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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
GONE IN 180 SECONDS: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store GONE IN 180 SECONDS: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store GONE IN 180 SECONDS: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store
Gone IN 180 Seconds: Burglars Snatch Oxy, Morphine, Methadone, More From Bergen Drug Store Four burglars in black hoodies were in and out of a Hasbrouck Heights pharmacy in 2½ minutes, said investigators who were tallying up what was taken in an overnight break-in. Various quantities of nearly a dozen drugs were snatched up by the bandits, who police said forced their way in through the front door of Heights Specialty Pharmacy at the corner of Boulevard and Stanley Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. on Valentine's Day. Police Lt. John A. Behr said the burglars made off with assorted amounts of: Oxycodone; Oxycontin; Morphine; Hydromorphone; Hydrocodone; Methadone; Suboxone; Adderall; …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof
Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof UPDATE (2/21/2023): A 13-year-old girl who jumped from the roof of a five-story apartment building in Fairview last week has emerged from a medically-induced coma, multiple sources confirmed on Tuesday. “She’s alert, breathing on her own and aware of her surroundings -- getting better and better each day,” a law enforcement veteran told Daily Voice shortly after noon on Feb. 21. “It really is a miracle,” he said. “There’s no other way to put it.” Just six days earlier, the distressed youngster went to the roof of the brick building on Day Avenue as classmates headed home from Lincoln Scho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
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Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out
Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out A Hudson County man admitted accepting mail-order fentanyl destined for New Jersey’s streets that shipped to his home from Mexico, federal authorities said. Miguel Polanco, 31, even watched a how-to video on how to handle the shipment, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said following a plea hearing in Newark on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Polanco became the focus of an investigation after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the package from Mexico City on its way to his Union City apartment, Sellinger said. He had previously received a video from a conspirator “exp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood Police Seek Source Of Afternoon Gunshot Englewood Police Seek Source Of Afternoon Gunshot Englewood Police Seek Source Of Afternoon Gunshot
Englewood Police Seek Source Of Afternoon Gunshot The sound of gunfire brought police to an otherwise quiet Englewood street early Wednesday afternoon. No one was apparently struck by what police believe was a single gunshot on Green Street near Argonne Park. Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and home security video. They also spoke with two men who they initially suspected might have been involved in some way. Meanwhile, the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. ANYONE who has information or home surveillance video from the area from around 1 p.m. Feb. 15 was asked to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances
Scentsless: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances A trio of mall thieves pursued by Maywood police dropped $12,000 worth of perfume before one of them was captured, authorities said. Borough detectives are now looking for the other two. Officers responding to a 911 call of a large-scale shoplifting at the Ulta Beauty Store in the Bergen Town Center earlier this month spotted two suspects running through the parking lot toting bags of booty, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Officer Alana Luna grabbed one suspect, identified as Robert R. Wilkins, 20, of Brooklyn, on West Spring Valley Avenue, the sergeant said. Sgt. Parodi spotted anoth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Community Rallies Around Popular Elmwood Park Police, Fire Chaplain After Fire Community Rallies Around Popular Elmwood Park Police, Fire Chaplain After Fire Community Rallies Around Popular Elmwood Park Police, Fire Chaplain After Fire
Community Rallies Around Popular Elmwood Park Police, Fire Chaplain After Fire First responders and civilians are rallying around a popular police and fire chaplain whose Elmwood Park home was damaged by fire. Pastor Ron Williams and his newlywed wife, Claire, were still basking in the glow of their recent union when the two-alarm kitchen blaze broke out in the middle of the afternoon on Valentine's Day. No one was injured and firefighters made a quick stop, authorities said. However, all of the couple's belongings "have been damaged by the fire and/or smoke," wrote Elmwood Park Councilwoman Tanisha Dennis, who launched a GoFundMe campaign for them. GO TO: Pastor Ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody
Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody UPDATE: A driver from West New York was drunk when his sedan crashed into an SUV, sending the other driver to the hospital, on Route 46 in South Hackensack, authorities said. Jose A. Francoflores, 33, was driving a 2010 Honda Accord that slammed into a 2022 Volkswagen at the Phillips Avenue intersection around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Police found both vehicles heavily damaged, the sergeant said. The 64-year-old male VW driver from Elmwood Park was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by the Little Ferry First Aid Corps with injuries that w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fleeing Driver Pursued Through Cliffside, Fairview, Ridgefield And North Bergen Nabbed At Home Fleeing Driver Pursued Through Cliffside, Fairview, Ridgefield And North Bergen Nabbed At Home Fleeing Driver Pursued Through Cliffside, Fairview, Ridgefield And North Bergen Nabbed At Home
Fleeing Driver Pursued Through Cliffside, Fairview, Ridgefield And North Bergen Nabbed At Home A fleeing driver whose car collided with police cruisers three times during a low-speed chase through parts of East Bergen and North Hudson might've thought his pursuers gave up when he didn't see them behind him anymore. Wrong. Pulling his mother's 2011 Toyota Camry into their driveway in Fairview less than 20 minutes later, Joshua Hayes was immediately seized by a group of undercover Cliffside Park police officers. It all began after Cliffside Officer Julio Perez-Tavera stopped Hayes for improper passing on Anderson Avenue near Cliff Street shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, Deputy Po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Man, 62, Critical After Second Multi-Victim City Shooting In A Little Over 24 Hours Paterson Man, 62, Critical After Second Multi-Victim City Shooting In A Little Over 24 Hours Paterson Man, 62, Critical After Second Multi-Victim City Shooting In A Little Over 24 Hours
Paterson Man, 62, Critical After Second Multi-Victim City Shooting In A Little Over 24 Hours A 62-year-old Paterson man was critically wounded and a 15-year-old juvenile injured in a broad-daylight shooting, authorities said. Officers who rushed to the area after hearing gunshots found both victims near the corner of 10th Avenue and East 23rd Street shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said. They were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson. Valdes and Ribeiro didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. The shooting came fast on the heels of gun…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail ‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail ‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail
‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail The approach of Valentine’s Day this year brought a repeat stalker all the way from Queens to Franklin Lakes – and then to jail, authorities reported. Chiawei Chuang, 41, of Flushing had previously been charged with stalking the same person when she allegedly showed up again late Monday, Feb. 13, on a small street in the northwest Bergen County town where the victim lives. Police were called shortly before 10 p.m. and arrested Chuang, who criminal records list as a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia. She remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday while awaiting a first a…

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