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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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home
Predawn Burglar Points Rifle At Montvale Woman, Crashes Stolen SUV Into Paramus Home Awoken by a noise in the middle of the night, a Montvale homeowner was confronted by a burglar who pointed a rifle at her before taking her car and crashing it into a house off the Garden State Parkway in Paramus, authorities said. Paramus police found the abandoned Toyota Highlander in the backyard of a Highland Avenue home near the Exit 166 exit ramp shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday. Left behind were the rifle and several stolen items, including the homeowner’s purse, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. Police from several agencies flooded the area in a massive search for suspect…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim
Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim A judge released a 19-year-old Westwood man pending trial after authorities charged him with having sex with an underage girl. Michael Mejia “engaged in multiple acts of sexual penetration” with the under-16-year-old minor, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit and Westwood police arrested Mejia after borough police “received information that [he] engaged in sexual activity” with the victim, the prosecutor said. They charged him with sexual assault and child endangerment, he said. A Central Judicial Processing Court released Mejia, wit…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze
Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Hasbrouck Heights Blaze A firefighter escaped serious injury when he fell through the second floor of a Hasbrouck Heights house during a Monday night blaze, responders said. The firefighter was hospitalized with what were characterized as minor injuries following the mayday call on Henry Street, they said. The three-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the unoccupied, 2½-story home before quickly extending shortly after 7 p.m. Firefighters had it knocked down in under an hour. 312 Henry Street, Hasbrouck HeightsDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE The cause wasn't immediately determined. CHECK BACK FOR MORE…

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Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second COVID-19 Wave NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second COVID-19 Wave NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second COVID-19 Wave
NJ Suspends Jury Trials, Grand Juries Amid Second Covid-19 Wave New Jersey's highest court suspended all criminal and civil jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions Monday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the Garden State. “The increasing rates of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths make it impracticable and unsafe for certain in-person court events to continue at the level reached during the past few months,” State Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote. In-person grand jury panels can continue to convene virtually in all 21 counties, under the order signed by Rabner. Socially distanced jury trials and in-person grand jury session…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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UPDATE: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash
Update: Authorities Investigate Death Of Teaneck Motorcyclist In Englewood Crash Detectives were investigating a weekend crash that killed a Teaneck motorcyclist in Englewood. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was investigating the circumstances of the crash, which involved another vehicle, on West Englewood Avenue near Oak Street shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. The 31-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, authorities said. West Englewood Avenue remained closed between Oak Street and Orange Street until Sunday morning. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Cri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid COVID-19 Resurgence Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid COVID-19 Resurgence Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid COVID-19 Resurgence
Hackensack University Medical Center Suspends Visits Amid Covid-19 Resurgence BREAKING NEWS: Hackensack University Medical Center is suspending visits again, with certain exceptions, amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases, Daily Voice has learned. The suspension begins Tuesday and continues until further notice, hospital administrators said Monday. The only exceptions include: pediatric patients, who are permitted only one parent or caregiver; expectant mothers, who are permitted one partner; special needs adults, who are permitted one caregiver; end of life visitation. Patients were being encouraged to "stay connected with their loved ones by phone, video communic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale
Thieves Hit Bergenfield Woman With Car After Stealing PS5 During Facebook Marketplace Sale A Bergenfield woman who thought she was selling a Play Station through Facebook Marketplace had it snatched from her by a group of thieves who clipped her with their car as they fled. One of the thieves took the PS5 from the 29-year-old victim at the Dunkin Donuts on South Washington Avenue and got into a silver Dodge Charger with three other occupants shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. The Charger then roared off, hitting the victim, he said. She wasn't injured, the lieutenant said, adding that the car struck another vehicle on South Washington Avenue as it fl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Destroys Ridgefield Multi-Family Home Flames blew through the roof of a two-family Ridgefield home on Monday. All residents got out safely and no one was injured in the two-alarm noontime blaze, Fire Chief David Brierty said. Firefighters found the second floor and basement of the Walnut Street house fully involved, Brierty said. Part of the roof collapsed soon after. Brierty declared the blaze under control shortly before 2 p.m., the chief said. Firefighters continued to hit hot spots after that. The cause appeared accidental, Brierty said. An investigation was continuing. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash
Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash An unlicensed driver was charged with a predawn DWI crash in Paterson that killed an 18-year-old passenger over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Lawan A. Henry, 23, of Paterson was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS that slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets shortly before 4 a.m., they said. In the sedan with Henry were three passengers, including city resident Xavier Ortiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene a little more than a half-hour later. The other two passengers remained hospitalized with serious injuries at St. Joseph’s Regio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet
Feds: Fugitive Accused In NJ, CT, PA Bank Robbery Spree Cut Off Monitoring Bracelet UPDATE: A Cleveland man out on bail after robbing a bank outside Chicago cut off his monitoring bracelet, stole his mother's car and went on a holdup spree in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, federal authorities said. Tyler James O’Toole, 23, robbed or attempted to rob two banks in one day three separate times, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. O'Toole was released to home detention with electronic monitoring after authorities charged him with a August bank robbery in Glenview, Illinois, records show. A month later, he removed the monitoring device, snatched his m…

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