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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
‘Synth pot’ traffic stop leads Mahwah police to three arrests, warrants ‘Synth pot’ traffic stop leads Mahwah police to three arrests, warrants ‘Synth pot’ traffic stop leads Mahwah police to three arrests, warrants
‘Synth pot’ traffic stop leads Mahwah police to three arrests, warrants YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Mahwah police said they turned over two New York state men wanted on warrants to the State Police after finding synthetic pot and open containers of alcohol during a Route 17 traffic stop. Officer Ryan Hill pulled the four-door sedan over around 3 a.m. today for several moving violations, Police Chief James Batelli said. Three men and a woman were inside, he said. The driver, who initially identified himself as Ronald Westfield, smelled of alcohol, the chief said. He said he didn’t have identification but gave police a date of birth and other information and sa…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Dogs on wheels — legendary Callahan’s Restaurant returns Dogs on wheels — legendary Callahan’s Restaurant returns Dogs on wheels — legendary Callahan’s Restaurant returns
Dogs on wheels — legendary Callahan’s Restaurant returns SHOUT OUT: Decades ago, a young worker at the original Callahan’s in Fort Lee called orders to go “on wheels” — something that literally comes true next month, when the legendary hot dog stand makes a comeback as a food truck at Port Imperial Boulevard on the Hudson River in West New York. “They say April showers bring May flowers, but has it ever brought back hot dogs?” said Daniel DeMiglio, the grandson of founder Leonard “Artie” Castranni. DeMiglio is bringing the truck to the Riverwalk Outdoor Market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 12 and 19. He is also offering a special edition t-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Dump truck spills soil, closing Route 17 in Ridgewood PHOTOS: Dump truck spills soil, closing Route 17 in Ridgewood PHOTOS: Dump truck spills soil, closing Route 17 in Ridgewood
Photos: Dump truck spills soil, closing Route 17 in Ridgewood YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A dump truck from Union County spilled petroleum-contaminated soil onto southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood this morning after hitting an overpass and tipping. A host of emergency services units converged at the Lindwood Avenue overpass following the crash, which occurred just before 8:30 a.m. The southbound highway was reopened at 11:20 a.m. This came after the soil — which authorities said isn’t hazardous — was loaded onto another truck from Hillside-based AMV trucking. (EDITOR’S NOTE: A second crash occurred on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus around noon. The highway was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Palisades Park ‘clique’ of five beat man, 59, nephew over parking Police: Palisades Park ‘clique’ of five beat man, 59, nephew over parking Police: Palisades Park ‘clique’ of five beat man, 59, nephew over parking
Police: Palisades Park ‘clique’ of five beat man, 59, nephew over parking SPECIAL REPORT: Palisades Park police charged five men with beating a 59-year-old man and his nephew during a parking dispute outside a borough spa. All five set upon the victim outside King Sauna on Commercial Avenue on Sunday afternoon, punching him in the face and head, then kicking him after they knocked him down, Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The man’s nephew, who’s a valet at the business, intervened and was beaten as well, Ramos said. The five then got into a Jeep Cherokee and drove off — but not before a bystander snapped a cellphone shot of the license plate…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson fire flares, quickly snuffed Paterson fire flares, quickly snuffed Paterson fire flares, quickly snuffed
Paterson fire flares, quickly snuffed YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters who’ve been dousing pockets of flame since a blaze in Paterson yesterday destroyed five buildings quickly put down a fire that flared early this evening. Medics responded and other area companies remained on alert in case they were needed. This afternoon The sudden flames immediately sent up a column of black smoke from the 500 block of River Street just before 6 o’clock. City firefighters said they will finally be able to douse all remaining clutches of flame once the buildings are demolished. They were awaiting a crew. They continued to pour wat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
New Hampshire retiree charged with fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos New Hampshire retiree charged with fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos New Hampshire retiree charged with fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos
New Hampshire retiree charged with fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives arrested a retiree in New Hampshire who they said fondled a 12-year-old Wyckoff girl, showed her photos of his crotch on his laptop and had sexual conversations with her, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced tonight. Members of Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit arrested 65-year-old Robert A. Patzelt of Woodsville, NH on sexual assault and child endangerment charges yesterday after interviewing the girl, the prosecutor said. She told them that Patzelt “fondled her buttocks, showed her pictures of his genitalia which he had on his laptop com…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn crash sends Jeep onto lawn, both drivers to hospital Fair Lawn crash sends Jeep onto lawn, both drivers to hospital Fair Lawn crash sends Jeep onto lawn, both drivers to hospital
Fair Lawn crash sends Jeep onto lawn, both drivers to hospital YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A crash in Fair Lawn this afternoon sent both drivers to Hackensack University Medical Center by ambulance with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. The collision at the intersection of Plaza Road and Raphael Street just before 2 o’clock sent a Jeep onto a lawn, where it hit a tree. Debris from the tree hit a nearby home, causing minor damage. Airbags deployed on both vehicles, which were towed from the scene. Fair Lawn police and EMS workers responded. Plaza Road was closed in both directions between Raphael Street and Watkins Avenue while both …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Pennsylvania ‘pimp’ admits role in Bergen-linked teen hooker ring Pennsylvania ‘pimp’ admits role in Bergen-linked teen hooker ring Pennsylvania ‘pimp’ admits role in Bergen-linked teen hooker ring
Pennsylvania ‘pimp’ admits role in Bergen-linked teen hooker ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking a minor admitted in federal court in Newark today that he ran a prostitution ring out of New Jersey and Pennsylvania while locked up in the Essex County jail. In pleading guilty to coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution, Francisco Torrellas — a/k/a “Francisco Fordham Jr.,” “Dream,” “Daddy,” and “Pretty” — agreed to a 10-year federal prison sentence. From November 2010 to February 2013, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said, Torrellas “acted as a pimp,'” employing young women — one of whom was a 16-year-o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Smoky Garfield blaze guts house VIDEO: Smoky Garfield blaze guts house VIDEO: Smoky Garfield blaze guts house
Video: Smoky Garfield blaze guts house YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters knocked down a smoky blaze that gutted a Garfield duplex this morning. Garfield firefighters were joined by a Paramus FAST team. The Wallington FAST team and an Elmwood Park engine were also requested. VIDEO by MIKE VILLANOVA: The fire displaced at least four residents and a dog and caused extensive smoke and other damage to the 1½-story wood frame duplex at the corner of Pleasant and Lanza avenues. A short stretch of Lanza Avenue was closed after the fire was called in just after 9:30 a.m. Firefighters said they had it under control in a lit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge rejects mistrial, jurors convict Brooklyn man in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane Judge rejects mistrial, jurors convict Brooklyn man in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane Judge rejects mistrial, jurors convict Brooklyn man in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane
Judge rejects mistrial, jurors convict Brooklyn man in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Following a last-ditch effort by the defense attorney to save her client, jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Brooklyn man of killing aspiring rapper Kampane, setting his body on fire in an empty Englewood house and then leaving the corpse in an SUV parked on a quiet Paramus street. Jurors deliberated for nearly seven days before returning a guilty verdict of murder and other charges against Randy Manning in the killing of Rhian “Kampane” Stoute. Manning chatted with his lawyer and others before the jurors came in just before 12:30 p.m.. He kept the same tigh…

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