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
SEEN HIM? Clifton Man Missing Nearly Two Weeks SEEN HIM? Clifton Man Missing Nearly Two Weeks SEEN HIM? Clifton Man Missing Nearly Two Weeks
Seen HIM? Clifton Man Missing Nearly Two Weeks Police turned to the public for help finding a Clifton man who'd gone missing nearly two weeks ago. Family members said that they last spoke with Edgar Pelaez, 38, by phone on July 16. "The circumstances are unknown at this time," Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Anderson described Edgar as 5-foot-4 and 125 pounds. Anyone who sees, might have seen or knows where to find Edgar is asked to contact Clifton police: (973) 470-5911.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says
Bergen Man Had Gun Parts 'Artfully' Hidden In Ankle, Wrist Weights At Newark Airport, TSA Says A Bergen County man bound for Turkey was caught at Newark Airport with various gun parts "artfully" concealed inside ankle and wrist weights, authorities said. The Elmwood Park traveler claimed a friend had given him the suitcase that he checked with the airline before attempting to board a flight to Istanbul late Wednesday night, said Lisa Farbstein of the Transportation Security Administration. An alarm sounded as the checked bag went through the screening process, Farbstein said. A search turned up the gun parts inside the weights, which she said were packed in a box. Passengers can tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
PASSAIC SHOOTINGS: Two Caught, One Sought PASSAIC SHOOTINGS: Two Caught, One Sought PASSAIC SHOOTINGS: Two Caught, One Sought
Passaic Shootings: Two Caught, One Sought Two men were being held and a third was being sought in connection with a pair of shootings less than an hour apart in Passaic, authorities said. Brandon Morales, 18, was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses – including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm – in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old man in the area of Passaic Street and 8th Street around 9 p.m. last Thursday. Morales, who was arrested in the area of Passaic and State streets on Sunday, remained held this Thursday, July 28, in the Passaic County Jail. The shooting for which he’s charged …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies
Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies It all happened so quickly. East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phil Taormina, a man who was as kind as he was courageous, died Wednesday, just months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only 46. Fundraising efforts in the community and among law enforcement were accelerating at a furious pace when the news came. East Rutherford PBA Local #275 called Phil a “great man, husband, father, deputy chief, and community superstar.” "He was compassionate, kind, full of laughter," the department's Tammy Verdugo-Gil added. "Phil was like a super hero, soft spoke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street 40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street 40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street
40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street A Hawthorne couple was hospitalized after being struck by a van on a local street. The van was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when it hit the pair, both 48 years old, near approaching Diamond Bridge Avenue around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, the lieutenant said. The 55-year-old driver, also from Hawthorne, remained at the scene, Hoogmoed said. Hawthorne police, EMS and ALS all responded, while Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police assisted, he said. No summonses o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Body Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Missing Bergen Man Body Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Missing Bergen Man Body Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Missing Bergen Man
Body Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Missing Bergen Man The body of a man that was retrieved from the foot of the Palisades was believed to be that of a distraught local resident who'd gone missing a week ago, authorities said. The body was found near the base of the cliffs beneath the State Line Lookout in Alpine near the Hudson River shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Members of the Closter Ambulance & Rescue Corps and East Bergen Rappel Team had begun helping PIP police search for the missing 52-year-old Demarest resident on July 20, Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Exam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn
Convicted Killer Charged With Swiping Catalytic Converters From School Buses In Fair Lawn A habitual offender was charged with stealing $18,000 worth of catalytic converters from school buses in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The pricey parts were swiped from vehicles at the Scholastic Bus Company depot on River Road shortly before 6 a.m. June 13, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Johannes Vanwageningen, 37, of Bloomingdale was identified as the thief by Fair Lawn Police Detective Chris O’Shaughnessy with help from Butler Police Detective Jarred Schmiedhauser. Vanwageningen is known to police, having served time for aggravated manslaughter and been arrested several times …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Unsuspecting Victim Shot In Paterson, Dropped Off At Hospital Unsuspecting Victim Shot In Paterson, Dropped Off At Hospital Unsuspecting Victim Shot In Paterson, Dropped Off At Hospital
Unsuspecting Victim Shot In Paterson, Dropped Off At Hospital A robbery victim who'd apparently been lured to the area for a supposed online transaction was shot in broad daylight on a Paterson street, responders said. A vehicle dropped off the 26-year-old Paterson resident at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center moments after the shooting at East 28th Street and 7th Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The driver then sped off, responders said. They described the vehicle as a gray 2003 Ford Expedition with a registration that comes back to a Clifton residen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Back-To-Back Route 46 Gas Station Robberies Net Band Of Bandits $5,000 Back-To-Back Route 46 Gas Station Robberies Net Band Of Bandits $5,000 Back-To-Back Route 46 Gas Station Robberies Net Band Of Bandits $5,000
Back-To-Back Route 46 Gas Station Robberies Net Band Of Bandits $5,000 SEE ANYTHING? A pair of Route 46 gas station holdups less than a mile and barely five minutes apart netted a group of masked robbers a combined $5,000, authorities said. Five of them pulled into the Exxon station on the eastbound highway in Ridgefield Park in a silver sedan shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. All wore hoodies, face coverings and gloves. Although no weapon was shown, one of the robbers held his hand over his jacket pocket, suggesting he had a gun, the chief said. The quintet fled with $3,000 in cash. ANYONE who might have seen something or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
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Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son
Former NJ Resident Convicted Of Kidnapping Son A former New Jersey resident faces federal prison time after being convicted of kidnapping his son and failing to return him from India. Amitkumar Kanubhai Patel, 38, a naturalized U.S. citizen who previously lived in Edison, fled with the child in July 2017 before settling in Vadodara, federal authorities said. He was captured in England three years later. Patel had lived with the child’s mother from August 2015 through July 2017. Their son was born in November 2016. According to her, Patel wanted to take the boy to India to introduce him to his parents and obtain DNA testing that he sai…

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