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
Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop
Haledon Police Seize Gun From North Carolina Man During Traffic Stop Two Haledon police officers seized a handgun from a passenger from North Carolina during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Welsh and Class II Special Police Officer Nicola Onnembo stopped the rented 2021 Chevrolet Equinox at the intersection of Pompton Road and Ailsa Avenue on Pompton Road late Saturday, Lt. George Guzman said. The vehicle had been "swerving over the double-yellow lines” even though there weren’t any debris or defects in the road, Guzman said. The officers immediately smelled raw pot as they approached the vehicle, occupied by a driver and two rear-seat pas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park
Pedestrian Critical After Being Knocked Under Pickup In Cliffside Park A pedestrian was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck Sunday night in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The 30-something man had been leaning against a pole before he stepped into the street was struck by a Honda Ridgeline on Highridge Avenue near Edgewater Road shortly before 5:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The 62-year-old female driver from Cliffside Park stopped as the man fell under the truck, Capano said. She remained at the scene, he said. The victim, who wasn't carrying ID, was conscious and alert when taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It
Police Say Twine Tied To Tree In Fair Lawn Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Mayor Not Buying It A length of string with a loop found tied to a tree in Fair Lawn apparently was used by a utility company and doesn't appear to be a noose, as some had suspected, police said. "At this point, we do not believe this is a hate crime but a rope that was put up by a utility company (Verizon, Optimum, etc.) to help with utility wires that had been down in the area," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday afternoon.  "We have calls in with the utility companies and are awaiting responses," Metzler said. "This will be referred to our detective bureau either way." Resident Kelli McCloud of the borough's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day
Update: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W remained closed in Englewood Cliffs for nearly 14 hours Sunday after a vehicle slammed into and split a utility pole. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue north of Charlotte Place after the pole topped onto the road in the mid-morning crash on the road's southbound side. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte Place and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement
Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement A nursing assistant who may end up losing a leg from a head-on crash with a Passaic County driver in Morris County reportedly has won a $1.49 million settlement. Melissa Van Orden, now 47, of Budd Lake was driving home from work on southbound Route 206 in Andover when an oncoming Volkswagen crossed the double-yellow center line and slammed head-on into her Hyundai Santa Fe shortly after 7 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2019, authorities said. Both Van Orden and the Volkwagen driver, Enrico Stampone, now 27, of Totowa, were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, responders said at the time. Va…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop
Passaic Sheriff: Long Arm Of Law Eventually Nabs Paterson Driver Who Recklessly Fled Stop A Paterson driver who sped off after a Passaic County sheriff's officer terminated a chase was eventually identified, tracked down and arrested by detectives, authorities said. It was two months ago when the officer stopped a 2006 Mercedes at the corner of Memorial Drive and College Boulevard in the city, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. After the officer got out and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, the driver -- identified as Martin J. Torres, 28 -- hit the gas, Berdnik said. The officer hopped back into his cruiser and began chasing Torres but eventually pulled…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens
Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens Using one of the most effective tools in crimefighting – the task force -- Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is vowing to foster better communication between local police and the citizens they protect. "We must think differently about policing and how we can best serve our communities," the prosecutor's Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti said. Already in place was the BCPO’s Community Affairs Unit, which Anzilotti said has: coordinated presentations for schools and communities groups on topics ranging from the dangers of opioids to Internet safety; fostered relationships with clergy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Phil Sent Me: Paterson PD Raids After-Hours Joints That Defied COVID Curfew Phil Sent Me: Paterson PD Raids After-Hours Joints That Defied COVID Curfew Phil Sent Me: Paterson PD Raids After-Hours Joints That Defied COVID Curfew
Phil Sent Me: Paterson PD Raids After-Hours Joints That Defied COVID Curfew The doors were locked and the windows tinted or covered up while parties inside raged hours past the 10 p.m. COVID curfew. Paterson vice squad detectives raided three legitimate businesses-turned-speakeasies whose operators apparently thought no one was looking, authorities said Saturday. One of them wasn't even a bar, they said. Another, La Fuente Bar on Ellison Street, had its front security gates down and patrons ducking in through a back door after being cleared by the manager, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives knocked more than once, but the manager, 49-year…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey-Side GWB Crash Kills Passenger Jersey-Side GWB Crash Kills Passenger Jersey-Side GWB Crash Kills Passenger
Jersey-Side GWB Crash Kills Passenger A passenger was killed in a crash Friday near the George Washington Bridge tolls, authorities said. Both the driver and passenger were found unconscious, requiring extrication and CPR, after the eastbound vehicle landed on top of the median on the New Jersey side of the bridge’s lower level shortly before 3 p.m., they said. The passenger died and the driver was being treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said Saturday. Port Authority police, Tunnel and Bridge agents, the NYPD and the FDNY were among the responders, she said…

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