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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Dashcam Video Released Of Police Chase Through Bergen County Dashcam Video Released Of Police Chase Through Bergen County Dashcam Video Released Of Police Chase Through Bergen County
Dashcam Video Released Of Police Chase Through Bergen County ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- A local newspaper obtained and posted video footage of a 30-mile, 20-minute police chase of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend from upstate New York into New Jersey that forced officers to drive on the wrong side of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs. No injuries occurred in the chase, which also went through Fort Lee, Ridgefield and Palisades Park before ending peacefully on the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus.An alert was issued for David Campos after one of the victim's three children called police around 5:45 a.m. Monday, Troy Police Ca…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Half-Pound Cocaine Found, 3 Arrested in Elmwood Park Stop Half-Pound Cocaine Found, 3 Arrested in Elmwood Park Stop Half-Pound Cocaine Found, 3 Arrested in Elmwood Park Stop
Half-Pound Cocaine Found, 3 Arrested in Elmwood Park Stop ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office who watched a drug deal go down in Paterson seized a half-pound of cocaine and a handgun while arresting three men -- one of them from Hasbrouck Heights -- after stopping their cars in Elmwood Park, authorities said. Investigators from the Narcotic Task Force watched as Nelson Casillas and Garvey Pyron of Paterson met with Erick Laboy of Tujunga, CA, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Wednesday. They later stopped Casillas in his car and Pyron and Laboy in another vehicle, he said. Warranted searches t…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Police ID House Fire Victims, 67, 60 Fair Lawn Police ID House Fire Victims, 67, 60 Fair Lawn Police ID House Fire Victims, 67, 60
Fair Lawn Police ID House Fire Victims, 67, 60 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police on Wednesday identified two women killed in a Monday night fire at an assisted living facility as Marilyn Beasley, 67, and Marcy Strager, 60. Both died of smoke inhalation, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The surviving victims were identified as Elaine Demona, 69, and Dorothy Gerano, 54. Police got both women out of the Berkshire Road home. One was rescued from an upstairs window. SEE: Fair Lawn Police Heroes Recount Rescue In Fatal Fire ALSO: Two Killed In Fair Lawn Group Home Fire

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Police Go Scruffy For Cancer Research With Special Mom In Mind Fair Lawn Police Go Scruffy For Cancer Research With Special Mom In Mind Fair Lawn Police Go Scruffy For Cancer Research With Special Mom In Mind
Fair Lawn Police Go Scruffy For Cancer Research With Special Mom In Mind FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- If Fair Lawn police have seemed particularly dedicated to raising money to fight cancer during No-Shave November, it's because the cause hits close to home. Kerrie Prettitore, a 42-year-old mother of three, was diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2014 and subsequently had successful surgery to remove the tumor. However, a rare genetic disorder has her fighting for her life after a single chemotherapy treatment. "Kerrie didn’t know she was born with DPD Deficiency, which dramatically increases risk factors for 5-FU based chemotherapy," Sgt. Brian Metzler sai…

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Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Harrington Park Boy, 8, Surprises Himself in First Race Harrington Park Boy, 8, Surprises Himself in First Race Harrington Park Boy, 8, Surprises Himself in First Race
Harrington Park Boy, 8, Surprises Himself in First Race HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- Third-grader Jonathan O'Reilly thought it would be a kick to join his friends in his first-ever race, the Harrington Park Mile Fun Run. Then he won. "I thought maybe 5th or 6th [place]," the surprised but proud youngster told Daily Voice. Jonathan, 8, clocked in at 6:40, topping some challengers who are nearly two years older. "We are so proud of Jonathan," said his dad, Brendan, a Fairview police captain. "He has always been a bundle of energy and enthusiasm," added mom Nadine, a school psychologist in Cliffside Park. "He is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Two Palisades Park Police Officers Promoted, Three Hired Two Palisades Park Police Officers Promoted, Three Hired Two Palisades Park Police Officers Promoted, Three Hired
Two Palisades Park Police Officers Promoted, Three Hired PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- The Palisades Park Council promoted two officers and hired three more Tuesday night. They include new Lt. Mark Jackson, a 30-year department veteran, and new Sgt. Anthony Albanese, a week shy of 22 years on the job. The new hires: Officers Richard Giacobone Jr. (a former New Milford police officer), Stephen H. Kim and James Park.

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Oradell PBA Honors Former Councilman, Police Advocate Oradell PBA Honors Former Councilman, Police Advocate Oradell PBA Honors Former Councilman, Police Advocate
Oradell PBA Honors Former Councilman, Police Advocate ORADELL, N.J. -- Members of Oradell PBA Local 206 on Tuesday night gave ex-Councilman James Koth III, a former borough police commissioner, a plaque for his service. A licensed landscape architect and volunteer firefighter who also was once Englewood's public works director, Koth served as councilman from January 2010 through September of this year. He was police commissioner from January 2011 through the end of last year. A Republican, he chose not to seek re-election this year and was later appointed by Bergen County Executive James Tedesco to be the county parks and recreation director,…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey Police Sergeant Once Called 'Too Young' Retires Ramsey Police Sergeant Once Called 'Too Young' Retires Ramsey Police Sergeant Once Called 'Too Young' Retires
Ramsey Police Sergeant Once Called 'Too Young' Retires RAMSEY, N.J. -- Ramsey Police Sgt. Craig Weber officially announced his retirement Tuesday night, effective Dec. 1, after 26 years of service. Weber, who informally disclosed the move over the weekend, was in his senior year at Ramsey High School when he walked into his local police department and applied for a dispatcher's job in February 1989. "I was told I was too young and to come back after I graduated," he recalled. "Two weeks later the chief called and said the guy they hired quit and since no one else wanted the job I could have it," Weber aid. Weber became a …

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Your Community
Garfield Life Skills Students Serve Special Thanksgiving Meal Garfield Life Skills Students Serve Special Thanksgiving Meal Garfield Life Skills Students Serve Special Thanksgiving Meal
Garfield Life Skills Students Serve Special Thanksgiving Meal GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield Middle and High School students from the Life Skills program shopped for and cooked a huge Thanksgiving feast for 90 or so people on Tuesday at the middle school. Fellow students, along with teachers, administrators and staff, feasted on roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables and pie. The leftovers were donated to Meals for a Mission in Garfield.

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights Police Catch Burglar In Act, Thanks To Neighbor's Call Hasbrouck Heights Police Catch Burglar In Act, Thanks To Neighbor's Call Hasbrouck Heights Police Catch Burglar In Act, Thanks To Neighbor's Call
Hasbrouck Heights Police Catch Burglar In Act, Thanks To Neighbor's Call HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Hasbrouck Heights police said they caught a Clifton man inside a burglarized home thanks to an alert neighbor. Police who responded to a call of a man climbing into a Kipp Avenue basement window spotted an open rear door and found Erik J. Baran, 47, inside, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told Daily Voice. Baran was being held on $30,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.

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