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
Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes
Wayne PD: Macy's Shoplifter Used Minor To Swipe Clothes A shoplifter was caught using a minor to steal clothing from a Willowbrook Mall store, authorities said. Daniela Dimitrovska, 51, of Pequannock and her young companion were detained by security at Macy's Sunday night, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Both had been "placing clothing in shopping bags that they had brought into the store," Daly said. Surveillance video also caught Dimitrovska "handing items to the juvenile and placing items in the juvenile’s bag," the captain said. "Both then passed all points of sale and exited the store, where they were apprehended by store security." …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash
State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash New Jersey Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was reviewing the death of a 21-year-old Trenton man in a scooter crash because it somehow involved law enforcement. The man, who wasn't identified, was riding a Yamaha scooter without a helmet near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township when a township officer in an unmarked car spotted him shortly after 9 p.m. on May 25, Grewal said. A release issued by Grewal on Thursday doesn't say whether the officer initiated a pursuit. What it does say is: "Before the officer could stop the scooter opera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar
Police: News Story About Stolen Car Crash Helps ID Bergen Costco Car Burglar No sooner had a repeat offender been released from the Bergen County Jail after crashing a car stolen out of Teaneck than he was back behind bars again. This time, Moonachie police said they caught him trying to steal a car from the Costco parking lot off Routes 17 and 46. Joseph Murphy, 34, of Scranton, PA wasn't carrying ID, but police recognized him from a Daily Voice story published just hours earlier about the stolen car crash. Teaneck police busted Murphy earlier this week for stealing packages off porches. They released him, after which he was caught trespassing in an office buildin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Teen Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 5 Paterson Teen Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 5 Paterson Teen Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 5
Paterson Teen Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child, 5 A Paterson boy was charged with sexually assaulting a child who authorities said was 5 at the time. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit interviewed the victim and several witnesses after receiving a report of the alleged abuse on May 20. The victim, who's now 9, told them the abuse occurred several years ago, Valdes said Thursday. The boy, now 16, was taken into custody on Tuesday and sent to the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark, she said. A juvenile complaint accuses him of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mailman Admits Stealing, Cashing Checks From Hackensack, Maywood, Leonia Residents Mailman Admits Stealing, Cashing Checks From Hackensack, Maywood, Leonia Residents Mailman Admits Stealing, Cashing Checks From Hackensack, Maywood, Leonia Residents
Mailman Admits Stealing, Cashing Checks From Hackensack, Maywood, Leonia Residents A postal carrier admitted Thursday that he stole and cashed checks sent to customers on his routes in Hackensack, Maywood and Leonia. Juan Torres, 28, of Hackensack told a federal judge in Newark via teleconference that he deposited more than $27,000 in stolen checks – including one for $1,505 -- into a bank account that he controlled, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents and investigators got wise to him, however, she said. Rather than face a trial, Torres took a deal from the government, pleading guilty to bank theft in exchange for leniency. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Man, 66, Charged With Rape Passaic Man, 66, Charged With Rape Passaic Man, 66, Charged With Rape
Passaic Man, 66, Charged With Rape Surveillance video led to the arrest of a 66-year-old Passaic man for rape, authorities said. The victim reported being sexually assaulted by Larry Mayfield the night of April 21, they said. City investigators interviewed the victim, as well as several witnesses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Thursday in a joint release. They also retrieved evidence that included surveillance footage, they said, without identifying where it’s from. Superior Court Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez on Wednesday ordered that Mayfield remain held in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man
Paterson Woman, Boy Charged With Setting Up Shooting Death Of Newark Man A team of shooters who gunned down a 21-year-old Newark man in Paterson were recruited, transported and positioned by a city woman and 17-year-old boy who were both charged with murder, authorities said. Detectives took Chelsee Ramirez, 19, and the boy into custody in connection with the May 1 slaying of Jose Figueroa at the corner of Totowa and Redwood avenues. Police responding to a call shortly before 7 p.m. that night found Figureoa in the street with several bullet wounds. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced dead, , Passaic C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne
Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne UPDATE: A 32-year-old pool service worker from Hawthorne suffered a severe injury when a backyard filter exploded Wednesday afternoon in Mahwah, responders said. The victim was brought to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with serious injuries after the 2:15 p.m. mishap on Eileen Drive near Darlington County Park, township Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. He was conscious but not alert with a traumatic head injury, responders said, adding that police escorted the ALS unit to the hospital. The pool company worker "suffered a serious head injury as a result of some type of ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Man Charged With Stealing Work Van After Argument In Ridgewood Mahwah Man Charged With Stealing Work Van After Argument In Ridgewood Mahwah Man Charged With Stealing Work Van After Argument In Ridgewood
Mahwah Man Charged With Stealing Work Van After Argument In Ridgewood A Mahwah man who'd been involved in an argument in Ridgewood stole a work van and drove off on Wednesday before police pulled him over, authorities said. Officers had "calmed the situation down and separated the parties" on North Pleasant Avenue when Garrett Thoelen, 34, ran off, Detective Capt. Forest Lyons said. "He then proceeded to get in a parked white work van that had the keys in it and proceeded to drive over a lawn and onto the street," Lyons said. "A police officer saw the suspicious driving and pulled him over" on nearby Fairfield Avenue, the captain said. Thoelen was charged w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Essex Jail Officer Admits Covering Up Colleague's Assault On Federal Detainee Feds: Essex Jail Officer Admits Covering Up Colleague's Assault On Federal Detainee Feds: Essex Jail Officer Admits Covering Up Colleague's Assault On Federal Detainee
Feds: Essex Jail Officer Admits Covering Up Colleague's Assault On Federal Detainee An Essex County correctional officer admitted Wednesday that he covered up a colleague’s assault of a federal detainee. Angel Chaparro, 38, told a federal judge in Newark that he and two colleagues were strip-searching the detainee at the Essex County Correctional Facility last August when the assault occurred. The detainee – who was being held pending a federal trial – had squirted a mixture of urine, yogurt, and milk onto a correctional officer, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Officer Damion James attacked the detainee in a disciplinary cell, “striking him multiple tim…

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