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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver
Prosecutor: Man Struck, Killed Outside Lodi Strip Club Was Beaten, Left In Path Of Driver UPDATE: 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 t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Gunfire On Route 80 Bridge Wounds Pennsylvania Passenger Gunfire On Route 80 Bridge Wounds Pennsylvania Passenger Gunfire On Route 80 Bridge Wounds Pennsylvania Passenger
Gunfire On Route 80 Bridge Wounds Pennsylvania Passenger A passenger from Pennsylvania was wounded by gunfire crossing the Madison Avenue bridge over Route 80 in Paterson before dawn Saturday, authorities confirmed. Responders said the Orwigsburg victim arrived via private vehicle at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with a gunshot to the stomach after the vehicle was peppered with bullets shortly before 3 a.m. The wound wasn’t fatal, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief statement. They didn’t say whether a suspect had been caught or identified – only that an investigation was c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack
Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack A worker crawled out after an excavator tipped over at a Hackensack demolition site Friday afternoon. The 26-year-old Haledon man refused medical treatment after the mishap around 4:30 p.m. at 11 Passaic Street off River Street, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. "He only had minor scratches," the captain said. City police and firefighters responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which removed the fuel from the machine, and city building inspector. OSHA was notified. OopsieHACKENSACK FD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police
Fugitive Wanted For Punching, Pistol-Whipping Woman Surrenders To Elmwood Park Police A manhunt ended when a Paterson man wanted for punching and pistol-whipping a woman surrendered to Elmwood Park police. Nasir Clark, 21, had been released by a judge hours after Paramus police arrested him last November with a stolen stun gun. He’s also awaiting trial on attempted murder charges for a Paterson drive-by shooting in early 2020. Clark was in a car with the Elmwood Park on River Drive around 8 p.m. April 8 when he punched her several times in the face, Detective Sgt. William Woods said Friday. He then pointed a pistol at her while making threats, then hit her in the head wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged. Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said. The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said. The 4-year-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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SNAKE FARM: Startled Resident Finds 10-Foot Python Atop Mahwah Condo Trash Bin SNAKE FARM: Startled Resident Finds 10-Foot Python Atop Mahwah Condo Trash Bin SNAKE FARM: Startled Resident Finds 10-Foot Python Atop Mahwah Condo Trash Bin
Snake Farm: Startled Resident Finds 10-Foot Python Atop Mahwah Condo Trash Bin 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 mean…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms
Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson detectives who've been fighting escalating gun violence in the Silk City seized four firearms over a span of a little over 24 hours, authorities said Friday. The biggest bust involved three men – one of them an ex-con – caught with a pair of guns shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun had just pulled over a Mercedes Benz that ran a stop sign on East 19th Street when they spotted a weapon in the car, Speziale said. They immediately removed the driver, Diarre Chitty, 21, and his two passengers while summoning back…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Firefighters Knock Ridgewood Garage Blaze Firefighters Knock Ridgewood Garage Blaze Firefighters Knock Ridgewood Garage Blaze
Firefighters Knock Ridgewood Garage Blaze Firefighters doused a Ridgewood garage blaze Thursday afternoon. The smoky fire broke out on Franklin Turnpike off Banta Street around 2:30 p.m. A HoHoKus FAST team joined village firefighters, who quickly extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported. 498 Franklin Turnpike, RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE On Franklin Turnpike at Banta Street in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: Sparks flew in Glen Rock after an unlicensed Ridgewood hit-and-run driver struck a utility pole with his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison
Clifton Man Charged In Child Sex Case Takes Deal, Avoids Prison A Clifton man avoided prison time when he admitted that he sexually abused a 15-year-old victim, authorities said Thursday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating Brian Guzman, 32, after receiving a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency in November 2019. They arrested him two months later after interviewing “multiple witnesses, including the victim, who reported that [he] inappropriately touched the child at his residence in Clifton in August 2019,” Valdes said. Guzman took a deal from prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash
Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash A driver was extricated after her minivan rolled in a crash at a busy Paramus intersection Thursday afternoon. Borough firefighters and members of the police Emergency Services Unit teamed up to free the driver following the multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Paramus Road and West Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. The Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Squad took her to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered serious. No other injuries were reported. A Paramus police officer kept the driver calm until she could be extricated.Boyd A. Loving for …

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