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
Fairview Laborer Charged With Repeatedly Raping Pre-Teen Fairview Laborer Charged With Repeatedly Raping Pre-Teen Fairview Laborer Charged With Repeatedly Raping Pre-Teen
Fairview Laborer Charged With Repeatedly Raping Pre-Teen A Guatemalan national working as a laborer in Fairview sexually assaulted a pre-teenage girl several times, authorities charged. Juan Pablo Rosales Camaja, 24, remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Friday, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Fairview police notified his Special Victims Unit after receiving a report that Camaja, who lives in a home on Fairview Avenue off Maple Street, "engaged in sexual penetration" with "a juvenile under the age of 13" several ti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
NY State Driver Busted In Bergen With THC Dessert Assortment, Infused Soap, Police Say NY State Driver Busted In Bergen With THC Dessert Assortment, Infused Soap, Police Say NY State Driver Busted In Bergen With THC Dessert Assortment, Infused Soap, Police Say
NY State Driver Busted In Bergen With THC Dessert Assortment, Infused Soap, Police Say A New York State driver had an illegal assortment of THC-infused desserts – cookies, muffins, brownies, chocolate bars and lollipops, among them – when Lyndhurst police said they arrested him. Hovadis Maracallo, 39, Middletown, was behind the wheel of a Honda SUV parked on a dimly lit stretch of Lafayette Avenue when Officer Mark Rivera rolled up around 10 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Seeing the officer, Maracallo drove off, then turned without signaling, Auteri said. Rivera pulled Maracallo over and immediately smelled marijuana, the lieutenant said. According to Au…

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Morris County Man Admits Phoning In Synagogue Bomb Threat Morris County Man Admits Phoning In Synagogue Bomb Threat Morris County Man Admits Phoning In Synagogue Bomb Threat
Morris County Man Admits Phoning In Synagogue Bomb Threat A Morris County man admitted Tuesday that he called in a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a synagogue three years ago. James Triano, 38, of Pompton Plains, pleaded guilty via videoconference to "maliciously conveying false information about an explosive" in exchange for leniency at a scheduled Sept. 30 sentencing in U.S. District Court in Newark. Triano was charged with calling Temple Beth Shalom on Mount Pleasant Avenue in Livington on March 21, 2017 and saying that a bomb there would explode in a half hour. The "malicious" threat caused a "substantial disruption to the reli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Jersey Shore Used Car Dealer Tried To Sell Masks To NYC At 400% Markup In $45M Scheme Feds: Jersey Shore Used Car Dealer Tried To Sell Masks To NYC At 400% Markup In $45M Scheme Feds: Jersey Shore Used Car Dealer Tried To Sell Masks To NYC At 400% Markup In $45M Scheme
Feds: Jersey Shore Used Car Dealer Tried To Sell Masks To NYC At 400% Markup In $45M Scheme A Jersey Shore used car dealer tried to sell desperately-needed personal protective equipment to New York City officials at a 400% markup as part of a $45 million COVID-19 price-gouging scheme, federal authorities charged. Ron Romano, 58, of Manalapan also tried to sell some of the same 3M-brand N95 masks to Florida emergency management officials at a nearly 500% markup during the pandemic’s height, they said Tuesday. Romano not only wasn’t licensed to sell the masks – he didn’t have any, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. Romano, who owns Roman Chariot Auto Sales in Manalapan, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed
Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed A Hudson County ex-con who served state prison time for impersonating a police officer told a federal judge on Tuesday that he robbed banks in Union City and Elizabeth, tried to rob another in Newark and posed as a federal agent. William Tedeschi, 47, of Jersey City admitted the crimes during a teleconference with a federal judge in Newark in exchange for leniency at a scheduled Oct. 1 sentencing as part of a plea deal with the government. Tedeschi was released from state prison last July after serving 20 months for several convictions of impersonating a police officer in several Hudson Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
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Somerset Teen Struck, Killed By Train Somerset Teen Struck, Killed By Train Somerset Teen Struck, Killed By Train
Somerset Teen Struck, Killed By Train A teenage boy from Bridgewater was struck and killed by a commuter train on Memorial Day. The boy, described only as a minor, was struck by an eastbound Raritan Valley Line train west of the Bridgewater station shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, responders said. Six people were aboard the train, which left Raritan at 4:16 p.m. and was due to arrive at Newark’s Penn Station at 5:15 p.m. Services was suspended for more than 2½ hours between Raritan and Bound Brook. NJ Transit police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Your Community
Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says
Good News For Giants, Jets Fans: Pro Sports Can Resume In NJ, Murphy Says Pro sports teams -- namely, the Giants and Jets -- can return to training and competition in the Garden State amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday. “Professional sports teams in NJ may return to training and even competition – if their leagues choose to move in that direction,” Murphy tweeted, before announcing the decision at a news conference. “We have been in constant discussions with teams about necessary protocols to protect the health and safety of players, coaches, and personnel,” he added. Murphy last week said he thought pro sports could soon resume in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says
NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were among the least prepared states in the U.S. for the coronavirus pandemic, a recent survey found. Although a good part of the county was caught unprepared for COVID-19's magnitude – running out of both hospital space and supplies for doctors and nurses – some states’ healthcare systems “were better equipped to deal with the onslaught of the virus than others,” a Wallethub study found. Connecticut ranked No. 50 – the worst -- in overall public health preparedness for the pandemic. New York finished 50th in lowest total public health emergency prepare…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Ex-Bergen Athlete Already Charged In Penn State Sex Crimes Busted In Oakland Burglary Spree Ex-Bergen Athlete Already Charged In Penn State Sex Crimes Busted In Oakland Burglary Spree Ex-Bergen Athlete Already Charged In Penn State Sex Crimes Busted In Oakland Burglary Spree
Ex-Bergen Athlete Already Charged In Penn State Sex Crimes Busted In Oakland Burglary Spree A 20-year-old former high school cross-country runner from Oakland burglarized three borough businesses and attempted to break into at least five others, authorities said Tuesday. It began that morning when footage showed Christopher Leymeister vandalizing a surveillance camera at the rear door of Security Headquarters on Elm Street, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Further investigation found that he also broke into Oakland Wine and Liquor around the corner on Ramapo Valley Road and a BP service station a few blocks from there, Eldridge said. Leymeister also tried and failed to break into a L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Little Ferry CFO Killed In Moonachie ATV Crash Little Ferry CFO Killed In Moonachie ATV Crash Little Ferry CFO Killed In Moonachie ATV Crash
Little Ferry CFO Killed In Moonachie ATV Crash A longtime Little Ferry official and mother of two was killed in an ATV crash in Moonachie over the weekend. Little Ferry CFO Lori Beck, 47, was gravely injured when she and her fiancé, Joseph Rose, crashed while riding a quad Sunday night behind the Robert L. Craig Elementary School off West Park Street, responders said. The couple were engaged to be married in two months. “It happened in front of both of their families,” one responder said. “His house is behind the school.” Beck was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Ridgefield Park native…

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