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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC
Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC PHOTOS/VIDEO: A young black bear became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades. “Could you believe it?” Inga Bondarenko wrote Tuesday in tandem with a couple of photos. “A black bear on our front lawn! I couldn’t believe my eyes.” Reports came in from a stretch of several blocks, including near the corner of Palisade and Lafayette avenues. Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen Hill posted photos and videos as alerts went out to residents.  Someone said she later saw the bear on Franklin Avenue headed toward Fort Lee. The you…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say
Garfield Man Shot By Domestic Violence Victim, Authorities Say A Garfield landscaper was shot by one of two domestic violence victims he attacked in his home, authorities said. Steven J. Lawson, 42, remained in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said late Tuesday. Lawson assaulted two people during a domestic violence incident and was shot with his gun by one of the victims “acting in self-defense” in the rented home shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Musella said. Authorities charged Lawson with two counts of aggravated assault, child endangerment and weapons offenses, the prosecutor said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest
FBI: Middlesex Man Tried To Torch Trenton Police Car Following Floyd Protest Federal authorities seized a Middlesex County man who they said stuffed a rag into the gas tank of a police cruiser and tried to set it on fire during a riot that erupted in Trenton following what had been a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Justin Spry, 21, of South Plainfield tried claiming on Twitter that he was brutalized by police, but U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said that surveillance video captured him and an accomplice trying to torch the police car Sunday night. “Law enforcement officers on scene observed Spry as he attempted to ignite the vehicle,” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield
SEE Anything? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield Bergenfield police were searching for the muggers who they said beat a 17-year-old New Milford boy while stealing his wallet. Three robbers were all wearing masks when they approached the victim as he sat in his car on Ames Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Two of the bandits got into the car and began punching him in the face and body, causing minor injuries, Duran said. They fled with his wallet, which he said held about $300. Dumont police assisted in searching for the muggers, who fled through Twin Borough Park. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas
Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas A Brick Township woman accused of killing her spouse by bashing her in the head with a wine bottle chiller last month was extradited from Texas to face murder charges, authorities said Tuesday. U.S. Marshals and FBI agents captured Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, on May 20 in Houston after local authorities obtained a warrant for her arrest in the killing of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32. She was processed at Brick Township police headquarters on Tuesday before being taken to the Ocean County Jail, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer  and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a joint a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers 13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers 13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In Cops Grants To Hire More Officers A total of 13 police departments and other local law enforcement agencies in New Jersey will get $15.8 million in federal funding to hire 114 additional officers, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday. The Federal Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grants had been suspended since 2018 because of a nationwide injunction that was lifted earlier this year. On Tuesday, Barr announced that the Justice Department was awarding nearly $400 million to 596 law enforcement agencies nationwide to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. They were chosen from nearly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
One Dead In Paterson House Fire One Dead In Paterson House Fire One Dead In Paterson House Fire
One Dead In Paterson House Fire A resident was killed in a Paterson house fire Tuesday afternoon, responders said. Authorities were withholding the victim's identity pending notification of the next of kin. The two-alarm fire broke out in the basement and quickly spread to the first floor of the three-story, wood-frame two-family home on 17th Avenue at East 30th Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. Firefighters had it knocked down within an hour. Five people were displaced. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office was notified. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC 'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC 'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC
'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday that he’s committed to establishing statewide crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers at all levels, among several enhancements aimed at “strengthening trust between police officers and the communities they serve.” “Experts agree that one of the most effective ways to reduce police use-of-force and death-in-custody incidents is by expanding the use of Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), which help officers respond to situations involving individuals with mental health issues,” Grewal said. However, CIT training “is e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Newark Ex-Con Drug Dealer Found With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Crack Feds: Newark Ex-Con Drug Dealer Found With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Crack Feds: Newark Ex-Con Drug Dealer Found With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Crack
Feds: Newark Ex-Con Drug Dealer Found With Loaded Gun, Heroin, Crack A federal judge ordered a Newark ex-con accused of running a neighborhood drug ring held pending trial after authorities said they caught him 194 crack vials, 64 heroin folds and a loaded handgun. Investigators seized Ibraaheem “Ish” Islam, 32, following warranted searches of his home and two vehicles, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Federal agents said they watched as Islam sold drugs “on a regular basis” on Chadwick Avenue before moving in on him on Saturday. Seized with the drugs was a FN Herstal model “FN Five-SeveN” pistol loaded with 17 rounds, a complaint on file in U.S. Distric…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Watch Burglars Smash Their Way Into Route 46 Jewelry Market, Then Flee Empty-Handed VIDEO: Watch Burglars Smash Their Way Into Route 46 Jewelry Market, Then Flee Empty-Handed VIDEO: Watch Burglars Smash Their Way Into Route 46 Jewelry Market, Then Flee Empty-Handed
Video: Watch Burglars Smash Their Way Into Route 46 Jewelry Market, Then Flee Empty-Handed UPDATE: A dozen or so burglars all wearing hoodies smashed their way into a jewelry market on Route 46 in Totowa before dawn Tuesday, found cases empty and immediately turned and fled as alarms rang, surveillance video shows. One of the bandits throws a wrench through the front window and then kicks a big enough hole in the glass so he and others could enter the Jewelry Expo on the westbound highway near Riverview Drive at 1:23 a.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows. ""It took 10-15 seconds," an owner said. "The alarm went off right away." "They came in and saw nothing and…

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