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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington Police Hunt Gas Station Robber North Arlington Police Hunt Gas Station Robber North Arlington Police Hunt Gas Station Robber
North Arlington Police Hunt Gas Station Robber NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- North Arlington police Friday morning released a surveillance image of a man who they said held up a gas station the night before. The robber threatened the attendant with "an unknown large metal object while demanding money" in an office area of the Ridge Road LukOil gas station just befor 9 p.m., Capt. Scott Hedenberg said. The employee turned over several hundred dollars and the robber took off with it, getting into a two-door vehicle with a partial New Jersey license plate of "NFD," Hedenberg said. The car then headed west on Albert Street, …

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
$100G Bail For Ramsey Medical Assistant Charged With Forging Prescriptions $100G Bail For Ramsey Medical Assistant Charged With Forging Prescriptions $100G Bail For Ramsey Medical Assistant Charged With Forging Prescriptions
$100G Bail For Ramsey Medical Assistant Charged With Forging Prescriptions RAMSEY, N.J. -- A Hackensack woman stole blank prescription pads from a Ramsey clinic where she worked as a medical assistant and forged doctors' names and signatures in a failed attempt to fill them, said police who arrested her. Ashia Moore, 25, was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with forgery, obtaining drugs by fraud and receiving stolen property. Moore, while working at Care-Point Medical Center on Franklin Turnpike, began stealing the pads in April, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said Friday. She forged doctors' names and signatures, "then attempted to…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Help Brighten Holidays For Canine Military At Park Ridge Animal Hospital Help Brighten Holidays For Canine Military At Park Ridge Animal Hospital Help Brighten Holidays For Canine Military At Park Ridge Animal Hospital
Help Brighten Holidays For Canine Military At Park Ridge Animal Hospital PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- You can help make Christmas special for military working dogs overseas by helping assemble packages for them and their handlers on Saturday at Park Ridge Animal Hospital. Among those participating in the Tails for Hope event is Gloria Newman of Hackensack, whose son, David, recently returned home after five years and two tours of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Middle East and Japan. " 'Tis the season for giving, so I am encouraging my family and friends to join me in helping this organization that is near and dear to many of us," she said. Also involve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Weekend Services Set For Norwood Native Officer Joseph F. Crowley Weekend Services Set For Norwood Native Officer Joseph F. Crowley Weekend Services Set For Norwood Native Officer Joseph F. Crowley
Weekend Services Set For Norwood Native Officer Joseph F. Crowley NORWOOD, N.J. -- Visiting hours were scheduled for Sunday, and a funeral Mass on Monday, for Norwood native Joseph Francis Crowley, a Baltimore police officer and U.S. Navy reservist who died suddenly on Wednesday. Crowley, 45, was born at what was then Englewood Hospital during what his obituary said was a "fierce spring blizzard" on March 30, 1970, his mother's birthday. He was graduated from Bergen Catholic High School in 1988 after serving as junior class president, and, in 1992, from Stetson University in Deland, Florida. "Joe’s wit and humor, combined with remarkable …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Montvale Police Finish 4th Overall In Bergen No-Shave November Montvale Police Finish 4th Overall In Bergen No-Shave November Montvale Police Finish 4th Overall In Bergen No-Shave November
Montvale Police Finish 4th Overall In Bergen No-Shave November MONTVALE, N.J. -- Montvale police said they "had a blast" while raising $5,200 -- and awareness -- for men's health issues during No-Shave November. Montvale had the fourth-highest total of 20 police agencies in Bergen County that participated. Haworth led with $16,712, followed by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office ($15,000) and Emerson police ($14,500). Officers were reunited with their razors after contributing themselves and receiving donations from the public.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Texas Man Charged With Exchanging Explicit Videos With Bergen Child, 12 Texas Man Charged With Exchanging Explicit Videos With Bergen Child, 12 Texas Man Charged With Exchanging Explicit Videos With Bergen Child, 12
Texas Man Charged With Exchanging Explicit Videos With Bergen Child, 12 HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 20-year-old temp worker from Texas was arrested Thursday pending extradition to New Jersey on cyber-sex charges for explicit chats and videos with a 12-year-old Bergen County youngster, authorities said Thursday. Robert Doverspike of Grand Prarie "used the screen names 'rsquared2013' and 'randomrobbie2013' to contact his victim utilizing the social media applications ooVoo and Kik," Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. "During subsequent chats, Doverspike would request and instruct the 12-year-old to create videos and photographs of him/her e…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PBA Again Boosts Bergen Toy Drive For Ill, Needy Youngsters Mahwah PBA Again Boosts Bergen Toy Drive For Ill, Needy Youngsters Mahwah PBA Again Boosts Bergen Toy Drive For Ill, Needy Youngsters
Mahwah PBA Again Boosts Bergen Toy Drive For Ill, Needy Youngsters MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah P.B.A. Local #143 this Christmas season is again helping ill and needy children during one of the Northeast's largest missions of mercy -- the Bergen County PBA Toy Drive. Mahwah police have arranged several drop-off locations for new, unwrapped toys (see list, below). One of those spots, the Mahwah Bar & Grill, is providing a free appetizer with the meal of anyone who brings one to the restaurant between 5-10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, Mahwah PBA Vice-President Rosario Zito said. Police officers from dozens of Bergen County towns -- dubbed the "Santa Response …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack, Fort Lee Students Charged In Alleged Rape Hackensack, Fort Lee Students Charged In Alleged Rape Hackensack, Fort Lee Students Charged In Alleged Rape
Hackensack, Fort Lee Students Charged In Alleged Rape HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Hackensack college student was charged with raping a woman and a Fort Lee student with participating in the crime. Yazin Z. Albaghal, 20, was arrested after the alleged victim went to Hackensack University Medical Center on Sunday saying she'd been sexually assaulted in a city apartment earlier in the day, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Thursday. Hackensack police Molinelli's Special Victims Unit, and a joint investigation led to his arrest on charged of aggravated sexual assault and hindering apprehension. He was being held on $200,000 bail in the Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Suspect In NY Jets Cap Lyndhurst Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Suspect In NY Jets Cap Lyndhurst Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Suspect In NY Jets Cap
Lyndhurst Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Suspect In NY Jets Cap LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A robber wearing a New York Jets cap morning placed a bag on the counter of the Hudson City Savings branch in Lyndhurst on the Thursday morning, "told the teller to fill it," then fled with an undetermined amount of cash, police told Daily Voice. It was too early to tell whether the holdup was connected to robberies at three other Hudson City Savings Bank branches in Bergen County, the most recent on Nov. 6 in Glen Rock, Lyndhurst Police Capt. John Valente said. SEE: Glen Rock Is 3rd Hudson City Savings Robbery After New Milford, River Edge The initial descrip…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Your Community
Downtown Ridgewood Tuning Up For Holiday Bash, Tree Lighting Downtown Ridgewood Tuning Up For Holiday Bash, Tree Lighting Downtown Ridgewood Tuning Up For Holiday Bash, Tree Lighting
Downtown Ridgewood Tuning Up For Holiday Bash, Tree Lighting RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The 62-foot Norway Spruce stands tall and expectant as downtown Ridgewood merchants busily prepare for Friday night's annual holiday bash.Music will seemingly come from everywhere -- near the town clock, inside stores and restaurants -- during the 30th anniversary of "Downtown for the Holidays."The roster of live talent includes the Ridgewood High School Marching Band, RHS Ridgewood Carolers and RHS Orchestra.  5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Santa will be in the park for the "wee tots." Also: live entertainment by the clock and in the stores and restaurants along E. R…

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