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
UPDATE: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting UPDATE: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting UPDATE: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting
Update: Slain Newark Man, Wounded Englewood Companion ID'd In Party Shooting Authorities on Sunday identified a Newark man who was killed and an Englewood man who was wounded when gunfire broke out during at a weekend house party in Englewood. Douglas Perry, 43, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. It was the third homicide this past week in Bergen County, which had nine all of last year. Alex Glover, 29, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Responders found both in the street in the 100 block of 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars
Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Have you heard how FBI agents identified an agitator accused of torching two Philadelphia police cars during a riot last month? Good "new"-fashioned police work, you could say. Among the evidence FBI agents collected was news footage of the May 30 riot, as well as 500 or so photos taken by an amateur photographer. The photos included images of a woman hurling a flaming piece of a barricade into a marked police SUV parked outside Philadelphia City Hall. The woman was wearing flame-retardant gloves, protective goggles and a blue shirt that said: "KEEP THE IMMIGRANTS, DEPORT THE RACISTS." S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party
Update: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party Authorities identified a Newark man who was killed and an Englewood man who was wounded when gunfire broke out during at a house party in Englewood. Douglas Perry, 43, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. It was the third homicide this past week in Bergen County, which had nine all of last year. Alex Glover, 29, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Responders found both in the street in the 100 block of 2nd Street near the corner of 4th Street, Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
IT'S OVER: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup IT'S OVER: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup IT'S OVER: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup
IT'S Over: Rochelle Park Detectives Nab Accused Porch Pirates, Recover 32 Packages From Pickup Spotting what had become a notorious white pickup truck, a Hackensack special police officer helped Rochelle Park detectives nab three accused porch pirates who they said snatched packages from residents in several Bergen County towns. They also found 32 stolen packages in the bed and cab of the 2015 Ford F-150. Rochelle Park Dispatcher Mike Columbini, who is also a Special Police Officer 2 in Hackensack, alerted Detective Sgt. James DePreta to the vehicle, which parked on a Hackensack street. He noticed its distinct window vent guards, tinted windows and a sticker on the front A-pillar th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
RECOGNIZE HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS RECOGNIZE HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS RECOGNIZE HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS
Recognize HIM? Mugger Flees With Wallet From Elmwood Park CVS Police turned to the public for help finding a mugger who wrested a wallet from an Elmwood Park CVS customer, injuring him, before fleeing Friday afternoon. The robber lost a pair of Nike flip flops that he was wearing when he accosted the victim in the vestibule of the Market Street pharmacy just after noon, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was also wearing a sleeveless black tank top with the word "Proven" on the front, shorts and a black cap, Foligno said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was processing the footwear and an iced tea bottle the robber had…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home
Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home A homeless man broke in while an elderly Wayne woman was home and was about to burglarize another house when a resident there scared him off, authorities said. Responding Officers Adrian Sulejmani and Colin Bush nabbed Henry Smith III, who'd also burglarized a Haledon home, Wayne Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. The officers found Smith at a nearby bus stop after a Ratzer Road resident told them she’d scared him from her back deck when she caught him peeking into her windows shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, Daly said. Smith at first gave police bogus information and was found carry…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries
Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Clifton police arrested three people in separate pre-dawn car burglaries. Officers on foot patrol amid a rash of thefts from vehicles in the Athenia neighborhood watched as Alissa Stella, 46, of Clifton “walked down a driveway on Marrion Street, entered an unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it” shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. They grabbed her as she walked away with some loose change, he said. Stella “struggled and attempted to pull away from the arresting officers as she was being handcuffed,” Anderson said. Police charged her with burglary, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee
Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee Hackensack firefighters doused a blaze Thursday in a building that houses the Bergen County Democratic Committee headquarters. Flames blew out a first-floor window of the Hudson Street office building, which also houses a law firm and a temp agency, among other businesses. Englewood and Teaneck firefighters were among the mutual aid responders to the two-alarm fire, which broke out around 7 p.m. and was declared under control a little over 45 minutes later. Mahwah firefighters brought their airboat, with its huge, rear-facing propeller, to help ventilate the building after high levels of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash
Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash A box truck landed on its side in a collision with a sedan Friday morning in Wayne. The crash closed southbound Route 23 at Ratzer Road around 8:30 a.m. The trucker climbed out, and no serious injuries were reported. Firefighters had to contend with a propane leak that they said wasn’t hazardous. The driver got out under his own steam.Scott David

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Catching Contractor Stealing Equipment Is Easy, Bergenfield Police Say: His Name Is On Van Catching Contractor Stealing Equipment Is Easy, Bergenfield Police Say: His Name Is On Van Catching Contractor Stealing Equipment Is Easy, Bergenfield Police Say: His Name Is On Van
Catching Contractor Stealing Equipment Is Easy, Bergenfield Police Say: His Name Is On Van A Bergenfield painting contractor with a history of driving through town in a work van stealing items from homes and businesses was at it again, authorities said. Robert Solano, 49, is always easy to find – not only because he prefers equipment but because his name is on the side of the van, they said This time, he snatched a $579 backpack leaf blower off the back of a landscaping truck on Thames Boulevard on Thursday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Officers Michael Alvarez, Timothy Knapp and Oscar Lopez found Solano – and the stolen leaf blower – at his home. They arrested Solano and …

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