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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Newark, NJ
Breaking News
AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Indicted For Illegally Attaching Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective who stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission was indicted Monday on official misconduct charges, authorities said. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield was working with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspended as a resu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover
Heroes: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover Little Ferry firefighters and an off-duty Secaucus police officer rescued a young Pompton Lakes driver and her 7-year-old daughter following a Route 46 rollover crash. The 31-year-old driver was headed west shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday when her 2021 Hyundai Palisade slammed into a 2012 Honda Pilot driven by a 39-year-old Ridgefield Park man that was stopped a red light at Phillips Avenue in South Hackensack, authorities said. The woman told police she didn’t remember what happened after that, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Little Ferry firefighters extricated the mom, while the off-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
SETUP: Robbery Victim Stripped, Beaten After Being Lured To Hasbrouck Heights Hotel SETUP: Robbery Victim Stripped, Beaten After Being Lured To Hasbrouck Heights Hotel SETUP: Robbery Victim Stripped, Beaten After Being Lured To Hasbrouck Heights Hotel
Setup: Robbery Victim Stripped, Beaten After Being Lured To Hasbrouck Heights Hotel A Saddle Brook man was beaten, stripped and robbed of more than $1,000 after being lured to a Hasbrouck Heights hotel, said police who nabbed two suspects from town and one from Ridgefield. Surveillance video shows the 19-year-old victim meeting with Anthony Cuccia, 23, in the parking lot of the Hilton between Route 17 and 80 late last week, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri said. Moments later, two accomplices are seen jumping him. The victim ran into the hotel and called police after the fleeing robbers beat him, took his cash and stripped him to his underwear , the lieutenant said. He lat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets
Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets A fleeing Hackensack driver crashed a luxury car during a Maywood police pursuit, injuring an off-duty officer, then tried to keep going before he was captured, authorities said. Christian Valentin, 20, had two people with him when he drove his BMW M4 on the wrong side of the road while passing a vehicle that he’d been tailgating near Passaic Street and Maywood Avenue, Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Seeing this, Detective Christopher Nichols tried to stop him, the chief said. Valentin hit the gas instead. A few blocks later, the $71,000 coupe slammed into another vehicle as Valentine t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB SEE ANYTHING? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB SEE ANYTHING? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB
SEE Anything? Public's Help Sought Finding SUV In Crash That Ejected Motorcyclist Near GWB Fort Lee police believe a vehicle that left the scene may have been responsible for a Sunday afternoon crash that ejected a motorcyclist. The 44-year-old victim from Greenwood Lake was headed north on Route 1 when a gray-colored SUV apparently caused him to lose control of his 2004 Suzuki near the Dunkin Donuts shortly before 2:30 p.m., Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The motorcyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what turned out to be moderate injuries after Fort Lee police and EMS responded, Mirkovic said. All traffic was detoured to local streets. Meanwhile, pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson FD: Homeowner Killed In Fire Paterson FD: Homeowner Killed In Fire Paterson FD: Homeowner Killed In Fire
Paterson FD: Homeowner Killed In Fire UPDATE: A Paterson homeowner was killed in a fire Sunday afternoon, city authorities confirmed. The victim -- reportedly in his 80s -- was trapped after the fast-moving blaze quickly engulfed his East 23rd Street home shortly before 3:30 p.m., responders said. A neighbor tried to get to him but was pushed back by the flames and smoke, they said. The roof in the rear of the building collapsed soon after, turning a rescue into a recovery. The Passaic County Prosecutor's arson unit was summoned to the scene.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, which is inve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway
NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway BREAKING: A New Jersey State Police trooper was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after being injured during a high-speed stolen car pursuit that sparked a massive area-wide manhunt Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear whether the trooper was in or out of an NJSP cruiser when injured while pursuing a black BMW X5 on the Route 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen around noontime, responders said. The vehicle -- which had been reported stolen out of Totowa -- then fled with four black males inside, they said.  It was later reported found in Newark. The chase h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Wounded Teen Restrains Paterson Mom Who Stabbed 7-Year-Old Boy Dead Authorities: Wounded Teen Restrains Paterson Mom Who Stabbed 7-Year-Old Boy Dead Authorities: Wounded Teen Restrains Paterson Mom Who Stabbed 7-Year-Old Boy Dead
Authorities: Wounded Teen Restrains Paterson Mom Who Stabbed 7-Year-Old Boy Dead UPDATE: Responders furiously tried to save the life a 7-year-old Paterson boy whom authorities said was stabbed dead by his mother early Saturday. Iris Tolentino, 46, also stabbed the dead boy's 17-year-old brother, who was holding a bathroom closed to keep her restrained until police arrived, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. The younger boy, whom neighbors called David, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The older brother was treated for a stab wound to his upper arm bef…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash A speeding driver led a Ridgefield Park police officer on a chase through village side streets before his coupe crashed into a pickup truck on the opposite side of the road, injuring its two occupants, authorities said. Officer Brian Lyons tried to stop the BMW on westbound Route 46 shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. The driver – Romy D. Fabre, 26, of Jamaica, Queens – then hit the gas and turned off the highway, Jensen said. He eventually ended up heading south in the northbound lanes of the Main Street bypass when his vehicle collided with a Ford F350 pickup truck,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant An SUV did substantial damage when it plowed through the front of a Chinese restaurant in Oakland late Saturday morning. There was no immediate word on injuries after the Ford Explorer crashed into Oakland Chinese in a Ramapo Valley Road shopping center off Yawpo Avenue near Route 287. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the incident along with a building inspector. Aftermath.Linda Uber Martin for DAILY VOICE The vehicle was removed by a flatbed tow truck. There was no immediate word on injuries.DAILY VOICE

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