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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Lawyers for Hudson County detective charged in fatal Maryland shooting ask judge to dismiss indictment Lawyers for Hudson County detective charged in fatal Maryland shooting ask judge to dismiss indictment Lawyers for Hudson County detective charged in fatal Maryland shooting ask judge to dismiss indictment
Lawyers for Hudson County detective charged in fatal Maryland shooting ask judge to dismiss indictment YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Attorneys for a detective for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office who oshot and killed a man during an apparent road-rage incident in Maryland last spring today accused the state’s attorney and a state trooper there with presenting “false and misleading testimony” to a grand jury. In a bid to make sure Joseph Walker was indicted on first-degree murder charges, both “purposely withheld from the [g]rand [j]ury critical facts,” the attorneys wrote in a motion to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Md. seeking a dismissal of the grand jury indictment based on “p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Ridgewood man, 75, loses $1,600 in lottery phone scam Ridgewood man, 75, loses $1,600 in lottery phone scam Ridgewood man, 75, loses $1,600 in lottery phone scam
Ridgewood man, 75, loses $1,600 in lottery phone scam PUBLIC SAFETY: A 75-year-old Ridgewood man was conned out of nearly $1,600 by a phone scammer who wanted $400 more, which convinced him to go to the police. The Bartell Place resident was told that he’d just won a $950,000 sweepstakes and that he needed to wire $1,585 through Western Union to cover processing costs associated with the prize. After sending the money, he was asked for more. Ridgewood detectives are investigating. Meanwhile, they are urging citizens not to fall for such scams. Still, it continues to happen. Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox barely had time to congrat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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‘Smooth operator’ charged with running up $12,000 on Rutherford ex-girlfriend’s credit card ‘Smooth operator’ charged with running up $12,000 on Rutherford ex-girlfriend’s credit card ‘Smooth operator’ charged with running up $12,000 on Rutherford ex-girlfriend’s credit card
‘Smooth operator’ charged with running up $12,000 on Rutherford ex-girlfriend’s credit card YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A “smooth operator” dated a Rutherford woman he met online for a few months, then went on a shopping spree with her credit card after their breakup — running up $12,000 in charges — before being arrested yesterday. “He’s apparently a smooth operator,” Rutherford Police Capt. Patrick Feliciano said of 46-year-old James Dunlap of Clifton, who was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. “We discovered a similar incident out of Englewood (with a different victim).” James Dunlap (MUGSHOT: Courtesy RUTHERFORD PD) The 39-year-old Rutherford woman told poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Wyckoff 9-month-old child who ingested drugs out of hospital, in foster care Wyckoff 9-month-old child who ingested drugs out of hospital, in foster care Wyckoff 9-month-old child who ingested drugs out of hospital, in foster care
Wyckoff 9-month-old child who ingested drugs out of hospital, in foster care UPDATE: A 9-month-old Wyckoff boy who ingested a methadone-like drug, which caused swelling of his brain, has been released from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and is in the care of foster parents, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli confirmed. His mother, meanwhile, remained free on bail and her boyfriend behind bars in connection with the incident. The unresponsive baby was brought to the Valley Hospital last Saturday with small bruises on his forehead after Wyckoff police got a 911 call, Molinelli said. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (PHOTO: Mary K…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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‘Brains’ behind robbery of East Rutherford Papa John’s in Muslim clothes delays plea deal ‘Brains’ behind robbery of East Rutherford Papa John’s in Muslim clothes delays plea deal ‘Brains’ behind robbery of East Rutherford Papa John’s in Muslim clothes delays plea deal
‘Brains’ behind robbery of East Rutherford Papa John’s in Muslim clothes delays plea deal EXCLUSIVE: A womandescribed as the brains behind the robbery of a Papa John’s Pizza in East Rutherford by a trio disguised in traditional Muslim garb told a judge yesterday that she won’t plead guilty to driving the getaway car until similar charges in Union County are resolved. A lawyer for 24-year-old Whendy Laurencio-Blanco said she wants to be sure that her sentences in both Bergen and Union counties run concurrently — and for no more than 10 years. That would make her eligible for parole in 8½ years, authorities said. All told, Laurencio-Blanco is charged with two holdups in Bergen, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bizarre courtroom response ends bail hearing for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 Bizarre courtroom response ends bail hearing for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 Bizarre courtroom response ends bail hearing for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85
Bizarre courtroom response ends bail hearing for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 EXCLUSIVE: A bail reduction request for a Lodi man charged with shooting and killing his grandmother collapsed before it began today when he questioned his public defender’s credentials — and a judge, in turn, saying she intends to order a psychiatrist evaluation to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial. Bergen County Sheriff’s officers returned 28-year-old Joseph Bariso to the county jail on $2.1 million bail after the bizarre development. Given the opportunity to request a reduction in his bail, Bariso (above, in court today) said he wasn’t comfortable with defense attorney Aa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup crashes, spills trailer contents on Route 287 in Mahwah Pickup crashes, spills trailer contents on Route 287 in Mahwah Pickup crashes, spills trailer contents on Route 287 in Mahwah
Pickup crashes, spills trailer contents on Route 287 in Mahwah YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A pickup traveling north on Route 287 in Mahwah disconnected from its trailer, which then struck a guardrail and burst open, spilling its contents onto the highway. Both lanes were blocked with debris, forcing traffic onto the right shoulder, following the 4:15 crash. Mahwah and New Jersey State police responded. No injuries were immediately reported. Traffic was backed up for several miles.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Emergency workers rush to save semi-conscious Ridgewood man, 92, who fell, crawled Emergency workers rush to save semi-conscious Ridgewood man, 92, who fell, crawled Emergency workers rush to save semi-conscious Ridgewood man, 92, who fell, crawled
Emergency workers rush to save semi-conscious Ridgewood man, 92, who fell, crawled YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Emergency workers rushed to save a 92-year-old Ridgewood man who collapsed while trying to crawl to a neighbor’s house this afternoon after he slipped and fell on ice while getting his mail. Ridgewood police firefighters and EMS units who rushed to the 300 block of South Van Dien Avenue along with a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital following a 911 call worked quickly after finding the semi-conscious victim. They didn’t know how long the man had been lying there. After stabilizing him, they took him by ambulance to the trauma center at Hackensack University …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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No prison time for Bergenfield man, 77, who masturbated in front of kids in park No prison time for Bergenfield man, 77, who masturbated in front of kids in park No prison time for Bergenfield man, 77, who masturbated in front of kids in park
No prison time for Bergenfield man, 77, who masturbated in front of kids in park EXCLUSIVE: A 77-year old Bergenfield man who masturbated in front of four children in a park last summer won’t have to go to prison after pleading guilty today, but he will be on Megan’s Law probation for life and must be evaluated to determine whether he is a repetitive and compulsive offender. One of the children fishing in Cooper’s Pond Park spotted Raul R. Gallardo “relieving himself” behind a nearby tree last July 25, authorities said. Another of the youngsters ran over and found him masturbating in public view, they said. Police said a 53-year-old man witnessed it, as well. Questi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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East Rutherford man charged in abduction, rape of department store cashier East Rutherford man charged in abduction, rape of department store cashier East Rutherford man charged in abduction, rape of department store cashier
East Rutherford man charged in abduction, rape of department store cashier YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An East Rutherford man already behind bars in connection with the abduction of a 71-year-old New Hampshire woman has been charged with kidnapping and raping a Union County department store cashier. The cashier at the Route 1 Linden store told police she was getting out of her car after arriving for an early-morning shift on Christmas Eve 2012 when she was “pushed back into the passenger side of her vehicle by a masked gunman,” Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park said this afternoon. Joseph Defreitas, 42, then got behind the wheel and ordered her to direct …

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