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
HEROES: Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Pull Unconscious Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck HEROES: Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Pull Unconscious Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck HEROES: Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Pull Unconscious Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck
Heroes: Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Pull Unconscious Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck A group of Palisades Interstate Parkway Police officers rescued an unconscious Spring Valley driver who was trapped in a fiery wreck in Alpine on Wednesday. PIP Officers Corey Patullo and Antonio Megaro were off duty and headed home when they came across a four-door 2016 Acura that had crashed and caught fire in the wooded median north of Exit 3, Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. A 26-year-old female driver was trapped inside the car, he said. Instantly joining Patullo and Megaro were on-duty Officers Arturo Bellini, David Moscaritolo, Michael Collason and Edward Volmer. The officers …

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed HEROES: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed HEROES: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed
Heroes: Police Rescue Victims After SUV Rolls Off Route 17 Onto Railroad Bed Police rescued the occupants of an SUV that rolled 50 yards off Route 17 into a ditch next to railroad tracks in Carlstadt. Both refused medical attention after the Sunday afternoon crash, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. Officers Felix D’Amico and William Pangaro, who found both residents trapped, got them out with help from their colleagues from Wood-Ridge and East Rutherford, he said. New Jersey Transit temporarily suspended service while the victims were tended to by the Carlstadt Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the vehicle was removed by Nick’s Towing, the sergeant said. New Jersey T…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Feds Issue 'Violent Extremist' Terror Alert Feds Issue 'Violent Extremist' Terror Alert Feds Issue 'Violent Extremist' Terror Alert
Feds Issue 'Violent Extremist' Terror Alert The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a nationwide terrorism alert warning citizens of “domestic violent extremists” who could incite or commit violence. "Some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence," Acting DHS Secretary David Pekoske wrote in an official advisory that lasts until April 30. Although no evidence of a credible attack was found, Pekoski said vio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Backhoe Hits Overpass, Topples Onto Route 17 Backhoe Hits Overpass, Topples Onto Route 17 Backhoe Hits Overpass, Topples Onto Route 17
Backhoe Hits Overpass, Topples Onto Route 17 A backhoe towed on a trailer hit an overpass and fell onto southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood early Wednesday afternoon. A woman's vehicle was damaged, but no serious injuries were reported following the mishap at the Linwood Avenue overpass around 1:15 p.m. Police initially stopped all traffic on the southbound highway before opening a lane. Village firefighters responded to clean up a fuel spill and a state Department of Transportation was summoned to inspect the bridge. One lane was open to traffic on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Meanwhile, police a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Leap From 2nd Floor Balcony Severely Injures Burglar Confronted By Englewood McMansion Owner Leap From 2nd Floor Balcony Severely Injures Burglar Confronted By Englewood McMansion Owner Leap From 2nd Floor Balcony Severely Injures Burglar Confronted By Englewood McMansion Owner
Leap From 2nd Floor Balcony Severely Injures Burglar Confronted By Englewood McMansion Owner A nimble burglar shimmied up a drainpipe to the second-floor balcony of a multi-million-dollar Englewood residence, then was seriously injured jumping to the ground after finding people home, authorities said. Three accomplices waiting in a vehicle below whisked the crippled burglar away following Tuesday’s 7:45 p.m. break-in on Lewelen Circle, raising questions of whether the bandits were part of a sophisticated regional ring or a typical local crew. City police alerted area hospitals to be on the lookout for self-admitted patients with leg injuries. They also asked that residents in that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
RECOGNIZE HER? FBI Says She Could Help ID Victim In Child Sex Abuse Video RECOGNIZE HER? FBI Says She Could Help ID Victim In Child Sex Abuse Video RECOGNIZE HER? FBI Says She Could Help ID Victim In Child Sex Abuse Video
Recognize HER? FBI Says She Could Help ID Victim In Child Sex Abuse Video The FBI turned to the public for help Wednesday finding a woman who could help identify a child victim in an ongoing sex abuse case. The bureau released photos along with a brief description of “Jane Doe 43,” who agents said is between 20 and 30 years old, has dark hair and is heard in a video speaking English. She’s seen with a child in the video, which was “first seen and likely created in October of 2019,” an FBI bulletin says. Anyone who could help identify the woman is asked to submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov, or call the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Burglaries Raise Question: How Secure Is Your Home? Glen Rock Burglaries Raise Question: How Secure Is Your Home? Glen Rock Burglaries Raise Question: How Secure Is Your Home?
Glen Rock Burglaries Raise Question: How Secure Is Your Home? WORTH CONSIDERING: Glen Rock police are joining other local law enforcement agencies in reminding residents to keep their homes as secure as they can amid a series of recent burglaries in northwest Bergen County. One of the most recent occurred around 8 p.m. Monday on Berry Place, where someone forced their way in through a rear door and fled with cash and jewelry, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. An unlocked rear door made it wasy for another burglar or burgars in the 500 block of Maple Avenue near Central School sometime during the afternoon last week, the chief said. “Second-floor bed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Breaking News
Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison
Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison UPDATE: A total of 29 officers and supervisors at New Jersey's notorious prison for women have been suspended amid a criminal investigation of allegations that several inmates were beaten, Daily Voice has learned. Among those on paid administrative leave at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County were an associate administrator, two corrections majors, a corrections lieutenant, five corrections sergeants and 20 corrections officers, according to a memo obtained by Daily Voice. ****** UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy appointed a special investigator Wednesday to probe all…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Oradell Police Officer Charged With Stealing Prescription Meds From Public Drop Box Oradell Police Officer Charged With Stealing Prescription Meds From Public Drop Box Oradell Police Officer Charged With Stealing Prescription Meds From Public Drop Box
Oradell Police Officer Charged With Stealing Prescription Meds From Public Drop Box An Oradell police officer stole prescription medications from a secure drop box designed for the public to safely dispose of drugs, authorities charged. Jeffrey Peters, 41, of Hawthorne “gained access on several occasions and removed prescription narcotics” from the locked drop box in the police department lobby, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. Peters, who joined the department in 2016, was suspended with pay pending the outcome of the charges, the prosecutor said. He was released pending a Feb. 10 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on …

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