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
SWATTING: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood SWATTING: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood SWATTING: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood
Swatting: Bogus Call Brings Tactical Team To Elmwood Park Neighborhood A "swatting" call brought a tactical unit to an Elmwood Park neighborhood and forced the evacuation of a trio of homes. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned after police received a call of an active shooter inside a Miller Avenue duplex off Speidel Avenue around 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The unit quickly cleared the house after police established a perimeter and evacuated duplexes on either side. Swatting exacts a toll on innocent residents, which is usually the intent. Often public figures and celebrities are the targets. Sometimes it's more an effort to tie up law enforcement,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home An elderly driver escaped serious injury when her SUV slammed into a Fair Lawn home. A borough building inspector said the 20th Street home off the corner of Eastern Drive was habitable after the Toyota RAV4 hybrid hit it around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Also clipped was the back of a Toyota Sienna minivan parked in the driveway. Fair Lawn building inspector surveys the damage at 12-11 20th Street on Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving BDJ Towing removed the RAV 4. The driver of the Toyota RAV4 hybrid escaped serious injury in the 20th Street crash in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash? Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash? Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash?
Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash? A driver whose SUV crashed off Route 17 in Paramus might have suffered a medical episode, responders said. Patrons and employees at a Starbucks near Century Road found him unconscious after the GMC Envoy crashed off the southbound highway near Century Road around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit had to break a back window to get to him. The GMC Envoy crashed off southbound Route 17 near Century Road in Paramus around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in an undetermined condition. The S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Feds: Hudson Grammar School Teacher From Morris Indicted On Child Porn Trafficking Charges A longtime Hudson County grammar school teacher from Morris County shared child porn images with undercover investigators who found hundreds more on his cellphone, federal authorities charged. Anselmo Girimonte, 52, of Wharton, has remained in federal custody since being arrested by special agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security HSI's New Jersey Division last March. A grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark subsequently returned an indictment that contains more specifics, authorities revealed on Saturday, Jan. 14. Over the course of three weeks beginning in late 2021, Girim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing? Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing? Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing?
Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing? Old Tappan residents and merchants are invited to assess the borough's police department as part of a process known as accreditation. Members of the department and borough employees also are encouraged to call during the scheduled phone-in period from 10-11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. THE NUMBER: (201) 664-1223 Telephone comments will be fielded by an assessment team from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, whose members will examine “all aspects of the Old Tappan Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services,” Chief Joseph J. Tracy s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Two Injured In SUV, Dump Truck Crash In Paramus (PHOTOS) Two Injured In SUV, Dump Truck Crash In Paramus (PHOTOS) Two Injured In SUV, Dump Truck Crash In Paramus (PHOTOS)
Two Injured In SUV, Dump Truck Crash In Paramus (Photos) Two people were hospitalized with what responders said were minor injuries after an SUV and a small dump truck collided Saturday afternoon in Paramus. The Ford F350 from JH Construction collided with the Chevy Equinox crossover at the busy intersection of Forest and East Ridgewood avenues shortly after 1 p.m. Jan. 14. Borough police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Ford F350 and Chevy Equinox collided at the intersection of Forest and East Ridgewood avenues in Paramus shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.Boyd A. Loving All Points Towing removed the vehicles. All Points Towi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman
Judge Refuses Release Of West Milford Security Salesman Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman A judge refused to release a security company salesman from West Milford who’s charged with sexually assaulting a township woman. Austin Hopler sexually assaulted the woman -- who, like him, is 25 -- following an event at a local home last June 6, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Township Police Chief James Devore alleged in a joint release. Hopler was arrested last Monday, Jan. 9, following an investigation by township police and members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit, they said. The six-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran – who’d been stationed at Fort Di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion UPDATE: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion UPDATE: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion
Update: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion UPDATE: Two Pompton Lakes firefighters were hospitalized and three others treated at the scene of an overnight explosion that leveled a local home. The two firefighters were treated at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston before being released, the department reported Saturday afternoon. They and three colleagues were inside the Ramapo Avenue home when it blew shortly after 2 a.m., the department said. The lone occupant of the home got out OK, said his niece, Amy Azcurra. It was a frightening scene when the Ramapo Valley Road home in Pompton Lakes exploded overnight Saturda…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17 UPDATE: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17 UPDATE: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17
Update: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17 A sedan flew over a guardrail on Route 17, sending its driver to the hospital. The 2013 BMW ended up in a wooded area just past a bus shelter on the southbound side near Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said. Waldwick firefighters freed the 48-year-old driver from Newark, who suffered a suspected head injury, the lieutenant said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The BMW ended up in a wooded area on the other side of the guardrail on southbound Route 17 in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Horrific Head-On Crash In Ridgewood Leaves Twisted Wreckage Horrific Head-On Crash In Ridgewood Leaves Twisted Wreckage Horrific Head-On Crash In Ridgewood Leaves Twisted Wreckage
Horrific Head-On Crash In Ridgewood Leaves Twisted Wreckage A driver from Hawthorne was drunk when his pickup truck slammed head-on into an SUV driven by an 80-year-old Waldwick woman in Ridgewood, authorities charged. Thomas Michalski, 59, was headed south on North Monroe Street when his Chevy Silverado crossed the double-yellow line Fairmount Road and collided with a northbound Honda CRV around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Both drivers were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Michaski was charged with DWI, making an unsafe lane change and not wearing a seat belt, she said. Ridgewoo…

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