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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park PD: Where Did Stolen Mail, Purse, Other Belongings In Hudson Trio's Car Come From? Elmwood Park PD: Where Did Stolen Mail, Purse, Other Belongings In Hudson Trio's Car Come From? Elmwood Park PD: Where Did Stolen Mail, Purse, Other Belongings In Hudson Trio's Car Come From?
Elmwood Park PD: Where Did Stolen Mail, Purse, Other Belongings In Hudson Trio's Car Come From? A trio from Jersey City couldn’t explain what a stack of mail and other people’s belongings were doing in their car when they were stopped by Elmwood Park police before dawn Friday, authorities said. They also couldn’t name the friend whom they’d supposedly come to the area to visit, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Two of them ended up in custody. A resident alerted police to the outsiders apparently burglarizing vehicles on Falmouth Avenue near Mola Boulevard around 1 a.m. Feb. 24, Foligno said. Moments later, Officer Kenneth McKinney stopped a 2006 Honda Pilot that fit the descriptio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run SEE ANYTHING? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run SEE ANYTHING? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run
SEE Anything? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run A 10-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Teaneck in the middle of the afternoon, authorities said. Witnesses described a white sedan hitting the child around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the intersection of Sagamore Avenue and Garrison Avenue, Police Capt. Seth Kriegel said. It was driven by a Hispanic woman, 30 to 40 years old, and continued north on Garrison Avenue, they told police. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of what appeared to be minor injuries, the captain said. "A witness relayed the vehicle's registration …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Two-Time North Jersey Megan's Law Offender Busted Again: This Time It's Infant Porn Two-Time North Jersey Megan's Law Offender Busted Again: This Time It's Infant Porn Two-Time North Jersey Megan's Law Offender Busted Again: This Time It's Infant Porn
Two-Time North Jersey Megan's Law Offender Busted Again: This Time It's Infant Porn A 66-year-old two-time convicted sex offender who’d moved to Wayne without notifying local police was arrested this week on charges of harvesting pornographic images of children less than a year old, authorities said. George R. Moraino was living in Pompton Lakes when he was convicted of sexually assaultiing multiple boys between the ages of 9 and 15 in 2004, records show. He was still on probation when he was caught with child pornography two years later. State authorities designated Moraino a Tier 2 repetitive, compulsive sex offender, subject to all the requirements of Megan’s Law, acco…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash HEROES: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash HEROES: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash
Heroes: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash Mahwah firefighters extricated a box truck driver following a collision with a garbage truck. The victim's legs were pinned by the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The members of Mahwah Res1cue, assisted by Companies 2 and 4, got him out in under 15 minutes and into the hands of township EMS, which took him to a local hospital. Mahwah and Wyckoff police also responded. MORE INFO: Edison Road (Mahwah) Entrapment The box truck driver's legs were pinned in the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place in Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Convertible Coupe Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn A canary yellow BMW convertible with an Air Jordan logo slammed into a utility pole in Fair Lawn, sending a senior female passenger to the hospital. She and her son told police their M3 had been sideswiped by another car on narrow River Road, across from Tanis Concrete in Fair Lawn shortly after 1 p.m. The woman sustained a wrist injury and was taken to a local hospital by a Bergen County Office of Emergency Management ambulance, police said. The driver's mother was hospitalized with a wrist injury following the crash on River Road in Fair Lawn on Thursday, Feb. 23.Boyd A. Loving The h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Admitted Hit Man From Philly Gets 20 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico UPDATE: Admitted Hit Man From Philly Gets 20 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico UPDATE: Admitted Hit Man From Philly Gets 20 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico
Update: Admitted Hit Man From Philly Gets 20 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico A currently incarcerated career criminal from Philadelphia was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the contract killing of a veteran campaign consultant in New Jersey. Bomani Africa, 62, previously admitted accepting payment from former political operative Sean Caddle to whack former associate Michael Galdieri. Galdieri, the 52-year-old son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City), was stabbed to death in his Jersey City apartment, which was then set on fire, in May 2014. The killing had publicly remained a cold case until January 2022, when Caddle pleaded guilty in U.S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police
Ex-Con In Edgewater Stop Had Gun, High-Capacity Mags, Drugs, Cash Stashed: Police An ex-con from New York City had a handgun, two high-capacity magazines, drugs and cash stashed in a secret compartment when an Edgewater police officer pulled his vehicle over, authorities said. Officer Michael Colon stopped a Jeep Cherokee driven by Wilson Ortiz of the Chelsea section of Manhattan for several violations near police headquarters on River Road shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20. While talking with him, Colon became suspicious and requested a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Edgewater Officers Ricardo Hernandez, Julian Delgado and Dan Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee Parking Lot Attendant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen Fort Lee Parking Lot Attendant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen Fort Lee Parking Lot Attendant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen
Fort Lee Parking Lot Attendant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen A parking lot attendant from Fort Lee sexually assaulted a pre-teen in Fairview, authorities charged. Brian Granados, 32, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday, Feb. 23, four days after his arrest by Fairview police. They charged him with sexual assault and child endangerment, jail records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the arrest and said his Special Victims Unit was handling the case with borough police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time
Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time A notorious ex-con paroled just last year is already headed back to prison following a drug raid at his Hackensack apartment. Eleven months of freedom ended for Courry Rice, 40, when a Bergen County Regional SWAT team joined police from Hackensack and Maywood in hitting his Prospect Avenue home early Tuesday, Feb. 21. Seized were varying amounts of crack and Ecstasy, along with packaging materials and scales, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Rice has a criminal history that includes a host of convictions involving drug dealing and violence, to go with multiple front-page news accou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted Jersey Shore Sex Offender Who Collected 1,000 Child Porn Images Admits Grooming Girl Convicted Jersey Shore Sex Offender Who Collected 1,000 Child Porn Images Admits Grooming Girl Convicted Jersey Shore Sex Offender Who Collected 1,000 Child Porn Images Admits Grooming Girl
Convicted Jersey Shore Sex Offender Who Collected 1,000 Child Porn Images Admits Grooming Girl A convicted sex offender living in Ocean County who collected more than 1,000 child porn videos -- after convincing more than two dozen underage girls to record some of them – took a guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday, authorities said. Samuel Schwinger, a 37-year-old British national living in Lakewood, was on 10-year probation for similar offenses out of Brooklyn when he posed as an 11-year-old girl to groom another pre-teen in Oklahoma in 2019, a federal complaint says. "I'll send you a vid of what I'm wearing now and then u send me of u and then my turn again k?" Schwinger texted…

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