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
WHO DID IT? Man Shot In Paterson Home WHO DID IT? Man Shot In Paterson Home WHO DID IT? Man Shot In Paterson Home
WHO DID IT? Man Shot In Paterson Home A Paterson man was hospitalized after taking a bullet in the right shoulder Sunday afternoon, authorities confirmed. A release issued by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes's office confirmed that the 48-year-old man had been shot in the first-floor hallway of a single-family Madison Street home around 1 p.m. The prosecutor didn’t say how he was shot, however, whether it was believed to be accidental or intentional or whether there were any suspects -- only that he was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after police found him sitting inside the residence. No other inform…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant
Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant Jersey City police who were held at bay for three hours by a barricaded city tenant found the deteriorated corpse of a 78-year-old woman when she finally let them in, authorities confirmed Sunday. Police went to the fourth-floor apartment at the corner of Arlington Avenue and Harmon Street on a welfare check shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. However, a 53-year-old woman living there barricaded herself in the unit and refused to let them in, the prosecutor said. About an hour into the standoff, officers detected what was described as a foul odor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin
Convicted Killer From Newark, 52, Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Dealing Heroin A Newark career criminal who once shot and killed a Paterson man must spend the next 10 years in federal prison for dealing heroin. Shawn Alexander, 52, has spent all but three of the past 27 years in custody, including three stints in state prison, records show. His most serious conviction followed the cold-blooded killing of a Paterson man in 1994. Alexander and a companion had been carjacked by Barry “Bistro” Chapman when they went looking for revenge, authorities said at the time. Chapman had humiliated Alexander and Dwayne Poindexter, taking their BMW, along with cash and jewelry, au…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid
Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid A disgraced former dentist who already had a criminal history involving crystal meth admitted having the drug when the DEA raided his Morris County home last year. Frederick Bailey, 61, pleaded guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark to having and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Federal agents arrested Bailey, of Denville, after finding “methamphetamine and packaging materials throughout the residence” during a January 2020 raid. He already had a criminal history at the time. Local police arrested Bailey in 2016 after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore Teen Blinded In One Eye By Mail Truck Crash Gets $2 Million Jersey Shore Teen Blinded In One Eye By Mail Truck Crash Gets $2 Million Jersey Shore Teen Blinded In One Eye By Mail Truck Crash Gets $2 Million
Jersey Shore Teen Blinded In One Eye By Mail Truck Crash Gets $2 Million A Jersey Shore teenager who was left blind in one eye in a crash with a mail truck settled a case against the federal government for nearly $2 million, according to a published report. The 13-year-old Toms River boy was headed to church in the back seat of a Cherokee Jeep on Washington Street in November 2016 when a U.S. Postal Service worker from Lakewood suddenly turned left onto Central Avenue, hitting the vehicle’s passenger-side fender with his truck, police reported at the time. The impact sent the Jeep spinning into a tree, they said. The boy suffered severe injuries, including faci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Synagogue Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Synagogue Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Synagogue
Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Synagogue A repeat offender accused of threatening law enforcement officers and members of the Jewish community in New Jersey and on Long Island did it again in Fort Lee, New Jersey, authorities said. Nassau County resident Bradley Goldberg, age 47, of Cedarhurst, had already spent a week in the Bergen County Jail after Fort Lee police said he pretended to be an abused 11-year-old as part of a relentless harassment campaign against them when he was arrested again. Goldberg had been free all of 10 days when they said, he stood outside Chabad of Fort Lee “harassing worshippers entering and exiting the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Driver In Route 46 Crash HEROES: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Driver In Route 46 Crash HEROES: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Driver In Route 46 Crash
Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Driver In Route 46 Crash Ridgefield Park police revived a driver who crashed on Route 46 after apparently suffering a medical episode Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 59-year-old Queens driver apparently had a low blood sugar-related incident before his car struck the concrete divider on the eastbound highway shortly after 2 p.m., village Police Chief Joseph Rella said. Officers forced their way into the car and immediately began CPR, Rella said. After two shocks from a defibrillator, the driver came to, he said. He was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, the chief confirmed.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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51 Years Of Service: Police Dedicate Street To Park Ridge Crossing Guard 51 Years Of Service: Police Dedicate Street To Park Ridge Crossing Guard 51 Years Of Service: Police Dedicate Street To Park Ridge Crossing Guard
51 Years Of Service: Police Dedicate Street To Park Ridge Crossing Guard TRIBUTE: Crossing guards may come and go, but not Renata Guiglia. For more than half a century, Guiglia, 82, braved both the elements and vehicles while crossing Park Ridge schoolchildren – most of them at the corner of Ridge Avenue and South First Street near West Ridge School. To show their appreciation for 51 years of dedicated service, Park Ridge police designated her corner “Renata Guiglia Way.” “Renata never missed work,” Park Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. “The kids she crossed eventually grew up and got married. “Renata would soon cross their children.” Rampolla called …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Fort Lee Synagogue Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Fort Lee Synagogue Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Fort Lee Synagogue
Repeat Offender From Long Island Charged With Harassing Worshippers At Fort Lee Synagogue A repeat offender accused of threatening law enforcement officers and members of the Jewish community in New Jersey and on Long Island did it again in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bradley Goldberg, 47, of Cedarhurst, LI, had already spent a week in the Bergen County Jail after Fort Lee police said he pretended to be an abused 11-year-old as part of a relentless harassment campaign against them when he was arrested again. Goldberg had been free all of 10 days when, they said, he stood outside Chabad of Fort Lee “harassing worshippers entering and exiting the building,” Lt. Edward Young said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Former Big-Time NJ Businessman Sent To Fed Pen For Payroll Scheme Former Big-Time NJ Businessman Sent To Fed Pen For Payroll Scheme Former Big-Time NJ Businessman Sent To Fed Pen For Payroll Scheme
Former Big-Time NJ Businessman Sent To Fed Pen For Payroll Scheme A disgraced former up-and-coming New Jersey businessman who once tried to jump to his death from the George Washington Bridge is headed back behind bars. Jerry Carter Jr., 42, a self-described self-made millionaire was once touted as one of New Jersey’s “Top 40 Business People Under 40.’’ Then things went south. The Mercer County resident ended up spending more than two years behind bars on a tax evasion conviction after failing to report $1.8 million in income from a Hoboken payroll company he founded. Instead of staying straight following his release, Carter and two accomplices hatched a…

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