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
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Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID
Subway Series Opener Postponed After Mets Player, Staffer Tested Positive For COVID The first game of this weekend's Subway Series was postponed, along with the New York Mets' game Thursday night in Miami against the Marlins, after at least two people in the Mets organization tested positive for the coronavirus, Major League Baseball announced. The Mets were trying Thursday night for a four-game sweep against the Marlins before returning home Friday to face the Yankees in a three-game series at CitiField. They now will focus on "additional coronavirus testing and contact tracing," MLB said in postponing the games. Two members of the organization who tested positive were a…

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Hackensack, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter
SEE Anything? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter A gunman fired a shot on a Hackensack street that scattered bystanders and quickly brought city police. No one was struck by the .45-caliber bullet fired outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street near Essex Street shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. A witness reported seeing the possible gunman run north on Newman Street while a small group of people ran south after the shot rang out, DeWitt said. A small, silver-colored sedan with Florida license plates -- possibly a Toyota Camry -- fled the scene driven by a man wearing a white and black shirt, white shor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Lifeless Girl, 13, Pulled From Backyard Mahwah Pool Lifeless Girl, 13, Pulled From Backyard Mahwah Pool Lifeless Girl, 13, Pulled From Backyard Mahwah Pool
Lifeless Girl, 13, Pulled From Backyard Mahwah Pool A 13-year-old girl was clinging to life after responders pulled her from a backyard pool in Mahwah on Thursday. The girl was among visitors to a Snow Drive home when she drifted into the deep end, responders said. The others apparently didn't know how to swim and, instead, tried to get her to grab onto items so they could pull her out, they said. Police instantly got to the home, on a private road off a dead end, and furiously tried to revive the victim before she was rushed to the hospital. The prognosis wasn't good given how long she's been under, they said. Mahwah a month ago had two …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves
Alert Resident Helps Garfield Police Nab Paterson Van, Bicycle Thieves Two thieves using a van stolen out of Maywood were snatching bicycles in Garfield overnight when a resident's call brought police, authorities said Thursday. Responding officers stopped the van on Route 46 and nabbed repeat offenders Jose Gonzalez, 40, and Emmanuel Bernard, a-30-year-old Dominican national. Both live in Paterson. A Spring Garden Lane resident alerted police to the thefts shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Richard Uram said. The van had its headlights off when Officer Jaroslaw Wdowiak spotted it on Shaw Street, Uram said. Wdowiak stopped the van in Elmwood Park, whe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man
Seen HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man Authorities turned to the public for help Thursday finding a missing 48-year-old Bogota man. Felix E. Martinez left his home and headed toward Palisades Avenue around 7 a.m. Wednesday, borough police said. He "may be in need of medical attention," they said. Authorities asked residents and merchants to check their surveillance systems for possible images of Martinez. Anyone who has seen him, has video of him or knows where to find Martinez is asked to contact Bogota police at (201) 487-2400 or [email protected].

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office
IT'S Done: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office Bergen County’s freeholder board and the state Civil Service Commission were expected to rubber-stamp the merger of what once was the Bergen County Police Department into the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. In exchange for job security and the opportunity to apply for special units and promotions, three dozen former county police officers agreed to become sheriff’s officers. That means withdrawing grievances and lawsuits filed over the past five years. “Creating one unified police force on the county level” provides for “greater flexibility, improves public safety, and saves taxpayers mone…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border A tractor-trailer driver was injured when his rig tipped Wednesday afternoon on a notorious flyover near the Bergen/Rockland border. Police summoned firefighters to tend to a fuel spill following the crash on northbound Route 17 to the Route 287 ramp in Mahwah around 5:15 p.m. The stretch regularly has been the scene of crashes, many involving tractor-trailers. Witnesses said the driver’s injuries didn’t appear serious.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd
Members Of Massive Ny-based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd They flooded New Jersey by the dozens, coming from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, armed with bogus debit cards. They nearly returned home with tens of thousands of dollars stolen from ATMs throughout the state. Police in several counties stopped them, though. Here’s a snapshot of one of several theft crews captured in New Jersey on Tuesday: Eight adults, three juveniles; 47 indictable charges, mostly for identity and credit card theft; 10 disorderly persons charges; $3,335 in stolen cash seized, along with various bogus cards. That group, busted Cliffside Park, was among severa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
SWATTING INCIDENT: 'Shots Fired' Report At Garden State Plaza Turns Out Bogus SWATTING INCIDENT: 'Shots Fired' Report At Garden State Plaza Turns Out Bogus SWATTING INCIDENT: 'Shots Fired' Report At Garden State Plaza Turns Out Bogus
Swatting Incident: 'Shots Fired' Report At Garden State Plaza Turns Out Bogus A call to Paramus police that shots were fired Wednesday morning at the Garden State Plaza proved bogus, authorities said. None of the businesses had opened yet at the mall -- although mall walkers and workers were there -- when the "swatting" call came in around 8:30 a.m. that shots had been fired at the T-Mobile kiosk. Various law enforcement agencies joined Paramus police and a through search was conducted. All were released within 45 minutes. Authorities determined that the call came from Texas. Mall businesses were scheduled to open as usual at 11 a.m. "Swatting" incidents peaked na…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale
Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale An executive chef who’s been featured on The Food Network was arrested after police in Montvale said he pointed what looked like a real gun at a vehicle stopped at a light. Another motorist alerted officers that Klaus Hoops, 60, was “screaming out the window” of a Railroad Avenue building (photo above) while pointing what appeared to be a handgun at people in the car in front of him, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said Wednesday. Police investigated and found that Hoops, who lives on the second floor above a row of stores across from the Montvale train station, had a pellet rifle, …

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