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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighter Hospitalized In Pre-Dawn Wood-Ridge House Blaze Firefighter Hospitalized In Pre-Dawn Wood-Ridge House Blaze Firefighter Hospitalized In Pre-Dawn Wood-Ridge House Blaze
Firefighter Hospitalized In Pre-Dawn Wood-Ridge House Blaze A firefighter who had difficulty breathing was hospitalized as a precaution during a pre-dawn blaze Sunday that ravaged a Wood-Ridge home. The Wood-Ridge Avenue fire came in as a second alarm around 2:30 a.m. and quickly went to a third after apparently beginning on a deck and spreading into the house. Firefighters had it knocked down within 45 minutes before it was officially placed under control shortly after 4 a.m. A house next door sustained some heat damage, responders said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or on standby included firefighters from Carlstadt, East Rutherford…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Obituaries
Younger Brother Of President Trump Dies Younger Brother Of President Trump Dies Younger Brother Of President Trump Dies
Younger Brother Of President Trump Dies President Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, died Saturday night in a Manhattan hospital. He was 71. "It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight," the president said in a statement. "He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. "He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace." "Uncle Robert, we love you," Ivanka Trump tweeted Saturday night. "You are in our hearts and prayers, always." President Trump had visited his brother Friday at New York…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Con Repeat Offender From Allendale Lies On Tracks, Stops NJ Transit Trains Ex-Con Repeat Offender From Allendale Lies On Tracks, Stops NJ Transit Trains Ex-Con Repeat Offender From Allendale Lies On Tracks, Stops NJ Transit Trains
Ex-Con Repeat Offender From Allendale Lies On Tracks, Stops NJ Transit Trains An Allendale ex-con with a violent history laid down on a railroad track, stopping NJ Transit service, before borough police arrested him following a struggle. Alerted by transit officials, Officers Sean Hubbard and Jamie Hillgardner found Justinian Rocco, 24, stretched out in the right of way around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief George Scherb said. NJ Transit had suspended service so they could address the problem. Rocco, who was wanted for violating a Superior Court order, ran when he saw the officers, the chief said. They caught up to Rocco, then subdued him after a struggle, Scherb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN IT? North Jersey Woman Seeks Help Finding Cherished Memento Of Slain Sister SEEN IT? North Jersey Woman Seeks Help Finding Cherished Memento Of Slain Sister SEEN IT? North Jersey Woman Seeks Help Finding Cherished Memento Of Slain Sister
Seen IT? North Jersey Woman Seeks Help Finding Cherished Memento Of Slain Sister Just weeks from the 10th anniversary of her sister’s horrific murder, a Garfield native has lost a cherished piece of memory that she hopes someone can return. Stella Tulli of Clifton was near the children’s playground at Third Ward Park in Passaic on Thursday when she lost her wallet. “I had maybe $40 in there, along with various credit cards and medical insurance cards for me and my children,” she said. Also in the Michael Kors clutch is the late Viviana Tulli’s driver’s license. “I have had her license with me since.....,” Tulli said, trailing off. Viviana Tulli, 21, was killed by her…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
FOUND: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound FOUND: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound FOUND: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound
Found: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound A 15-year-old River Vale boy was found Friday afternoon, more than 36 hours after he'd gone missing.  Alex Falkoff turned up in Park Ridge, Police Chief Sean Scheidle said. ****** R.I.P.: John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports. He also had severe heart trouble. Police found Inserra's body in his SUV after it ran off the road in River Vale and landed upside-down in the Hackensack River on Thursday. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/pascackvalley/police-fire/popular-hillsdale-firefighter-48-found-dead-in-suv-in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash
Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash A New York motorcyclist survived an overnight crash on Route 17 in Waldwick, authorities said. The 52-year-old Orange County resident from Middletown victim lost control of the motorcycle on the northbound highway just north of Sheridan Avenue shortly before 2 a.m., Police Chief Mark Messner said. “No other vehicles were involved and at that time and the conditions were clear and dry,” Messner said. The rider “was alert and conscious the entire time but did suffer lacerations to his leg and knee and a fair amount of road rash,” the chief said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door
Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Workers at an Edgewater construction site had left for the day when a burglar slipped in, put on a hard hat and work shirt and helped himself to $29,000 worth of tools while customers drank and dined at a restaurant next door, authorities said. He left an hour and a half later with drills, batteries, saws, and a spool of copper wire after breaking into several job boxes, they said. Borough Detective Jorge Vanegas got surveillance footage from the restaurant and watched as Jose Hernandez-Done of New York City pulled up that June night, parked his dark-colored Toyota Corolla next to the Old …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale
Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale after apparently suffering a heart attack, responders said. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again
Convicted Child Porn Trafficker From Paterson Busted Again A Paterson man who spent three years in state custody for trafficking child porn was arrested by Passaic County sheriff’s officers on similar charges Thursday. Raul O. Alarcon, 32, had 150 or so child porn images on his phone when detectives raided his residence, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Members of Berdnik’s Internet Crime Against Children Task Force began investigating after receiving a tip in February that Alarcon had sent an illegal image via instant message, the sheriff said. Detectives seized both his phone and digital camera, Berdnik said, adding that they wil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Breaking News
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid A SWAT team found a 27-year-old man dead of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after forcing their way into an Atlantic County home on Thursday, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office is investigating the circumstances of the unidentified man’s death because it apparently occurred during an encounter with law enforcement. “There was no use of force against the decedent by the officers involved,” Grewal emphasized. “Rather, the Attorney General’s Office is conducting this investigation because the decedent’s death was discovered and may have occurred wh…

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