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
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers A violent ex-con who's spent two decades behind bars was carrying dozens of bags of heroin and cocaine when he crashed during a Paramus police chase and then fought the officers, authorities said. David C Turner, 46, had fled a traffic stop in Washington Township when Officer Michael Mordaga spotted his 2013 Chevy Equinox speeding on southbound Route 17 shortly after midnight Tuesday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nick Tanelli and Kevin Osback joined Mordaga in trying to stop Turner, who lost control of the vehicle and sent it into a guardrail at the exit for Route 4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30 Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30 Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30
Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30 A 63-year-old Demarest man was arrested for stalking an Oakland woman, authorities said. Kerry Fouch was taken into custody after the 30-year-olf victim told Officer Jacob Martin reported being followed, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Her stalker "would appear at numerous places that she would frequent in and out of Oakland," the lieutenant said. Fouch, formerly of Closter, has a history of minor arrests for offenses including theft, receiving stolen property and drug possession, records show, Oakland police charged Fouch with stalking and then released him pending a hearing, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monroe, NY
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Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip More than two dozen boys were reportedly taken to hospitals in Rockland County, the Catskills, and Brooklyn after they apparently suffered food poisoning while returning from a trip to Ukraine. The boys, all in their upper teens, were nauseous, vomiting and feverish, among other reactions, after landing at an unidentified New York City airport, responders said. They apparently had been eating tuna sandwiches before their flight and began feeling ill during the journey, according to unconfirmed reports. UPDATE: As many as 20Vizhnitzer Bochrim who have just returned to Boro Park with the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping dump the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also didn't identify th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel
Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel A 29-year-old man was charged with helping to illegally dispose of the naked body of a New York City escort from Fairfield County in a barrel left on a quiet Northern New Jersey street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, of Queens, early Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe 42-year-old Greenwich native Nicole Flanagan died. Earlier report: Body Of Wall Street Escort From Greenwich Found Stuffed In Barrel The prosecutor also didn't identify the person who authorities believe is the primary suspect in Flanagan'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip More than two dozen boys were reportedly taken to hospitals in Rockland County, the Catskills and Brooklyn after they apparently suffered food poisoning while returning from a trip to Ukraine. The boys, all in their upper teens, were nauseous, vomiting and feverish, among other reactions, after landing at an unidentified New York City airport, responders said. They apparently had been eating tuna sandwiches before their flight and began feeling ill during the journey, according to unconfirmed reports. UPDATE: As many as 20Vizhnitzer Bochrim who have just returned to Boro Park with thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping illegally dispose the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel left on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom
Selfie Gives Away Waiter Accused Of Recording Women In Route 17 Diner Bathroom Police had little trouble identifying a waiter accused of secretly recorded women using the bathroom at a Route 17 diner. They simply pulled up a selfie on the cellphone that they said he'd hidden in a ceiling vent, customers said. Olegario Mendez, 36, of Suffern was arrested after a woman using the bathroom at the Majestic Diner in Ramsey spotted the phone with the lens facing down over the toilet this past weekend. "The officer who removed the phone said it was on record for an hour," the woman's companion told Daily Voice. Mendez was charged with invasion of privacy and released pend…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Sussex Caregiver Charged With Stealing $18,500 From Bergen Patient Sussex Caregiver Charged With Stealing $18,500 From Bergen Patient Sussex Caregiver Charged With Stealing $18,500 From Bergen Patient
Sussex Caregiver Charged With Stealing $18,500 From Bergen Patient A caregiver was charged with stealing $18,500 from a 97-year-old Oakland patient. Lori Bennett, 55, of Wantage forged four checks and deposited the money into a personal account over a three-month span, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Bennet was charged with theft and forgery and released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Detective Sgt. Mark Piercy and Detective Christopher Tinio investigated.

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