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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Poor box stolen from Wyckoff church, school extensively damaged Poor box stolen from Wyckoff church, school extensively damaged Poor box stolen from Wyckoff church, school extensively damaged
Poor box stolen from Wyckoff church, school extensively damaged YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Wyckoff police were investigating separate crimes that apparently occurred the same day at a local church, where a free-standing poor box was stolen, and an elementary school that sustained nearly $10,000 in damage. An employee at St. Elizabeth Church of Hungary on Wyckoff Avenue reported the theft of the poor box from the lobby, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. The wooden box used to collect donations for those less fortunate ordinarily contains several hundred dollars when emptied, the chief said. As only Monday, extensive vandalism was discovered at the Eisenho…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Business partner surrenders to Englewood police in bust of local brothel Business partner surrenders to Englewood police in bust of local brothel Business partner surrenders to Englewood police in bust of local brothel
Business partner surrenders to Englewood police in bust of local brothel YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An alleged madam charged on Christmas Eve with operating a brothel at a rented house in Englewood — complete with surveillance cameras, financial records and washing machines and dryers to clean bed sheets and towels — had a business partner who surrendered to city police yesterday, authorities said this afternoon. Danny Yue, 46, of Flushing, Queens, has a history of similar arrests — in Elmwood Park (2013), Fair Lawn and Saddle Brook (both in 2008) and Bayonne (2003), a CLIFFVIEW PILOT corrections and court records check shows. Yue posted $30,000 bond and was rele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton insurance adjustor gets 32 months in federal prison for scamming NJ Turnpike Authority, insurance companies Clifton insurance adjustor gets 32 months in federal prison for scamming NJ Turnpike Authority, insurance companies Clifton insurance adjustor gets 32 months in federal prison for scamming NJ Turnpike Authority, insurance companies
Clifton insurance adjustor gets 32 months in federal prison for scamming NJ Turnpike Authority, insurance companies BEYOND BERGEN: The owner of a Clifton-based insurance adjusting company was sentenced today to 32 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the N.J. Turnpike Authority and various insurance companies of nearly $1 million. Robert Napolitano, the 55-year-old owner of Dawn to Dusk LLC, previously admitted defraud the NJTA and insurance companies through “false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said in a release this afternoon. Napolitano worked the con with 56-year-old Gerardo Blasi, also of Clifton, a Turnpike Authority…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Elmwood Park police bust Cresskill, Dumont drivers for heroin Elmwood Park police bust Cresskill, Dumont drivers for heroin Elmwood Park police bust Cresskill, Dumont drivers for heroin
Elmwood Park police bust Cresskill, Dumont drivers for heroin YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police charged two different men with having heroin in their cars following separate motor vehicle stops. Robert Vaccaro, 32, of Creskill was released without bail pending a Municipal Court hearing on charges of drug possession and careless driving after he was stopped just before 8 p.m. at Market Street and River Drive, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. A shor time earlier, they arrested 25-year-old John Ragosta of Dumont after stopping him in the area of East 53rd Street and finding eight bags of heroin, a bag of marijuana, a hypodermic syringe and …

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Fort Lee, NJ
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6 years in fed pen for former Fort Lee ringleader of Bergen-based illegal driver’s license mill 6 years in fed pen for former Fort Lee ringleader of Bergen-based illegal driver’s license mill 6 years in fed pen for former Fort Lee ringleader of Bergen-based illegal driver’s license mill
6 years in fed pen for former Fort Lee ringleader of Bergen-based illegal driver’s license mill YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Fort Lee man who ran a nationwide ring out of Bergen County that fraudulently obtained driver’s licenses for illegal aliens and other ineligible people was sentenced today to six years in federal prison. Young-Kyu Park, 58, headed an operation that illegally obtained driver’s licenses genuinely issued by New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Nevada, and elsewhere by acquiring, creating and counterfeiting a variety of documents for sale to customers. Ring members also escorted customers to various state motor vehicle agencies and coached them through obtaining th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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‘Unimaginable tragedy': New Milford boy, 7, killed in school accident ‘Unimaginable tragedy': New Milford boy, 7, killed in school accident ‘Unimaginable tragedy': New Milford boy, 7, killed in school accident
‘Unimaginable tragedy': New Milford boy, 7, killed in school accident DETECTIVE LT. FRANK RAMACI WRITES: It is with tremendous sorrow, I must notify you of an unimaginable tragedy that occurred at our elementary school last night. On Wednesday evening, at approximately 6:30 p.m., an indoor soccer practice was commencing at the Berkley Street Elementary school in New Milford. At the time, several parents and children had just entered the gymnasium. According to witness statements, 7 year old Brenden Jordan (a New Milford resident and student of Gibbs Elementary school on the North end of town) was playing with a soccer ball and then approached a fold down lu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Former Englewood phenom Sean Banks arrested — again — after getting probation for assaulting girlfriend Former Englewood phenom Sean Banks arrested — again — after getting probation for assaulting girlfriend Former Englewood phenom Sean Banks arrested — again — after getting probation for assaulting girlfriend
Former Englewood phenom Sean Banks arrested — again — after getting probation for assaulting girlfriend YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The revolving door of justice continues to spin for former Englewood basketball star-turned-career criminal Sean Banks, who was arrested again last night — a little over three weeks after he left a Hackensack courtroom with probation for assaulting his girlfriend. Banks, who turns 30 later this month, has been arrested, jailed and bailed no fewer than a dozen times the past year, records show. He’s ducked police at times before being caught and brought to court and violated restraining orders while outstanding charges continue to pile up. Sean Banks (MUGSHOT: Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Bergen SPCA rescues 6 dogs left in freezing cold, issues warnings Bergen SPCA rescues 6 dogs left in freezing cold, issues warnings Bergen SPCA rescues 6 dogs left in freezing cold, issues warnings
Bergen SPCA rescues 6 dogs left in freezing cold, issues warnings PUBLIC SAFETY: The phrase “not fit for man nor beast” wasn’t a cliche when the temperature hit 6 degrees just before sunup this morning — with a wind chill at 15-below — said animal safety officers who urged citizens to take heed. PHOTOS: Courtesy BERGEN SPCA Investigators from the Bergen County SPCA have rescued no fewer than six dogs left in the cold the past two days and were pursuing possible complaints against their owners. With freezing temperatures expected to continue at least until the end of next week, they’re expecting more cases. “Animals are susceptible to frostbite an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack police charge ‘taxi cab bandit’ with knifepoint CVS robbery Hackensack police charge ‘taxi cab bandit’ with knifepoint CVS robbery Hackensack police charge ‘taxi cab bandit’ with knifepoint CVS robbery
Hackensack police charge ‘taxi cab bandit’ with knifepoint CVS robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police today charged a man dubbed the taxi cab bandit with the New Year’s Eve robbery of a CVS following his arrest yesterday by Elmwood Park and South Hackensack police for a bank robbery, a Route 46 motel holdup and two botched attempts of local fast-food restaurants. The new charges boost the bail for Gregory Morehouse, 31, of Clifton, to a combined $850,000. Morehouse wore the same dark, hooded sweatshirt with white inner lining in the CVS afternoon holdup as he did more than two hours later when he robbed a Chase branch in Elmwood Park of $500 after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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South Hackensack police nail two with stolen car, drugs South Hackensack police nail two with stolen car, drugs South Hackensack police nail two with stolen car, drugs
South Hackensack police nail two with stolen car, drugs ​YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paterson couple were carrying drugs when they were nabbed in a stolen car last night, South Hackensack police said. Zachary Hill, 52, and Amy Reyes, 37, were being held on $20,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail after being arrested on westbound Route 46. Both are chared with possession of stolen property. Hill, meanwhile, was charged with possession of crack and heroin, while Reyes was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle. In addition to the South Hackensack charges, Hill was wanted by the Passaic County Sheriff’s department for non-payment of…

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