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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash A bicyclist was seriously injured Thursday in a crash with a sedan in Ridgewood. Passing members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the victim at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. until their village colleagues arrived. They took the victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.There was no immediate word on possible summonses. The wrecked bicycle was taken to police headquarters. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded along with Ridgewood police and firefighters. With parks closed am…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff
Moonachie Police Bring Lunch To Hospital Staff Moonachie police teamed up with a local restaurant owner to pick up lunch Thursday afternoon for the staff at Hackensack University Medical Center. “This is a hard time for everyone,” said Officer Christopher Inserra, who coordinated and delivered the donation. “This is a great way to honor our medical professionals for their dedication and tireless effort to our community while giving back to our local restaurants.” Edwin Ordonez, who owns the award-winning La Havana 59 Restaurant on Moonachie Avenue, safely assembled his staff to prepare the hot-food trays, including hearty helpings of r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires UPDATE: Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires UPDATE: Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires
Update: Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires BUSTED! Arson investigators arrested a 25-year-old Clifton man Thursday and charged him with a pair of overnight garbage can fires on the same block, one of which spread to an adjoining home. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/arson-investigators-charge-clifton-man-in-fires/786373/ Mario A. Palma-SanchezPASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR ****** Authorities turned to the public for help Thursday in trying to identify an arsonist who they said set two overnight fires in Clifton. Detectives investigating the Monday Highland Avenue garbage can blazes – one at 3:30 a.m. and …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Reports: Imprisoned Star Of Netflix 'Tiger King' Series In Coronavirus Quarantine Reports: Imprisoned Star Of Netflix 'Tiger King' Series In Coronavirus Quarantine Reports: Imprisoned Star Of Netflix 'Tiger King' Series In Coronavirus Quarantine
Reports: Imprisoned Star Of Netflix 'Tiger King' Series In Coronavirus Quarantine Imprisoned "Tiger King" documentary star Joe Maldonado-Passage -- also known as "Joe Exotic" -- was in what multiple sources reported is coronavirus quarantine after being transferred to a secure medical center in Texas. Maldonado-Passage, 57, was listed at the Fort Worth FMC, a medical center operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, records show. His husband, Dillon Passage, told reporters that Maldonado-Passage was in coronavirus quarantine because inmates at the jail where he was being held tested positive for the virus. The former zoo owner was convicted last April of trying to hire …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Thieving Essex Couple Who Came, Fled In Uber Caught By Lyndhurst Police, Authorities Say Thieving Essex Couple Who Came, Fled In Uber Caught By Lyndhurst Police, Authorities Say Thieving Essex Couple Who Came, Fled In Uber Caught By Lyndhurst Police, Authorities Say
Thieving Essex Couple Who Came, Fled In Uber Caught By Lyndhurst Police, Authorities Say Teamwork helped Lyndhurst police nab a shoplifting Essex County couple who tried to flee in an Uber, authorities said. Chrisann Shaffer, 40, Bloomfield and Jeffrey Uhrig, 45, Newark, took a different Uber to the Walgreens on Valley Brook Avenue and ran off with a bundle of stolen merchandise after an employee caught them on Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Both ran past the waiting Uber and temporarily vanished, Auteri said. Detective William Kapp radioed ahead after learning that they apparently grabbed another Uber, the lieutenant said. Sgt. Phil Reina spotted and stopped …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators
Crackdown: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators A specialized group of Paterson police officers has begun combing the Silk City around the clock, busting large gatherings, loiterers and operators of non-essential businesses that remain open in violation of a state order, authorities warned Thursday. The handpicked COVID-19 Compliance Unit fielded more than 40 different calls on Wednesday  reporting civilians or merchants violating Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order directing residents to say home and non-essential businesses to remain closed, authorities reported. They shut down four businesses and issued several summonses, May…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
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Luxury Watch, Jewelry Exec From Bergen Is Newark Archdiocese's First Chief Operating Officer Luxury Watch, Jewelry Exec From Bergen Is Newark Archdiocese's First Chief Operating Officer Luxury Watch, Jewelry Exec From Bergen Is Newark Archdiocese's First Chief Operating Officer
Luxury Watch, Jewelry Exec From Bergen Is Newark Archdiocese's First Chief Operating Officer He’s been photographed with supermodels and movie stars, but in the coming days, Bergen County’s Larry Boland – a former top executive with Tourneau and Piaget North America – will be seen more with archbishops, priests and even a cardinal. Boland, of Rutherford, began work Wednesday as the the Archdiocese of Newark's very first chief operating officer, reporting directly to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin. “This new post is a key part of our ongoing efforts to re-organize the Chancery to deliver improved service in the mission of the church while achieving greater operating efficiency,” said Tobi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash A 29-year-old Wayne woman was killed Thursday morning when her SUV rear-ended a disabled dump truck on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Ashley Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:40 a.m. crash near the Wayne Inn, they said. The 2000 Ford F650 truck operated by a 39-year-old Cliffside Park man became disabled and was struck soon after by Miller's 2018 Chevrolet Trax compact SUV crossover, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. The driver wasn't injured, they said. No charges were filed or summonse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
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NJ Authorities: Shoplifter Coughs On Police, Says She Has Coronavirus NJ Authorities: Shoplifter Coughs On Police, Says She Has Coronavirus NJ Authorities: Shoplifter Coughs On Police, Says She Has Coronavirus
NJ Authorities: Shoplifter Coughs On Police, Says She Has Coronavirus A habitual offender coughed on Belleville police and told them she had the coronavirus after they chased her down for shoplifting, authorities said.Vanessa Shaaraway, 35, was charged with making terroristic threats during a state of emergency, aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, among other counts. Shaaraway -- whose most recent addresses have been in Kearny and neighboring Belleville -- bolted and refused commands to stop, forcing police to chase her down, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "When she was caught by two officers, she purposefully coughed o…

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