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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff's Officer Helps Haledon Police Nab Fleeing Overnight Car Burglary Suspect Passaic Sheriff's Officer Helps Haledon Police Nab Fleeing Overnight Car Burglary Suspect Passaic Sheriff's Officer Helps Haledon Police Nab Fleeing Overnight Car Burglary Suspect
Passaic Sheriff's Officer Helps Haledon Police Nab Fleeing Overnight Car Burglary Suspect A Passaic County sheriff's officer helped Haledon police chase down a car burglary suspect wanted for several area break-ins before dawn Saturday, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Susen and Officers Semir Celoski and April Latona were responding to a call of break-ins on Cliff Street when they spotted Geremy Pulinario, 19, of Passaic at the corner of West Broadway and Burhans Avenue and ordered him to stop, Lt. George Guzman said. Pulinario bolted, jumping several fences, Guzman said. Borough officers got help establishing a perimeter from, among others Prospect Park and William Paterson pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township A local business owner escaped injury on Saturday when his Jeep slammed into a utility pole in Washington Township, authorities said. The impact of the crash split the pole and took down a pedestrian crossing sign at Colonial Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The 60-something driver may have misjudged the turn, responders said. There were no suspicious contributing factors, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. The severely Jeep had to be towed and the streets surrounding the intersection closed while a PSE&G crew conducted repairs. Boyd A. Loving took the photos.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations #KNUCKLEHEADS (UPDATE): They come in all ages: Today’s collection of New Jerseyans accused of committing COVID-related crimes includes a 16-year-old girl who deliberately coughed on another Wegmans customer more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here's the latest list: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mercer/police-fire/and-the-band-played-on-knucklehead-coronavirus-crimes-continue-nj-authorities-report/786183/ FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 4): With growing numbers of violators getting more brazen, police in New Jersey ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital
NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital State investigators are reviewing the death of an emotionally disturbed Trenton man taken into custody by police outside a local hospital. Officers responding to a 11:48 a.m. call Friday of a disturbed man outside St. Francis Medical Center on Hamilton Avenue took him into custody after a brief chase, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Medical attention was required after the man became unresponsive, Grewal said, adding that he was pronounced dead soon after at the hospital. His identity was temporarily being withheld, the attorney general said. The Integrity Bureau within the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
EMT's Mom Gets Meal Train Rollin' For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad EMT's Mom Gets Meal Train Rollin' For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad EMT's Mom Gets Meal Train Rollin' For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad
EMT's Mom Gets Meal Train Rollin' For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad Beef stew, stuffed shells, pizza and more are headed to the Lyndhurst Emergency Squad thanks to a caring mom who’s gotten a meal train rolling. “They are very busy and do not have time to get meals when they are on shift,” RoseMarie Rubinetti-Cappiello said. “Besides, many of our local restaurants are closed or close at 8 p.m. It's time for us to do our part.” Four to five responders work each night shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. To keep the train rolling, go to the schedule: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/9lg0o6 Then contact Rubinetti-Cappiello directly so meals are delivered efficiently:…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
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Police: Somerset County Man Goes To Michigan For Motel Sex With Girl, 14, He Met Online Police: Somerset County Man Goes To Michigan For Motel Sex With Girl, 14, He Met Online Police: Somerset County Man Goes To Michigan For Motel Sex With Girl, 14, He Met Online
Police: Somerset County Man Goes To Michigan For Motel Sex With Girl, 14, He Met Online A Somerset County man brought a 14-year-old girl he met online to a motel in Michigan and had sex with her there, authorities charged. Jarred T. Robinson, 28, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township had been chatting online with the girl for about a month, they said. Last week, he caught a plane from Philadelphia to Detroit, then took public transportation 35 miles to get to Chesterfield Township, police there said. Robinson had a ride share app bring the girl to a local Walmart, then walked her to a local motel and had her wait at the side door while he rented a room at the front des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Wife Of Former Jersey Shore Mayor Found Shot Dead At Home Wife Of Former Jersey Shore Mayor Found Shot Dead At Home Wife Of Former Jersey Shore Mayor Found Shot Dead At Home
Wife Of Former Jersey Shore Mayor Found Shot Dead At Home The wife of former Long Branch Mayor Philip Huhn deliberately shot and killed herself in her home Friday morning, authorities confirmed. Investigators determined that the death of June Huhn, 73, was a suicide, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccionni said. Officers responding to the Norwood Avenue home found Kuhn dead from a gunshot wound to the chest, the prosecutor said, adding that her husband, 75, was home when they arrived His detectives investigated along with Long Branch police. Philip Huhn was mayor of Long Branch from 1982 to 1990 and later worked as city manag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cannabis Edible Sales Surge Amid Coronavirus, Report Says Cannabis Edible Sales Surge Amid Coronavirus, Report Says Cannabis Edible Sales Surge Amid Coronavirus, Report Says
Cannabis Edible Sales Surge Amid Coronavirus, Report Says Here’s a first: More people who are legally buying marijuana products for recreational or medicinal use during the coronavirus pandemic are choosing drinks and edibles over smoke, a study shows. Comparing sales from March 7-31 to the more than nine weeks before it, “cannabis-infused beverages jumped from 1% of overall sales to 14%, beating ‘flower’ sales, which is unheard of,” marketing firm Headset reports. Edible sales grew the most, by 28% percent, it says. Meanwhile, sales of pre-rolls and topicals dropped by 13% each, Headset reports. Users are clearly stocking up, experts say. Dri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze A firefighter was hospitalized with burns while battling a nighttime Newark blaze that damaged two homes. He was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Thursday night with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, fellow firefighters said. Responders found heavy flames between a pair of 2 ½-story wood-frame homes in the 200 block of North Street, one of which was vacant, shortly before 9:30p.m. The fire extended into the basement and the upper floors and cockloft of one of the homes, they said. Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour. The Red Cross te…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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PD: Drunken Intruder Enters Garfield Woman's Home, Trashes Kitchen PD: Drunken Intruder Enters Garfield Woman's Home, Trashes Kitchen PD: Drunken Intruder Enters Garfield Woman's Home, Trashes Kitchen
PD: Drunken Intruder Enters Garfield Woman's Home, Trashes Kitchen A drunken man entered a Garfield woman’s kitchen while she and her son were home and began trashing the place, said police who arrested him. Officers responding to the Ray Street resident’s call found Gocha Shubitidze, 48, in the backyard, Capt. Richard Uram said. Shubitidze, of Brooklyn,apparently was visiting a neighbor when he entered her yard while she was in her garage, Uram said. The victim told police she asked him to leave and went back to what she was doing, then heard a commotion inside her home. Shubitidze had gotten inside, where he “started smashing plates and throwing i…

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