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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Canadian Cyclist Struck In Closter, Airlifted To HUMC Canadian Cyclist Struck In Closter, Airlifted To HUMC Canadian Cyclist Struck In Closter, Airlifted To HUMC
Canadian Cyclist Struck In Closter, Airlifted To Humc CLOSTER, N.J. -- A 22-year-old Canadian visiting friends in Passaic was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center after he was struck in Closter this afternoon by an SUV driven by an 85-year-old Cresskill man while riding a bicycle. The bicyclist sustained injuries to his head, back, and hand after being struck at Durie and Columbus just before 3:30 p.m. The driver remained at the scene. Police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Priest Accused of Swindling Parishioners Takes Leave Midland Park Priest Accused of Swindling Parishioners Takes Leave Midland Park Priest Accused of Swindling Parishioners Takes Leave
Midland Park Priest Accused of Swindling Parishioners Takes Leave MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- A Midland Park priest accused of accepting more than $250,000 in cash and gifts from elderly parishioners at a Short Hills church has taken a leave of absence during the investigation, his attorney told nj.com. The Rev. Alex Orozco , the parochial vicar at the Church of the Nativity, took advantage of his former parishioners by claiming to have financial troubles, NJ Advance Media reported earlier this month. "By mutuality, until all this stuff comes into some perspective, he is taking a leave," Robert J. Degroot told nj.com. "I don't know where he's goi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Newark Man Pimped Out Girls At South Hackensack Motels Police: Newark Man Pimped Out Girls At South Hackensack Motels Police: Newark Man Pimped Out Girls At South Hackensack Motels
Police: Newark Man Pimped Out Girls At South Hackensack Motels SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- South Hackensack police cracked their third recent human trafficking case when they arrested a Newark man who they said was pimping out two teenage girls at motels on Route 46. A judge ordered Ricky James, 32, held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on charges of human trafficking, promoting prostitution and child endangerment. Undercover detectives who answered an ad for sex for sale discovered that one of the girls was 17 and the other had recently turned 18, Capt. Robert Kaiser told Daily Voice.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Bull Terrier Clamps Onto Fair Lawn Girl, 3, Good Samaritans Injured Bull Terrier Clamps Onto Fair Lawn Girl, 3, Good Samaritans Injured Bull Terrier Clamps Onto Fair Lawn Girl, 3, Good Samaritans Injured
Bull Terrier Clamps Onto Fair Lawn Girl, 3, Good Samaritans Injured FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A 3-year-old Fair Lawn girl was OK, as were two good Samaritans who were injured when they came to her aid, after a bull terrier grabbed hold of her and wouldn't let go, police told Daily Voice. The girl was walking with her 31-year-old mother on Lambert Road near Memorial Middle School just before 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14 when the dog grabbed hold of the girl's buttocks, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. "Two passer-bys stopped, kicking and hitting the dog until it released its grip," Metzler said. "The juvenile received several puncture wounds from the attack. "O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park Youngsters Say Man Followed Them Ridgefield Park Youngsters Say Man Followed Them Ridgefield Park Youngsters Say Man Followed Them
Ridgefield Park Youngsters Say Man Followed Them RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Two youngsters told Ridgefield Park police that a man followed them on foot for a couple of blocks before taking off. Described only as juveniles, the pair reported to police on Oct. 14 that the incident occurred between 3-3:30 p.m. the day before, Lt. Joseph Rella said. They said they "were walking south on Hudson Avenue when a male parked his vehicle on the side of the road near where they were walking," Rella said. "The male reportedly exited his vehicle and began to walk in the same direction as the juveniles, as if he was following them," …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Gun Shop Owner, Attorney Accidentally Shoots Himself Midland Park Gun Shop Owner, Attorney Accidentally Shoots Himself Midland Park Gun Shop Owner, Attorney Accidentally Shoots Himself
Midland Park Gun Shop Owner, Attorney Accidentally Shoots Himself MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- Attorney Peter Jeffer, who operates an appointment-only gunshop that caters mostly to law enforcement, accidentally shot himself at home -- though not seriously -- just after midnight today, Oct. 16. Midland Park Ambulance took Jeffer, 69, to Hackensack University Medical Center from his Post Street home after he apparently shot himself in the abdomen, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. He was conscious and alert at the time, witnesses reported. Midland Park Police Chief Michael Powderly said he couldn't release the identity of the victim.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Man Struck By Train In Paterson Ends Up On Street Below Trestle Man Struck By Train In Paterson Ends Up On Street Below Trestle Man Struck By Train In Paterson Ends Up On Street Below Trestle
Man Struck By Train In Paterson Ends Up On Street Below Trestle PATERSON, N.J. -- A man struck and killed by a train ended up beneath a trestle in Paterson. Witnesses told Daily Voice the man rolled down an embankment before ending up on Governor Street near Straight Street just west of the Paterson station around 9:15 a.m. Jim Smith of NJ Transit said Main Line Train No. 1212 left Waldwick at 8:56 a.m. and was due to arrive in Hoboken at 9:52 a.m. No one onboard was injured, he said. NJ Transit police were investigating, Smith said. Service was resumed at 10 a.m. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Northbound Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Northbound Route 17 Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Northbound Route 17
Rochelle Park Crash Backs Up Northbound Route 17 ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — A minor accident in Rochelle Park caused a major traffic backup on northbound Route 17 just north of the Maywood border. No injuries were reported in the crash just north of HackensackUMC Fitness & Wellness' Giants gym around 10:30 a.m. Detective Sgt. James DePreta told Daily Voice.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man Shot By Hackensack Police Wanted In Hudson County Murders of Mother, Son, 4 Man Shot By Hackensack Police Wanted In Hudson County Murders of Mother, Son, 4 Man Shot By Hackensack Police Wanted In Hudson County Murders of Mother, Son, 4
Man Shot By Hackensack Police Wanted In Hudson County Murders of Mother, Son, 4 A man shot once in the stomach by a Hackensack police officer Thursday night was wanted in the killing of his ex-girlfriend and her 4-year-old son in Jersey City, authorities confirmed. As Daily Voice originally reported, Jose Ronald Santos-Alvarez, 25, was wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with two counts of murder for the killings, which occurred on Oct. 7 on Lincoln Street.  Monika Potoczniak, 27, was strangled and her son, Christopher, smothered, authorities said. Police were urged to "use extreme caution" with the 5-foot-6-inch, 200-pound Santo-Alvarez, a restaurant worker…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest Made In Clifton Hit-Run That Left Student Critical Arrest Made In Clifton Hit-Run That Left Student Critical Arrest Made In Clifton Hit-Run That Left Student Critical
Arrest Made In Clifton Hit-Run That Left Student Critical CLIFTON, N.J. -- A North Arlington man turned himself in to police to be charged with fleeing the scene after his Dodge Ram 1500 pickup struck a Moonachie woman on Route 46 in Clifton last week, leaving her in critical condition. Michael Choynowski, 27, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Authorities also seized his truck. "Unfortunately it doesn't change the outcome of what happened to my sister," Gina Semioli told Daily Voice on Thursda…

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