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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield security guard illegally carried gun in charter school, police say Garfield security guard illegally carried gun in charter school, police say Garfield security guard illegally carried gun in charter school, police say
Garfield security guard illegally carried gun in charter school, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A security guard at a Garfield charter school lied when he told authorities he was a retired police officer authorized to carry a gun while working, said police, who arrested him and seized the weapon. Hector L. Rodriguez wasn’t carrying the gun when Garfield police were called to the Bergen Art & Science Charter School yesterday morning, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Rodriguez “had indicated to the school official that he was a retired police officer and was authorized to carry the weapon,” the captain said. That wasn’t the case, he said. After obtaining a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Secretary admits stealing $53,000 from Hackensack law firm Secretary admits stealing $53,000 from Hackensack law firm Secretary admits stealing $53,000 from Hackensack law firm
Secretary admits stealing $53,000 from Hackensack law firm YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack law firm secretary pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $53,830 from her employer. Under the terms of a plea deal, 52-year-old Roxanne D. Elliott of Hackensack will be sentenced to 364 days in the Bergen County Jail. She also must pay back the money to solo practitioner John Weichsel — her employer of 26 years. UPDATE (March 22): Superior Court Judge Edward J. Jerejian gave Elliott a way to avoid jail. READ MORE…. Elliott admitted that between Dec. 14, 2010 and June 13, 2011 she wrote five checks from her employer’s bank account to her own. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Five cars in two Route 80 crashes in Hackensack Five cars in two Route 80 crashes in Hackensack Five cars in two Route 80 crashes in Hackensack
Five cars in two Route 80 crashes in Hackensack BULLETIN: No major injuries were reported in a pair of accidents involving five vehicles in the Route 80 express lanes. Hackensack firefighters were on the scene, along with medics from Ridgefield Park, South Hackensack and Hackensack University Medical Center. The crashes occurred around 11:30 in the eastbound express lanes near Exit 66 in Hackensack. (INFO? PHOTOS? Please click here to send: NEWS TIPS  …. Thank you.) CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey police detective nabs California attempted murder fugitive Ramsey police detective nabs California attempted murder fugitive Ramsey police detective nabs California attempted murder fugitive
Ramsey police detective nabs California attempted murder fugitive YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A California man wanted for attempted murder was picked off at a Route 17 motel by a Ramsey detective and arrested the next day with the help of U.S. Marshals. Detective Brian Huth was on patrol Tuesday when he ran a California license plate on a 2008 four-door Chevy sedan parked outside the Maple Shade Motel, Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said this morning. The owner, 33-year-old Marco Pinto, was wanted out of San Jose for attempted murder and weapons possession, the chief said. Huth checked with the desk and found that Pinto was staying in Room 2. He then ob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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‘Lifesaver’ helps Bergen sheriff’s officers find missing Rochelle Park man, 69 ‘Lifesaver’ helps Bergen sheriff’s officers find missing Rochelle Park man, 69 ‘Lifesaver’ helps Bergen sheriff’s officers find missing Rochelle Park man, 69
‘Lifesaver’ helps Bergen sheriff’s officers find missing Rochelle Park man, 69 ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: With a potential blizzard approaching, a 69-year-old Alzheimer’s patient who wandered off from home was found by members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, thanks to a Project Lifesaver wristband transmitter. The man was last seen near the Railroad Avenue entrance to Saddle River Park yeseterday. Using the special program’s technology, BCSO Officer Vincent Surace, working with Rochelle Park Police Officer Doug Arendacs, tracked him down in the park. “The officers involved in this incident quickly coordinated their efforts, utilized the Project Lifesaver technology…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn detective makes arrest in thefts Fair Lawn detective makes arrest in thefts Fair Lawn detective makes arrest in thefts
Fair Lawn detective makes arrest in thefts A 25-year-old Fair Lawn man was in custody in connection with a pair of thefts from his roommate, thanks to a borough police detective’s work. Sean Riffel was being held on $20,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with two count of burglary, theft, ID theft, fraudulent use of a credit card, impersonation and criminal attempt. Police said Riffel took several itmes from a Plaza Road North apartment after the victim told them that “someone had entered the apartment and stole several items from him and Riffel while they were both out.” The items included an iPhone and a skateboard, t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood man held in sex assaults on two girls Englewood man held in sex assaults on two girls Englewood man held in sex assaults on two girls
Englewood man held in sex assaults on two girls YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood man is being held on $275,000 bail, charged with molesting an eight-year-old girl and having illegal sexual contact with a teenager. Englewood police and members of Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit arrested 44-year-old Roberto Gomez-Sanchez after learning of the alleged assault on the younger girl. The investigation “also revealed that [he] also had sexually assaulted a second juvenile female victim when that victim was between the ages of fifteen and eighteen years old,” Molinelli said this morning. Gomez-Sanchez is …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Verdict in VH1 ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris trial rests on key witness Verdict in VH1 ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris trial rests on key witness Verdict in VH1 ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris trial rests on key witness
Verdict in VH1 ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris trial rests on key witness EXCLUSIVE: Closing arguments in the teen sex trial of VH1 “Love & Hip Hop” star Mendeecees Harris on Thursday centered on the credibility of the woman who said he coerced her into oral sex when she was 15. BREAKING NEWS: Jurors in Hackensack this afternoon acquitted VH1 “Love & Hip Hop” star Mendeecees Harris of sexually assaulting a teenager by coercing her with money and other manipulation in his Lodi home when she was 15. READ  MORE…. With no direct evidence on behalf of either party, defense attorney Brian Neary and Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Demetra Maurice both pre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
‘No. No way. No, no,’ Mendeecees Harris testifies in teen sex trial ‘No. No way. No, no,’ Mendeecees Harris testifies in teen sex trial ‘No. No way. No, no,’ Mendeecees Harris testifies in teen sex trial
‘No. No way. No, no,’ Mendeecees Harris testifies in teen sex trial EXCLUSIVE: VH1 “Love & Hip Hop” star Mendeecees Harris testified today that he hardly knew the woman who said he coerced her into oral sex in his Lodi home when she was 15. BREAKING NEWS: Jurors in Hackensack this afternoon acquitted VH1 “Love & Hip Hop” star Mendeecees Harris of sexually assaulting a teenager by coercing her with money and other manipulation in his Lodi home when she was 15. READ  MORE…. “No.  No way. No, no,” he said as his attorney, Brian Neary, asked Harris whether he was guilty of any of the charges against him. Yandy Smith in Superior Court in Hackensack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Driver injured in head-on Washington Township crash Driver injured in head-on Washington Township crash Driver injured in head-on Washington Township crash
Driver injured in head-on Washington Township crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The 30-year-old driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe sustained minor injuries in a head-on crash into a tree on Pascack Road in Washington Township before noon today. The township resident was driving south near East Glen Avenue when the crash occurred. Washington Township firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free her. The Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps then took her to Hackensack University Medical Center. Township police closed Pascack Road in both directions until the scene was cleared. The vehicle and crash-related debris was removed from the scene by flatbed…

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