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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder From Bergen, 36, Safe, Sound, Police Report FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder From Bergen, 36, Safe, Sound, Police Report FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder From Bergen, 36, Safe, Sound, Police Report
Found! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder From Bergen, 36, Safe, Sound, Police Report UPDATE: The self-described co-founder and owner of a fledgling Hackensack cannabis company has been found, Paramus police announced. Darryl Impalli, 36, is safe and sound, they said without explanation Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. He'd been reported missing the night before. Impalli recently wrote on a LinkedIn profile that his company, High Grass LLC, aimed to "change the game in retail cannabis operations by building a business focused on compliance, safety, diversity, and inclusivity." Impalli said he established High Grass this past April to provide CBD, hemp and "soon to be" cannabis de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder, 36, Had Been Reported Missing From Paramus FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder, 36, Had Been Reported Missing From Paramus FOUND! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder, 36, Had Been Reported Missing From Paramus
Found! Aspiring NJ Cannabis Company Co-Founder, 36, Had Been Reported Missing From Paramus UPDATE: The self-described co-founder and owner of a fledgling Hackensack cannabis company has been found, Paramus police announced. Darryl Impalli, 36, is safe and sound, they said without explanation Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. He'd been reported missing the night before. Impalli recently wrote on a LinkedIn profile that his company, High Grass LLC, aimed to "change the game in retail cannabis operations by building a business focused on compliance, safety, diversity, and inclusivity." Impalli said he established High Grass this past April to provide CBD, hemp and "soon to be" cannabis de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Missing Ridgewood Mom Found Dead In Hawthorne Missing Ridgewood Mom Found Dead In Hawthorne Missing Ridgewood Mom Found Dead In Hawthorne
Missing Ridgewood Mom Found Dead In Hawthorne UPDATE: "Unfortunately, Ridgewood resident Deanne Dunne has been found deceased in the Borough of Hawthorne," Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke announced shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. "The Hawthorne Police are investigating the incident with the assistance of the Passaic County Prosecutors Office," the chief said. "At this time, no foul play is suspected. "Our thoughts are with her family and friends." Deanne J. Dunne, 56, had a troubled history, including a near-fatal incident more than two years ago. She was last seen leaving her Northern Parkway home near the Travell Eleme…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated
Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated A pickup driver was charged with causing a chain-reaction crash that jammed Route 17 for nearly an hour and sent a woman to the hospital after firefighters freed her from the wreckage. The victim was in one of three vehicles stopped for a light on the highway's northbound side near Franklin Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights when a Ford F550 driven by a Belleville man rammed into her Toyota Prius around 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, Police Sgt. John Behr said. Wood-Ridge firefighters joined their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues, along with ambulance crews from Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun
Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun UPDATE: A Teaneck tenant appeared under the influence of mushrooms after firing several shots in his apartment, one of which apparently entered a neighbor’s unit, authorities said. Shariyf Salahuddeen, 30, later tried grabbing an officer's gun after being arrested and had to be subdued, they said. Salahuddeen was “showing signs of an altered mental status” after responding officers reported hearing what they believed was a gunshot coming from his apartment in a five-story building on Red Road at the corner of Cedar Lane shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Deputy Police Chief Andrew R. McG…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Organized Crew Nabbed After Snatching $12G Worth Of Winter Clothing From Ski Barn: Paramus PD Organized Crew Nabbed After Snatching $12G Worth Of Winter Clothing From Ski Barn: Paramus PD Organized Crew Nabbed After Snatching $12G Worth Of Winter Clothing From Ski Barn: Paramus PD
Organized Crew Nabbed After Snatching $12G Worth Of Winter Clothing From Ski Barn: Paramus PD A trio of high-end shoplifters who swiped nearly $18,000 worth of jackets and parkas from a Paramus Ski Barn earlier this month were captured after hitting the same store exactly a week later, authorities said. Shoppers and motorists were among those who looked on as the members of the shoplifting crew bolted from the Route 17 store with $12,000 worth of winter clothing around noon on Thanksgiving Eve, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Fortunately, a Ski Barn employee had recognized the organized "Loyal" crew members from the week before and already called police. Officer J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Smash-And-Grab Burglars Hit Wyckoff Jewelry Store SEE ANYTHING? Smash-And-Grab Burglars Hit Wyckoff Jewelry Store SEE ANYTHING? Smash-And-Grab Burglars Hit Wyckoff Jewelry Store
SEE Anything? Smash-And-Grab Burglars Hit Wyckoff Jewelry Store Three burglars smashed their way into a Wyckoff jewelry store and fled overnight with a sizable amount of bling, authorities said. Police who responded to an alarm shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, found the front door glass smashed at Devon Fine Jewelry in the Wyckoff Square shopping center at the corner of Godwin and Franklin avenues, Lt. Joseph Soto said. "Several display cases had been smashed open and their contents removed," the lieutenant said. Surveillance footage showed a trio of burglars arriving in a red vehicle believed to be a newer Honda Accord, Soto said. The Berge…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff
Armed Ex-Con Once Involved In Police Shootout Seized After South Hackensack Motel Standoff It was a close call when an ex-con who was once wounded in a shootout with police barricaded himself in a South Hackensack motel room, authorities said. Dereen Wofford, 43, who'd been accused of threatening two people with a gun, had a cell phone in his hands as he emerged from a room where he'd been living and then quickly advanced on officers who'd responded to the Travelodge Motel on Huyler Street, Chief Robert Chinchar said. Exercising restraint, the officers got Wofford into custody without incident, the chief said. They also seized an all-black .177 caliber BB gun from his waistband,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Essex Ex-Con Wanted In Burglary Spree Captured By Palisades Parkway Police Following Crash Essex Ex-Con Wanted In Burglary Spree Captured By Palisades Parkway Police Following Crash Essex Ex-Con Wanted In Burglary Spree Captured By Palisades Parkway Police Following Crash
Essex Ex-Con Wanted In Burglary Spree Captured By Palisades Parkway Police Following Crash An ex-con wanted in a string of burglaries was captured by Palisades Interstate Parkway police after he bailed out of a car stolen out of Lyndhurst following a predawn crash. Englewood police were pursuing the black Audi S5 before breaking off the chase and alerting their area colleagues shortly before 3 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, Palisades Interstate Parkway Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The vehicle had been tied to a string of break-ins in Belleville, some of which involved ATMs, he said. A PIP officer pulled up moments after the Audi crashed at the northbound ramp to Exit 2 in Alpine a short t…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto
Bergenfield DWI Crash: Englewood Passenger Critical, Dumont Driver Charged With Assault By Auto A Dumont driver was drunk when he crashed his sedan into a utility pole in Bergenfield, seriously injuring a passenger from Englewood, authorities said. Passersby got Aaron Estevez, 27, and the unresponsive 30-year-old male passenger out of the Honda Accord after it slammed into the pole near the corner of New Bridge and Wilbur roads shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Bergenfield Detective Lt. William Duran said. Estevez, who recently worked as a DJ at Manhattan's Webster Hall, was also injured, though not as seriously, the lieutenant said. Two Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps rig…

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