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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public
PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public Palisades Park detectives arrested a borough man after a pedestrian said she found him masturbating on the main drag. The 35-year-old borough victim came to police headquarters and said she'd seen the man in the act as she walked on Broad Avenue near Washington Place the night of Nov. 9, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. A sketch artist produced a composite based on her description that detectives used to identify Hugo Lopez, 33, said Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Lopez was arrested on Friday and released on a disorderly persons summons, answerable in Municipal Court, charging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For COVID-19 Violations Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For COVID-19 Violations Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For COVID-19 Violations
Popular Bergen County Restaurant Charged Criminally For Covid-19 Violations Police not only cited the owner of an Oakland restaurant and banquet hall for COVID-19 violations stemming from a two large gatherings this past Monday and Friday: They also charged him criminally. Officers who went to the villa-styled Portobello Feast both nights "observed large gatherings of individuals who, among other things, were not in compliance with social distancing guidelines," Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said Tuesday. In addition to violating two separate provisions of Gov. Phil Murphy's executive orders, owner Frank Amen was charged with two criminal counts of maintaining a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Burglar Swipes $6,000 Worth Of Smokes, Cash From Passaic County Convenience Store Burglar Swipes $6,000 Worth Of Smokes, Cash From Passaic County Convenience Store Burglar Swipes $6,000 Worth Of Smokes, Cash From Passaic County Convenience Store
Burglar Swipes $6,000 Worth Of Smokes, Cash From Passaic County Convenience Store Haledon police turned to the public for help finding a burglar who stole $6,000 worth of cigarettes and more than $250 in cash after smashing the front door of a local convenience store with a rock. A bread delivery driver discovered the broken door and glass strewn on the floor of the 777 Food Store on Belmont Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. Nov. 16, Lt. George Guzman said. Responding officers checked the area, then summoned the owner to the store. He found 70 or so cartons of Newport and Maverick cigarettes and the cash taken from behind the counter, Guzman said. Damage to the door's gl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’
Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ A video of a woman berating an Englewood bank teller after refusing to wear a mask has gone viral. “I’m a scientist. There is no corona!” the woman shouts while calling the masked Citibank teller a “bully.” “You work for me!!” she adds, shouting. “I do not work for you!! I’ve been a customer since 1990! Were you born then?? Shame on you!” “Give me your card with your name because this branch is gonna hear your name,” the unidentified woman continues, waving her arms, as another customer in line paces uncomfortably. “You’re gonna become famous. Do it now! Do it now! “Count your days! Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup
SUV Rolls In Route 80 Pileup A driver was injured when his SUV overturned in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night on rainy Route 80, responders said. No fewer than seven vehicles were involved in the pileup on the highway's westbound side in Elmwood Park shortly before 8:30 p.m. A Little Falls Fire Department EMS unit and NJ Department of Transportation unit joined Saddle Brook and New Jersey State Police at the scene. The driver was responsive before the rig took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, responders said. It was one of several crashes reported in a half-hour period in Bergen and Passaic …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Feds: Essex Woman, Accomplices Scam Seniors Out Of $675,000 In Bogus Lottery Scheme Feds: Essex Woman, Accomplices Scam Seniors Out Of $675,000 In Bogus Lottery Scheme Feds: Essex Woman, Accomplices Scam Seniors Out Of $675,000 In Bogus Lottery Scheme
Feds: Essex Woman, Accomplices Scam Seniors Out Of $675,000 In Bogus Lottery Scheme Several elderly victims lost at least $675,000 to a crew of scammers who told them that they’d won the lottery, federal authorities said. The vulnerable victims “received telephone calls alerting them that they had won large sums of money and various other prizes,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. “The victims were informed that they would have to pay taxes on these winnings.” The victims, in turn, sent $675,000 in checks to Shanile Lyle, 27, of Orange, and a group of conspirators, he said. “Lyle deposited these funds into back accounts she controlled and transferred portions of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations
Englewood PD: Illegal Nightclub Had 200 Guests, Drugs, Booze, COVID Violations Police said they found 200 or so partiers – few wearing masks or social distancing – along with drugs, alcohol and disabled fire alarms during a pre-dawn raid of a rented space above a Domino's in Englewood. Criminal charges and summonses for COVID offenses and building violations were pending after the raid shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday at the space rented by multi-entertainment company Feenx Enterprises above the Domino's on West Palisade Avenue. Officers responding to a noise and disturbance complaint found the throng of attendees, “most not wearing masks or practicing social distancing,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Tour Bus Involved In Route 80 Chain-Reaction Crash Tour Bus Involved In Route 80 Chain-Reaction Crash Tour Bus Involved In Route 80 Chain-Reaction Crash
Tour Bus Involved In Route 80 Chain-Reaction Crash A tour bus was involved in a six-vehicle chain-reaction crash Monday afternoon on rain-slicked Route 80. Minor injuries were reported among some occupants of the other vehicles involved in the westbound crash near mile marker 55.8 in Totowa shortly before 1:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. No injuries were reported by anyone on the bus, he said. The two right lanes were temporarily closed but were expected to be reopened around 3 p.m. or so. ****** ALSO SEE: A driver was hospitalized after his SUV overturned in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Manhunt Ends When Haledon Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Shooting Manhunt Ends When Haledon Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Shooting Manhunt Ends When Haledon Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Shooting
Manhunt Ends When Haledon Police Capture Fugitive Wanted In Paterson Shooting A three-month manhunt ended when Haledon police captured a Paterson ex-con wanted for a midsummer broad-daylight shooting in the city, authorities said. Paterson police went to Haledon police headquarters over the weekend to collect Nahciir Bembow, 25, after police there stopped him and discovered an outstanding arrest warrant, they said. The 45-year-old victim went to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle after he was shot at the corner of Fair and East 18th streets shortly before 3:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Paterson detectives that same day obtained a warrant for Bembow’s arres…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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More Than 20 Vehicles Broken Into Overnight In Franklin Lakes More Than 20 Vehicles Broken Into Overnight In Franklin Lakes More Than 20 Vehicles Broken Into Overnight In Franklin Lakes
More Than 20 Vehicles Broken Into Overnight In Franklin Lakes Cash, credit cards, a driver’s license and checkbooks were among the valuables taken in a staggering 21 overnight vehicle burglaries in Franklin Lakes, authorities said Monday. “Car burglaries, as well as car thefts, occur periodically throughout the year,” Capt. John Bakelaar said. “The holiday season provides even more opportunity for thieves.” Look no further than the south side of Route 208, where thieves broke into vehicles before dawn Sunday on Oak Lane, Haven Road, Cobblestone Court, Hickory Hill Road, Oak Haven Lane, Iron Latch Road, Greenfield Hill, Pinecroft Court, Galloping Hill …

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