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
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Paterson Hit-Run Crash, Good Samaritans Grab Driver Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Paterson Hit-Run Crash, Good Samaritans Grab Driver Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Paterson Hit-Run Crash, Good Samaritans Grab Driver
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Paterson Hit-Run Crash, Good Samaritans Grab Driver A motorcyclist was severely injured in a collision with a sedan whose driver was chased down by witnesses after trying to flee a busy Paterson intersection Friday afternoon. A pizza deliveryman assisted by other good Samaritans held onto the driver for police after the crash at the five-corner intersection of Market and East 27th streets around 4:15 p.m., responders said. The motorcyclist was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with undetermined injuries, they said. A tow was called for the smashed motorcycle and the maroon Ford sedan, which sustained serious damage to the passen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison
Feds: Hudson County Pair Used Drones To Fly Steroids, Phones, More Into Fort Dix Prison Two Hudson County men used drones to smuggle steroids, syringes, cellphones and pot into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, authorities charged. Federal agents arrested Nicolo Denichilo, 38, of Jersey City, on Thursday after learning of a scheduled drop at the Lakehurst facility, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Also charged is Adrian Goolcharran, 35, of Union City, who initially was a fugitive and soon after was in custody. At least seven drone deliveries of contraband were made to inmates dating back to July 2018 , the U.S. attorney said. Over the course of the inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls
Son Of Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Dumont Girls A restaurant manager from Englewood Cliffs masturbated in front of two girls in Dumont, authorities said. Thomas Parisi, 29, called the girls over to his car to see what he was doing, they said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Dumont police contacted members of his Special Victims Unit after they were alerted to the March 2 incident. Parisi, whose father is former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Joseph Parisi, was arrested Thursday and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He’s charged with two counts each of chil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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BUSTED! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says BUSTED! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says BUSTED! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says
Busted! Trio Nabbed Trying To Collect Cash In Grandparent Phone Scam, Bergen Prosecutor Says A trio of thieves who nearly conned a Bergen County woman into believing she had to pay them $8,400 to get her grandson out of jail were busted when they showed up to collect the money, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his detectives began stalking the crew last month, after the infamous “grandparent scam” victimized several elderly citizens. “Dozens of elderly victims in Bergen County and throughout the state of New Jersey were contacted by a male caller who stated that the elderly victim’s grandchild had been arrested on a number of criminal charges and needed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park
Police: Man In Woman's Wig, Dress, Heels Exposes Himself To Child At Fort Lee Hudson River Park A man dressed in women's clothing exposed himself at the Ross Dock picnic area in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, said police who arrested him. Benjamin Lam, 60, of Cresskill was wearing a red wig, black dress and high heels when Palisades Interstate Parkway police arrested him Wednesday afternoon, PIP Police Chief Steven Shallop said. That matched a description given by witnesses -- among them, a pre-teen -- at the waterfront park, he said. "After interviewing witnesses, it was determined the exposure of Mr. Lam’s genitals warranted an arrest for lewdness," Shallop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn
Morris County Sex Offender Previously Convicted Of Assaulting Boys Gets 10 Years For Child Porn A registered sex offender from Morris County who served time for sexually assaulting two boys is headed back to prison for uploading child porn. Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, Alexander Willadsen, 31, must serve 8½ years of a 10-year state prison sentence handed down Friday by Superior Court Judge David H. Ironson in Morristown before he'll be eligible for parole. Willadsen, who pleaded guilty last year to possessing child pornography, also will be subject to lifelong parole supervision and Megan’s Law registration. Willadsen, of Rockaway, previous served time…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To COVID-19 Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To COVID-19 Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To COVID-19
Reports: President Trump To Declare National State Of Emergency To Speed Response To Covid-19 President Donald Trump was expected to declare a national state of emergency Friday to quickly deliver billions of dollars in federal aid to states in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to several reports. The declaration -- expected at a 3 p.m. news conference from Washington -- will immediately trigger FEMA financial and physical aid to states and municipalities under the 1988 Stafford Act, which makes up to $40 billion in federal money available. The president wants to speed federal aid to worried Americans and hopefully calm the financial markets amid the global cris…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash An unmarked police car collided with a sedan at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday morning. The sedan driver blew the stop sign at Euclid Avenue, pulling directly into the path of the unmarked Hackensack city police car,  which was headed south on Main Street with its lights activated in response to an emergency call, shortly before 11 a.m., responders told Daily Voice. A city detective who was driving the police car and three occupants of the sedan were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center -- none with apparently serious injuries, they said, adding that the female civili…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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COVID-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties COVID-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties COVID-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties
Covid-19: No Visitors, With Exceptions, Begins At Hackensack Meridian Hospitals In 6 Counties Hackensack Meridian Health on Friday will begin prohibiting visitors, with certain exceptions, at its hospitals and nursing and rehab facilities, HMH announced Thursday. Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis for pediatric patients at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack and the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune City, as well as at the other hospitals, Hackensack Meridian Health said. Other exceptions include: hospice ambulatory care/same-day surgery (one visitor) maternity/labor and delivery (one visitor) “Once a visitor is approved, they will unde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
COVID-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely COVID-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely COVID-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely
Covid-19: All Bergen Schools Closed Indefinitely Schools in all 75 Bergen County districts will shut down indefinitely at the close of Friday's school day in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, County Executive Jim Tedesco said Thursday night. Bergen schools will be closed after 3 p.m. Friday, giving staff the rest of the day and all weekend to prepare for online learning, he said. Although no students should be in the schools Monday, Tedesco said he expected some staffers would be, as preparations continue. Bergen County had 13 presumed cases of COVID-19 when the county executive made what he called "a paramount decision..…

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