted After Stopping Car Burglary Fairview Crossing Guard Assaulted After Stopping Car Burglary Fairview Crossing Guard Assaulted After Stopping Car Burglary
Fairview Crossing Guard Assaulted After Stopping Car Burglary FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A Fairview crossing guard was attacked by a man he caught stealing some items from his car while he was getting a Christmas morning cup of coffee, authorities told Daily Voice. The victim had ducked into an Anderson Avenue bakery at 6:15 a.m. when Henry Bermeo Cuzco, 23, "jumped into the vehicle to steal some goods," Deputy Police Chief Martin Kahn said. An employee alerted the crossing guard, who was thrown to the ground when he confronted Cuzco, Kahn said. The victim ran back into the bakery seeking help and was followed and pushed over a table, he added. Res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Daily Voice Year In Review: Paramus Mall Shoppers Abducted Daily Voice Year In Review: Paramus Mall Shoppers Abducted Daily Voice Year In Review: Paramus Mall Shoppers Abducted
Daily Voice Year In Review: Paramus Mall Shoppers Abducted PARAMUS, N.J. -- Daily Voice of Bergen this week is running down some of the top stories of 2015, leading up to the most popular on Thursday. Here is one of the stories that made us smile, made us cry or in some way left an impression on us. Of all the imaginable horrors, few would've considered being abducted while shopping at the mall. So when Daily Voice broke the news the morning of Sept. 16 that a robber snatched patrons from two Paramus mall parking lots in order to get money and Red Bull, shoppers were shocked. “I find it horrifying and scary,” said Pamela Nealy of New York City as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Daily Voice Year In Review: Mobile Meth Lab Found In Wayne Parking Lot Daily Voice Year In Review: Mobile Meth Lab Found In Wayne Parking Lot Daily Voice Year In Review: Mobile Meth Lab Found In Wayne Parking Lot
Daily Voice Year In Review: Mobile Meth Lab Found In Wayne Parking Lot Daily Voice this week is running down some of the top stories of 2015, leading up to the most popular on Thursday. Here's another: WAYNE, N.J. -- Police closed Route 46 and kept patrons inside a hotel and restaurant after a "billowing cloud of white fumes" poured from a mobile meth lab parked outside in October. Daily Voice broke the exclusive story the night of Oct. 28, after law enforcement sources said they caught a Camden County man mixing highly volatile chemicals to make the drug. SEE: Arrest Made, DEA Responds To Parking Lot Meth Lab In Wayne The discovery brought a host …

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