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
Regional Manhunt Launched In Palisades Park Sex Assaults Regional Manhunt Launched In Palisades Park Sex Assaults Regional Manhunt Launched In Palisades Park Sex Assaults
Regional Manhunt Launched In Palisades Park Sex Assaults 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 -- after each had gotten off buses. 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 inters…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
2 Plan Guilty Pleas In Edgewater High-Rise Home Invasion 2 Plan Guilty Pleas In Edgewater High-Rise Home Invasion 2 Plan Guilty Pleas In Edgewater High-Rise Home Invasion
2 Plan Guilty Pleas In Edgewater High-Rise Home Invasion EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Two defendants in a home invasion robbery and beating of developer Fred Daibes at his 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 receive favorable plea bargain terms if they give him up. Ramona Mercado-Vasquez, defense attorney Ron Bar-Nadav acknowledged the al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia Detective Nabs Pair In I.R.S. Scam Leonia Detective Nabs Pair In I.R.S. Scam Leonia Detective Nabs Pair In I.R.S. Scam
Leonia Detective Nabs Pair In I.R.S. Scam LEONIA, N.J. -- A borough police detective tracked down a pair of Indian nationals who authorities said stole more than $170,000 from 70 victims in 32 states through an I.R.S. scam. "In some cases, the victims lost their life savings," Police Chief Thomas P. Rowe told Daily Voice this afternoon. Detective Michael Jennings did the legwork that led to the arrests in Elizabeth of Akash Satish Patel, 32, and Nikita Natvarlal Patel, 25, both of the Iselin section of Woodbridge in Middlesex County, Rowe said. Nikita Patel was in the country on an expired visa, the chief noted. One of …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota police nab pair at bank in bogus check scheme Bogota police nab pair at bank in bogus check scheme Bogota police nab pair at bank in bogus check scheme
Bogota police nab pair at bank in bogus check scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Police yesterday arrested two of four women who they said tried to cash checks from the same stolen account at a local bank. “Two of them took off as our officers were arriving, but we got two others,” Detective Capt. James Sepp said. Police rushed to the Wells Fargo branch on Main Street after receiving a call from an employee just before 1:30 p.m., Sepp said. Detective Sgt. Jonathan Misskerg took Chastity Allen, 31 (above, left), and Raven Thomas, 24 (above, right), into custody moments later, with assistance from Sgt. Craig Lynch and Officer Devin Rivera. Bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Worker Falls To Death From Paterson Roof Worker Falls To Death From Paterson Roof Worker Falls To Death From Paterson Roof
Worker Falls To Death From Paterson Roof PATERSON -- A worker was killed after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a two-family house in Paterson this afternoon, responders said. City firefighters responded and OSHA was notified of the Bloomfield Avenue mishap just after 2 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Judge OKs more study time for Midland Park man charged with raping, killing ex-girlfriend Judge OKs more study time for Midland Park man charged with raping, killing ex-girlfriend Judge OKs more study time for Midland Park man charged with raping, killing ex-girlfriend
Judge OKs more study time for Midland Park man charged with raping, killing ex-girlfriend A Midland Park man who prosecutors say raped, sodomized and strangled his former girlfriend while their baby slept in a nearby bassinet at her parents’ Waldwick home will have more time in jail to prepare his defense. Defense attorney Aidan O’Connor asked a judge in Hackensack yesterday to order officials to give Mark J. Spatucci three hours a day three times a week in the jail library so that his client can review “extensive DVD evidence.” Superior Court Judge James J. Guida refused to sign an order but said he would contact jail officials to “see what can be worked out.” Spatucci, 24,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Your Community
Shirtless StrangerPrompts Edgewater School Lockdown Shirtless StrangerPrompts Edgewater School Lockdown Shirtless StrangerPrompts Edgewater School Lockdown
Shirtless StrangerPrompts Edgewater School Lockdown EDGEWATER, N.J. -- The Eleanor Van Gelder Elementary School was placed on lockdown today after a maintenance staff member spotted a shirtless man standing near a bush on the grounds. "He never approached anyone, never attempted to enter the school, then left without incident," Police Chief William Skidmore told Daily Voice this afternon. The man ran off as police responded around 11 a.m., the staffer told them, according to Schools Supt. Kerry Postma. "For safety reasons, the school went into lockdown mode and secured all outside doors," she said. Officers searched the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Police Arrest Bronx Pair In Stolen Check Scam Bogota Police Arrest Bronx Pair In Stolen Check Scam Bogota Police Arrest Bronx Pair In Stolen Check Scam
Bogota Police Arrest Bronx Pair In Stolen Check Scam BOGOTA -- Police yesterday arrested two of four women who they said tried to cash checks from the same stolen account at a local bank. "Two of them took off as our officers were arriving, but we got two others," Detective Capt. James Sepp told Daily Voice. Police rushed to the Wells Fargo branch on Main Street after receiving a call from an employee just before 1:30 p.m., Sepp said. Detective Sgt. Jonathan Misskerg took Chasity Allen, 31, and Raven Thomas, 24, into custody moments later, with assistance from Sgt. Craig Lynch and Officer Devin Rivera. Both were being held on $1…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Your Community
Grateful Doggies To Hold Adoption Fundraiser Grateful Doggies To Hold Adoption Fundraiser Grateful Doggies To Hold Adoption Fundraiser
Grateful Doggies To Hold Adoption Fundraiser FAIR LAWN: The John Rango Band and father/son duo Tony and Sean Trischka will perform at a fundraiser and adoption event in Fair Lawn this Sunday, Sept. 20, for the Grateful Doggies Canine Freedom Transport Company. Several local rescues, along with "many adoptable animals," will be at "Doggie Day at the Dutch House" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (24-07 Fair Lawn Ave.). Besides monetary donations, Grateful Doggies hopes to collect food, flea and tick collars, leashes, playpens and toys, among other items (see flyer, above). MORE INFO: Grateful Doggies Facebook / gratefuldoggie…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Your Community
Meet Cliffside Park Community Advisor John Mitchell Meet Cliffside Park Community Advisor John Mitchell Meet Cliffside Park Community Advisor John Mitchell
Meet Cliffside Park Community Advisor John Mitchell CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Whatever hat John Mitchell might be wearing at the moment you catch him -- former Bergen County freeholder, Daily Voice community advisor, Rotarian, Audobon Society member -- he's stumping. "When elected officials put politics before good government, they have it backwards. Good government makes for good politics," he says. Born and raised in the Bronx, Mitchell moved to North Jersey from Washington, D.C., with his wife in 1992 after working for Con Edison for more than 25 years. "We looked at many communities before we chose Cliffside Park," th…

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