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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood
Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood Shots were fired in one part of the city and a man accused of domestic violence was wounded in another during a tumultuous night Sunday in Englewood. The injured suspect apparently was cut with a knife at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments south of Route 4 around 9:30 p.m. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in police custody as detectives try to sort out what happened. Two hours earlier, shots rang out at the Park View Housing Apartments on Parkview Avenue amid several parties that were going on in the area, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. An officer who was nearby h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash
Update: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: A 17-year-old River Edge girl and two Bronx teens were all seriously injured when their scooter barreled onto Route 4 and were struck by a passing vehicle, authorities said Sunday. The trio – including a 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy – were headed down Myrtle Avenue in Englewood late Saturday when the scooter hit a traffic island and careened onto the westbound highway, where they were struck by a vehicle, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. All three were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The most seriously injured was the Bronx girl, who sustained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Killed In Franklin Lakes Rollover Crash Driver Killed In Franklin Lakes Rollover Crash Driver Killed In Franklin Lakes Rollover Crash
Driver Killed In Franklin Lakes Rollover Crash UPDATE: A 63-year-old driver was two turns away from his Mahwah home when he was killed in a rollover crash Sunday afternoon in Franklin Lakes, authorities confirmed. James Renke was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on a treacherous stretch of Pullis Avenue at Woodside Avenue shortly before 4:30 p.m., Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Lyon said. Responders said Renke, who lived in the nearby Bogerts Ranch Estates, was ejected from his the 2002 Toyota, which hit a tree. Franklin Lakes and Mahwah police and firefighters were among the responders, as well as Mahwah EMS, the captain …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NJSP: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash NJSP: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash NJSP: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash
Njsp: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash The fleeing driver of a vehicle that crashed into two others in Paterson during a pre-dawn New Jersey State Police chase Sunday tossed a gun out the window, authorities said. The occupant of one of the struck vehicles was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the crash at 10th Avenue and East 24th Street around 2 a.m., responders said. The other vehicle that was hit was parked, they said. Along the way, the driver tossed a bag on northbound Route 20, police said. Inside the bag was a 9mm Ruger that troopers recovered, they said. The driver was tak…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings
Bloody Sunday: Woman Dead, Eight Others Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shootings A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed minutes before seven other people were wounded at a large overnight gathering across town, authorities in Paterson said. Responding officers conducted CPR on Stephanie Caro after finding her outside her Butler Street home shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, responders said. She was later pronounced dead at the scene, they said. A 35-year-old man also was found wounded nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. He was reported in stable condition at. St. Joseph’s Regional Medic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, Bronx Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, Bronx Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, Bronx Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash
Update: River Edge Girl, 17, Bronx Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash Two teens from the Bronx and a 17-year-old River Edge girl were all seriously injured when their scooter barreled onto Route 4 and were struck by a passing vehicle, authorities said Sunday. The trio – including a 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy – were headed down Myrtle Avenue in Englewood late Saturday when the scooter hit a traffic island and careened onto the westbound highway, where they were struck by a vehicle, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. All three were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The most seriously injured was the Bronx girl, who sustained a s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case
It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case A 20-year-old Paterson man had a year-long sexual relationship with a girl that began when she was 14, said authorities who charged him with statutory rape. Edwin Paradis was being held in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charge of second-degree sexual assault and child endangerment, records show. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her Sexual Investigations Unit arrested Paradis on Friday after determining that he “was engaging in sexual intercourse with the underaged girl for approximately one year includin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
GOTCHA! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting GOTCHA! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting GOTCHA! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting
Gotcha! Paterson Police Quickly Nab Suspect In Afternoon Street Shooting Officers responding to a report of a car parked in a bus stop Saturday ended up arresting a gunman moments later, authorities said. The officers had just pulled alongside the illegally parked Honda Civic in the 100 block of 20th Avenue around noon when a shot rang out up the block at Summer Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Officer Brian DeCando alerted his colleagues to a Hispanic man in a red shirt, Speziale said. Moment later, Officers Ramie Nouh and Ryan Fitzsimmons found Ambiorix Garcia Jr. crouching in the rear corner of a two-family home and took him into cust…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls UPDATE: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls UPDATE: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls
Update: Victim, 38, Struck, Killed Outside Satin Dolls Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers -- are charged with beating a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub in Lodi and then dumping him onto Route 17, where he was struck and killed. Adrian Hoti, 23, and Fero Hoti, 24, along with Kevin Agudelo and Christian Reyes, both 22, and Julio Pena, 23, are all charged with aggravated manslaughter showing "extreme indifference to human life" and endangering an injured victim. The quintet apparently got into a dispute with Marko Guberovic, 38, while waiting for dancers to leave the club -- made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Condo Owner Taking Out Trash Startled By 10-Foot Snake Bergen County Condo Owner Taking Out Trash Startled By 10-Foot Snake Bergen County Condo Owner Taking Out Trash Startled By 10-Foot Snake
Bergen County Condo Owner Taking Out Trash Startled By 10-Foot Snake A Bergen County condo owner taking out the trash recently got a frightful scare: On top of the garbage bin was a 10-foot-long snake. The live but lethargic python had a fresh wound on its head. Its eyes were red and bloody. Police quickly found Derek McGuire, a former star track and field star turned bodybuilder who lives in the Mahwah complex. McGuire, 36, owns and operates an online business called “D-Rassic Park.” Run from his basement, it breeds and sells pythons, according to a police report. The entire episode was a sad and unfortunate situation, McGuire said. He clearly didn't mea…

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