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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station A 32-year-old Rutherford man was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening Saturday morning after being struck by a car near the borough train station. The victim was in the crosswalk at what is known as Station Square at Erie Avenue near the East Rutherford border just after 10:30 a.m. when he was struck by a Nissan Versa driven by a 29-year-old Kearny woman, Lt. Marc Amatucci said. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Amatucci said. Officer Andrzej Hein issued the driver a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the lieutenant said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Douse Teaneck Cabinet Store Blaze Firefighters Douse Teaneck Cabinet Store Blaze Firefighters Douse Teaneck Cabinet Store Blaze
Firefighters Douse Teaneck Cabinet Store Blaze Firefighters knocked down a Saturday morning blaze at a Teaneck cabinet store. The fire broke out around 11 a.m. at Suburban Cabinets, which sits just below State Street. It quickly went to two alarms, requiring mutual aid. No injuries were immediately reported. Fire officials requested a building department investigator. ****** SEE ANYTHING? The driver of a car that hit a young teen Friday night in Teaneck took off, said police who were searching for the vehicle. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/teaneck/police-fire/boy-crossing-street-hospitalized-in-teaneck-hit-run/779327/ ******

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Laborer, 22, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Palisades Park Minor Cliffside Park Laborer, 22, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Palisades Park Minor Cliffside Park Laborer, 22, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Palisades Park Minor
Cliffside Park Laborer, 22, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Palisades Park Minor A 22-year-old Cliffside Park laborer sexually assaulted a Palisades Park minor, authorities charged. Alejandro Hildalgo was taken into custody on Wednesday and sent to the Bergen County Jail, where he remained pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Palisades Park police received information about Hidalgo last Saturday that led to a joint investigation with Musella's Special Victims Unit, authorities said Thursday. He is charged with sexual assault of a minor under 16 years old and child endangerment th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield
Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield An autopsy was scheduled Saturday to determine what killed a homeless man whose body was found in Ridgefield. The 34-year-old victim's body was found Friday along the railroad tracks near Linden Avenue beneath the Route 46 bridge, authorities said. They suspect he may have fallen and hit his head. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit Homicide Squad was investigating along with Ridgefield police. The county Medical Examiner collected the body for the autopsy. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Boy Crossing Street Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-Run Boy Crossing Street Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-Run Boy Crossing Street Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-Run
Boy Crossing Street Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-Run The driver of a car that hit a young teen Friday night in Teaneck took off, said police who were searching for the vehicle. The 14-year-old boy was crossing Fycke Lane and Teaneck Road when he was struck shortly before 6 p.m., police said. He told officers he was hit by a newer-model black car driven by a woman that had turned right from Fyckle Lane and continued north on Teaneck Road. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that police said were non-critical. His father said the youngster was home Saturday. Anyone who saw something, or who has information…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison A disgraced former NYPD officer who threw himself in front of a New York City subway train after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in her Midland Park driveway was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to life in prison for her gruesome murder. Arthur Lomando -- who lost both feet in the suicide attempt -- ambushed Suzanne Bardzell on Oct. 22, 2016, stabbing her 34 times in what prosecutors called one of the most heinous killings in Bergen County history. Ignoring his defense attorney's bid for a 30-year prison term, Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti gave Lomando life on Friday for his Fe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Man Convicted Of Dismembering Edgewater Girlfriend, Dumping Her Body In Hudson Bergenfield Man Convicted Of Dismembering Edgewater Girlfriend, Dumping Her Body In Hudson Bergenfield Man Convicted Of Dismembering Edgewater Girlfriend, Dumping Her Body In Hudson
Bergenfield Man Convicted Of Dismembering Edgewater Girlfriend, Dumping Her Body In Hudson UPDATE: A Bergenfield man was convicted by a jury in Hackensack on Friday of killing his girlfriend, dismembering her body and dumping it in the Hudson River two summers ago. Jurors agreed after three days of deliberations following a two-month trial that Raphael Lolos murdered 31-year-old bar manager Jennifer Londono, who was also his business partner. They also convicted Lolos, 43, of desecrating human remains, stalking and using Londono's credit cards. Known as a hard worker, "Jenny" Londono managed the new Luna Lounge, on Armory Street, which had its grand opening less than a year ear…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison
Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight reputed members of the the violent, drug-dealing Paterson East Side “So Icy Boys” set were sentenced to prison terms stemming from a multi-agency law enforcement sweep. The heaviest sentence was given to Shadeik Stratford, 19, who got 10 years in exchange for a guilty plea to attempted murder for shooing a fellow gang member in October 2018.  Stratford must serve 8½ years of that term before he'll be eligible for parole. Behind him is Fabian Frater, 29, of Paterson, who got nine years in state prison, more than 7½ years of which he must serve before becoming eligible for parole.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Mahwah Resident, 77, Dies Of Natural Causes Outside Market Basket In Franklin Lakes Police: Mahwah Resident, 77, Dies Of Natural Causes Outside Market Basket In Franklin Lakes Police: Mahwah Resident, 77, Dies Of Natural Causes Outside Market Basket In Franklin Lakes
Police: Mahwah Resident, 77, Dies Of Natural Causes Outside Market Basket In Franklin Lakes A 77-year-old Mahwah man whose body was found in his car early Friday afternoon outside the Urban Farms Shopping Center in Franklin Lakes died of natural causes, authorities said. No foul play was suspected, they said. Police were in the process of notifying the next of kin, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner took custody of the body.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed
New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed A Teaneck man continued to fight with New Milford police who’d pepper-sprayed him, then threatened to kill them, after they broke up a fight between him and another man at a local bar, authorities said. Sgt. George Herrero and Officers Adam Conboy, Pierre Hanikeh and Sam Doran separated the two after being called to the Barrel and Brew Bar on River Road at 1:43 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. One of the combatants, 39-year-old Kenneth Dais Jr., at first gave them a fake name, then refused to produce any identification, Van Saders said. Dais “appeared intoxicated and beg…

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