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
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Hasbrouck Heights bank robber wore see-through mask, Yankees zip-up, skull cap Hasbrouck Heights bank robber wore see-through mask, Yankees zip-up, skull cap Hasbrouck Heights bank robber wore see-through mask, Yankees zip-up, skull cap
Hasbrouck Heights bank robber wore see-through mask, Yankees zip-up, skull cap YOU READ IT HERE FIRST:  A bandit who robbed a TD Bank branch in Hasbrouck Heights earlier tonight was white, a little over 6 feet tall and wearing a see-through mask, a beige New York Yankees zip-up and a skull cap, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.. The robber entered the bank at 109 Boulevard a little after 6:10 p.m., went to a teller and held up a note, then took an undisclosed amount of cash and left through the same door, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “No words were spoken at any time,” Detective Sgt. Michael Colaneri said. The robber, described as being about 220 to 240 pounds, had lig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Little Ferry widower’s daughter, 21, dies in Hackensack car crash, community responds Little Ferry widower’s daughter, 21, dies in Hackensack car crash, community responds Little Ferry widower’s daughter, 21, dies in Hackensack car crash, community responds
Little Ferry widower’s daughter, 21, dies in Hackensack car crash, community responds HOW YOU CAN HELP: An extended community has bound tightly around a Little Ferry widower whose 21-year-old daughter was killed in a car crash coming off Route 80 east onto Route 17 in Hackensack on Tuesday. Robyn Ann Paranto was graduated from Ridgefield Park High School and was a volunteer for the recreation department cheer-leading squad. Her father, Bob Paranto, lost his wife from an aneurysm when Robyn and her sister, Taryn, were very young. He himself was in a wreck involving an 18-wheeler, leaving him disabled, five years ago. “Through all this, Bob struggled with little income t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Jurors convict Bergenfield man in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults Jurors convict Bergenfield man in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults Jurors convict Bergenfield man in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults
Jurors convict Bergenfield man in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults EXCLUSIVE: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Bergenfield day laborer of sexually assaulting three women in Dumont and Englewood on the street in a series of incidents in July and August 2012 that alarmed the community. Jurors needed a little over six hours, including lunch, to find 23-year-old Alexis Sanchez-Medina (photo, above) guilty of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and four other counts following a one-week trial. However, they acquitted him of two major charges of second-degree attempted sexual assault and attempted sexual penetration. Sanchez-Medina wiped his face w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Saddle Brook man, 2 others, charged in $873,520 mortgage fraud scheme Saddle Brook man, 2 others, charged in $873,520 mortgage fraud scheme Saddle Brook man, 2 others, charged in $873,520 mortgage fraud scheme
Saddle Brook man, 2 others, charged in $873,520 mortgage fraud scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Saddle Brook man and two alleged accomplices were indicted by a state grand jury today in a mortgage scam that netted nearly $875,000. Thomas D’Anna, 38, owned two properties with his wife — one on River Road in Garfield and the other in Newark — that were part of a bogus sale scheme that had no real buyers, the indictment returned in Trenton alleges. D’Anna and co-defendants Julio Concepcion, 48, of Passaic, and Stephanie Hand, a 49-year-old lawyer from Livingston, a lawyer whose law office is in Newark “used identities stolen from two residents of Puerto Rico t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Crash leads Wood-Ridge police to assault rifle, guns, ammo, pot Crash leads Wood-Ridge police to assault rifle, guns, ammo, pot Crash leads Wood-Ridge police to assault rifle, guns, ammo, pot
Crash leads Wood-Ridge police to assault rifle, guns, ammo, pot EXCLUSIVE: Wood-Ridge police said they found a loaded handgun, an assault rifle and two other firearms, as well as 400 rounds of ammunition and a small amount of marijuana, after a Pennsylvania man who was living out of his Jeep was rear-ended yesterday. Detective Sgt. William Wolfsohn and Detective Joseph Biamonte responded to the Moonachie Avenue overpass after yesterday morning’s crash. The rear-ended Jeep Cherokee driven by Michael Maletta, 45, was  inoperable and had to be towed, Detective Joseph Rutigliano Jr. said. Wood-Ridge police Maletta, of Stroudsburg, PA, “requested an in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Tribute: Henry ‘Hank’ Belcolle, 81, former NJSP trooper from Ramsey Tribute: Henry ‘Hank’ Belcolle, 81, former NJSP trooper from Ramsey Tribute: Henry ‘Hank’ Belcolle, 81, former NJSP trooper from Ramsey
Tribute: Henry ‘Hank’ Belcolle, 81, former Njsp trooper from Ramsey TRIBUTE: A funeral service was held this morning for Henry Belcolle of Ramsey, a former New Jersey State Police trooper and the father of Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle. “Hank” Belcolle, 81, of Ramsey died on Sunday. Married for 55 years to Sandra, he served with the NJSP for 28 years, retiring as a lieutenant after heading up the State Police unit at the Meadowlands Sports Complex for five years. He then became the chief of security for the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel in East Rutherford. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, Belcolle was actively involved in local sports, partic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
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Port Authority police arrest driver who rammed car into high-security federal lot at Port Newark Port Authority police arrest driver who rammed car into high-security federal lot at Port Newark Port Authority police arrest driver who rammed car into high-security federal lot at Port Newark
Port Authority police arrest driver who rammed car into high-security federal lot at Port Newark YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man who rammed his car between two tractor-trailers at a sensitive U.S. Coast Guard location at Port Newark had to be removed by Port Authority police when he refused to shut off his motor and get out of the vehicle, an authority spokesman said. Daniel Burby, 27, of Fairfield, CT, accelerated his black Nissan Altima past the security gate at a container terminal off Marsh Street in Newark yesterday afternoon around 2:30, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “It’s a very sensitive location labeled as such by the government, due to shipping, Port security, etc.,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Jurors convict Bergenfield day laborer in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults Jurors convict Bergenfield day laborer in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults Jurors convict Bergenfield day laborer in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults
Jurors convict Bergenfield day laborer in Dumont, Englewood sex assaults EXCLUSIVE: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Bergenfield day laborer of sexually assaulting three women in Dumont and Englewood on the street in a series of incidents in July and August 2012 that alarmed the community. Jurors needed a little over six hours, including lunch, to find 23-year-old Alexis Sanchez-Medina (photo, above) guilty of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and four other counts following a one-week trial. However, they acquitted him of two major charges of second-degree attempted sexual assault and attempted sexual penetration. Sanchez-Medina wiped his face w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Englewood massage therapist arrested on charges of fondling customer Englewood massage therapist arrested on charges of fondling customer Englewood massage therapist arrested on charges of fondling customer
Englewood massage therapist arrested on charges of fondling customer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A licensed massage therapist from Englewood was arrested by investigators yesterday and charged with getting too free with his hands. Felipe D. Cruz, 51, was being  held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with “inappropriate sexual activity” with a customer – specifically: fondling, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. He was arrested by members of the Moinelli’s Special Victims Unit and Englewood police. Cruz, a licensed independent massage therapist, was stopped by the customer, who then called local police, the prosec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Romanian pair admit roles in bank ATM ‘skimming’ scheme in Englewood, elsewhere Romanian pair admit roles in bank ATM ‘skimming’ scheme in Englewood, elsewhere Romanian pair admit roles in bank ATM ‘skimming’ scheme in Englewood, elsewhere
Romanian pair admit roles in bank ATM ‘skimming’ scheme in Englewood, elsewhere YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Romanian natives from Queens admitted today that they used card-skimming devices to steal account information from bank customers at an ATM in Englewood and at several others throughout Essex and Passaic counties, as well as in New York and Connecticut. Ioan Leusca, 30, also known as “Ionel Spinu,” and 29-year-old Dezso Gyapias, also known as “Valentin Folea,” admitted that they worked with others to install the skimmers and pinhole cameras at the Citibank branch on Engle Street in Englewood and elsewhere. The electronic devices collect identity and account inf…

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