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
Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director
Outgoing U.S. Attorney For NJ Praises Work Of Newark Public Safety Director On his final day as the top federal law enforcer in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito took time to praise Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, calling him a "national treasure." Carpenito cited Ambrose's "exceptional contributions to cooperative law enforcement" in New Jersey. “Through his leadership, we have benefited from an unprecedented level of cooperation and proactive participation in our efforts to suppress crime in the great city of Newark," the U.S. attorney said from his office in Newark. Over the past five years, he said, Ambrose has "transformed the Newark…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Strewn Bales Of Hay On Thruway Jams Traffic Bound For GS Parkway Strewn Bales Of Hay On Thruway Jams Traffic Bound For GS Parkway Strewn Bales Of Hay On Thruway Jams Traffic Bound For GS Parkway
Strewn Bales Of Hay On Thruway Jams Traffic Bound For GS Parkway Call it a "bale" out: Bundles of hay that couldn't clear an overpass were knocked from a flatbed truck onto the southbound New York State Thruway on Tuesday, jamming New Jersey-bound traffic. No injuries were reported in the mishap. Hay bales stretched for nearly a quarter mile starting around the Garden State Parkway 14A ramp and truck pit in Nanuet around 12:15 p.m. South Spring Valley and Tallman firefighters responded along with New York State Police. The view from Airmont Road.Rockland Report No injuries were reported in the mishap, which stretched hay bales for nearly a quart…

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Cherry Hill, NJ
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Camden County Man Tells Federal Judge He Sold Oxy On Street Camden County Man Tells Federal Judge He Sold Oxy On Street Camden County Man Tells Federal Judge He Sold Oxy On Street
Camden County Man Tells Federal Judge He Sold Oxy On Street A Camden County man admitted in federal court Tuesday that he and an accomplice slung oxycodone on the city streets, authorities said. Anwar Abdulah, 32, of Pennsauken, said he got the drug several times from Erick Bell, 48, and then resold it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. In one instance, Abdullah said, he gave Bell $1,440 to buy 120 Oxy pills that Abdullah said  he then resold."Oxycodone is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and abuse of the drug may lead to severe psych…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home
Columbia University VP Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Bergen Home A Columbia University vice president who lives in Bergen County was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen. Borough police arrested Marcelo Velez, 56, at his home after they “received information that [he] engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 13 while in Woodcliff Lake,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. An investigation by Musella’s Special Victims Unit led to charges of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault and a charge of child endangerment through sexual contact against Velez, who is Columbia’s vice president of university facilit…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation
All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation Customers at all hours of the day and night patronized a drug operation run by an ex-con from a Paterson apartment that was raided by police, authorities said. Aiming to improve neighbors’ quality of life, members of the Paterson Police Narcotics Division hit the location on Monday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They arrested six people and seized 150 heroin folds, 14 bags of crack, a handful of Xanax, bags of pot and more than $1,500 in proceeds, he said. The bulk of the charges were filed against ex-con Yaquin Perry, 35, for having heroin, cocaine, pot and prescription…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash
Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash Three Passaic firefighters were treated for injuries that authorities said weren't life-threatening after an engine headed to a call collided with a minivan. The fire truck was headed east on Paulson Avenue, its lights flashing and sirens blaring, around 1 p.m. Sunday when the 50-year-old driver told police he slowed down at the Main Avenue traffic signal. After getting the attention of the northbound and southbound motorists, he said, he continued on. At that point, a northbound Honda Odyssey driven by a 30-year-old Passaic man passed a stopped vehicle on the right, police said. The Odys…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Track Your Stimulus Payment With This Tool (If You're Patient) Track Your Stimulus Payment With This Tool (If You're Patient) Track Your Stimulus Payment With This Tool (If You're Patient)
Track Your Stimulus Payment With This Tool (If You're Patient) The IRS doesn’t want you calling to ask about your second stimulus payment, so the agency has created a “Get My Payment" tool. But here's the thing: There's a wait. The online aid is designed to let eligible taxpayers know whether or not your second stimulus payment is on the way. It also tells you whether your first payment was directly deposited or mailed in a check or debit card in advance of the official Jan. 4 (Monday) payment date. GO TO: Get My Payment (IRS) There's a catch, though: It might take you awhile to get in. Also, keep in mind: The IRS said the data is updated once daily…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Getting Body Cams Paterson Police Getting Body Cams Paterson Police Getting Body Cams
Paterson Police Getting Body Cams Paterson police will become the latest New Jersey crime fighters to wear body cameras, authorities said Monday. Officers will wear the cameras on their uniforms or “outermost garment" during criminal investigations, motor vehicle stops, witness interviews in criminal investigations, searches, civil disorder, use of force and constructive authority, transporting prisoners, making arrests and conducting protective searches for weapons. Mayor Andre Sayegh said the move, following a directive from state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, "will allow for greater transparency in the police depar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say
No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say A Hudson County driver who didn’t have a license, registration or insurance got out of her SUV and bolted following a predawn crash in Washington Township, authorities said. Responding officers found the 29-year-old North Bergen woman running from the scene in sandals after crashing her 2018 Honda CRV into a utility pole near the corner of Washington and Van Emburgh Avenues around 5 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Rich Skinner said. She then ran around the police car and kept going before finally stopping and sitting down, he said. The woman passed a field sobriety test and was issued several su…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Had Assault Rifle, Handgun, Ammo, No License Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Had Assault Rifle, Handgun, Ammo, No License Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Had Assault Rifle, Handgun, Ammo, No License
Mahwah PD: Route 17 Tailgater Had Assault Rifle, Handgun, Ammo, No License A Mahwah police sergeant who stopped a tailgating driver on Route 17 found him carrying an assault rifle, a loaded handgun and several high-capacity magazines, authorities said. Joseph Cogoni, 51, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina also was driving on a suspended license, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Sgt. David Vega stopped Cogoni’s 2018 Toyota on the southbound highway around 5:30 p.m. last Wednesday, Jaffe said Monday. With him, Cogoni had a Glock handgun loaded with hollow-point ammunition, the assault rifle and “numerous 5.56 high capacity magazines utilized with assault rifles,” the …

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