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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Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police
Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police A New Jersey appeals court has overturned a local judge’s order that the Jersey City Police Department establish annual transgender sensitivity training. Superior Court Judge Martha Lynes has the authority to order the training as a remedy for discriminatory treatment of a shoplifting suspect, the Appellate Division ruled Friday. Lynes, however, should have allowed both sides to file briefs addressing how far such training should go, the appeals judges emphasized. The original suit was filed in Superior Court in Jersey City by Shakeem Holmes, who claimed that he was subject to anti-transg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Weather
BIG WARMUP: Temperatures Finally Climb This Week, Tri-State Weather Expert Says BIG WARMUP: Temperatures Finally Climb This Week, Tri-State Weather Expert Says BIG WARMUP: Temperatures Finally Climb This Week, Tri-State Weather Expert Says
BIG Warmup: Temperatures Finally Climb This Week, Tri-State Weather Expert Says Another frosty night followed by a couple of unseasonably cold days holds a nice surprise at week's end, a leading area weather expert said Monday. For one thing, a tropical storm expected to emerge off the Southeast coast isn’t likely to head our way, despite what others may claim, meteorologist Joseph “Joestradamus” Cioffi said. For another, temperatures are expected to rise considerably, he said. “Front and center today is the next cold front that will be moving through this afternoon and evening,” Cioffi said. “This is going to be another night of frosts and freezes mostly away from w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway
Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway A Washington Township police officer was treated for a shoulder injury Monday after a motorist struck his SUV with her car when she backed out of a driveway without looking, authorities said. The 40-year-old officer was headed down the 300 block of Beech Street when the vehicle struck his, deploying the airbags, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service took the officer to Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood. He was released after being treated, the chief said. A flatbed tow truck took his vehicle to headquarters. The woman, meanwhile, got a careless …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Pre-Dawn Paterson Corner Bust Nets 72 Coke Capsules, 30 Heroin Folds Passaic Sheriff: Pre-Dawn Paterson Corner Bust Nets 72 Coke Capsules, 30 Heroin Folds Passaic Sheriff: Pre-Dawn Paterson Corner Bust Nets 72 Coke Capsules, 30 Heroin Folds
Passaic Sheriff: Pre-Dawn Paterson Corner Bust Nets 72 Coke Capsules, 30 Heroin Folds Passaic County sheriff’s officers nabbed a Paterson man with 72 cocaine capsules and 30 heroin folds before dawn Monday, authorities said. Acting on a tip, PCSO Officer Angelo Calabro approached Avery Young, 36, as he sold the drugs at the corner of Summer Street and Hamilton Avenue in Paterson shortly before 2 a.m., Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Young tossed a clear bag containing the drugs near a garbage can and began to tip away when he saw Calabro and other officers coming, Berdnik said. Calabro retrieved the bag as his colleagues took Young into custody, the sheriff …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
SWATTING: Bogus Hostage Call Brings SWAT Team To Quiet Franklin Lakes Neighborhood SWATTING: Bogus Hostage Call Brings SWAT Team To Quiet Franklin Lakes Neighborhood SWATTING: Bogus Hostage Call Brings SWAT Team To Quiet Franklin Lakes Neighborhood
Swatting: Bogus Hostage Call Brings SWAT Team To Quiet Franklin Lakes Neighborhood A fake Mother's Day call of a man who’d taken hostages brought a SWAT team to a Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. Police cordoned off the area around the Oldwoods Road residence after receiving the 3:15 p.m. call Sunday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. They determined in less than an hour that they’d been subjected to a “swatting” incident, Bakelaar said. “There were no issues at the residence and the telephone call was illegitimate in nature,” he said. "Swatting" incidents peaked nationwide about five years ago but have since subsided somewhat. Authorities say deploying SWAT teams and ad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
'Murder Hornets': Media-Created Panic Scaring Some Into Killing Essential Insects, Experts Warn 'Murder Hornets': Media-Created Panic Scaring Some Into Killing Essential Insects, Experts Warn 'Murder Hornets': Media-Created Panic Scaring Some Into Killing Essential Insects, Experts Warn
'Murder Hornets': Media-Created Panic Scaring Some Into Killing Essential Insects, Experts Warn Continuing media reports about “murder hornets” have panicked an ignorant public into needlessly killing already-endangered bees and wasps, experts warn. Native bees, for instance, pollinate 75% of fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. Yet even government beekeepers have announced plans to set traps that will kill some of these extremely essential insects, Doug Yanega, senior museum scientist for the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, told the Los Angeles Times. SEE: Traps will be set out soon, KY officials say SEE: Ten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Jersey Shore Olympic Bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic Dead At 43 Jersey Shore Olympic Bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic Dead At 43 Jersey Shore Olympic Bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic Dead At 43
Jersey Shore Olympic Bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic Dead At 43 Tributes mounted as word spread this weekend of the sudden death last week of former U.S. Olympic bobsledder -- and Jersey Shore native -- Pavle Jovanovic. Jovanovic took his own life last Sunday, USA Bobsled/Skeleton reported. He was 43. Olympic 2006 teammate Steve Mesler called Jovanovic his “personal legend, the athlete [who] set the standard for focus, dedication, meticulousness, and drive. For six years, Mesler said, Jovanovic “was the best bobsledder on the planet and I wanted to be just like him. “Pav was the best teammate anyone ever had. He knew your success would mean his succes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Three Guns Seized In Separate Incidents Saturday Night In Paterson Three Guns Seized In Separate Incidents Saturday Night In Paterson Three Guns Seized In Separate Incidents Saturday Night In Paterson
Three Guns Seized In Separate Incidents Saturday Night In Paterson Paterson detectives found two men and a 16-year-old boy each carrying semi-automatic handguns barely a few hours apart, authorities said Sunday. Street Crime Unit Detectives William Hermann and Anthony Castronova stopped a speeding SUV on Lafayette Street around 7:30 p.m. Saturday after it blew past a stop sign and other traffic-control devices, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they approached the vehicle, the driver -- identified as city resident Rammfis Luna, 45 – tried to hide what turned out to be a .380-caliber handgun, Speziale said. They arrested Luna, who the director…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes
Update: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes High winds whipped a roaring fire that tore through a Paterson neighborhood Saturday night, destroying five houses, severely damaging a sixth and displacing 59 residents. No injuries were reported in the Beech Street blaze, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter, food and clothing to the displaced. Fire officials who responded to the fire around 8:45 p.m. immediately called in a second alarm. What followed: In barely 10 minutes, three houses were involved and a third alarm was transmitted; A fourth alarm went out almost immediately afte…

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