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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Hackensack, NJ
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Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack A 64-year-old Hackensack woman was struck and killed on a notorious stretch of road Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck by a Cadillac Escalade near the corner of Polifly Road and Mary Street near Route 80 around 8:30 p.m., city police Capt. Michael Antista said. She was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. The 65-year-old driver, also of Hackensack, remained at the scene, Antista said. Police closed the road while investigating the crash. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified and the county sheriff's Bureau o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NYPD: Man Who Threatened To Kill Governor, City Police Chief Shot After Firing At Officers NYPD: Man Who Threatened To Kill Governor, City Police Chief Shot After Firing At Officers NYPD: Man Who Threatened To Kill Governor, City Police Chief Shot After Firing At Officers
Nypd: Man Who Threatened To Kill Governor, City Police Chief Shot After Firing At Officers NYPD officers shot and killed a man who opened fire on them after threatening to kill them, assassinate New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and "blow up" the world, authorities said. Raul Hardy, 60, also said he intended to kill and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell before Saturday night’s fatal encounter occurred in Queens. Hardy made the threats via a series of 911 calls to police, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey told reporters. “He clearly stated that he was going to blow the head off of the first police officers that he saw,” Maddrey added. “A short time later he made another 911 call and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS
Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS One man was killed and another wounded in an overnight shooting outside Paterson Eastside High School, authorities said. Police responding to the 2:17 a.m. incident on Park Avenue on Sunday found a 21-year-old victim with multiple wounds and a 25-year-old man who was also wounded. The younger man died a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The older victim remained in stable condition, they said. Neither victim was immediately identified. Valdes and Baycora also didn’t say wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted By Bergen Detectives Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted By Bergen Detectives Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted By Bergen Detectives
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted By Bergen Detectives Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized enough fentanyl to produce nearly 3½ million potentially fatal doses, along with enough heroin to fill more than 27,000 folds, while arresting a Baltimore man. Carlo Francisco Olivar Gomez, a 42-year-old painter by trade, was caught with more than 15 pounds of fentanyl and more than six pounds of heroin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. According to the DEA, it takes only a single two-milligram dose of fentanyl to kill a person.  A pound of fentanyl can produce 226,796 two-milligram doses. Multiplying that by 15 pounds gives…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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'Life Is So Fragile': Rutherford Boy, 17, Killed, Three Friends Injured In Horrific Crash 'Life Is So Fragile': Rutherford Boy, 17, Killed, Three Friends Injured In Horrific Crash 'Life Is So Fragile': Rutherford Boy, 17, Killed, Three Friends Injured In Horrific Crash
'Life Is So Fragile': Rutherford Boy, 17, Killed, Three Friends Injured In Horrific Crash UPDATE: Rutherford Mayor Frank Nunziato asked that everyone "come together as one community to respect the privacy of these families and offer them the support they need today, tomorrow and in the future during this sad and tragic time." Members of the Rutherford Volunteer First-Aid Ambulance Corps expressed their feelings in a social media post: "Our heartfelt condolences go out to those involved in (Friday's) tragic accident. We pray for those grieving and recovering, and thank all the agencies who assisted throughout....Take a moment to hug your kids tonight, as life is so fragile." ***…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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CPA From Passaic County Admits Scheme To Hide $150,000 From IRS CPA From Passaic County Admits Scheme To Hide $150,000 From IRS CPA From Passaic County Admits Scheme To Hide $150,000 From IRS
CPA From Passaic County Admits Scheme To Hide $150,000 From IRS A CPA from Passaic County admitted trying to hide $150,000 from the taxman with a little help from a friend. His unidentified pal compensated William Kawam, 57, of Hewitt, for his accounting services by giving him a credit card belonging to one of the friend’s businesses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Kawam racked up $146,605 in charges from 2015 through 2017 that neither he nor his friend reported, Sellinger said. The scheme shortchanged the Internal Revenue Service by $54,400, he said. Kawam, a former partner at SKC & Co. LLC in Boonton, took a deal from the government rat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Officer Takes Deal In Off-Duty DWI Crash In Clifton, Could Have Record Wiped Clean Paterson Officer Takes Deal In Off-Duty DWI Crash In Clifton, Could Have Record Wiped Clean Paterson Officer Takes Deal In Off-Duty DWI Crash In Clifton, Could Have Record Wiped Clean
Paterson Officer Takes Deal In Off-Duty DWI Crash In Clifton, Could Have Record Wiped Clean UPDATE: A Paterson police officer from Garfield who was drunk when he caused an off-duty chain-reaction crash that injured another motorist in Clifton took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk a trial, authorities announced. Noel Ramos, 27, pleaded guilty to DWI and will be entered into what’s known as a pre-trial intervention program, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Ramos will avoid jail time -- and a criminal record -- if he meets the requirement of the program over the next 12 months, Valdes said. These include having an ignition interlock installed on his ve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds
Gotcha! Fugitive Accused Of Love Triangle Murder Fled To Costa Rica From Newark: Feds A fugitive accused of killing a world-class cyclist used someone else’s passport to flee to Costa Rica from Newark Airport, then changed her appearance in a failed attempt to elude capture, federal authorities said. Kaitlin Armstrong, a 34-year-old yoga teacher, was wanted on murder charges following the May 11 shooting death of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Austin Texas. Wilson had briefly dated Armstrong’s boyfriend, who was also a pro cyclist, authorities said. Federal agents tracked Armstrong to the Santa Teresa Beach hotel in Costa Rica’s Provincia de Puntarenas, where she was taken into…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Firefighters Snuff Oradell Nail Salon Blaze Firefighters Snuff Oradell Nail Salon Blaze Firefighters Snuff Oradell Nail Salon Blaze
Firefighters Snuff Oradell Nail Salon Blaze Firefighters quickly doused a blaze at an Oradell nail salon. The fire broke out at Family Nails in a row of stores on Kinderkamack Road shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters called a second alarm as a precaution but had the flames extinguished within minutes. No injuries were reported. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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UPDATE: Victim Expected To Survive Shooting In Cresskill UPDATE: Victim Expected To Survive Shooting In Cresskill UPDATE: Victim Expected To Survive Shooting In Cresskill
Update: Victim Expected To Survive Shooting In Cresskill UPDATE: A man was in serious condition but expected to survive after being shot Thursday night in Cresskill's East Hill neighborhood, responders said. The 25-year-old victim was rushed into surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the shooting at 10 Center Street, near County Road, they said. It appears he was followed home from a cash business, multiple sources said -- without specifying the type of business. Neighbors said multiple calls had circled the block when the robbers hit the house. They were wearing fake FBI…

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