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
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Ex-Con Charged With Torching Vacant Paterson Home Occupied By Squatters Ex-Con Charged With Torching Vacant Paterson Home Occupied By Squatters Ex-Con Charged With Torching Vacant Paterson Home Occupied By Squatters
Ex-Con Charged With Torching Vacant Paterson Home Occupied By Squatters A 29-year-old ex-con with a lengthy criminal record deliberately set a fire in a vacant Paterson home occupied by squatters, authorities said. Erin Micco, a Florida native who recently lived in Rutherford, was charged with two counts of aggravated arson in the Tuesday morning fire on Pearl Street, they said. None of the squatters were injured in the two-alarm blaze, which was set shortly after 8:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora and Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott said in a joint statement. The fire, which destroyed the 2½-…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Firefighters Free Driver From Second Vehicle Hit By Train In Hackensack This Month Firefighters Free Driver From Second Vehicle Hit By Train In Hackensack This Month Firefighters Free Driver From Second Vehicle Hit By Train In Hackensack This Month
Firefighters Free Driver From Second Vehicle Hit By Train In Hackensack This Month UPDATE: Hackensack firefighters cut a driver from a vehicle after it was struck by a commuter train Wednesday morning, the second time in nine days that's happened in the city. The 70-year-old driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after her Subaru Forester was struck as it crossed the tracks on Clinton Avenue at Linden Street around 7:50 a.m., police Capt. Darren DeWitt said. She complained of back pain, DeWitt said. The driver "reported there was sun glare, a possible contributing factor," the captain said. The Pas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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COVID-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators COVID-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators COVID-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators
Covid-19: Edgewater Condo Association Institutes Fines, Suspensions For Face Mask Violators An Edgewater condominium association has instituted fines and a possible suspension of membership privileges for any residents or guests caught not wearing a face mask in common areas amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey. “Although the overwhelming majority of neighbors have been compliant, it has come to our attention that an increasing number of residents and their guests have not been wearing face masks in the common areas,” the Hudson Harbor Condominium Association’s Board of Directors wrote in a letter to owners and tenants. “As we’ve previously reminded everyone, masks are MAN…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Prosecutor: Hasbrouck Heights Freight Mover, 40, Had 'Sexual Conduct' With Underage Teen Prosecutor: Hasbrouck Heights Freight Mover, 40, Had 'Sexual Conduct' With Underage Teen Prosecutor: Hasbrouck Heights Freight Mover, 40, Had 'Sexual Conduct' With Underage Teen
Prosecutor: Hasbrouck Heights Freight Mover, 40, Had 'Sexual Conduct' With Underage Teen A 40-year-old freight mover from Hasbrouck Heights engaged in “sexual conduct” with an underage teen, authorities charged. Damien Malvolta remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail, awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, following his arrest by Hasbrouck Heights police the night before. The department on Saturday “received information that [Malvolta] engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of sixteen,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Borough police notified Musella’s Special Victims Unit and an investigation followed, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks
NJ’s 1st Social-Distanced Verdict: Philly Man Convicted Of Stealing $17G In Unemployment Checks A socially-distanced jury in Trenton convicted a Philadelphia man of conspiring with a state worker to steal $17,206 worth of unemployment checks. The conviction of Phillip Stewart III, 39, was the first verdict obtained by the state Division of Criminal Justice in a socially distanced jury trial during the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Participants in the trial wore face masks “to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and maximize safety,” Grewal said. “There were plexiglass barriers between each juror in the jury box …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured
Authorities: Fugitive Leader Of Crew That Burglarized Homes In NJ, Long Island, CT Captured The accused leader of a burglary ring that stole more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, electronics and more from homes in North Jersey, Connecticut and on Long Island was captured at a Jersey City motel, authorities confirmed. Bryan Leandro Herrera Maldonado, 24, fought with his captors before being subdued, they said. Authorities in January arrested three other accused members of the elaborate Queens-based Chilean burglary crew, who they said targeted luxury homes from Long Island’s North Shore to Miami and California. They were identified as Boneek Alexander Quintero-Baeza, 33, Levy Fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen
North Arlington Meth Dealer Caught Selling 8 Balls Gets Nine Years In Fed Pen A convicted North Arlington meth dealer who was caught selling “8 balls” must spend the next nine years in federal prison. A federal judge in Newark sentenced Jeff DelaCruz, 38, to the plea-bargained term on Tuesday for having nearly two ounces of meth for sale. DelaCruz must serve just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. DEA agents watched in May 2019 as DelaCruz sold two “8-balls” of methamphetamine for $350 in cash, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He then agreed to sell three ounces of meth to a buyer for about $3,000, Carpenito added…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In
Covid-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In New Jersey's health commissioner urged families not to take residents out of long-term care facilities for the holidays -- and warned that they might not get right back in if they do – as the number of COVID-19 cases statewide continue to spike. Guidelines issued by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli include a mandatory 14-day quarantine for any long-term care resident, either in their own room or in an observation room, once they return to the facility after a family visit. For that reason, Persichilli urged the facilities to create a “reservation list,” as well as a waiting list, bas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle
Recognize HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle A woman struggled desperately to get back her wallet from a thief who rode up on a bicycle and snatched it as she sat outside at an Englewood cafe, said authorities who turned to the public for help identifying him. A reward is available. The bandit ended up losing his footing and dropping the wallet during the fierce broad-daylight struggle outside Dulce Le Leche on busy West Palisade Avenue near the corner of William Street, they said. He tried to scoop it up, but the woman's screams scared off the would-be robber, who hastily pedaled away, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Surv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window 'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window 'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window
'Google Bad 4 Kids': Barricaded Teacher Tries To Jump Out Hackensack Apartment Window UPDATE: Tactical officers seized an emotionally disturbed local teacher as she tried to jump out her Hackensack apartment window after barricading her front door with furniture, authorities said. The 42-year-old instructor was headed out the window of her second-floor unit in the low-rise Royal Towers on West Pleasant Avenue when two Bergen County Regional SWAT team members and a city police officer climbed a ladder, entered through another window and grabbed her "with nothing but the ground two stories below," Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. She was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus…

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