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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking
South Jersey Man Gets 5 Years In State Prison Child Porn Trafficking A South Jersey man was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison for trafficking child porn. Detectives monitoring a peer-to-peer file-sharing network popular with sex offenders found files shared by Robert N. Mahmud, 51, of Carneys Point, authorities said. Detectives from the state Division of Criminal Justice then raided Mahmud’s home in June 2018, assisted by members of the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office and Carneys Point police, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. They seized a thumb drive and external hard drives that held 250 images of children being…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Hundreds Lose Power When SUV Splits Utility Pole Near Rockland Border Hundreds Lose Power When SUV Splits Utility Pole Near Rockland Border Hundreds Lose Power When SUV Splits Utility Pole Near Rockland Border
Hundreds Lose Power When SUV Splits Utility Pole Near Rockland Border Utility companies worked to restore power and phone service after an SUV split and toppled a pole Monday in Upper Saddle River. The Chevy Tahoe was headed west on Lake Street when its 71-year-old driver lost control and it struck the pole off Sturbridge Drive, near the Montvale and Rockland borders, around 10 a.m. He was OK, but lines were downed, power was knocked out to 200 or so customers and the pole had to be replaced, Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The SUV had to be towed. Eastbound Lake Street was closed for about 90 minutes.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Second Shooting In Month At Englewood Housing Complex Just Misses Intended Victim Second Shooting In Month At Englewood Housing Complex Just Misses Intended Victim Second Shooting In Month At Englewood Housing Complex Just Misses Intended Victim
Second Shooting In Month At Englewood Housing Complex Just Misses Intended Victim Someone opened fire for the second time in a month at the same Englewood apartment complex over the weekend -- only this time it came much closer to the intended target, authorities said. The would-be victim was sitting in a room when the shooter walked up and fired a bullet through the window shortly after midnight Friday into Saturday at the Martin Luther King Gardens complex at William Street and West Englewood Avenue, responders said. "It's a miracle he wasn't hit," one said. The previous shooting was reported at the 100-unit complex on Dec. 29. SEE: Englewood Police Seek Help Identif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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FOUND! Helicopter, K-9, More Join Intense Search For Missing Ridgewood Woman FOUND! Helicopter, K-9, More Join Intense Search For Missing Ridgewood Woman FOUND! Helicopter, K-9, More Join Intense Search For Missing Ridgewood Woman
Found! Helicopter, K-9, More Join Intense Search For Missing Ridgewood Woman UPDATE: An intense multi-agency search ended happily when a woman who'd wandered into the cold from her Ridgewood home Sunday night was found in Paramus. A State Police helicopter joined the search for the endangered 60-year-old woman, who responders said had gotten lost in the woods after entering Saddle River County Park around 7 p.m. Given the circumstances -- not the least among them sub-freezing temperatures -- "it was imperative to find her," Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Among the responders: a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit, Ridgewood Emergency Services and Para…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After COVID-19 Shutdown VIDEO: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After COVID-19 Shutdown VIDEO: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After COVID-19 Shutdown
Video: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After Covid-19 Shutdown A Hackensack businessman was caught on video methodically torching his Queens hookah lounge amid the COVID-19 lockdown, authorities said. Asif Raja, 54, used a fire extinguisher to prop the swinging kitchen door open before pouring a flammable liquid on several tables at his Astoria lounge last August, the FDNY said surveillance video shows. The arsonist then ignites one of the tables, retrieves a fiery cloth and spreads the flames before closing the kitchen door and turning off the light. In the final shot, he's seen exiting from outside, opening an umbrella and leaving the establishment…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Four Cats, Dog Rescued, Other Perish In Garfield House Fire Four Cats, Dog Rescued, Other Perish In Garfield House Fire Four Cats, Dog Rescued, Other Perish In Garfield House Fire
Four Cats, Dog Rescued, Other Perish In Garfield House Fire Four cats and a dog were rescued while others perished in a two-family house fire Sunday afternoon in Garfield. No other injuries were reported in the two-alarm fire, which displaced six residents from the two apartments, one of which apparently housed rescued pets, responders said. The fire broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story Pacific Avenue home around 1 p.m. It was knocked down within 20 or minutes and declared under control a little over an hour later. No injuries were reported.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters from Elmwood Park, Clifton, Lodi, Rochelle Park, Saddl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford SUV Crash Follows Medical Episode New Milford SUV Crash Follows Medical Episode New Milford SUV Crash Follows Medical Episode
New Milford SUV Crash Follows Medical Episode A driver apparently had a diabetic episode before her SUV crashed onto a corner property in New Milford. She got out on the passenger side of the Mazda following the crash at Henley Avenue and Bliss Drive. An ambulance took her to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with what weren't considered life-threatening injuries. A tow truck removed the vehicle. Borough police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin 72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin 72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin
72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin What began as a couple of routine daylight drug busts led Paterson detectives to enough raw heroin to fill more than 2,700 bags, as well as the arrest of a 72-year-old accused buyer. It was around 11:30 a.m. when detectives saw Michael T. James, 50, emerge from a home on Oak Street, sell some drugs to a buyer, then head back inside, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. An arrest team quickly grabbed Calvin L. Wallace, 47, of Broadway near the corner of nearby Summer and Morton streets, Speziale said. He was carrying 62 heroin folds and seven small bags of crack, the director sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Douse Bogota Auto Shop Blaze Firefighters Douse Bogota Auto Shop Blaze Firefighters Douse Bogota Auto Shop Blaze
Firefighters Douse Bogota Auto Shop Blaze Firefighters doused a blaze at a Bogota auto body shop. The two-alarm fire extended into the roof joints at Ace Tekk Collision, at the end of dead-ended West Fort Lee Road, after breaking out around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Bogota Fire Departmetn said. Firefighters had the blaze knocked down in just under an hour. Ridgefield Park and Hackensack firefighters assisted with checking the ceiling and walls for additional fire. Bogota police and Bergenfield firefighters also assisted. A firefighter was treated at the scene for a minor injury. Inspectors were determining the cause.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions
Ramsey Police Chief Says Protest Leader Was Warned 2X Before Charges, Group Demands Concessions Ramsey’s police chief said he's justified in charging the founder of a local protest group with disorderly conduct for blocking traffic during a recent downtown demonstration. Nicholas Haas had already received two written warnings for blocking the roadway during other marches when he led members of the Ramsey Alliance for Social Equality (RASE) up East Main Street on Jan. 10 “without requisite approval,” Police Bryan Gurney said. Haas "did not heed either the multiple written warnings…nor his own words stating he would notify the Ramsey Police beforehand on any events in the street,” Gurne…

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