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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police graduate first class with 3 relatives of 9/11 victims Port Authority police graduate first class with 3 relatives of 9/11 victims Port Authority police graduate first class with 3 relatives of 9/11 victims
Port Authority police graduate first class with 3 relatives of 9/11 victims SHOUT OUTS: The Port Authority Police Department today graduated its first class to include three relatives of officers killed on 9/11 in the World Trade Center attack. Officers Jennifer Morrone, Liam Huczko and Patrick Gorman were among 249 officers in the PAPD’s 113th class to be graduated during ceremonies in Elizabeth. Gorman’s and Huczko’s fathers were Port Authority officers. Morrone’s cousin, Fred Morrone, was the PAPD superintendent when America was attacked. “This is the first class to have three family members, referred to by the PAPD as ‘legacies,’ of WTC victims,” the author…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
4 Fort Lee police officers promoted to sergeant, 3 become detectives 4 Fort Lee police officers promoted to sergeant, 3 become detectives 4 Fort Lee police officers promoted to sergeant, 3 become detectives
4 Fort Lee police officers promoted to sergeant, 3 become detectives SHOUT OUTS: Four Fort Lee police officers were promoted to sergeant yesterday to fill vacancies created by promotions last month. Three others were assigned to the detective bureau and awarded gold shields. SERGEANTS Michael Ferraro is a 9-year veteran of the Fort Lee Police Department. He is finishing his Bachelor’s degree at Montclair State University. He is a member of the Honor Guard. This year he completed his training in crime mapping and analysis as part of the department’s efforts to transition to Data Led Policing. His badge was pinned on by his father, retired Fort Lee Police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
249 new Port Authority Police officers graduating today 249 new Port Authority Police officers graduating today 249 new Port Authority Police officers graduating today
249 new Port Authority Police officers graduating today SHOUT OUTS: The Port Authority Police Department graduates 249 police officers this morning, its 113th class, during ceremonies in Elizabeth. Welcoming them at the Dunn Sports Center are Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye, Deputy Executive Director Deb Gramiccioni, Chief Security Officer Joseph Dunne and PAPD Superintendent Michael Fedorko. The new class brings the PAPD to nearly 1,800 officers. The recruits will began a rigorous 26-week program at the academy at the Port Authority Technical Center in Jersey City. The course of study includes New York and New Jersey law, polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
NYC employee who owes $16,000 in tolls arrested at Holland Tunnel NYC employee who owes $16,000 in tolls arrested at Holland Tunnel NYC employee who owes $16,000 in tolls arrested at Holland Tunnel
NYC employee who owes $16,000 in tolls arrested at Holland Tunnel BEYOND BERGEN: A City of New York employee who took off on foot after she was stopped at the Holland Tunnel this morning owes a whopping $16,000 in unpaid tolls, Port Authority police said. Officer John Defillipo was monitoring the traffic flow at the toll plaza when he spotted a 2007 Dodge with an expired registration tag in the E-ZPass lane, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. After stopping the driver — 31-year-old Cherisse McDonald of East Orange — Defillipo quickly discovered the unpaid fees. When he told her she was under arrest, McDonald tried running but was quickly grabbed,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bicyclist struck, seriously injured in Ho-Ho-Kus Bicyclist struck, seriously injured in Ho-Ho-Kus Bicyclist struck, seriously injured in Ho-Ho-Kus
Bicyclist struck, seriously injured in Ho-Ho-Kus ONLY ON CVP: A bicyclist was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with traumatic injuries after being struck by a car in Ho-Ho-Kus this evening. The southbound cyclist was struck by a four-door Mercedes turning into a residential driveway in the 100 block of Sherdan Avenue just before 5:15 p.m. Ho-Ho-Kus police and EMS workers responded. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent BOYD A. LOVING    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield man raped woman while she slept, authorities charge Garfield man raped woman while she slept, authorities charge Garfield man raped woman while she slept, authorities charge
Garfield man raped woman while she slept, authorities charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Garfield man raped a woman while she slept in his apartment after the two socialized together earlier that night, authorities charged. Adam Niemira, 27, was arrested yesterday after the 26-year-old woman went to police, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. The victim told them she awoke at Niemira’s second-floor Woods Street apartment to find him “engaging her in sexual intercourse,” Molinelli said. “The victim struggled briefly…before leaving the residence and returning home,” he said. She called Garfield police, who notified Molin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police issue photo of ‘nervous’ robber who left Glen Rock, Fair Lawn banks empty-handed Police issue photo of ‘nervous’ robber who left Glen Rock, Fair Lawn banks empty-handed Police issue photo of ‘nervous’ robber who left Glen Rock, Fair Lawn banks empty-handed
Police issue photo of ‘nervous’ robber who left Glen Rock, Fair Lawn banks empty-handed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities tonight distributed a surveillance image of a would-be robber who left banks in Glen Rock and Fair Lawn empty-handed within minutes of one another. He had a female getaway driver, they said. The first attempt occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the Boiling Springs Bank on Rock Road, where the man initially spoke of  needing money before getting spooked and leaving, police said. He was described as black, about 6-foot-2 and barely 200 pounds, wearing a white untucked dress shirt with epaulettes and a badge holder, dark pants and a baseball cap — possibly wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
17,000 red light camera tickets dismissed 17,000 red light camera tickets dismissed 17,000 red light camera tickets dismissed
17,000 red light camera tickets dismissed SHOUT OUT: Nearly 17,000 tickets generated by red light cameras in New Jersey are being dismissed because of a tech glitch. The state Judiciary has directed local courts to toss out the summonses because the drivers allegedly caught by the cameras weren’t notified within the required 90 days. The cameras are coming up for renewal in December — the opportunity, their most vocal opponent says, for ripping them out. “This wasn’t 5 or 10 or even a couple of hundred instances – this total breakdown affected almost 17,000 motorists,” state Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties indicted in fraud scheme Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties indicted in fraud scheme Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties indicted in fraud scheme
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties indicted in fraud scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal grand jury indicted a Glen Rock man with reputed mob ties and a disbarred attorney from Westchester on charges of conning 15 victims out of $3 million by pretending to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and the “flipping” of a chunk of real estate in Matawan, among other bogus ventures that authorities said drained victims’ life savings. Paul Mancuso, 46, and 52-year-old Pasquale “Pat” Stiso of West Harrison, N.Y., were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that Macuso still hasn’t paid, the ind…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield, CT
Breaking News
Western NJ Turnpike spur reopened after truck overturns Western NJ Turnpike spur reopened after truck overturns Western NJ Turnpike spur reopened after truck overturns
Western NJ Turnpike spur reopened after truck overturns YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The western spur of the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield was reopened around 2:30 this afternoon, roughly 2½ hours after a truck overturned, trapping its driver and spilling fuel across the roadway. The noontime crash occurred at milepost 115.7, New Jersey State Police said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS  

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