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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood
Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood A man was stabbed in the back of the head before dawn Sunday at a home in Englewood, authorities confirmed. Detectives recovered a large kitchen knife and detained everyone at the home on Bennett Road, a few doors from Mackay Park, after responding to the call around 1:30 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead told Daily Voice. The 50-something victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center where he remained in serious but stable condition on Sunday. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. No one had been charged a…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson River Boat Ride Turns Ugly: Woman Pepper-Sprays Men, Bottle Thrown Through Window Hudson River Boat Ride Turns Ugly: Woman Pepper-Sprays Men, Bottle Thrown Through Window Hudson River Boat Ride Turns Ugly: Woman Pepper-Sprays Men, Bottle Thrown Through Window
Hudson River Boat Ride Turns Ugly: Woman Pepper-Sprays Men, Bottle Thrown Through Window An argument on a Hudson River charter boat got ugly when a woman blasted two men with pepper spray and one of the victims threw a glass bottle through the rear window of a car after they returned to shore, authorities said. The dispute began on the river and escalated at the Alpine boat basin, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. Police called to what was reported as a large fight at the foot of the Palisades found 10 or so “visibly upset” people remaining in the boat basin parking lot, Walter said. Two men had been doused with pepper spray by a woman w…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
AG: Drug Suspect, 51, Dies Of Medical Episode Near NJ State Police Barracks AG: Drug Suspect, 51, Dies Of Medical Episode Near NJ State Police Barracks AG: Drug Suspect, 51, Dies Of Medical Episode Near NJ State Police Barracks
AG: Drug Suspect, 51, Dies Of Medical Episode Near NJ State Police Barracks A 51-year-old man had a medical episode and died after being arrested for carrying drugs during a traffic stop Saturday outside the New Jersey State Police barracks in Totowa, authorities said. The man's death didn't involve use of force by the arresting trooper or any responding troopers, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal emphasized. "The man suffered an undetermined medical emergency shortly after being arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. and being placed in the back of a police vehicle," Grewal said. "The trooper, as well as other responding troopers and paramedics, administ…

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Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Police Say Gunman Shot Girl, 4, In Elizabeth Drive-By SEEN HIM? Police Say Gunman Shot Girl, 4, In Elizabeth Drive-By SEEN HIM? Police Say Gunman Shot Girl, 4, In Elizabeth Drive-By
Seen HIM? Police Say Gunman Shot Girl, 4, In Elizabeth Drive-By A 4-year-old girl was struck in the leg by a bullet during a drive-by shooting Friday night at an Elizabeth public housing complex, responders said. Detectives, in turn, obtained a warrant for the arrest of Terry Edmonds of Elizabeth for aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The girl’s father told police that they were leaving the area when a gunman fired from a silver or grey Dodge Durango SUV at Mravlag Manor near the corner of Maple and Bayway avenues around 11:45 p.m. The girl was reportedly conscious and alert when she was taken to University Hospital in Newark. Her injury wasn’t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City VIDEO: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City VIDEO: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City
Video: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City UPDATE: Video shows a banner-pulling plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Two lifeguards plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a little yell…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City
Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City UPDATE: Video shows a plane pulling a banner ad crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Lifeguards quickly plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Girl, 4, Shot In Elizabeth Drive-By Girl, 4, Shot In Elizabeth Drive-By Girl, 4, Shot In Elizabeth Drive-By
Girl, 4, Shot In Elizabeth Drive-By A 4-year-old girl was struck in the leg by a bullet during a drive-by shooting Friday night at an Elizabeth public housing complex, responders said. Police obtained a warrant for the arrest of Terry Edmonds of Elizabeth for aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The girl’s father told police they were leaving the area when a gunman fired from a silver or grey Dodge Durango SUV at Mravlag Manor near the corner of Maple and Bayway avenues around 11:45 p.m. The girl was reportedly conscious and alert when she was taken to University Hospital in Newark. Her injury wasn’t considered life-th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Douse Maywood Blaze Firefighters Douse Maywood Blaze Firefighters Douse Maywood Blaze
Firefighters Douse Maywood Blaze Firefighters kept a porch blaze from spreading to a Maywood home early Saturday. Hackensack and Rochelle Park firefighters assisted their colleagues at the 6:30 a.m. Lennox Avenue call. No injuries were reported. There was no immediate word on what ignited the fire under the porch.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook
Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook SEE ANYTHING? Someone fired several shots into two vehicles in Saddle Brook early Saturday, said police who sought the public's help finding whomever was responsible. Residents on Hutter Street thought they’d heard fireworks when three holes were fired into one vehicle and two into another, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification recovered ballistic evidence for examination, he said. Anyone who may have witnessed the shootings or has home surveillance video or other information that can help identify those responsible is asked to conta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash
Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash A 1-year-old boy was killed and a 3-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when an Amazon truck struck a Maryland family’s vehicle from behind late Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury, authorities said. Young Messiah Gray and the other boy were passengers in a Toyota Camry driven by 24-year-old Kazara P. Leacock, who sustained injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, as did passenger Cheryl Leacock, 64, NJ State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Randallstown, MD, family was headed south on the Turnpike when their vehicle was struck near mile marker 69 in Cranbury …

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