Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
State: Paterson School Bus Company Hired Criminal, Sex Offender Drivers, Ran Unsafe Buses State: Paterson School Bus Company Hired Criminal, Sex Offender Drivers, Ran Unsafe Buses State: Paterson School Bus Company Hired Criminal, Sex Offender Drivers, Ran Unsafe Buses
State: Paterson School Bus Company Hired Criminal, Sex Offender Drivers, Ran Unsafe Buses A Paterson-based school bus company owner from Wayne and his manager hired criminals as drivers – including a registered sex offender – and covered it up, state authorities charged. Shelim Khalique, the 51-year-old owner/operator of A-1 Elegant Tours on Paterson Street, and manager Henry Rhodes, 56, of Paterson, hired drivers without background checks or mandatory drug tests while operating unsafe buses, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Personnel files seized last year revealed that A-1 – which has serviced Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties -- employed several drivers w…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Obituaries
Artist, Jeweler Sarko Ekhsigian Of Tenafly Passes Artist, Jeweler Sarko Ekhsigian Of Tenafly Passes Artist, Jeweler Sarko Ekhsigian Of Tenafly Passes
Artist, Jeweler Sarko Ekhsigian Of Tenafly Passes Sarko Ekhsigian, our beloved father, passed away in on May 21. He was 86. Sarko was born pn Oct. 18, 1933 in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, one of four children born to Dikran and Satenig Ekhsigian. In 1959, when he was twenty-five, he emigrated to the United States with his mother and one sister.  Landing in New York City, Sarko very quickly fell in love with its energy, strength and elegance. His work – his art – was what he loved. He was a jewelry designer, painter, sculptor, and cartoonist.  One of his favorite locations for inspiration was Central Pa…

SHARE

by The Ekhsigian Family
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Several Motorcyclists Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer Several Motorcyclists Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer Several Motorcyclists Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Several Motorcyclists Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer Several motorcyclists were involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer Friday night on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Rutherford, responders said. Five ambulances were initially requested following the crash at mile marker 115 on the turnpike's western spur shortly after 11:30 p.m. At least three motorcycles were involved, responders said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver, 19, Plows Chevy Into Hackensack Gas Station Store A 19-year-old driver from Clifton told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when his car slammed into the front of a gas station convenience store Friday in Hackensack. Jhamir Harrison said he was pulling into a parking space at the South River Street BP station’s store when he “inadvertently depressed the gas instead of his brake” and the 200 Chevy plowed into the front doors, nearly hitting a bystander, around 10:30 a.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. Harrison was hospitalized after complaining of pain, but his injuries weren’t considered serious. Police issued him a summo…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
New Trump Order Carries 'Long Prison Terms' For Defacing Monuments, NJ Top Fed Leads Task Force New Trump Order Carries 'Long Prison Terms' For Defacing Monuments, NJ Top Fed Leads Task Force New Trump Order Carries 'Long Prison Terms' For Defacing Monuments, NJ Top Fed Leads Task Force
New Trump Order Carries 'Long Prison Terms' For Defacing Monuments, NJ Top Fed Leads Task Force In advance of the Fourth of July, President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that he said promises “long prison terms” for those who vandalize American monuments, memorials and statues. “I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues - and combating recent Criminal Violence,” Trump tweeted. “Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!” In another move, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito was appointed to co-lead a task force to counter anti-government extremists – specifically,…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson
US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson U.S. Marshals captured the last of three ex-cons accused of shooting four people in Paterson last month. Two co-defendants already were in custody when Paterson police and members of the U.S. Marshals Service's NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force nabbed city resident Elijah McQueen, 32, in Piscataway on Thursday, they said. Struck by gunfire on 10th Avenue near East 23rd Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. May 30 were three city residents – 32, 28 and 22 years old – and a 32-year-old man from Newark, authorities said. Three of victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by ambula…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Assistant Poses As Business Owner, Steals $1.4M From Bergen Company Prosecutor: Assistant Poses As Business Owner, Steals $1.4M From Bergen Company Prosecutor: Assistant Poses As Business Owner, Steals $1.4M From Bergen Company
Prosecutor: Assistant Poses As Business Owner, Steals $1.4M From Bergen Company State troopers in New York captured a personal assistant wanted for stealing $1.4 million in tax reimbursement checks intended for a Bergen County company and cashing them by assuming the identity of a prominent business owner, authorities said. Detectives had obtained an arrest warrant after learning that Dong Chol Kim, 59, of Queens had intercepted the two checks from the mail and deposited them into a shell account, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Kim “assumed the identity of a prominent business owner, opened the accounts and conducted multiple bank transactions for his own …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered 50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered 50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered TRIBUTE: Thoughts and prayers Friday were with the family of a Saddle Brook fire chief who died in the line of duty 50 years ago. It was shortly after midnight June 26, 1970 that a West Caldwell driver’s car veered off the Garden State Parkway and plunged 30 feet onto Saddle River Road, bursting into flames. Fire Chief William “Don” Wilson was two blocks from the scene of the crash when he lost control of his own vehicle and it struck a tree on a notoriously treacherous curve on Saddle River Road. He was pronounced dead at what was then Hackensack Hospital about an hour later. Don Wilson …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting
Three Wounded In Overnight Paterson Shooting Three people were wounded in an overnight shooting Friday in Paterson, authorities said. Police found a 19-year-old city man at the scene of the 1 a.m. shooting at the corner of Market Street and Madison Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Two other men – one 24, the other 20 – got to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said. All were expected to survive. Authorities were investigating.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say
Paterson Pot Dealers Busted, Nine Pounds, $28,000 Seized, Police Say Paterson detectives seized nearly nine pounds of pot in various forms and almost $28,000 in alleged proceeds while arresting three people on drug charges, authorities said. The defendants were dealing out of a home on Wayne Avenue near the corner of Maple Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Speziale said Paterson Narcotics Division detectives found: 33 bags of marijuana; 204 tins of marijuana; 173 THC vape cartridges; 10 glass jars of marijuana; 13 pre-rolled marijuana cigars. They arrested and charged three people with drug offenses: Shakir Khan and Marzan Choudhury, bot…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 804 of 2958 802 803 804 805 806 Next
8,031 - 8,040 of 29,573 articles