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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash A driver was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle Friday afternoon crash in Fair Lawn. Basic and advanced life support teams from the Valley Hospital responded along with police to the collision at the corner of Hillside Terrace and Jerome Place on Dec. 2.Belfi's Towing removed a Ford Focus AND Toyota RAV4 from the scene. Collision at the corner of Hillside Terrace and Jerome Place in Fair Lawn sent one of the drivers to the hospital.Boyd A. Loving

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Battle Rapper Serius Jones Caught Ditching Gun In Bathroom Of Bergen Restaurant: Police Battle Rapper Serius Jones Caught Ditching Gun In Bathroom Of Bergen Restaurant: Police Battle Rapper Serius Jones Caught Ditching Gun In Bathroom Of Bergen Restaurant: Police
Battle Rapper Serius Jones Caught Ditching Gun In Bathroom Of Bergen Restaurant: Police A rapper from Bergen County who recently served time for pimping in California was carrying a gun when Ridgefield Park police investigating the possible violation of a restraining order found him in a local restaurant, authorities said. Saleem Bligen, 41, had fled when officers responded to a call at an apartment building where he once lived on Bergen Avenue and Mount Vernon Street shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, Lt. Art Jensen said. Officers Kenneth Knebl, Joe Avila, Christopher Dooley and Lavrone Green searched the nearby business district and found Bligen at a local eatery, the l…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Construction Worker Charged With 1,000+ Child Porn Images Wallington Construction Worker Charged With 1,000+ Child Porn Images Wallington Construction Worker Charged With 1,000+ Child Porn Images
Wallington Construction Worker Charged With 1,000+ Child Porn Images A construction worker from Wallington was caught with more than 1,000 images of child sex abuse, authorities charged. James Avallone, a 45-year-old retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, was arrested earlier this week following a months-long investigation. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Cyber Crimes Unit executed a court-approved search warrant at Avallone’s Morrissee Avenue home on Tuesday, Nov. 29. They found that Avallone, who is single, “used the Internet to view, download and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent child…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD 21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD 21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD
21 Catalytic Converters Recovered, Gang Of Four Busted By Clifton PD GOTCHA! Clifton police recovered 21 catalytic converters while arresting four men who they said stole them. Officers responding to a theft in progress on East 4th Street stopped a fleeing Kia in Paterson and arrested the lone occupant, Pedro Mirben-Feliz, 26, of Brooklyn around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A second vehicle, an Acura TL, crashed on Route 3 in Secaucus, where police arrested three occupants -- driver Juan Ortegalazala, 29, of the Bronx and passengers Yheremy Santana, 22, and Angel Batista, 18, both of Jersey City,  the lieutenant said. Betwe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Mall Shopping Spree With Stolen Credit Cards, Driver's Licenses Derailed By Officer: Maywood PD Mall Shopping Spree With Stolen Credit Cards, Driver's Licenses Derailed By Officer: Maywood PD Mall Shopping Spree With Stolen Credit Cards, Driver's Licenses Derailed By Officer: Maywood PD
Mall Shopping Spree With Stolen Credit Cards, Driver's Licenses Derailed By Officer: Maywood PD GOTCHA! A group of ID thieves were headed to an apparent shopping spree at a mall in Paramus when they were stopped by a Maywood police officer who found an "alarming" amount of credit cards and driver's licenses in innocent victims' names, authorities said. Officer Matthew DellaBella stopped the Subaru Forester after the driver, Karina Espinal, 26, of Newark, made an illegal turn at Maywood Avenue and Essex Street, Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Espinal told the officer they were headed to the Garden State Plaza to do some holiday shopping, the chief said. She "didn't have her driver…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
CLOSE CALL: Female Driver, 75, Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Englewood CLOSE CALL: Female Driver, 75, Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Englewood CLOSE CALL: Female Driver, 75, Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Englewood
Close CALL: Female Driver, 75, Hospitalized After Tree Falls On SUV In Englewood A 75-year-old driver was injured but narrowly escaped a more tragic fate when a falling tree hit her car in Englewood. The Totowa motorist was headed south on Broad Avenue near Huguenot Avenue in her 2002 Lexus SUV when the tree toppled onto the roadway, taking down a utility pole and wires that fell across the vehicle, around 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1,  Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. She complained of pain to her neck and back and was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Pulice said. That stretch of Broad Avenue remained closed while the tree was removed and repairs were made.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx
Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said. Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name. According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Street Detectives Charge Teen With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Paterson Street Detectives Charge Teen With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Paterson Street Detectives Charge Teen With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag
Paterson Street Detectives Charge Teen With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag Paterson police investigators working the street nabbed an 18-year-old city man with a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine, authorities said. Detectives Wisam Salameh, Levis Qirjako and Corey Davis were in the area of Union Avenue and Marion Street when they spotted Jasun Allah acting suspiciously around 10:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They grabbed Allah and quickly pulled a 9mm Ruger semi-automatic pistol from his pocket, the director said. Allah has remained held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with various weapons and ammunition o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
BUSTED: Mahwah Woman, 40, Charged With Shooting Up Former Waldwick Neighbor's SUV BUSTED: Mahwah Woman, 40, Charged With Shooting Up Former Waldwick Neighbor's SUV BUSTED: Mahwah Woman, 40, Charged With Shooting Up Former Waldwick Neighbor's SUV
Busted: Mahwah Woman, 40, Charged With Shooting Up Former Waldwick Neighbor's SUV UPDATE: A 40-year-old Mahwah woman was charged with shooting up an SUV parked in the driveway of a former neighbor in Waldwick. Megan Dzugay spent the night in jail after being seized in Mahwah by Waldwick detectives, assisted by Mahwah police and a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, Waldwick Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. She's charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and criminal mischief resulting in property damage in connection with the 3:35 a.m. shooting on Grove Street in Waldwick. The 5-foot-4-inch gr…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor 'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor 'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor
'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor Authorities on Wednesday charged a 71-year-old Clifton man with bias intimidation for allegedly using racial slurs against a female neighbor. Antonio Delevante also was charged with harassment in connection with what authorities said was an Aug. 24 incident in the area of Graham Place and Atkins Court in Clifton. The 51-year-old victim told responding officers that a male neighbor “approached her in a harassing manner using racial slurs and told her to go back from where she came from,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint relea…

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