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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Officers Cleared In Rutherford Shooting Of Ex-Con After Chase Officers Cleared In Rutherford Shooting Of Ex-Con After Chase Officers Cleared In Rutherford Shooting Of Ex-Con After Chase
Officers Cleared In Rutherford Shooting Of Ex-Con After Chase RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Two police officers had no choice but to shoot and kill an ex-con who came at them with a stolen SUV in Rutherford following a chase, state authorities said this afternoon in announcing that a grand jury voted not to file criminal charges against any of those involved. The two officers were in danger of being killed by an SUV driven by Kashad Ashford after he crashed it on the Ridge Road overpass above Route 3 and hit the gas trying to escape the night of Sept. 15, 2014, acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman said this afternoon. One of the officers "beli…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Police Crash Home Invasion, Arrest 3 Fair Lawn Police Crash Home Invasion, Arrest 3 Fair Lawn Police Crash Home Invasion, Arrest 3
Fair Lawn Police Crash Home Invasion, Arrest 3 FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Three West New York men were robbing a Fair Lawn resident when police alerted by a neighbor interrupted the home invasion and arrested them, authorities said. The resident flagged down Officer Nicholas Snyder on Whitehall Street att 1:49 p.m. yesterday to a suspicious 1996 Ford Explorer parked nearby "for an extended period of time," Sgt. Brian Metzler said this morning. Snyder found the vehicle had been moved to the driveway of a Whitehall Street street driveway and interviewed the passengers, identified as Dariel Aybar, 25, and Rafael Hidalgo, 23. They said t…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus, Ridgefield Performing Non-Profits Staging Weekend Meet Up Paramus, Ridgefield Performing Non-Profits Staging Weekend Meet Up Paramus, Ridgefield Performing Non-Profits Staging Weekend Meet Up
Paramus, Ridgefield Performing Non-Profits Staging Weekend Meet Up RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — A pair of non-profit groups dedicated to helping local famlies in the performing arts are holding their first joint session this Sunday to promote their new partnership and encourage others to join them. Members of Dancer's Dream Fund (DDF) of Paramus and Reach Out Inc. will be joined by industry mentors and coaches, as well as other philanthropic members from the community from 9 a.m.-noon at the PEAK Performing Arts Center on Grand Avenue in Ridgefield. Monica Byrne-Pidhorecki, who founded the DDF, and Lori Michaels, the creator of Reach Out Inc. will conduct a Q&A,…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco To Undergo Back Surgery Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco To Undergo Back Surgery Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco To Undergo Back Surgery
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco To Undergo Back Surgery HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III is scheduled to undergo back surgery tomorrow to treat the effects of a bone infection. Doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center will remove a piece of bone and fuse two vertebrae, Tedesco told Daily Voice from home early this evening. Tedesco said doctors told him to expect to spend two to four days of recovery at HUMC. "I've been better," he said of his condition, caused by discitis and osteomyelitis. "It's painful." Despite two months of pain, Tedesco has maintained a full schedule. Told he wo…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Boy Charged In Threats Against Obama Hackensack Boy Charged In Threats Against Obama Hackensack Boy Charged In Threats Against Obama
Hackensack Boy Charged In Threats Against Obama HACKENSACK, N.J. — A 17-year-old Hackensack boy sent threatening online messages to President Obama and the White House — while claiming to have "friends" in ISIS who were planning to attack New York City — and staged several swatting incidents in Indiana, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said today. The boy was taken into custody at his home this morning and released to his mother following an investigation that involved both the FBI and the CIA, the prosecutor said. Forensic evidence from devices seized by Computer Crimes Unit detectives could yield additional delinque…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Police Hunt Garfield Man In Home Arson Attempt Police Hunt Garfield Man In Home Arson Attempt Police Hunt Garfield Man In Home Arson Attempt
Police Hunt Garfield Man In Home Arson Attempt GARFIELD, N.J. -- Authorities were seeking the public's help finding an 18-year-old Garfield man who they said tried to set a local tenant's house on fire after he asked a group of noisy teens to quiet down or leave. Four people were inside the Palisade Avenue home -- among them an infant -- when Shakyl Ivy shouted "This is my block!" and poured gasoline around the front door around 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Ivy took off before igniting the gas, he said. He was among several teenagers who had "gathered outside of the ho…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Ridgefield, Paramus Performance Non-Profits Staging Meet Up Ridgefield, Paramus Performance Non-Profits Staging Meet Up Ridgefield, Paramus Performance Non-Profits Staging Meet Up
Ridgefield, Paramus Performance Non-Profits Staging Meet Up RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — A pair of non-profit groups dedicated to helping local famlies in the performing arts are holding their first joint session this Sunday to promote their new partnership and encourage others to join them. Members of Dancer's Dream Fund (DDF) of Paramus and Reach Out Inc. will be joined by industry mentors and coaches, as well as other philanthropic members from the community from 9 a.m.-noon at the PEAK Performing Arts Center on Grand Avenue in Ridgefield. Monica Byrne-Pidhorecki, who founded the DDF, and Lori Michaels, the creator of Reach Out Inc. will conduct a Q&A,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Police Nab Same Car Burglary Suspect 24 Hours Apart Mahwah Police Nab Same Car Burglary Suspect 24 Hours Apart Mahwah Police Nab Same Car Burglary Suspect 24 Hours Apart
Mahwah Police Nab Same Car Burglary Suspect 24 Hours Apart MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah police arrested a township man twice within 24 hours for burglarizing cars -- serving as a reminder for citizens to not only lock their vehicles but to also call authorities immediately when they see something suspicious, Police Chief James Batelli said. It was just before 7 a.m. Sunday when a resident at a condominium complex off Ridge Road called police to report three people opening car doors and taking things out, Batelli said. Responding officers took 19-year-old Mohammed Sarraffan of Mahwah man and two boys into custody, he said. The boys were released to their…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze Hackensack Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze
Hackensack Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack firefighters quickly put down a house blaze this morning. Members of the 3rd Platoon responded to the 2½-story wood frame at 297 Berry Street just before 9 a.m. Smoke was showing from the porch roof as the fire moved through the ceiling, Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. Firefighters had it under control in 15 minutes. A single occupant was evacuated by EMTs. No injuries were immediately reported. The Hackensack Fire Prevention unit investigated.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Shelter Women Bare 'Soles' in Hackensack Library Exhibit Shelter Women Bare 'Soles' in Hackensack Library Exhibit Shelter Women Bare 'Soles' in Hackensack Library Exhibit
Shelter Women Bare 'Soles' in Hackensack Library Exhibit HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Bergen County-based non-profit organization that assists women and children who are victims of domestic violence is staging a special exhibit -- of shoes -- at the Hackensack library. Presented by the Center for Hope and Safety in Rochelle Park, "Baring Our Souls" is in its seventh year of placing hundreds of shoes decorated by women living in shelters on display to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October -- and in doing so providing a voice and art therapy for victims. The women decorate the shoes -- from children's sneakers to adult high heel…

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