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
Ex-Con Admits Setting Fire To Squatter-Occupied Paterson Home Ex-Con Admits Setting Fire To Squatter-Occupied Paterson Home Ex-Con Admits Setting Fire To Squatter-Occupied Paterson Home
Ex-Con Admits Setting Fire To Squatter-Occupied Paterson Home A 30-year-old ex-con with a lengthy criminal record admitted that she deliberately set fire to a Paterson home occupied by squatters. Erin Micco, a Florida native who recently lived in Rutherford, was arrested soon after the two-alarm blaze destroyed the 2½-story Pearl Street home and damaged a neighboring residence last Nov. 17. None of the squatters were injured in the fire, which took nearly six hours to douse. Micco, who turns 30 this Friday, has a criminal history that dates back to 2012. She served time for grand theft and trafficking in stolen property in Florida, among other offe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count
Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count A convict from Union County who's spent the past 13 years behind bars will be eligible for release in four years after pleading guilty to a lesser charge for killing a Jersey City man. Zia Berisha, 46, of Linden, had his murder conviction for the Nov. 6, 2007 shooting and beating death of Michael Marro Jr. of Jersey City in a downtown high-rise killing overturned in 2019 by a state appeals court that sent the case back to Hudson County for a do-over. Jurors found in 2010 that Berisha killed Marro, 39, during a robbery at his Portside Tower home that involved high-grade marijuana. In addit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack
Update: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack A 20-something man died of his injuries after being struck by a commuter train Monday afternoon in Hackensack, authorities said. The man was struck by a Pascack Valley Line train near the Essex Street station shortly after 3:30 p.m., they said. The #16523 train had left Hoboken at 2:58 p.m. bound for New Bridge Landing, NJ Transit's Paul Milo said. "There were no reported injuries to any of the approximate 20 passengers and crew," Milo said. "New Jersey Transit Police are at the scene leading the investigation. "Service on the Pascack Valley Line was temporarily suspended for approximatel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More
Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More An Allendale man arrested for domestic assault went berserk at police headquarters – urinating on the floor of a holding cell, stuffing a blanket into the toilet, spitting in an officer’s face and shouting racial epithets -- authorities said. Officers responding to a 1:30 a.m. call Sunday at an Elm Street home found Timothy Fay, 52, outside, Police Chief George Scherb said. “Take me to jail,” he told them, placing his hands behind his back, the chief said. Officers were trying to process Fay at headquarters when he “became extremely combative, kicking his legs at officers, flailing his arm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest
Update: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest A shooting victim killed Sunday night in a notorious drug-ridden Paterson neighborhood was identified as a deaf city man whose arrest three years ago sparked local outrage. Raaseon Adams, 45, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center at 7:10 p.m. less than a half hour after he was shot on Summer Street near Hamilton Avenue, authorities said. They didn't say whether the shooter had been arrested or identified. A video of city police using force to arrest Adams in September 2018 produced a viral video and an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office – in conju…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall
Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall A 17-year-old Lodi boy was caught carrying a loaded gun at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus over the weekend, authorities said. Acting on a tip, Paramus Police Officers Gil Maynard and Officer Diego Cruz were joined by security officers in finding the teen with a group of youths shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. They seized a fully-loaded 9mm SCCY Firearms CPX-2 pistol and took the boy who was carrying it in a fanny pack into custody without incident, the chief said. His parents came to police headquarters before police gave the boy a delinquency complai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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UNDOCUMENTED: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance UNDOCUMENTED: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance UNDOCUMENTED: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance
Undocumented: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance A speeding unlicensed driver operating an unregistered and uninsured motorcycle zig-zagged in and out of Route 17 traffic before he was caught by a pursuing Waldwick police officer in Paramus, authorities said. The officer initially pulled back out of safety concerns but eventually caught up to the 21-year-old Jersey City motorcyclist after he exited onto Ridgewood Avenue early Saturday afternoon, Lt. Thomas Dowling said. His 2009 Yamaha MC was impounded and he was released after receiving summonses for reckless driving, careless driving and driving without a license, registration or insura…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest
Update: Deaf Man Shot Dead On Paterson Street Was Subject Of Viral Video Arrest UPDATE: A shooting victim killed Sunday night in a notorious drug-ridden Paterson neighborhood was identified as a deaf city man whose arrest three years ago sparked local outrage. Raaseon Adams, 45, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center at 7:10 p.m. less than a half hour after he was shot on Summer Street near Hamilton Avenue, authorities said. They didn't say whether the shooter had been arrested or identified. A video of city police using force to arrest Adams in September 2018 produced a viral video and an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office – …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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UPDATE: Semi-Retired Ridgewood Marketing Exec, 66, Four Cats Killed In House Fire UPDATE: Semi-Retired Ridgewood Marketing Exec, 66, Four Cats Killed In House Fire UPDATE: Semi-Retired Ridgewood Marketing Exec, 66, Four Cats Killed In House Fire
Update: Semi-Retired Ridgewood Marketing Exec, 66, Four Cats Killed In House Fire UPDATE: A semi-retired Ridgewood woman and her four cats were killed in an overnight oven fire Monday, authorities confirmed. Responders found the body of 66-year-old Sharon Maes in the first-floor living room of her two-story North Pleasant Avenue home after fire broke out in her kitchen oven shortly before 1 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd apparently left something unattended and was overcome by smoke as she tried to flee, responders told Daily Voice. Maes was pronounced dead at the scene, Musella said, adding that the cause wasn't considered suspicious. Musella…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic
Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic A 13-year-old Passaic boy was hospitalized after being struck while riding a scooter by an SUV driven by an unlicensed city resident, authorities said. Abel Perez-Perez, 51, received two summons – for not having a driver’s license and causing bodily injury -- after his 2009 Nissan Rogue hit the youngster in the 800 block of Main Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. The boy was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Despite other media reports, the boy’s injuries weren’t that serious, responders said.

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