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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse
Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse A Hasbrouck Heights woman had to be relocated after the portico of her home collapsed Monday afternoon, authorities said. The resident wasn't injured in the mishap, they said. A building official summoned the town engineer to determine the structural integrity of the home. A PSEG crew temporarily turned off the utilities. The resident wasn't injured.HASBROUCK HEIGHTS FD The house "appeared to suffer from severe neglect for some time," a borough official said.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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HEROES: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River HEROES: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River HEROES: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River
Heroes: Good Samaritans, Police Rescue Driver Whose SUV Plunged Into Passaic River A motorist was rescued by a family of good Samaritans and Nutley police after he drove his SUV into the Passaic River as high tide rolled in. The rescuers jumped in and got the driver out after the vehicle plunged down the boat ramp north of the Kingsland Avenue Bridge, which connects Nutley and Lyndhurst, shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, responders said. The SUV then became submerged in 10 feet of water about 100 feet or so from shore, they said. The Lyndhurst Fire Department deployed a rescue diver who searched the vehicle and immediate area and found no additional victims. The vehicle …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt
NJ Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Attempt A South Jersey man put a box cutter to the neck of an Atlantic City slot machine player during an attempted robbery, then fled after the would-be victim fought back, authorities said. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of Marlton, demanded the victim’s money and jewelry, but he stood up and fought him off, an indictment returned by a state grand jury in Trenton says. A bystander also tried to help subdue Applewhite, who ran off before a Bally’s Hotel and Casino security supervisor and officer grabbed him, it says. The indictment, which charges him with robbery and weapons possession, was secured by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal
NJ Driver Caught With 14 Guns, Ammo, White Supremacist Materials After Crash Takes Plea Deal A Sussex County man admitted in federal court that he had an arsenal of guns and ammo, some of which was in his van when it crashed into a tree off Route 80. Authorities who searched the vehicle and Lafayette Township home of Joseph Rubino, 59, after the July 2019 crash in Allamuchy said they also found white supremacist and racially-charged propaganda, along with illegal drugs. A medical chopper took Rubino and his 55-year-old passenger to Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey State Police said at the time. Both were seriously injured, they said. Search warrants were obtained after troope…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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FedEx Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building: Guess How They Got It Out FedEx Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building: Guess How They Got It Out FedEx Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building: Guess How They Got It Out
FedEx Van Gets Wedged Under Glen Rock Building: Guess How They Got It Out A FedEx driver continued delivering packages after accidentally wedging his van beneath a Glen Rock office building. The vehicle took out a sprinkler pipe at the Harristown Road building off Lincoln Avenue Monday morning. "At least my truck is getting washed,” the driver told a responding police officer. The driver delivered packages while a tow truck operator and police let the air out of the van's tires -- but that wasn't enough. All four wheels had to be removed using two tow trucks. Tow truck crew removes wheels.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Borough firefighters also responded, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool
Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool An elderly man drowned in a backyard pool despite an intense effort by Englewood Cliffs police and other responders to revive him, authorities confirmed. Officer Bryce Jacob, responding to a 911 call, pulled the victim from the pool with the assistance of Officer Marc Krapels shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. They began CPR, which paramedics continued after arriving at the home off East Palisade Avenue. EMS took the victim to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Waldt said Monday. The drowning appeared accidental, the lieutenan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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North Arlington Police Officer Who Served As Marine Faces Ultimate Battle North Arlington Police Officer Who Served As Marine Faces Ultimate Battle North Arlington Police Officer Who Served As Marine Faces Ultimate Battle
North Arlington Police Officer Who Served As Marine Faces Ultimate Battle It came swiftly, suddenly, unexpectedly: Late last month, North Arlington Police Officer Andrew Porporino was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now Porporino, 32, who fought as a United States Marine in Afghanistan, "is fighting for his life," North Arlington PBA Local 95 President Joseph Rinzivillo wrote. The union's Civic Association is raising funds that Rinzivillo said will all go directly to help cover expenses for Porporino's treatment and recovery. "Porporino Strong" bracelets also are being sold ($10) at police headquarters. An Elmwood Park native, Porporino was gradua…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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COLD CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today? COLD CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today? COLD CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today?
Cold CASE: Killer Of Rockland Teen In Notorious Bergen Motel Got Away, Is He Around Today? The morning was relatively warm for December when the body of a slain 18-year-old Rockland County girl was found at an infamous Route 17 motel in Bergen County. Someone killed Rosetta Jean-Baptiste by “mechanical asphyxiation” -- similar to what happened to George Floyd.  Only this was 28 years ago. Her parents didn’t know it, but Jean-Baptiste was also pregnant with a boy who was close to full term. He died, as well. The killer was never found. Members of a special cold case unit made up of investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police are still h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Beloved Pet Services Company Owner From Clifton, 31, Struck, Killed, Arrest Made Beloved Pet Services Company Owner From Clifton, 31, Struck, Killed, Arrest Made Beloved Pet Services Company Owner From Clifton, 31, Struck, Killed, Arrest Made
Beloved Pet Services Company Owner From Clifton, 31, Struck, Killed, Arrest Made Detectives arrested a driver who they said struck and killed a beloved pet services company owner outside a Clifton supermarket. Chloe Villar-Severino, 31, was struck by an SUV in the parking lot of the Aldi on Lakeview Avenue on Tuesday, authorities said. Villar-Severino, who owned and operated Ruff Lyfe, died the next day at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, they said. “My heart is broken to a million pieces on the passing of my beautiful daughter,” wrote her mother, Esther Velez. Digna A. Lazala, 63, of Randolph, was driving the 2010 Honda Pilot that struck Villar-Seve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing GOTCHA! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing
Gotcha! City Man Caught, Charged With Murder In Paterson YMCA Stabbing Paterson police arrested a city man who they said stabbed another to death at the YMCA on Friday. Jasmir Cleaves, 32, was charged with murder and weapons possession following his arrest shortly before 7 p.m., authorities said. Cleaves had stabbed Gabrae Sams, 29, on the fifth floor of the Y, on Ward Street, around noon Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. No motive was given. Responding officers valiantly tried to save Sams’s life, responders said. He was brought by ambulance, with CPR in progress…

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