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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Route 80 Truck, Commuter Bus Crash Jams Late-Morning Rush Route 80 Truck, Commuter Bus Crash Jams Late-Morning Rush Route 80 Truck, Commuter Bus Crash Jams Late-Morning Rush
Route 80 Truck, Commuter Bus Crash Jams Late-Morning Rush A truck rear-ended a bus, injuring three people and jamming traffic on eastbound Route 80 Monday morning. The driver and two passengers on the No. 165 bus from Westwood to New York City were hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after the 7:30 a.m. crash in the express lanes near the Ridgefield Park/Bogota exit, NJ Transit's Nathan Rudy said. Express lane traffic was jammed. Local lanes were moving slowly. State and NJ Transit police responded, along with the state DOT Safety Services Patrol. Main Auto Body was summoned to remove the vehicles. Another bus co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building
Fire Ravages Haledon Apartment Building Firefighters battled a Sunday blaze that severely damaged a Haledon apartment building. The second-floor fire across the cockloft of the Belmont Avenue building, partially collapsing the roof and dropping part of the flaming cornice and soffit into the street. No injuries were reported in the fire, which went to three alarms for coverage after igniting around 4:30 p.m. There was no immediate word on how many people were displaced. Assisting Haledon firefighters at the scene or in coverage were their colleagues from Franklin Lakes, Paterson, Prospect Park, Wayne and Wyckoff, among others…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Looks Right At Surveillance Camera VIDEO: Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Looks Right At Surveillance Camera VIDEO: Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Looks Right At Surveillance Camera
Video: Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Looks Right At Surveillance Camera RECOGNIZE HIM? Rochelle Park police asked the public's help finding a burglary suspect. The man in the video above was wearing gloves and a hoodie and talking on a cellphone as he tested a rear patio door of a Somerville Street home between 7:30-8 p.m. Saturday, police said. At one point he can be seen looking directly into a surveillance camera. Police believe he may have fled in a grey or champagne-colored sedan.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: No Apparent Victims In East Orange Building Collapse, City Officials Say UPDATE: No Apparent Victims In East Orange Building Collapse, City Officials Say UPDATE: No Apparent Victims In East Orange Building Collapse, City Officials Say
Update: No Apparent Victims In East Orange Building Collapse, City Officials Say Preliminary searches of a vacant, boarded-up East Orange building that collapsed Saturday found no victims, city officials said. Two Paterson firefighters and a K-9 went in once it was deemed safe to search three hours after the middle of the five-story building near the corner of Williams Street and Arlington Avenue gave way around 5 p.m. The building had been under construction and there was no reason to believe anyone was inside, city officials said. Responders included members of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), which includes firefighters from Hackensack, Paterson, North Hu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Stamford Man Hospitalized After Shooting Himself At Range, Authorities Say Stamford Man Hospitalized After Shooting Himself At Range, Authorities Say Stamford Man Hospitalized After Shooting Himself At Range, Authorities Say
Stamford Man Hospitalized After Shooting Himself At Range, Authorities Say A 40-year-old Stamford man was hospitalized after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a shooting range, authorities confirmed. The man and his girlfriend were at the Gun For Hire range in New Jersey in the Passaic County town of Woodland Park on Saturday when "the boyfriend put his gun under his chin and pull the trigger," a ranking law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Daily Voice. The bullet apparently exited the victim's cheek, he said. The range was closed and the man was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the 5 p.m. inci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Woodland Park Range Appears Deliberate Authorities: Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Woodland Park Range Appears Deliberate Authorities: Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Woodland Park Range Appears Deliberate
Authorities: Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Woodland Park Range Appears Deliberate A 40-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Woodland Park shooting range, authorities confirmed. Initial indications are that it was deliberate, they said. The Stamford, CT victim and his girlfriend were at the Gun For Hire range on McBride Avenue when "the boyfriend put his gun under his chin and pull the trigger," a ranking law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Daily Voice. The bullet apparently exited the victim's cheek, he said. The range was closed and the man was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medica…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor
NJ Governor Murphy To Undergo Surgery For Kidney Tumor New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is preparing for surgery in the coming weeks to remove a tumor on his left kidney. Although there's a reported 90% chance it's cancerous, "the prognosis is very good and I'm profoundly grateful to my doctors for detecting the tumor early," Murphy tweeted Saturday  night. Chemo or radiation wasn't likely, the governor said. "Over 50,000 New Jerseyans will hear the words 'you have cancer' this year, so I'm far from alone here," he wrote. "It's a situation that far too many families find themselves in. That's why we're fighting for them each and every day." T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
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Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore
Couple Admit Roles In Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into Raritan Bayshore A Pennsylvania man admitted in federal court in Trenton that he participated in a drug ring that trafficked major quantities of heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore area. Guy Jackson, 47, was the 10th defendant snagged in a federal sweep to plead guilty in exchange for leniency at sentencing. The 11th is his wife, Lashawn Mealing, 48, who admitted trying to destroy evidence in the case. Jackson, of Effort, PA, “regularly obtained large quantities of heroin and cocaine for further distribution from co-defendant Gregory Gillens,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. Mealing wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
'Hidden' Port Authority Police Inspectors At Bridges, Tunnels, Seaport Make Your Ride Safer 'Hidden' Port Authority Police Inspectors At Bridges, Tunnels, Seaport Make Your Ride Safer 'Hidden' Port Authority Police Inspectors At Bridges, Tunnels, Seaport Make Your Ride Safer
'Hidden' Port Authority Police Inspectors At Bridges, Tunnels, Seaport Make Your Ride Safer On any given day, thousands of trucks travel through Port Authority’s seaport, tunnels and bridges. They’re routinely monitored by Port Authority police officers on the lookout for traffic violations. In the background, however, a specialized group of officers roves among the facilities seeking to ensure trucks have no mechanical or other operational issues that might pose a serious safety risk to the traveling public. The Port Authority Commercial Vehicle Inspection unit (CVI) provides that extra layer of vehicular protection for drivers and passengers alike. Formed in 1998, members of th…

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by Lenis Rodrigues
Hackensack, NJ
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HERO: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire HERO: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire HERO: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire
Hero: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire A Ridgefield police officer kicked in a door and rescued a mother and children from a raging house fire Saturday morning. Sgt. Edward Schaefer was walking out of the headquarters when he saw smoke coming from a block away. Schaefer, a 20-year veteran and firefighter, ran to the Hillside Street home. Smoke poured from the house as he got the mother and kids out. Flames were consuming the second floor and attic when Schaefer then turned and -- without protective gear -- went back inside to make sure there wasn’t anyone left. Schaefer, who was assisted by Officers Hagop Cigercioglu and Andr…

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