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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say A Jeep barreled across a Fair Lawn resident's lawn after it collided with another SUV in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A 50-year-old Ridgewood woman in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler ran a stop sign on John Street and was struck by a 2016 Toyota Highlander driven by a 59-year-old Fair Lawn man on Morlot Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The Highlander got the worst of the collision. The Wrangler tapped the side of the home and came to rest. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to both drivers, who each refused hospitalization, Macys said. Fair …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge
NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge An Essex County man accused of exchanging sexually explicit images with an underage teen was charged with statutory rape in North Carolina, authorities said. Jonathan Edward Trumble, 39, of Cedar Grove has been held in the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville, NC, since being extradited from New Jersey on June 11. Trumble had been free pending trial in the Essex County case when a grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment charging him with sexually assaulting a child there. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said detectives from his Special Victims Unit began invest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child
Authorities: Clifton Man Who Sent Teen Porn Snapchat Messages Sexually Assaulted Child UPDATE: A judge in Paterson ordered that a Clifton man accused of sexually abusing one child and sending pornographic Snapchat messages to another remain held in the Passaic County Jail until the case is resolved. Superior Court Judge Marybel Ramirez ordered the pretrial detention of Isaias Guadamur, 26, following a June 30 detention hearing in Paterson. ORIGINAL STORY: A Clifton man already accused of sending pornographic Snapchat messages to a 14-year-old victim was charged Monday with sexually abusing an 11-year-old child. Isaias Guadamur, 26, has been held in the Passaic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man
East Orange Native Charged In Smoke Shop Sucker-Punch Death Of Paterson Man An East Orange native was charged with sucker-punching and killing a Paterson man in a city smoke shop. Charles A. Richardson, 34, of Paterson was wanted for murder when East Orange police arrested him following a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Law enforcement sources said Richardson had gotten into a sidewalk despite with Tremaine Thomas, 43, outside the Pull Up 2 smoke shop on 10th Avenue the afternoon of June 20. Richardson followed Thomas into the store and cold-cocked him with his fist in the head, knocking him out, they said. City firefighters tried to revive Thomas be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Kids Treatment Center Supervisor From Hackensack Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen Prosecutor: Kids Treatment Center Supervisor From Hackensack Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen Prosecutor: Kids Treatment Center Supervisor From Hackensack Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen
Prosecutor: Kids Treatment Center Supervisor From Hackensack Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen A Hackensack man sexually assaulted a pre-teen while working as a weekend supervisor at a treatment center for children, authorities charged. Garry Rucker Jr., 31, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Rucker was working at an unidentified treatment center when he “engaged in sexual conduct including sexual penetration of a child who was under the age of thirteen,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He “then left the facility and never returned,” the prosecutor said. The New Jersey Department …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Hidden Cam Catches School Custodian Stealing Cash From Teachers' Bags Wyckoff PD: Hidden Cam Catches School Custodian Stealing Cash From Teachers' Bags Wyckoff PD: Hidden Cam Catches School Custodian Stealing Cash From Teachers' Bags
Wyckoff PD: Hidden Cam Catches School Custodian Stealing Cash From Teachers' Bags GOTCHA! “Nanny cams” don’t only catch babysitters. A teacher at a Wyckoff school set one up after a series of thefts -- and helped police make an arrest. Police were notified of the thefts at Washington School, where teachers found a combined $620 missing from their bags, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Detective Sgt. Michael Ragucci was later told that a custodian “was observed taking money from a teacher’s bag,” thanks to a nanny cam set up by the victim, Soto said. Police arrested Gary A. Blake, 49, of Paterson, charged him with theft and released him pending a court hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings
First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings UPDATE: A South Jersey man was sentenced today to 28 months in federal prison for trying to set fire to a police cruiser during a video-recorded riot that broke out following a peaceful protest last year in Trenton. Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus must serve just all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melecio admitted via video conference in U.S. District Cout in Trenton earlier this year that he stuffed a shirt he’d gotten from another man into the gas tank of the vehicle and tried to ignite it on May 31, 2020. The protest earlier that day in respo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour.  The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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HERO: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck HERO: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck HERO: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck
Hero: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck UPDATE: A passing driver rescued a motorist after her Jeep barreled across a Route 17 exit ramp, slammed into the divider on eastbound Route 3 and burst into flames near the Meadowlands, authorities said. The 2015 Grand Cherokee hit a curb after the 42-year-old Paterson driver failed to negotiate the turn coming off southbound Route 17 just after midnight Sunday, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The Jeep careened over the grass exit median and then across all three lanes of eastbound Route 3 before smashing into the concrete barrier, knocking debris onto the highway's westbound side…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation
Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation As many as 100 teens ran wild following Glen Rock High School’s graduation, stopping train service, damaging an event area and stealing a statue of the school mascot, authorities said. The panther statue “was returned to our campus after a gracious parent put out the call for a return,” Principal Michael Parent said. It was destroyed, however, the principal said in an email to the parents of school seniors. Parent called the rampage a “disgraceful act” that he said was “committed by our own students. "To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement,” he added. CLICK HERE for a video of…

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