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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Year passes since unsolved hit and run injures Washington Township officer Year passes since unsolved hit and run injures Washington Township officer Year passes since unsolved hit and run injures Washington Township officer
Year passes since unsolved hit and run injures Washington Township officer UPDATE: Despite a $10,000 reward, a year has passed with no breaks in the case of a Washington Township police officer who was knocked down by a speeding SUV on a dark street. Officer Heather Castronova’s anniversary of sorts went largely unnoticed, in large part because of the recent tragedies that befell Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell, killed by a tractor-trailer driver while on a radar enforcement detail, and Jersey City rookie Officer Melvin Santiago, who was murdered by a mad gunman. Both deaths came nearly three months after a drunk driver critically injured Bergen Coun…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia residents not fooled by CVS phone scam Leonia residents not fooled by CVS phone scam Leonia residents not fooled by CVS phone scam
Leonia residents not fooled by CVS phone scam PUBLIC SAFETY: Leonia police are investigating a phone scam in which someone calls CVS customers claiming to be a technician and promising to make it easier to get medications — in return for personal information. A Prospect Street resident reported receiving two calls with the ID number of the local CVS. One was from a woman who identified herself as “Janet,” she said. When her husband called the pharmacy they said they didn’t have anyone there by that name, the resident said. Police Chief Thomas Rowe said his detectives are looking into it. There seemingly is no end to the calls tha…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff Saudino: Setting the record straight on armored car purchase Bergen Sheriff Saudino: Setting the record straight on armored car purchase Bergen Sheriff Saudino: Setting the record straight on armored car purchase
Bergen Sheriff Saudino: Setting the record straight on armored car purchase THE SHERIFF WRITES: While there have been some concerns raised recently regarding my Office’s plan to acquire an armored truck, I wish to avoid fueling the political rhetoric and will instead simply present the facts. FACT: The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office long had an armored truck which served important albeit limited uses. That truck has since been retired due to its age, and we are now attempting to acquire a replacement at no cost to the taxpayer. This opportunity represents a substantial savings. For reference, the County Executive in 2011 reportedly spent $750,000 to purchase a simi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly police seek help finding Israeli national in home invasion, stun gun attack Tenafly police seek help finding Israeli national in home invasion, stun gun attack Tenafly police seek help finding Israeli national in home invasion, stun gun attack
Tenafly police seek help finding Israeli national in home invasion, stun gun attack HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Tenafly police released a photo of a 64-year-old Israeli citizen who they said assaulted his former business partner after breaking into his home carrying a stun gun. The victim called police just before 10 p.m. Sunday, saying that Avigdor Eldan broke into the Roberts Court home through a back door and assaulted him. He then took off on foot, the homeowner said. Avigdor Eldan (Courtesy TENAFLY PD) The victim, 44, was treated at a local hospital with injuries that , Capt. Michael deMoncada said weren’t life-threatening. Meanwhile, police obtained an arrest war…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood husband, wife among new Bergen County Police officers Westwood husband, wife among new Bergen County Police officers Westwood husband, wife among new Bergen County Police officers
Westwood husband, wife among new Bergen County Police officers SHOUT OUTS: A Westwood husband and wife will both be sworn in tonight as Bergen County Police Department officers. Wendy and Christopher Tinio both served in the U.S. Marines before settling in his native New Jersey following honorable discharges two years ago. Christopher Tinio, 25 (Badge #308), was born in Jersey City and was graduated from Dickinson High School. He enlisted a year later. A motor transportation operator, he completed a tour of Afghanistan in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Wendy, Christopher Tinio After leaving the Marines in 2012, he worked at Immi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Shoplifting couple charged with attacking Wyckoff store manager Shoplifting couple charged with attacking Wyckoff store manager Shoplifting couple charged with attacking Wyckoff store manager
Shoplifting couple charged with attacking Wyckoff store manager YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The theft of $700 worth of razor blades turned into a violent robbery when a married couple grabbed a Wyckoff store manager who was chasing them, then beat and dragged him across the sidewalk, police said. The manager was attacked after he a security officer confronted Robert S. Paulter, 30, and 28-year-old Jennifer Chen outside the Stop & Shop in the Boulder Run Shopping Center, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said this afternoon. The Kearny couple had fled with $700 worth of shoplifted razor blades, the chief said. After Chen knocked the manager to the gr…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield surfer charged with sucker-punching pedestrian pleads guilty to escape in Secaucus Bergenfield surfer charged with sucker-punching pedestrian pleads guilty to escape in Secaucus Bergenfield surfer charged with sucker-punching pedestrian pleads guilty to escape in Secaucus
Bergenfield surfer charged with sucker-punching pedestrian pleads guilty to escape in Secaucus UPDATE: A Bergenfield who authorities said they have on cellphone video sucker-punching a bartender in the face in Hell’s Kitchen pleaded guilty this morning to trying to run from police, Secaucus Municipal Court officials confirmed. Corey Pohan, 32, got credit for time served and must pay a $256 fine for hopping out of a Manhattan detectives’ car at the New Jersey Turnpike 16E/18E toll plaza as they were returning him to the city for questioning two weeks ago. A trooper found him hiding on the roof of the toll plaza, State Police said. A day earlier, authorities said, Pohan punched 49-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey crash sends mom, 2 children to hospital Ramsey crash sends mom, 2 children to hospital Ramsey crash sends mom, 2 children to hospital
Ramsey crash sends mom, 2 children to hospital ONLY ON CVP: A crash in Ramsey this morning sent a female driver and two children in the back seat to Hackensack University Medical Center. The woman’s Volkswagen Jetta broadsided a Honda Civic at the intersection of Lake Street and East Crescent Avenue around 10:30 a.m. The other driver wasn’t injured. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. Ramsey police and EMS responded. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Stroller with girl, 2, rolls onto NYC subway tracks Stroller with girl, 2, rolls onto NYC subway tracks Stroller with girl, 2, rolls onto NYC subway tracks
Stroller with girl, 2, rolls onto NYC subway tracks BEYOND BERGEN: A stroller carrying a 2-year-old girl rolled onto the tracks in a Queens subway station after the child’s mother turned away for a moment, CBS 2 is reporting. The 39-year-old mother was throwing a bottle into a trash can when the stroller rolled, according to CBS 2’s John Slattery. A few good Samaritans followed after the woman jumped onto the tracks, spraining her ankle, while MTA workers with flashlights stopped the eastbound E train from pullinginto the station at Jamaica Center-Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue. The child was OK, except for some bruises on her face,…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey police say Mahwah man masturbated in one store, took lewd pics in another Ramsey police say Mahwah man masturbated in one store, took lewd pics in another Ramsey police say Mahwah man masturbated in one store, took lewd pics in another
Ramsey police say Mahwah man masturbated in one store, took lewd pics in another YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Mahwah man masturbated in the women’s intimate clothing section of one Ramsey department store and took “inappropriate” cellphone pics of females at another, authorities said this morning. Ramsey police responding to a call from Kohl’s on Saturday afternoon reviewed store surveillance video and arrested 20-year-old Matthew Widner on lewdness charges for “masturbating in the vicinity of both women and children,” Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. They also reviewed video of another case of inappropriate conduct, this one from July 4 at the T.J. Maxx in the Interstate…

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