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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Interstate Parkway Driver Killed In Rollover Crash Palisades Interstate Parkway Driver Killed In Rollover Crash Palisades Interstate Parkway Driver Killed In Rollover Crash
Palisades Interstate Parkway Driver Killed In Rollover Crash A Rockland County driver died in a rollover overnight crash on the New Jersey side of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, authorities confirmed. Robert F. Purcell, 49, of Piermont, who was alone in his 2018 Lincoln Navigator, was pronounced dead at the scene, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The SUV landed nose-first atop the center-median guardrail in the northbound crash between Exits 1 and 2 just north of the Alpine Lookout shortly after 2:30.am. Saturday, the lieutenant said. PIP Police were investigating with the assistance of the Bergen County Sheriff's B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Man, 30, Wounded In Englewood Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutor Man, 30, Wounded In Englewood Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutor Man, 30, Wounded In Englewood Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutor
Man, 30, Wounded In Englewood Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Englewood, authorities confirmed. Zachary Christian Anderson was recovering at Hackensack University Medical Center following the shooting at Humphrey Street and West Linden Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Daily Voice has learned. EMS workers in a BLS unit told police Anderson was shot in the abdomen right in front of them. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the shooting without identifying Anderson. He didn't say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DET…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
MANHUNT: Driver Asks For Directions, Exposes Himself, Elderly Englewood Woman Tells Police MANHUNT: Driver Asks For Directions, Exposes Himself, Elderly Englewood Woman Tells Police MANHUNT: Driver Asks For Directions, Exposes Himself, Elderly Englewood Woman Tells Police
Manhunt: Driver Asks For Directions, Exposes Himself, Elderly Englewood Woman Tells Police SEE ANYTHING? Englewood police were searching for a driver who an elderly resident said exposed himself after luring her toward his car. The woman told them she was out for a walk on Brayton Street near Palisade Avenue late Friday afternoon, Sept. 2, when the driver of an older model white sedan called her over, asking for directions, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. She described him as Hispanic and between 20 and 30 years old, the captain said. "He asked her to come closer and when she did he exposed himself," de la Rosa said. ANYONE who might have seen something or has surveillance vide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway UPDATE: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway UPDATE: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway
Update: Deceased Driver, Passengers ID'd In Multi-Fatal Van Crash On Palisades Parkway UPDATE: The driver of a passenger van apparently suffered a medical episode before a crash overnight near the George Washington Bridge that killed him and three workers being shuttled home from a factory in Orange County, NY, authorities said. Eight others were hospitalized following the crash on the southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Exits 1 and 2 in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. George Massey, 54, of the Bronx was driving the Ford Econoline E350 passenger van, which landed on its side in a wooded area of the median, Palisades Interstate Park…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst PD: Ex-Con From Nutley Retrieving Impounded SUV Dumps Stolen Goods Behind HQ Lyndhurst PD: Ex-Con From Nutley Retrieving Impounded SUV Dumps Stolen Goods Behind HQ Lyndhurst PD: Ex-Con From Nutley Retrieving Impounded SUV Dumps Stolen Goods Behind HQ
Lyndhurst PD: Ex-Con From Nutley Retrieving Impounded SUV Dumps Stolen Goods Behind HQ An ex-con abandoned an SUV on a Lyndhurst street after burglarizing a nearby home, then stashed the goods behind police headquarters when he came to claim the vehicle, authorities said. Officers responding to the 400 block of Valley Brook Avenue found a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe registered to James Defazio, 43, of Nutley, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Witnesses reported seeing Defazio park and then walk away from the vehicle, which the lieutenant said had front-end damage -- and was missing the front right tire. Police impounded the SUV because it posed a hazard, then searched for an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
CLIFF RESCUE: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades CLIFF RESCUE: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades CLIFF RESCUE: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades
Cliff Rescue: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades A man apparently admiring the view from atop the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge fell nearly 60 feet, authorities said after he was rescued by rappellers. The 38-year-old victim from Manchester, CT had walked to the edge to take photos near the Mobil service station off the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs when he lost his footing shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, a woman who described herself as his girlfriend told police. Responding officers spoke with the man before members of the East Bergen Rappel Team rescued him, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made 'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made 'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made
'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made A 60-year-old robbery victim who was jumped on a Clifton street had a guardian angel, authorities said. The victim was walking along the 200 block of Ackerman Avenue when he was knocked down and stomped on by an assailant around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The mugger was trying to wrest the victim's cell phone from his hands when a good Samaritan pulled over, got out of his car and shoved him, Anderson said. The robber then ran off. An alert was broadcast and about an hour later Detective Jessenia Montagna spotted the suspect near the corner of Getty and Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash
Out-Of-State Couple Busted In Leonia With Seven Pounds Of Pot, $11,000 Cash An out-of-state couple was toting more than seven pounds of pot and $11,000 in suspected proceeds in their sedan when the driver ran a red light at a busy Leonia intersection, authorities said. Sgt. Ray Forsdahl stopped the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu after the violation at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Fort Lee Road around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Forsdahl saw the plot in plain view and requested a Bergen County sheriff’s K-9 unit. They were joined at the scene by Leonia Police Capt. Christopher Garris and Officers Debbie Maldonado and Young Cho, the chief…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash
E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash The 26-year-old operator of an e-bike was critically injured in an overnight crash in Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The operator was headed east on Essex Street with a 20-year-old passenger when he disregarded a red light and struck the rear of an SUV going south on Newman Street through the intersection shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. The SUV kept going and left the scene, Antista said. The victims, both city men, were taken to Hackensack Univerity Medical Center, the captain said, adding that the operator's injuries could be life-threat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Four Killed, Eight Hospitalized In Shuttle Van Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: The driver of a passenger van apparently suffered a medical episode before a crash overnight near the George Washington Bridge that killed him and three workers being shuttled home from a factory in Orange County, NY, authorities said. Eight others were hospitalized following the crash on the southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Exits 1 and 2 in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. George Massey, 54, of the Bronx was driving the Ford Econoline E350 passenger van, which landed on its side in a wooded area of the median, Palisades Interstate Park…

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