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
Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman
Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman UPDATE: A Saddle Brook driver responsible for a fiery wrong-way head-on crash in Paramus that severely injured the other motorist was drunk at the time, authorities said Monday. Robert Stevens, 63, was driving a 2010 BMW X5 that witnesses said veered into oncoming traffic on Paramus Road near Alpine Drive and slammed into a 2019 Honda CRV driven by Theresa Plummer, 44, of Bloomfield shortly after 5 p.m. Friday. Off-duty Bergen Prosecutor’s Detective Douglas Rager and other good Samaritans rescued Stevens, his 58-year-old brother, Michael, and Plummer before both vehicles exploded in flames…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
MYSTERY: Body Found On Route 3 MYSTERY: Body Found On Route 3 MYSTERY: Body Found On Route 3
Mystery: Body Found On Route 3 UPDATE: Authorities turned to the public for help Monday after confirming that a man whose body was found on the left shoulder of Route 3 over the weekend was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. Police found the unidentified man's body on the eastbound highway outside Clifton Commons shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in an officials statement. The officers were responding to calls of debris in the roadway, law enforcement sources said. "It's unusual, to say the least," one said. "At no poin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment: Paterson Man Sexually Assaulted One Child In Front Of Another Indictment: Paterson Man Sexually Assaulted One Child In Front Of Another Indictment: Paterson Man Sexually Assaulted One Child In Front Of Another
Indictment: Paterson Man Sexually Assaulted One Child In Front Of Another A Paterson man sexually abused a 13-year-old child in front of an 8-year-old, a state grand jury indictment alleges. Mario E. Hernandez, 54, originally was arrested last month following an investigation by detectives from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s Special Victims Unit. The unit was alerted by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Valdes said. Detectives interviewed both children as well as other witnesses, the prosecutor said. The older child reported being sexually assaulted by Hernandez last fall, she said, adding that the 8-year-old reported witnessing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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It's The Old Gun In The Belt Buckle Trick: Ridgefield Park Man Nabbed At Newark Airport It's The Old Gun In The Belt Buckle Trick: Ridgefield Park Man Nabbed At Newark Airport It's The Old Gun In The Belt Buckle Trick: Ridgefield Park Man Nabbed At Newark Airport
It's The Old Gun In The Belt Buckle Trick: Ridgefield Park Man Nabbed At Newark Airport TSA agents at Newark Airport said they nabbed a Ridgefield Park man trying to sneak a gun belt buckle through security. The weapon, seized at a Terminal C X-ray security check, was “packed inside of two soft-sided zippered cases within a backpack and initially appeared to be a large belt buckle with a replica gun on it,” the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. It could quickly be popped out of its “decorative metal oval frame” and used, the agency said in a release. The owner told Port Authority police who arrested him that he “forgot he had his gun with him,” it said. “Cla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park PD: Machete, Crack, Stolen Plates Found, Three Arrested In Stolen Car Rochelle Park PD: Machete, Crack, Stolen Plates Found, Three Arrested In Stolen Car Rochelle Park PD: Machete, Crack, Stolen Plates Found, Three Arrested In Stolen Car
Rochelle Park PD: Machete, Crack, Stolen Plates Found, Three Arrested In Stolen Car A Rochelle Park police officer stopped what turned out to be a stolen car and found a trio carrying a machete, crack and stolen license plates, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the silver Toyota Corolla, which was missing a front license plate, on Essex Street early Saturday, Lt. James DePreta said. He immediately spotted a machete sticking out of the rear seat, DePreta said. Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Officer Todd Starling and Jorge Orihuela joined Kiszka soon after. The rear license plate didn’t match the vehicle registration number on the Corolla, which has reportedly stolen …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Man Charged With Hitting Child Clifton Man Charged With Hitting Child Clifton Man Charged With Hitting Child
Clifton Man Charged With Hitting Child A 47-year-old Clifton man was charged with hitting a child, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced. "On September 9, 2020, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office received a report of an 11-year-old child who was examined by a pediatrician for certain injuries," Valdes said in a release. "The child was brought to the pediatrician because the child disclosed being assaulted by Mr. Russy at a residence and in a motor vehicle, both in the City of Clifton," the prosecutor said. "During the investigation, Prosecutor’s Office detectives interviewed the victim and multiple witnesses…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fast Lane Of Route 4 Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fast Lane Of Route 4 Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fast Lane Of Route 4
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fast Lane Of Route 4 A pedestrian was struck and killed in the fast lane of Route 4 in Englewood overnight Sunday, authorities confirmed. A Honda struck Jorge Reyes Tapia, 42, of the Bronx in the westbound lane near Van Brunt Street shortly after 1 a.m., Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. The driver then pulled into a gas station and called 911, the sheriff said. Tapia, who was crossing from the eastbound to westbound side of the highway, was pronounced dead at the scene. Route 4 remained closed while the sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Englewood and Teaneck poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg
Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg No fewer than four people were wounded in a series of shootings in Paterson on Saturday. Three of them arrived in separate vehicles at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center -- all men, ages 24, 27 and 30 -- following a drive-by shooting shortly before 5 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. The victims were at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Keen Street when a dark-colored motor vehicle pulled up and an occupant fired what responders said were at least seven rounds. Their injuries weren't considered life-t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Funeral Arrangements Set For Bergen Firefighter Timmy Rice Funeral Arrangements Set For Bergen Firefighter Timmy Rice Funeral Arrangements Set For Bergen Firefighter Timmy Rice
Funeral Arrangements Set For Bergen Firefighter Timmy Rice A funeral Mass is scheduled Tuesday for a beloved Bergen County firefighter who died this weekend. Timothy “Timmy” Rice, 42, of Emerson fought a valiant battle with cancer, supported by legions of loved ones, friends and fellow firefighters. Rice, who served with the Hackensack and Paramus fire departments, died Saturday at Hackensack University Medical Center. "Timmy was a fireman's fireman," his Hackensack brethren wrote. He was "always there to help out in the firehouse, with union activities and any time anyone needed a hand or someone to talk to." Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs
Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs An Upper Saddle River motorist was drunk when he drove into oncoming traffic and onto a Ridgewood sidewalk, knocking over parking signs, before his SUV slammed into another vehicle several blocks away, authorities said. One of the damaged signs was wedged into the front bumper of his Kia when police found Kenneth Nelson, 53, several blocks away, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. After at first driving into oncoming traffic and on the sidewalk on Cottage Street, Nelson continued down Franklin Avenue to North Maple Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Luthcke said. He made it to East Glen Av…

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