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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Charged With Kidnapping, Threatening Fort Lee High-Rise Employee: Police Fort Lee police arrested a Paterson man who they said pulled a knife on an employee at a local high-rise. What Irvin Sams, 37, was irritated over wasn’t immediately clear. Officers had been looking for him after a citizen reported being stopped by a driver who asked for directions to the nearest hospital while a back-seat passenger held a knife to his throat shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, Capt. Edward Young said. The passenger shouted at the driver at that point and they sped off, the citizen told police. Officers were searching for the vehicle when a call came in from the sec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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JEWELRY HEIST: Second-Story Man With Ladder, Lookout Breaks Window At Hartgers In Wyckoff JEWELRY HEIST: Second-Story Man With Ladder, Lookout Breaks Window At Hartgers In Wyckoff JEWELRY HEIST: Second-Story Man With Ladder, Lookout Breaks Window At Hartgers In Wyckoff
Jewelry Heist: Second-Story Man With Ladder, Lookout Breaks Window At Hartgers In Wyckoff Wyckoff police were awaiting a list of bling stolen by burglars who broke into Hartgers Jewelers over the weekend. Security cameras show one of the burglars entering the Wyckoff Avenue store by climbing a ladder and breaking a window while the other remained outside as an apparent lookout around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, March 4, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Responding Officer Kyle Scherm found the broken window with the ladder beneath it, the lieutenant said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence after officers found no one inside. “ The owner reporte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Near Meadowlands Sends Driver To Hospital SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Near Meadowlands Sends Driver To Hospital SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Near Meadowlands Sends Driver To Hospital
SEE Anything? Hit-Run Near Meadowlands Sends Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized following a hit-and-run collision near the Meadowlands, authorities said. The 41-year-old Bloomfield resident told East Rutherford police was headed south on Route 120 when the crash around 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. The woman told the responding officers that a white Jeep with the front bumper hanging off suddenly cut in front of her 2017 Hyundai Sonata, the captain said. She said she stopped short and "attempted to maneuver to avoid contact, but the other vehicle intentionally slammed into her vehicle, causing it to spin out of control…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG
Boonton Police Captain Stole Personnel, IA Files From HQ, Stashed Them At Shore, In Edison: AG A town of Boonton police veteran who claimed he’d been harassed because of his role as a union negotiator was captured on surveillance video stealing his own internal affairs records along with computer drives containing department data, state authorities charged. Capt. Stephen Jones, 42, of Toms River, was his department’s officer-in-charge when he removed at least five computer towers, “three of which contained police information, including files on internal affairs matters,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Wednesday, March 8. Jones also stole his own personnel and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase A driver from Albany tried to outrun detectives in a stolen car but was seized near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Narcotic Task Force detectives got wind on Tuesday, March 7 that a BMW 550 that had just been stolen during a burglary in Maplewood was headed their way. They tried stopping the driver, John Leroy Johnson, 38, in Englewood, the prosecutor said, but he kept going, apparently bound for the bridge. He “eventually pulled over and surrendered in Fort Lee,” Musella said. Johnson remained held Wednesday in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust
Gotcha! Detectives Nab Homeless 'Escapee' Who Fled Paterson Police HQ After Minor Drug Bust UPDATE: A homeless man who fled Paterson police custody even though he was about to be released now finds himself jailed on an escape charge after being captured by detectives. Justin Ranko, 22, wasn’t exactly on the crime-fighting priority list in Paterson, where authorities and citizens have been dealing with shootings on both sides of the law lately. He was being processed for a minor drug bust when he bolted from the cellblock area of Paterson police headquarters on Feb. 16. Ranko managed to remain free for nearly three weeks before narcotics investigators from the Passaic County Pros…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames A driver refused medical attention for a hand injury following a fiery crash that jammed a busy stretch of Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights. A Dodge Neon caught fire after colliding with a Toyota Camry at the jughandle in front of the White Castle shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Borough firefighters doused the flames and the Neon was towed. Witnesses said the Camry driver ran the light at the jughandle and T-boned the southbound Neon into the northbound lane. Borough police said they're investigating. They handled traffic control and summoned the state Department of Transportation b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD
Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Imagine a fleeing driver crashing his mother's car into police cruisers three times during a multi-agency pursuit -- sending an officer to the hospital -- then getting released by a judge a short time later. Imagine the same man allegedly going berserk and trashing his parents' apartment, forcing them to lock themselves in the bathroom. Imagine he's taken into custody only to be released again. Meet Joshua Hayes, 30, of Fairview. Borough officers arrested Hayes for the early-morning incident at his folks' home on Monday, March 6. They were back there less than a half-hour after Hayes had …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities
Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities A Wayne police officer amazingly survived without serious injuries after an out-of-control Jeep skidded off Route 23, went airborne and crashed into her cruiser, authorities said. Officer Kimberly Fryer was taken by the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad to Chilton Hospital for treatment following the crash in the Wayne Acura parking lot on the southbound highway shortly after 11 p.m. last Friday, March 3. She was released the same night, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Harry Berkshire III, 33 of Pompton Plains – who Daly said has an “extensive” history of moving violations -- refused treatmen…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Scam Victim Literally Gift-Wraps $25,000 In Cash Bergen Scam Victim Literally Gift-Wraps $25,000 In Cash Bergen Scam Victim Literally Gift-Wraps $25,000 In Cash
Bergen Scam Victim Literally Gift-Wraps $25,000 In Cash Yes, it’s difficult to believe, but an unwitting North Jersey victim literally gift-wrapped $25,000 in cash for a scammer to steal. It happened to a 75-year-old Glen Rock resident who got a pop-up home computer message directing her to contact Apple/Microsoft "due to an issue with their computer,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim used the number provided by the scammer rather than do an independent search herself for whom to call, the chief said. A purported representative who answered told her that it would cost $25,000 to resolve the issue. So the victim withdrew the cash fr…

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