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
Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson
Sussex Woman Becomes 5th Charged With Murder In Ambush Shooting Death Of Newark Man In Paterson A 24-year-old mother from Sussex County became the fifth person charged with murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in Paterson earlier this year. Jenna N. Peselli of Newton surrendered to Paterson police on Monday and was booked into the Passaic County Jail, records show. She joins two adults – a man and woman, both 19, from Paterson, and two city boys, both 17 – who are accused of planning and executing the slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues shortly before 7 p.m. May 1, authorities said. A team of shooters were recruit…

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Paterson, NJ
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Bergen Ex-Con Charged With 3 Attempted Murder Counts In Shooting Outside Mother's In Wayne Bergen Ex-Con Charged With 3 Attempted Murder Counts In Shooting Outside Mother's In Wayne Bergen Ex-Con Charged With 3 Attempted Murder Counts In Shooting Outside Mother's In Wayne
Bergen Ex-Con Charged With 3 Attempted Murder Counts In Shooting Outside Mother's In Wayne A South Hackensack parolee who’s spent the majority of the past decade in prison fired shots at a trio of people outside Mother's Ale House in Wayne, authorities charged. South Hackensack and Wayne police captured Robert Jackson, 33, in the area of Grove Street and Phillips Avenue in the borough last week. A judge in Paterson on Monday ordered that he remain held in the county jail on charges that include three counts of attempted murder. Authorities didn’t say what they believe prompted the gunfire outside the popular nightspot off Route 23 shortly after 2 a.m. Sept. 5. Jackson fled in a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash
Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash UPDATE: Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee
Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee UPDATE: There's another side to an incident involving a New Milford firefighter and an employee at a cellphone store in Bergenfield whom he accused of attacking him in front of his young son, police said early Tuesday evening. Daily Voice left a message early Tuesday with an employee at the T-Mobile store on South Washington Avenue who said the manager was expected at work sometime during the day. The call wasn't returned, however, and the store -- which ordinarily closes at 8 p.m. on weekdays -- shut down early. No charges were filed by police. Bergenfield Police Detective Lt. William Du…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside
Hammer-Wielding Man Smashes Windows At Teaneck Pediatric Office With Patients, Staff Inside UPDATE: An attack on a Teaneck pediatric office and dry cleaners by a man wielding a hammer should be considered a bias incident, said a mom who hid in a bathroom with her terrified daughter. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/teaneck/news/are-you-jewish-hammer-wielding-man-in-rampage-at-teaneck-medical-office-reportedly-asks/816346/ ****** INITIAL STORY: Terrified patients and staff barricaded themselves inside a pediatric office in Teaneck after an agitated man began smashing windows with a hammer, said police who captured him soon after. Camwren T. Cole, 23, entered The Doctors Building…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash
Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found, he said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident
Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident A worker at a Moonachie printing company had the tips of three fingers severed in an industrial accident Monday, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim walked out of the 4Over Trade Printing plant on State Street holding up his hand -- the tips of his ring, middle and index fingers missing -- as Officer Frank Tamargo responded around 3 a.m., Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "He calmly held up his hand and asked if he thought it could be fixed," Napolitano said. "The officer asked him if he had the tips and he said they were destroyed by the machine." The Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad …

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Washington Township, NJ
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Hit-Run Driver Killed In Head-On Crash While Fleeing Police In South Jersey Hit-Run Driver Killed In Head-On Crash While Fleeing Police In South Jersey Hit-Run Driver Killed In Head-On Crash While Fleeing Police In South Jersey
Hit-Run Driver Killed In Head-On Crash While Fleeing Police In South Jersey A driver was killed in a head-on crash with three other vehicles after fleeing police following a hit-run accident in South Jersey, authorities said Monday. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said his office was investigating the Gloucester County incident, as required under state law and his own office's guidelines, because police were involved. Gloucester Township police who were among those responding to a hit-and-run crash began pursuing the fleeing vehicle but pulled back shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, Bruck said. The driver was later involved in a head-on cash with thr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor: Out-Of-State Duo Busted With Hidden Gun, Magazine, More In Route 95 Stop Bergen Prosecutor: Out-Of-State Duo Busted With Hidden Gun, Magazine, More In Route 95 Stop Bergen Prosecutor: Out-Of-State Duo Busted With Hidden Gun, Magazine, More In Route 95 Stop
Bergen Prosecutor: Out-Of-State Duo Busted With Hidden Gun, Magazine, More In Route 95 Stop Two Virginia men were arrested after detectives stopped their SUV near the George Washington Bridge and found a secret compartment that concealed a loaded gun, an extended magazine, hollow-nose bullets and a drug press, authorities said. Richard Mercedes Avila, 24, and Hector Mercedes Cedeno, 37, both of Manassas, VA remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail following their arrests by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force. The investigators made the discovery of the aftermarket electronic hidden tray in the center console of their Nissan Murano duri…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges
Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges UPDATE: A trio of firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion during a "difficult" weekend barn fire in Saddle River, responders said. The two-alarm, 6:30 p.m. Sunday blaze on Old Farms Road posed an "additional hazard of ammunition exploding due to the heat of the flames," according to Waldwick firefighters, who were among the mutual aid responders. An initial report of surrounding homes being evacuated couldn't be confirmed. Valley Hospital BLS treated the firefighters at the scene. No other injuries were reported. Among the other mutual aid responders, at the scene or in coverage, w…

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