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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says
Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says The man who shot a New Jersey State Police trooper early Thursday was captured by US Marshals in South Carolina and will be extradited to face attempted murder charges, State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced on Friday. Jocquice Ray Timmons, 28, is seen on Ring video “stepping out from behind a parked vehicle, assuming a shooting stance, and opening fire” on two troopers near the corner of East 26th Street and 9th Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. March 2, Platkin said. The troopers were in unmarked cars following a vehicle tied to an attempted burglary in that same neighborhood hours e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergenfield Man Seized In Overdose Death Of Hackensack Drug User Bergenfield Man Seized In Overdose Death Of Hackensack Drug User Bergenfield Man Seized In Overdose Death Of Hackensack Drug User
Bergenfield Man Seized In Overdose Death Of Hackensack Drug User A Bergenfield man was seized at his home on Friday and charged with supplying the drugs that killed a 34-year-old Hackensack user nearly five weeks ago. Stevie J. Killins, 59, was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his March 3 arrest, city Police Capt. Michael Antista said. Killins -- also known as Steven Bease -- is charged with the strict liability death of the overdose victim on Jan. 28, the captain said. He's also charged with various drug possession counts for heroin and illegal prescription pills tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Water Company Tech From Rutherford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Water Company Tech From Rutherford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Water Company Tech From Rutherford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Water Company Tech From Rutherford Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A Rutherford man who recently began working for Veolia Water North Jersey was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen, authorities announced. Adrian Antonio Guzman, a 31-year-old system technician who joined the utility company five months ago, was arrested by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit after they were alerted to the alleged incident by Rutherford police, Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, March 3. They charged Guzman on Thursday with aggravated sexual assault of a minor and child endangerment and sent him to the Bergen County Jail. Guzman remai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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HIM AGAIN? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police HIM AGAIN? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police HIM AGAIN? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police
HIM Again? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police The phrase “known to police” refers to repeat offenders such as Willie Carter, an ex-con with a massive rap sheet who was arrested this week for committing yet another burglary, this one at a Ridgefield Park scrapyard. Willie Edward Carter, 56, of Newark, has been at it for more than 35 years, dating back to convictions that sent him to prison in Georgia for burglary, forgery and gun possession. He’s been arrested dozens of times in several North Jersey communities across multiple counties since then. Often it's for burglary and theft, but there have also been several arrests for assaults …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash
Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash A rear passenger got thrown onto the front seat in a horrific overnight crash in Ridgewood at the Glen Rock border, responders said. Police from the village and the borough teamed up to pry open a rear door and free the severely injured passenger, who was initially unconscious but breathing, following the crash at Rock Road and Lincoln Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, March 3. The victim, who was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, had gotten bounced around when the vehicle hit several trees and multiple airbags deployed, responders said. The driver and fron…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Modern Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter, The 'Newark Flash,' Dies At 89 Modern Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter, The 'Newark Flash,' Dies At 89 Modern Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter, The 'Newark Flash,' Dies At 89
Modern Jazz Giant Wayne Shorter, The 'Newark Flash,' Dies At 89 Wayne Shorter had "courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for the eternal future," fellow jazz giant Herbie Hancock said of his best friend following his death. Shorter, who influenced modern jazz as much if not more than most famed composers, passed away Thursday in Los Angeles. "The Newark Flash" was 89. Shorter was smooth before aficionados began calling jazz that. He was quite playful, too. The 12-time Grammy Award winner may be most widely known as the leader of Weather Report, pioneering a sound that became known as fusion. Shorter also collaborated…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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BLUNT OBJECTS: 400 Pounds Of Weed Seized, Duo Detained In Bergen Traffic Stop BLUNT OBJECTS: 400 Pounds Of Weed Seized, Duo Detained In Bergen Traffic Stop BLUNT OBJECTS: 400 Pounds Of Weed Seized, Duo Detained In Bergen Traffic Stop
Blunt Objects: 400 Pounds Of Weed Seized, Duo Detained In Bergen Traffic Stop Two single, unemployed men from Queens hauling 400 pounds of pot were headed off by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives before they could get any further, authorities said. Wenleng Shen, 29, and Wusong Jin, 30, who live together on 159th Street in Flushing -- between Northern Boulevard and Kissena Park -- remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday, March 3, following their arrests two days earlier. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Narcotic Task Force seized the weed and detained the duo after stopping their vehicle as part of a drug investigation. It …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Jersey Shore Charter School Leaders Steered $115G Contract To Founder's Side Biz: Indictment Jersey Shore Charter School Leaders Steered $115G Contract To Founder's Side Biz: Indictment Jersey Shore Charter School Leaders Steered $115G Contract To Founder's Side Biz: Indictment
Jersey Shore Charter School Leaders Steered $115G Contract To Founder's Side Biz: Indictment The founder of a Jersey Shore charter school and its business administrator illegally steered a $115,000 contract to the founder’s side business, state authorities charged. Peter Caporilli, 59, of Absecon, and Michael Falkowski, 48, of Point Pleasant, split a single project to build an outdoor learning center at Principle Academy in Egg Harbor Township into two smaller contracts for $40,000 and $75,000, respectively, a grand jury found. They did so to evade public bidding requirements and prevent competing contractors from bidding on the first phase of the job, an indictment returned by the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
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NJ Troopers Justified In Shooting Driver From Poconos Who Shot Dog, Grand Jury Rules NJ Troopers Justified In Shooting Driver From Poconos Who Shot Dog, Grand Jury Rules NJ Troopers Justified In Shooting Driver From Poconos Who Shot Dog, Grand Jury Rules
NJ Troopers Justified In Shooting Driver From Poconos Who Shot Dog, Grand Jury Rules A country music song played on the car stereo as a Pennsylvania driver who'd just crashed into a ditch off Route 80 shot his dog and was then shot and killed by two New Jersey State Police troopers. The troopers’ actions were justified, a grand jury has found. Panel members reviewed a collection of videos, among other evidence, before rendering their decision earlier this week, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Thursday, March 2. The videos, which can be found here, show the two troopers approaching the disabled vehicle from either side on Starlite Hill Road in the Columbia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne
Off-Duty NYC Hospital Police Officer Shot In Hawthorne An off-duty New York City hospital police officer was shot in Hawthorne early Thursday, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound in his leg shortly before 6:30 a.m. March 2, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a brief joint release. The officer was wounded in the area of Brownstone Terrace, they said, without being more specific. Witnesses reported seeing a gray sedan speed away from the scene. Valdes and Knepper didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or…

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