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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Commuter From Weehawken Accused Of Assaulting NJ Transit Conductor In Ridgewood Identified Commuter From Weehawken Accused Of Assaulting NJ Transit Conductor In Ridgewood Identified Commuter From Weehawken Accused Of Assaulting NJ Transit Conductor In Ridgewood Identified
Commuter From Weehawken Accused Of Assaulting NJ Transit Conductor In Ridgewood Identified UPDATE: A commuter from Weehawken remained jailed after authorities said he assaulted and then spit on an NJ Transit conductor at the Ridgewood train station. Thomas Vitulano, 30, got into it with the conductor on the Hoboken-bound train and then pursued him onto the platform, where he spit at him, witnesses said following Monday afternoon’s incident. What the dispute purportedly was about wasn't immediately disclosed. A good Samaritan came to the conductor's aid before responding Ridgewood police officers seized Vitulano and held him for NJ Transit police. The conductor, meanwhile, was t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Essex Prosecutor: DWI Driver Flees After Crashing Into Tree With Twin Brother On The Hood Essex Prosecutor: DWI Driver Flees After Crashing Into Tree With Twin Brother On The Hood Essex Prosecutor: DWI Driver Flees After Crashing Into Tree With Twin Brother On The Hood
Essex Prosecutor: DWI Driver Flees After Crashing Into Tree With Twin Brother On The Hood An 18-year-old North Jersey man lost his leg after authorities said his drunk twin brother drove into a tree with him on the hood of the car, his sister said. Anthony Dattoli of West Caldwell surrendered with his lawyer on Monday in connection with the June 27 hit-and-run crash that severely injured Joseph Dattoli, authorities said. Anthony Dattoli "was intoxicated and drove with his twin brother on the hood of his vehicle, ultimately crashing into a tree and leaving his brother with life-altering injuries," Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and West Caldwell …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court
Ex-Con Carjacker Who Was Run Over, Pinned By Newark Police Car Takes Plea In Federal Court A Newark ex-con who was run over and pinned by a city police car as he tried to flee an armed carjacking took a guilty plea in federal court on Tuesday, authorities said. Jared Walker, 24, had to be rescued after being run over while hiding in snow-covered grass shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2020. Walker had just taken a 2008 Ford E-350 van at gunpoint from its driver, who eventually managed to escape and call police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Walker hit a police car and several other vehicles with the van before crashing through a fence and into a parking lot, authorit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff
Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff A Midland Park bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a Jeep Tuesday morning in Wyckoff, authorities said.The 57-year-old bicyclist was turning left onto Hillcrest Avenue from Wyckoff Avenue when he was struck by the 2014 Cherokee turning left from Newtown Road shortly before 9 a.m., Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The victim, 57, complained of hip pan and was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. His injuries weren't considered serious., Soto said. The 75-year-old driver from Wyckoff remained at the scene, the lieutenant said. Any summonses or charges would b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer
Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer Montville police did nothing wrong during a traffic stop on Route 80 in which the driver suddenly ran onto the highway, where he was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, a grand jury has found. Kevin Cruz, 25, of Black River, NY, was pronounced dead shortly after being struck on the westbound side of the interstate highway around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 22, 2019. Cruz – formerly of the Bronx -- was speaking with a lieutenant and two backup officers when he ran into the roadway and was struck, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck (inset photo above) said Tuesday. SEE: Tractor-T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station
Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station Armed robbers in ski masks took a few hundred dollars in cash and cigarettes at gunpoint from a Route 3 service station in Clifton, authorities confirmed. Two armed with handguns held a pair of employees at bay at the Exxon station on the highway's westbound side between Main and Passaic avenues shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They fled on foot with the proceeds, possibly with accomplices, Bracken said. No injuries were reported. Anyone who might have witnessed the robbery or has information that could help identify and/or find those responsible is ask…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide
Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Both drivers were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer and dump truck collided near the entrance to the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday. Neither injury was considered serious. The crash at the extremely busy intersection at Lemoine Avenue and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard, shortly before 4:30 a.m., ended up jamming morning rush-hour traffic on the bridge's approach roads. Fort Lee police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with ABC Towing, which used a heavy wrecker to right the toppled tractor-trailer.  A fuel spill had to be cleaned up following the crash near the entrance to t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Native Charged With Assaulting Ex-GF, Carrying Drugs In Garfield Paterson Native Charged With Assaulting Ex-GF, Carrying Drugs In Garfield Paterson Native Charged With Assaulting Ex-GF, Carrying Drugs In Garfield
Paterson Native Charged With Assaulting Ex-GF, Carrying Drugs In Garfield Garfield police captured a Paterson native who they said assaulted a former girlfriend, damaged her property and then fled after she kicked him in the groin. Officers Daniel Drazek and Isaac Perez found Shakar Bragg, 33, near the corner of Lanza Avenue and Davision Street following last week's incident, Capt. Richard Uram said. Bragg, who was out of breath and sweating, gave them a fake name and was arrested, Uram said. The officers also found him carrying heroin, the captain said. They charged Bragg with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal restraint, burglary, hindering and drug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Video Shows Armed Sussex Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed Video Shows Armed Sussex Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed Video Shows Armed Sussex Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed
Video Shows Armed Sussex Man Rushing Police Before He's Shot, Killed Video footage released Monday shows police shooting and killing a Newton man as he came at them pointing what authorities said turned out to be a semi-automatic handgun. Three uniformed police officers in the Sussex County town were responding to a 911 call on July 4 from a concerned family member who said Gulia Dale, III, 61, had a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The units arrived and blocked in Dale as he backed a pickup truck from the driveway of the Clive Place home around 9:30 p.m., police dashcam video shows. Dale at first complies with orders to exit t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Korean War Vet, 92, Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Young Bogota Bicyclist Korean War Vet, 92, Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Young Bogota Bicyclist Korean War Vet, 92, Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Young Bogota Bicyclist
Korean War Vet, 92, Charged With Hit-Run Crash That Injured Young Bogota Bicyclist UPDATE: A 92-year-old Korean War veteran from Bogota was the driver who kept going after he hit a boy on a bicycle, injuring him, over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Joseph Toth told police he thought he'd struck a tree branch on Larch Avenue near his home around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The 14-year-old victim was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center for an arm injury following the crash, he said. An officer on patrol spotted the damaged vehicle in Toth's driveway late Sunday, the sergeant said. He was charged with leaving the scene…

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