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
Wallington Police Officer Cracks Car Break-Ins With Overnight Arrest Wallington Police Officer Cracks Car Break-Ins With Overnight Arrest Wallington Police Officer Cracks Car Break-Ins With Overnight Arrest
Wallington Police Officer Cracks Car Break-Ins With Overnight Arrest WALLINGTON, N.J. -- An alert Wallington police officer cracked a rash of overnight car burglaries with the arrest of a Sussex County man before dawn Saturday. Officer David Norris was on assigned patrol in the wake of the break-ins when he heard a car alarm in the area of King and Strong streets just after 3:45 a.m., Lt. Shawn Kudlacik said. The officer spotted 31-year-old David J. Washer walking away, then noticed another vehicle with its interior light on and glove compartment open, he said. Norris backtracked and found Washer rummaging through a Kia paked in a Strong Street driveway, Ku…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
BBQ Fundraiser For Popular New Milford Police Detective With Rare Cancer BBQ Fundraiser For Popular New Milford Police Detective With Rare Cancer BBQ Fundraiser For Popular New Milford Police Detective With Rare Cancer
BBQ Fundraiser For Popular New Milford Police Detective With Rare Cancer NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Celebrity chefs will produce some of their best barbecue at a special fundraiser to help a popular New Milford police detective who's been fighting a rare form of kidney cancer. There will also be a 50/50 raffle at the "cook off" fundraiser for Lt. Brian Long, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the New Milford Elks Lodge on Patrolman Ray Woods Lane. Tickets: $20 All proceeds go to the Brian Long Fund, which over the past 22 months has raised nearly $80,000 to help defray the family's medical costs. Originally from Bergenfield, the highly-respected father of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
$5M In Heroin, Cocaine Called Largest Seizure In Paterson History $5M In Heroin, Cocaine Called Largest Seizure In Paterson History $5M In Heroin, Cocaine Called Largest Seizure In Paterson History
$5M In Heroin, Cocaine Called Largest Seizure In Paterson History PATERSON, N.J. -- Authorities in Paterson seized more than $5 million worth of heroin and cocaine -- which they touted as the largest drug haul in city history -- in an industrial area warehouse early Friday. City and Passaic County investigators teamed up with federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their counterparts in Yonkers teamed up to arrest four men and collect the drugs during a raid in the city's northeast section, Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Speziale said "a record seizure hitting the supply of drugs destined for our city streets" occurred …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
BBQ fundraiser on tap for New Milford Detective Sgt. Brian Long BBQ fundraiser on tap for New Milford Detective Sgt. Brian Long BBQ fundraiser on tap for New Milford Detective Sgt. Brian Long
BBQ fundraiser on tap for New Milford Detective Sgt. Brian Long SHOUT OUT: Celebrity chefs will produce some of their best barbecue at a special fundraiser to help a popular New Milford police detective who’s been fighting a rare form of kidney cancer. There will also be a 50/50 raffle at the “cook off” fundraiser for Lt. Brian Long, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the New Milford Elks Lodge on Patrolman Ray Woods Lane. Tickets: $20 All proceeds go to the Brian Long Fund, which over the past 22 months has raised nearly $80,000 to help defray the family’s medical costs. Originally from Bergenfield, the highly-respected father of three worked for th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Weather
Hurricane Patricia Slams Into Mexican Coast Hurricane Patricia Slams Into Mexican Coast Hurricane Patricia Slams Into Mexican Coast
Hurricane Patricia Slams Into Mexican Coast Hurricane Patricia blasted into Mexico tonight with sustained winds that pushed past 165 miles an hour, turning vehicles, trees and just about everything else that wasn't secured into missiles while potentially threatening the lives of nearly a half-million people. It took less than 24 hours for what had been a typical tropical storm to reach Category 5 and become the most powerful hurricane of its kind ever on earth. Meteorologist have compared Patricia to a continuous extreme tornado, with record-breaking winds stronger than Katrina and Andrew. Widespread destruction was guaranteed after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Robber With Painted-On Beard Robs New Milford Bank Of $4,800 Robber With Painted-On Beard Robs New Milford Bank Of $4,800 Robber With Painted-On Beard Robs New Milford Bank Of $4,800
Robber With Painted-On Beard Robs New Milford Bank Of $4,800 NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- A neatly-dressed robber in a painted-on beard walked into a New Milford bank and out with about $4,800 this morning, police confirmed. The robber, who was described as black, about 5-foot-5 and in his late 20s, entered the Hudson City Savings Bank at the corner of Henley Avenue and River Road around 9:30 a.m., Detective Kevin Van Saders told Daily Voice. He was wearing a a green cardigan sweater with a tan shirt underneath, khaki pants, and light blue tinted prescription glasses -- and holding shopping bags, the detective said. Probably in his late 20s, the robber also…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect Surrenders In Lodi Shooting Investigation Suspect Surrenders In Lodi Shooting Investigation Suspect Surrenders In Lodi Shooting Investigation
Suspect Surrenders In Lodi Shooting Investigation LODI, N.J. -- A man in his mid-40s surrendered to police after a three-hour standoff following an overnight brawl outside a Lodi bar. The discovery of a bullet and a casing by officers responding to the 2:15 a.m. incident brought a large police presence -- including a regional SWAT team from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office -- to the neighborhood of the Hang Out Bar across from the Boys and Girls Club on Passaic Avenue near the Main Street bypass, authorities said. The bullet, the casing and blood were found at the scene, the sources said. The primary suspect was in an apartment in a bui…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Your Community
Berkeley College Of Bergen, Passaic Inspires Women With Entrepreneur Panel Berkeley College Of Bergen, Passaic Inspires Women With Entrepreneur Panel Berkeley College Of Bergen, Passaic Inspires Women With Entrepreneur Panel
Berkeley College Of Bergen, Passaic Inspires Women With Entrepreneur Panel PARAMUS, N.J. -- Gender and ethnicity don't have to be barriers to success, a diverse group of female entrepreneurs told more than 150 students and aspiring business owners during a Newark panel hosted by Berkeley College. Berkeley College -- which has campuses in Paramus, Clifton and Woodland Park among six in New Jersey and three in New York -- sponsored “Women Entrepreneurs: Driving Success Through Diversity” on Oct. 20 as part of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week. Participants discussed an "uneven playing field for women in business" and emphasized "the need to overcome fear …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor Unites Bergen Police, Clergy For Body Cams, Shooting Probes Talk Prosecutor Unites Bergen Police, Clergy For Body Cams, Shooting Probes Talk Prosecutor Unites Bergen Police, Clergy For Body Cams, Shooting Probes Talk
Prosecutor Unites Bergen Police, Clergy For Body Cams, Shooting Probes Talk WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli gathered more than 200 police chiefs, law enforcement and government officials and clergy in his Wood-Ridge hometown this morning to discuss improvements to police/public relations. Guest speakers at the Fiesta on Route 17 included County Executive Jim Tedesco and Elie Honig, the director of state Division of Criminal Justice, who spoke about his office's newest guidelines for investigating police-involved shootings. Honig emphasized that every police shooting in New Jersey is investigated by county prosecutors with the state At…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Police Chief Allows Facial Hair For Cancer Cause Fairview Police Chief Allows Facial Hair For Cancer Cause Fairview Police Chief Allows Facial Hair For Cancer Cause
Fairview Police Chief Allows Facial Hair For Cancer Cause FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- "Everyone has a family member, a friend, or just knows someone who's battled cancer," Fairview Police Chief Thomas Juliano said in officially announcing his department's participation in "No Shave November." In doing so, Juliano hopes to inspire civilian men, as well, to sport beards, mustaches and goatees to help raise money and awareness. "It's all for a great cause," said Deputy Chief Martin Kahn, who is maintaining the web page where donations can be made. The proceeds will go toward the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children's Resear…

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