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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing UPDATE: A Bronx man was charged with attempted murder in a weekend stabbing in Edgewater, authorities announced Monday. Victor Rodriguez, 32, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Friends took the victim to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights after he was stabbed at a home on Undercliff Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police who found blood inside and outside the residence notified his Major Crimes Unit, Musella said. Detecti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul' UPDATE: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul' UPDATE: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul'
Update: Lodi Man, 25, Killed In Fire Called Kind, 'Genuine Soul' UPDATE: As news spread that the worst fears of his loved ones had come true, a 25-year-old tow truck driver killed in a Lodi house fire on Monday was remembered as a good, kind person. Ezequiel Gonzalez was "one of the real ones," said Jerry Whittaker of Hackensack, "always down to help someone out and just a genuine soul." "Always hurts to lose such a young friend," added trainer Brian Giraldo, who owns Rawfitness H.I.T Concepts in Lodi. A candlelight vigil was planned for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School on 1st Street. A GoFundMe campaign for the family had raise…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off
Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off A passenger tossed a loaded gun out the window of a sedan that sped off following an Elmwood Park police stop, authorities said. An officer stopped the gray 2006 BMW 330 – which had tinted front windows, a tinted windshield and no front license plate – on Herman Street at the corner of Stone Avenue at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Tthe front-seat passenger then rolled down the window and tossed out a loaded 9mm Taurus PT709 pistol, Foligno said. The driver then made a right onto Stone Avenue, hit the gas and sped away, turning right onto northbound Mola Boulevard, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl
Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl Police responding to a report of a man who pulled a pistol during a dispute at a Paramus mall grabbed two fleeing Brooklyn residents with a stolen handgun, authorities said. The gunman and a companion fled following the Christmas Eve confrontation outside the Louis Vuitton store at the Garden State Plaza, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Responding Detective Jon Umanzor and Officers Jon Henderson and Diego Cruz spotted the pair on the mall's second level near Nieman Marcus about 20 minutes later, he said. Seeing them, the duo fled down an escalator, Ehrenberg said. One hande…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Lodi Man Killed In Fire UPDATE: Lodi Man Killed In Fire UPDATE: Lodi Man Killed In Fire
Update: Lodi Man Killed In Fire UPDATE: An early morning house fire on Monday killed a Lodi resident, authorities confirmed. The fire broke out in the rear of the two-story Westminster Place home shortly before 6 a.m., apparently from a candle left burning, and quickly went to two alarms. Four residents and two guests reportedly made it out safely. Two were treated for minor injuries, responders said. A Wallington firefighter later found the body of 25-year-old Ezequiel Gonzalez, who family friends said lived there with his mother, her fiancé and his daughter. A resident said she didn’t know why he “didn’t jump out th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations 'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations 'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations
'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations Maskless patrons and employees scrambled to hide evidence when Paterson police raided an illegal after-hours club that had become a death trap, authorities said. Police found the door to La Café Hookah on Market Street locked when they showed up around 10:30 p.m. Saturday – a full half-hour after Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID curfew required them to close, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. City officers looking through tinted windows saw people “scrambling inside removing hookahs and bottles of alcohol and taking them out a back door that led to a small area with no exit,” Speziale sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Suspect Slashes Clifton Officer, Stabs Himself In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: Suspect Slashes Clifton Officer, Stabs Himself In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: Suspect Slashes Clifton Officer, Stabs Himself In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Update: Suspect Slashes Clifton Officer, Stabs Himself In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health crisis" at …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing
Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Edgewater Stabbing UPDATE: A Bronx man was charged with attempted murder in a weekend stabbing in Edgewater. Victor Rodriguez, 32, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Friends took the victim to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights after he was stabbed at a home on Undercliff Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police who found blood inside and outside the residence notified his Major Crimes Unit, Musella said. Victor RodriguezBERGEN COUNTY PROS…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health crisis" at …

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