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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Man Charged In Auto Repair Invoice Scam Palisades Park Man Charged In Auto Repair Invoice Scam Palisades Park Man Charged In Auto Repair Invoice Scam
Palisades Park Man Charged In Auto Repair Invoice Scam PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- Bergen County authorities charged a Palisades Park auto repair shop operator arrested in a drug sweep last week with scamming insurance companies using software that generated bogus invoices for unwarranted work. Dong Seok, 30, sent 10 dummy invoices to Allstate Insurance in May, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Seok, who owns King’s Auto Body, also sent letters to the insurer "in which he reported that he had utilized a new 'waterborne' paint line/system to complete repairs to several automobiles," the prosecutor said. "…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus police say Clifton man abducted mall patrons for money, Red Bull Paramus police say Clifton man abducted mall patrons for money, Red Bull Paramus police say Clifton man abducted mall patrons for money, Red Bull
Paramus police say Clifton man abducted mall patrons for money, Red Bull YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police arrested a Clifton man who they said abducted people in separate incidents at local malls to get money — and Red Bull. Eddie J. Johnson, 27, was being held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on kidnapping and robbery charges. Johnson first approached a woman in the parking lot of Blink Fitness at the Outlets at Bergen Town Center on Feb. 15 and asked her for money, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. When she refused, he “forced the victim to drive him in her vehicle to an ATM to withdraw funds,” Guidetti said. “The victim purposely…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Closter Native Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Closter Native Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Closter Native
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Closter Native CLOSTER, N.J. -- She loved guitars and muscle cars and dedicated herself to helping others, and when news spread that Closter native Kristine Zutell died suddenly at her Dumont home, many were heartbroken and stunned. They included Stephen Gibb, the son of Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. "I am so deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend Kristine Zutell," he wrote on Facebook. "She was such a passionate fan of the music she loved and one of my biggest supporters. Such a generous person." Zutell, 43, who previously had heart problems, worked for the Bergen County S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Dumont Woman Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Dumont Woman Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Dumont Woman
Shock, Sadness Follow Sudden Death Of Popular Dumont Woman DUMONT, N.J. -- She loved guitars and muscle cars and dedicated herself to helping others, and when news spread that Closter native Kristine Zutell died suddenly at her Dumont home, many were as heartbroken as they were stunned. They included Stephen Gibb, the son of Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. "I am so deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend Kristine Zutell," he wrote on Facebook. "She was such a passionate fan of the music she loved and one of my biggest supporters. Such a generous person." Zutell, 43, who previously had heart problems, worked for the Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police: Robber Abducted Mall Shoppers For Cash, Red Bull Paramus Police: Robber Abducted Mall Shoppers For Cash, Red Bull Paramus Police: Robber Abducted Mall Shoppers For Cash, Red Bull
Paramus Police: Robber Abducted Mall Shoppers For Cash, Red Bull PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus police arrested a Clifton man who they said abducted people in separate incidents at local malls to get money -- and Red Bull. Eddie J. Johnson, 27, was being held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on kidnapping and robbery charges. Johnson first approached a woman in the parking lot of Blink Fitness at the Outlets at Bergen Town Center on Feb. 15 and asked her for money, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. When she refused, he "forced the victim to drive him in her vehicle to an ATM to withdraw funds," Guidetti said. "The victim purp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Your Community
Wallington School Dropoff Zones Working, Police Chief Says Wallington School Dropoff Zones Working, Police Chief Says Wallington School Dropoff Zones Working, Police Chief Says
Wallington School Dropoff Zones Working, Police Chief Says WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A campaign to get parents to use dropoff and pickup zones at borough schools is succeeding -- in large part due to communication among drivers, neighbors and authorities, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said. "We're still writing tickets for the worst violators," Imbruglia told Daily Voice. "But the problems have definitely lessened." "The schools are older now," he said. "No one could have had the foresight when they were built to foresee the congestion and the effect on residential neighborhoods." Over time, more parents began p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Two taking guilty pleas in Edgewater luxury high-rise robbery Two taking guilty pleas in Edgewater luxury high-rise robbery Two taking guilty pleas in Edgewater luxury high-rise robbery
Two taking guilty pleas in Edgewater luxury high-rise robbery TOP PHOTOS (from left): Fred Daibes, Ramona Mercado-Vasquez, Adonis Sepulveda (PHOTOS / STORY: Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Two defendants in a home invasion robbery and beating of developer Fred Daibes at his Edgewater high-rise plan to plead guilty Thursday in exchange for reduced prison terms, Daily Voice has learned. A prosecutor today also disclosed the existence of a fifth participant that he’s pressing the others to identify. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor David Calviello told Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian in Hackensack that any or all of the four can recei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities seek help finding assailant in Palisades Park sex attacks Authorities seek help finding assailant in Palisades Park sex attacks Authorities seek help finding assailant in Palisades Park sex attacks
Authorities seek help finding assailant in Palisades Park sex attacks HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Palisades Park police and Bergen County authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who they said molested one woman on a local street and threw another down, reaching under her skirt and grabbing her private area. They described him as Hispanic, with a medium build, about 30-35 years old, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, with light brown skin and a round face. In both cases, the victims had gotten off a No. 166 NJ Transit bus that runs north on Broad Avenue. The first incident occurred around 9 p.m. last Tuesday, Sept. 8, near the intersection of Broad …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield crossing guard, 60, critical, driver, 63, charged Bergenfield crossing guard, 60, critical, driver, 63, charged Bergenfield crossing guard, 60, critical, driver, 63, charged
Bergenfield crossing guard, 60, critical, driver, 63, charged UPDATE: A borough crossing guard remained in critical condition tonight after being struck by a vehicle this morning outside a local synagogue as worshippers were attending Rosh Hashanah services. Jo-Ann Hans, 60, of Bergenfield was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck around 8 a.m. outside Congregation Beth Abraham at New Bridge Road and Thames Boulevard, Police Chief Cathy Madalone said. “Officers were on scene and rendered aid immediately,” Madalone said. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corp and paramedics responded, the chief said. Police issued thr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Crossing Guard Critical, Driver Charged Bergenfield Crossing Guard Critical, Driver Charged Bergenfield Crossing Guard Critical, Driver Charged
Bergenfield Crossing Guard Critical, Driver Charged BERGENFIELD -- A borough crossing guard remained in critical condition tonight after being struck by a vehicle this morning outside a local synagogue as worshippers were attending Rosh Hashanah services. Jo-Ann Hans, 60, of Bergenfield was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck around 8 a.m. outside Congregation Beth Abraham at New Bridge Road and Thames Boulevard, Police Chief Cathy Madalone said. "Officers were on scene and rendered aid immediately," Madalone said. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corp and paramedics responded, the chief said. Polic…

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