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
Breaking News
Dealer Caught In Sting Had Several Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Ounces Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Dealer Caught In Sting Had Several Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Ounces Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Dealer Caught In Sting Had Several Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Ounces Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor
Dealer Caught In Sting Had Several Pounds Of Deadly Fentanyl, Ounces Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor An accused drug dealer snared in an undercover sting was carrying 4½ pounds of potentially-fatal fentanyl and 3½ ounces of cocaine when Bergen County narcotics detectives busted him, authorities said. Jose Restrepo-Velez, 49, of Roselle Park, was taken into custody after they stopped his car in Hackensack and found the drugs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, March 27. Restrepo-Velez had sold more than six ounces of fentanyl and cocaine to an undercover detective with his Narcotic Task Force earlier this month, the prosecutor said. He's been held in the Bergen Coun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta
Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta A 22-year-old driver from Hasbrouck Heights was ejected from his sedan in a nighttime rollover crash near the Fiesta on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge, authorities said. The victim was taking the Moonachie Avenue exit ramp off the southbound highway when his 1996 BMW sedan hit the curb, struck a 2022 Ford sedan and rolled at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. An ambulance from Holy Name Medical Center took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his leg and wrist that weren't considered life-threatening, Biamonte said. There was minor dama…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here
NJ Attorney General To Take Over Paterson Police Operations, Live Stream Link Here “There is no safety without trust,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing a state takeover of the day-to-day operations of the Paterson Police Department and plans to include mental health professionals in responses to barricaded individuals there and statewide. Experience has shown that both moves are absolutely necessary at the moment, the state’s top law enforcement officer said. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city,” Platkin said, speaking outside the Frank X. Graves Jr. Public Safety Complex on Broadway on March 27. “Under these ci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off A pickup truck slammed into a utility pole, snapping it from its base, at a busy Paramus intersection on Monday. The 57-year-old driver from Hillsdale declined medical attention after the Chevy Silverado rammed the pole, downing utility lines on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue and off the corner of Mill Run around 8:30 a.m. March 27, Police Sgt. Michael Pollaro said. He'd apparently become disoriented before the crash, the sergeant said. The driver refused medical attention following Monday morning's crash on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue.Boyd A. Loving Belfi's Towing rem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources
Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources UPDATE: A 75-year-old retired bank vice president from Closter who was struck by a drunk hit-and-run driver on a local street has died. Charges have been upgraded against the driver, a 36-year-old Ecuadorian national and father of four living in Hackensack. SEE: Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded ****** UPDATE: An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack who police said fled the scene after severely injuring a 75-year-old former bank vice president in Closter was drunk at the time, authorities said on Monday. Jesus T. Yunganaula Te…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan
Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan A 61-year-old Norwood man fell nearly 15 feet from a ladder while helping an Old Tappan homeowner remove a tree, authorities said. Authorities were trying to determine whether he and another man had permission to be on the property before the mishap on Dewolf Road around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26. The victim fell 12 to 15 feet while trying to cut off a portion of the tree, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. Norwood EMS and paramedics from Hackensack University Medical Center tended to him before Atlantic Health Care One flew him to HUMC. His condition couldn't immediately be dete…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
GOTCHA! Arrest Made In DWI Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75 GOTCHA! Arrest Made In DWI Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75 GOTCHA! Arrest Made In DWI Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75
Gotcha! Arrest Made In DWI Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75 UPDATE: A 75-year-old retired bank vice president from Closter who was struck by a drunk hit-and-run driver on a local street has died. Charges have been upgraded against the driver, a 36-year-old Ecuadorian national and father of four living in Hackensack. SEE: Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded ****** UPDATE: An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack who police said fled the scene after severely injuring a 75-year-old former bank vice president in Closter was drunk at the time, authorities said on Monday. Jesus T. Yunganaula T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit
Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit A law enforcement officer fired a shot and an NJ TRANSIT bus was involved in a crash during a pursuit in East Orange on Sunday, responders said. An SUV apparently was being pursued when it crashed and its three occupants bailed out at the intersection of Springdale and Arlington avenues near the Garden State Parkway overpass around noon on March 26. No serious injuries were immediately reported from the collision, which knocked the bus onto a resident's lawn. No one apparently was struck by gunfire. The trio vanished. Detectives work the scene of the crash and bailout following a purs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Overnight Fire In Fair Lawn Serves As Reminder About Chimney Safety Overnight Fire In Fair Lawn Serves As Reminder About Chimney Safety Overnight Fire In Fair Lawn Serves As Reminder About Chimney Safety
Overnight Fire In Fair Lawn Serves As Reminder About Chimney Safety A pre-dawn chimney fire doused by Fair Lawn's bravest serves as a critical public safety reminder. Fire from a chimney extended into the walls on the first floor of the Saddle River Road home shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Fire Chief Jake Mamo said. Mamo, who transmitted a general alarm, said firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze and opened the walls to check for any extension. No injuries were reported. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad, Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Police Department all assisted, the chief said. Mutual aid for coverage was provided by Elmwood Park and Saddle Br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208
SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 A driver and passenger were hospitalized following a late-night crash off Route 208. Their Nissan SUV slammed into a pole at Harristown Road just off the northbound highway in Glen Rock around 10 p.m. Saturday, March 26. The extent of their injuries couldn't immediately be determined, and there was no initial word on a possible cause. Glen Rock EMS took both to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. All Points Towing removed the SUV. Fair Lawn police assisted. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed the SUV folllowing the crash on northbo…

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