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
Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail
Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ice Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Escalating tensions erupted Saturday night when a few protestors pepper-sprayed and threw bricks at sheriff's officers outside the Bergen County Jail, witnesses said. EMS units were summoned to treat at two injured sheriff's officers, a ranking officer with direct knowledge of the incident said. Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed the report on Sunday. The sheriff said that he agrees with the anti-ICE protestors but emphasized that "inciting chaos for the sake of chaos will not be tolerated." SEE: Bergen Sheriff: Eight Of 9 ICE Protestors Arrested Are From NY, Officers Pepper-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases 5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases
5 Guns, Three Armed Suspects Seized By Paterson Detectives In Separate Chases Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot.  It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. The fleeing SUV turned onto 17th Avenue and then o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Dad, Son Charged With Securing $400G Mortgage With Maywood Resident's Stolen ID Hackensack Dad, Son Charged With Securing $400G Mortgage With Maywood Resident's Stolen ID Hackensack Dad, Son Charged With Securing $400G Mortgage With Maywood Resident's Stolen ID
Hackensack Dad, Son Charged With Securing $400G Mortgage With Maywood Resident's Stolen ID A Hackensack father and son were charged in a sophisticated scheme using a stolen Maywood resident’s identity to secure a $400,000 mortgage loan. Leonard Gueye, 58, and his son Eustace, 28, who live together on Anderson Street, are charged with theft, money laundering, forgery and wrongful impersonation, among other counts. Leonard “obtained the personal identifying information of the victim” from a previous real estate deal, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Using that information, the elder Gueye produced bogus bank statements and W-2 forms, as well as a notarized power of atto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Paterson PD Raid COVID-Violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months Authorities: Paterson PD Raid COVID-Violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months Authorities: Paterson PD Raid COVID-Violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months
Authorities: Paterson PD Raid Covid-violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months BASH CRASH: More than 100 patrons were partying at a Paterson hookah lounge well past midnight Friday when they were joined by a group of uninvited guests. City police had raided Fadi Abuawad’s Besan Café and reported several COVID restriction violations twice two months ago after finding 160 people there one night and more than 300 another, authorities said. This time, police followed the sound of loud DJ music at the East Railway Avenue building shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. In back, they found more than 100 people gathered at tables insid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan
Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Surveillance video shows a speeding sedan plowing into a group of demonstrators in Manhattan who were demanding the release of ICE detainees at the Bergen County Jail. The NYPD said 52-year-old Kathleen Casillo, of Queens, was charged with reckless endangerment following the incident in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan. Casillo had stopped near the corner of East 39th Street and Third Avenue when some protestors surrounded her car, hitting it, shortly after 4 p.m. responders said. She apparently hit the gas in a panic to get away and struck at least seven people, several who were in th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Police Officer Injured In Crash Passaic Police Officer Injured In Crash Passaic Police Officer Injured In Crash
Passaic Police Officer Injured In Crash A Passaic police officer was hospitalized after a crash that toppled a utility pole. "Thankfully it's a one-car accident and the officer is doing well," Deputy Police Chief Jonathan Schaer said after Friday night's crash at Main Avenue and Prospect Street. "We expect his injuries to be minor and that he'll make a full recovery." The busy intersection remained closed while the crash was investigated and repairs were made. The wrecked city police SUV was towed. Specifics about the crash, including the cause, won't be available until the investigation was completed, authorities said. "He is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield Bus Driver Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn Bergenfield Bus Driver Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn Bergenfield Bus Driver Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn
Bergenfield Bus Driver Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn A shuttle bus driver from Bergenfield was charged with collecting and trafficking child pornography. Romy A. Sanchez, 50, remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Sanchez, who's married, was arrested Friday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography during a warranted search of his Liberty Gardens apartment, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Sanchez “used the Internet to view, download, or possess approximately 82 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepube…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson
Rochelle Park PD: Englewood Passenger Caught Carrying Loaded Gun Bought In Paterson A Rochelle Park police officer early Saturday found an Englewood passenger in a traffic stop carrying a loaded gun bought on the streets of Paterson, authorities said. Acting Sgt. Jared Shatkin stopped a vehicle on Route 17 and searched it after smelling pot, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. Shatkin found a .380-caliber handgun, along with some marijuana and drug paraphernalia, DePreta said. The passenger, Tremaine Whiteside, 22, was charged with weapons and drug offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rescuers Rush To Hackensack River After Lodi Woman Threatens To 'End It' Rescuers Rush To Hackensack River After Lodi Woman Threatens To 'End It' Rescuers Rush To Hackensack River After Lodi Woman Threatens To 'End It'
Rescuers Rush To Hackensack River After Lodi Woman Threatens To 'End It' A search for a suicidal Lodi woman who threatened to "end it" in the Hackensack River ended when she was found safe, authorities said. Hackensack police received a 1:30 a.m. 911 call on Friday from the 53-year-old woman, who said that she was on the riverbank near a storage facility and "will end it," Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. City firefighters responded with a marine unit and summoned their Oradell colleagues' Water Rescue Unit to the boat launch at Court and South River streets. "A short time later we learned the caller was in Lodi, where she resides," DiPersia said. Lodi police were n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination
Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination The architects and owners of multi-family developments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut failed to build units and facilities accessible to people with disabilities, the federal government charged Friday. J. Randolph Parry Architects, P.C. and eight owners of 15 multifamily properties designed by the architectural firm violate both the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Justice Department alleged. “[T]here is no excuse for owners and architects to continue developing properties that fail to comply with the accessibility requirements of these …

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