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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Worker at NYSE Complex In Mahwah Burned In Electrical Mishap: Responders Worker at NYSE Complex In Mahwah Burned In Electrical Mishap: Responders Worker at NYSE Complex In Mahwah Burned In Electrical Mishap: Responders
Worker at NYSE Complex In Mahwah Burned In Electrical Mishap: Responders A worker at the New York Stock Exchange Data Center off Route 17 was hospitalized after suffering an electrical burn, authorities said. The worker apparently suffered a severe burn on at least one hand at the MacArthur Boulevard complex in Mahwah around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, Mayor Jim Wysocki said. A medical chopper was initially called to land at the nearby Sheraton Crossroads but was then canceled when it was determined that the incident wasn't as serious as originally thought. Additional information wasn't immediately available.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse A woman caught shoplifting at a Bergen County Walmart deliberately drop-kicked her baby across the floor while being taken into custody, then showed no remorse afterward, authorities said. It's difficult to comprehend -- and even harder to stomach -- if you’ve seen the video, which captured the assault at the Route 46 store in Teterboro. Jamira McDaniel, 23, of Paterson had been escorted to the Walmart Asset Protection Office, where she “placed the child down in front of her and kicked the baby in the back” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. It sent the nearly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Hackensack Stolen Car Driver, Three Underage Passengers Caught At Mall In Paramus Hackensack Stolen Car Driver, Three Underage Passengers Caught At Mall In Paramus Hackensack Stolen Car Driver, Three Underage Passengers Caught At Mall In Paramus
Hackensack Stolen Car Driver, Three Underage Passengers Caught At Mall In Paramus A 19-year-old Hackensack man was charged with using three minors to break the law after Paramus police caught all of them in a stolen car at the Garden State Plaza, authorities said. Hackensack police had issued an alert after the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle was stolen on Saturday, Dec. 10, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said. That night, security guards at the mall spotted the Beetle on the second floor of the south parking deck and notified borough police, the chief said. Officer Michael Mordaga responded with fellow Officers Kevin Osback, Ben Fox, Tom Keough and Justin Sicari. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police
Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police A driver climbed out of his Jeep after it rolled, slammed into a tree and caught fire on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes early Wednesday, authorities said. The 6:48 a.m. collision was the most serious of several morning rush-hour crashes along the highway on Dec. 14 as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark. The 30-year-old 2018 Jeep Wagon driver from Oakland was changing lanes when his vehicle struck a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek on the northbound side, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. He lost control of the Jeep, which ended up crashing behind the woodline and igniting, the ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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With A Capital T: Armed Ex-Con Threatened Fair Lawn Bar Patron Over Game Of Pool, Police Charge With A Capital T: Armed Ex-Con Threatened Fair Lawn Bar Patron Over Game Of Pool, Police Charge With A Capital T: Armed Ex-Con Threatened Fair Lawn Bar Patron Over Game Of Pool, Police Charge
With A Capital T: Armed Ex-Con Threatened Fair Lawn Bar Patron Over Game Of Pool, Police Charge An ex-con who pulled a gun and threatened a fellow patron over a game of pool at a Fair Lawn bar this past summer was identified, charged and jailed this week, authorities said. The 52-year-old victim from Fair Lawn told police that Anthony Muniz, 50, of Paterson asked to speak with him outside Stosh’s Craft Beer Bar on Maple Avenue shortly after midnight Aug. 16, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Muniz had been at the bar about two hours earlier and “apparently was angered that the victim had reserved the billiards table when he wanted to play,” the sergeant said. Muniz “grabbed the victim by the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall
Gotcha! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall The driver of a stolen car stopped by Wayne police called in a bomb threat at the Macy’s in the Willowbrook Mall in the hopes of distracting them, authorities charged. Capt. Michael McNiff wasn’t fooled. While units responded to the 911 call at the mall, McNiff reminded officers on the road that it could be a diversionary tactic, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Sure enough, the call was traced to Shaquanda White, 30, of East Orange, who was driving a Honda Accord that had just been stopped by Officer Chris Savitsky outside the Yard House restaurant at Willowbrook, the captain said. The se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge
Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge An out-of-state driver zapped the owner of a Little Ferry impound lot with a stun gun when he couldn't get his car back, authorities charged. Leon Henry, 29, of Wilmington, NC, had been stopped and issued summonses early Monday, Dec. 12, for, among other offenses, having fictitious plates and driving an unregistered vehicle, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. The license plate on the 2018 Dodge Challenger had a blacked-out frame over it, Walters said. Officer Joseph Convery also immediately spotted a long knife on the passenger seat after stopping Henry on westbound Route 46, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting
Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting UPDATE: Authorities in Georgia captured five men accused of shooting a Bergen County resident while posing as FBI agents during a summer home invasion. The 60-something victim survived the July 7 shooting in Cresskill’s East Hill neighborhood, which multiple sources told Daily Voice occurred after the robbers followed him home from a cash business. An intense five-month investigation led to a series of raids and arrests in Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. “Multiple handguns, long guns and ballistic armor were recovered” during the raids, the pro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities
Bail Reform Was Once This Bergen Serial Burglar's Friend — Not Anymore: Authorities Charges continue to mount against a one-man crime wave – and onetime bail reform poster boy – whom judges have kept held in the Bergen County Jail since mid-October. Police in Glen Rock and Wyckoff became the latest to charge Nicola Torres, 40, of Passaic, with commercial burglaries in their towns. That makes more than a dozen municipal police departments in four New Jersey counties just this year alone. Torres has a criminal record that stretches back more than 15 years, mostly for business break-ins. More recently, the 6-foot-2-inch, 240-pound felon has been repeatedly arrested and the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Six Vehicles Swiped From Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Lots Six Vehicles Swiped From Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Lots Six Vehicles Swiped From Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Lots
Six Vehicles Swiped From Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Lots It's not just late-model luxury cars that auto thieves are coveting: One crew just swiped six older vehicles from two neighboring used-car lots in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said.  The burglars broke into dealerships across from one another on Railroad Avenue sometime after dark Sunday, Dec. 11, and before mid-morning on Monday, Police Chief Joseph Rinke said. Taken were five four-door vehicles: 2009 Mercedes Benz C30 (black); 2011 Infinity G2A (gray); 2012 Audi A4 (white); 2012 Hyundai Sonata (white); 2013 BMW 5S (black); 2013 Hyundai Sonata 4dr silver. ****** ANYONE who might …

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