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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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack restaurant worker charged with sexually abusing girl for 5 years Hackensack restaurant worker charged with sexually abusing girl for 5 years Hackensack restaurant worker charged with sexually abusing girl for 5 years
Hackensack restaurant worker charged with sexually abusing girl for 5 years YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack restaurant worker sexually abused a local girl beginning when she was six and continuing until she was 11, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in announcing his arrest. Olayo F. Matamoros-Anazco, 53, was being held on $200,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with four counts of sexual assault and one of child endangerment. The girl, now 13, “recently disclosed to a school guidance counselor what had occurred,” Molinelli said. School officials notified Hackensack police, who contacted the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. During…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Probation for Texas man caught with six guns in Edgewater Probation for Texas man caught with six guns in Edgewater Probation for Texas man caught with six guns in Edgewater
Probation for Texas man caught with six guns in Edgewater YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County prosecutor said he couldn’t discuss why an Ecuadoran immigrant from Texas was able to avoid prison for attempted gun trafficking earlier today. Dustin Robalino-Arcos, a 36-year-old personal trainer who authorities said had six illegal guns in his car and apartment, pleaded guilty to single counts of illegal handgun possession and maintaining a drug production facility. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to five years of probation to be served in Texas. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor James Santulli said the decision was influenced by “extenuating …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack plumber’s assistant sexually abused girl for 4 years, prosecutor charges Hackensack plumber’s assistant sexually abused girl for 4 years, prosecutor charges Hackensack plumber’s assistant sexually abused girl for 4 years, prosecutor charges
Hackensack plumber’s assistant sexually abused girl for 4 years, prosecutor charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A plumber’s assistant from Hackensack sexually abused a girl for four years, beginning when she was 11, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in announcing his arrest. Marco A. Gonzalez-Calle, 31, was being held on $200,000 bail on charge of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Hackensack polie arrested Gonzalez-Calle after the girl, now 16, told officials at Hackensack High School, Molinelli said tonight. School officials notified city police, who contacted the SVU and the …

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Defendant in tweezer stabbing stole $25G in jewelry from elderly Fort Lee woman, police charge Defendant in tweezer stabbing stole $25G in jewelry from elderly Fort Lee woman, police charge Defendant in tweezer stabbing stole $25G in jewelry from elderly Fort Lee woman, police charge
Defendant in tweezer stabbing stole $25G in jewelry from elderly Fort Lee woman, police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood woman arrested last month on charges of repeatedly stabbing a former friend with a large pair of tweezers was charged by Fort Lee police with stealing $25,000 worth of jewelry from an elderly resident while working as her full-time home health aide. And authorities believe there’s more. Records show that 23-year-old Chelsea Dias made 20 sales of high-end stolen merchandise to an Englewood jeweler between November 2013 and last June, Detective Capt. Stanley Zon said this afternoon. Relatives of the elderly Palisade Avenue victim identified much of the…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes man avoids prison in DWI crash that severely injured Wyckoff passenger Franklin Lakes man avoids prison in DWI crash that severely injured Wyckoff passenger Franklin Lakes man avoids prison in DWI crash that severely injured Wyckoff passenger
Franklin Lakes man avoids prison in DWI crash that severely injured Wyckoff passenger YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Over the objections of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, a judge in Hackensack today sentenced a Franklin Lakes man to five years of probation and other conditions after he pleaded guilty to a drunk-driving crash that seriously injured his passenger. Jason Caulfield, 23, is “trying to get his life back together,” Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said in rejecting a request to send him to the county jail for 364 days. Prison would be a hardship, the judge said, adding: “I don’t want to interrupt his schedule of medication.” Along with pro…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Lodi man had sex with Garfield girl, 12, authorities charge Lodi man had sex with Garfield girl, 12, authorities charge Lodi man had sex with Garfield girl, 12, authorities charge
Lodi man had sex with Garfield girl, 12, authorities charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man had sex with a Garfield girl when she was 12 years old, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon in announcing his arrest. Jose A. Acosta, 31, was taken into custody after the girl, now 16, told her mother, Molinelli said. Her parents went to Garfield police, who notified the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. During a subsequent interview, the girl “provided specific details regarding what had occurred,” Molinelli said. Acosta, who the prosecutor said is single and self-employed, remained held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen Count…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
3 years in federal prison for ex-Jersey City cop who stole half-million cigarettes 3 years in federal prison for ex-Jersey City cop who stole half-million cigarettes 3 years in federal prison for ex-Jersey City cop who stole half-million cigarettes
3 years in federal prison for ex-Jersey City cop who stole half-million cigarettes BEYOND BERGEN: A federal judge today sentenced a former Jersey City police officer to 36 months in prison for stealing more than half a million cigarettes from a trailer and extorting $20,000 from a drug courier who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. Mario Rodriguez, 40, of Jersey City previously pleaded guilty to cargo theft and conspiracy in U.S. District Court in Trenton. Rodriguez admitted driving to a warehouse in Secaucus in July 2013, using bolt cutters to break into a trailer and swiping 50 cases containing the cigarettes, along with six television sets. What he didn’t kn…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Two more traffic stop drug arrests for Elmwood Park police Two more traffic stop drug arrests for Elmwood Park police Two more traffic stop drug arrests for Elmwood Park police
Two more traffic stop drug arrests for Elmwood Park police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police continued their anti-drug campaign with two more arrests of motorists last night. Heather Johnson, 29, of New Milford was released with a court date after officers found her carrying eight bags of heroin during an 8 p.m. stop in the area of Broadway and East 54th Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Three hours later, 19-year-old Shakail Daring was charged with marijuana possession and issued several motor vehicle summonses after a stop in the area of Boulevard and Elmwood Terrace, the chief said. The drug arrests have continued at a bri…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook police arrest sisters for prostitution as phones keep ringing Saddle Brook police arrest sisters for prostitution as phones keep ringing Saddle Brook police arrest sisters for prostitution as phones keep ringing
Saddle Brook police arrest sisters for prostitution as phones keep ringing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five cellphones carried by two sisters kept ringing — apparently with calls from customers — while they were being processed on prostitution charges, Saddle Brook police said. Detectives arrested Claudia and Emilia Souza of Newark at the Holiday Inn on Pehle Avenue after finding them advertising “massage and other services” on Backpage.com and making an undercover appointment, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. “The ad gave a telephone number and, if called, the girls would tell the caller to meet them at a particular hotel,” Kugler said. “When customers arrived in t…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Search for distraught woman ends at Fair Lawn hotel Search for distraught woman ends at Fair Lawn hotel Search for distraught woman ends at Fair Lawn hotel
Search for distraught woman ends at Fair Lawn hotel ONLY ON CVP: An emotionally distraught woman who ran from a Fair Lawn restaurant into the frigid cold threatening to kill herself tonight was found safe in the bathroom of a nearby hotel, said authorities who were mounting a full-scale search. The South Jersey woman had run from her boyfriend into the frigid cold from the River Palm Terrace restaurant around 6:30 p.m, said rescuers, who set up a command post at the Arcola Country Club on Paramus Road. Firefighters, a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit and an OEM team were joining police from Fair Lawn and Paramus in the search, and State Po…

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