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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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles, Police Say Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles, Police Say Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles, Police Say
Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles, Police Say A Rockland ex-con and his companion were carrying heroin, a pellet gun and brass knuckles when they were stopped by police in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, authorities said.  Wade Chindemi, 29, and passenger, Alyisa Em, 28, both of Pearl River, were sent to the Bergen County Jail after Officer Geovanny Buiton found the weapons in their car, along with heroin, pot and promethazine, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “More heroin was found in both of their clothing during a search,” Metzler said. Police charged both Chindemi and Em with drug and weapons counts following the stop on Broadway at Tunbridge…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn PD: Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles Fair Lawn PD: Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles Fair Lawn PD: Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles
Fair Lawn PD: Pearl River Ex-Con, Companion Had Heroin, Pellet Gun, Brass Knuckles A Rockland ex-con and his companion were carrying heroin, a pellet gun and brass knuckles when they were stopped by Fair Lawn police, authorities said.  Wade Chindemi, 29, and passenger, Alyisa Em, 28, both of Pearl River, were sent to the Bergen County Jail after Officer Geovanny Buiton found the weapons in their car, along with heroin, pot and promethazine, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “More heroin was found in both of their clothing during a search,” Metzler said. Police charged both Chindemi and Em with drug and weapons counts following the stop on Broadway at Tunbridge Road. Chinde…

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Rutherford, NJ
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Eli Manning Era Ends: Rookie Jones Named NY Giants Starting QB Eli Manning Era Ends: Rookie Jones Named NY Giants Starting QB Eli Manning Era Ends: Rookie Jones Named NY Giants Starting QB
Eli Manning Era Ends: Rookie Jones Named NY Giants Starting QB The inevitable occurred two games into the 2019 NFL season on Tuesday when New York Giants Coach Pat Shurmur named rookie Daniel Jones as the team's new starting quarterback beginning this Sunday in Tampa against the Buccaneers. “Eli and I spoke this morning,” Shurmur said in a Tuesday morning post on giantscom. “I told him that we are making a change and going with Daniel as the starter. I also talked to Daniel.  “Ultimately, this is a move that I felt was best for this team at this time. This move is more about Daniel moving forward than about Eli.” Manning, who will be the backup Q…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park PD: NYC Party-Goer Caught Burglarizing Home Next Door Says He Sought Car Keys Rochelle Park PD: NYC Party-Goer Caught Burglarizing Home Next Door Says He Sought Car Keys Rochelle Park PD: NYC Party-Goer Caught Burglarizing Home Next Door Says He Sought Car Keys
Rochelle Park PD: NYC Party-Goer Caught Burglarizing Home Next Door Says He Sought Car Keys A New York man attending a party in Rochelle Park tore a screen from a neighbor's window, climbed into her house and stole a watch and cash, then told police who caught him that he was trying to find his car keys, authorities said. Detectives reviewing surveillance video from a nearby house saw Carlos Allaico, 18, break into the Colling Avenue home on Saturday, Detective Sgt. James DePreta said. Allaico claimed he "wanted to leave to go back to NYC and was searching for car keys," DePreta said. Allaico was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession of marijuana and rel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Three Chases, Hours-Long Search Turns Into Clifton Car Burglary Arrest Three Chases, Hours-Long Search Turns Into Clifton Car Burglary Arrest Three Chases, Hours-Long Search Turns Into Clifton Car Burglary Arrest
Three Chases, Hours-Long Search Turns Into Clifton Car Burglary Arrest Persistence paid off for Clifton police who caught an overnight car burglar, authorities said. Two thieves took off through backyards when they spotted officers responding to a burglary call near the corner of Leopold Terrace and West Fourth Street around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. At least five vehicles had been broken into and ransacked, he said. Two hours later, a caller directed police to Parkway, where a suspicious man was seen emerging from the woods. The suspect ran off again, Bracken said. Around 6 a.m. -- four and a half hours after the initial cal…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Mom, Son Charged With Operating Fortified Drug Mill: 23 Pounds Of Pot, $38,630 Seized Paterson Mom, Son Charged With Operating Fortified Drug Mill: 23 Pounds Of Pot, $38,630 Seized Paterson Mom, Son Charged With Operating Fortified Drug Mill: 23 Pounds Of Pot, $38,630 Seized
Paterson Mom, Son Charged With Operating Fortified Drug Mill: 23 Pounds Of Pot, $38,630 Seized A mother and son were busted with 23 pounds of pot and $38,630 in drug cash during a raid on a fortified home in Paterson, authorities said. Police seized all the cash, along with 29 bags, three jars and 1,468 tins of marijuana, 31 THC oil cartridges and 207 pre-rolled blunts, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Arrested were Jeffrey Lopez, 24, and his mother, Mirtha Mejia, 52. Both were charged with various drug counts. Police also arrested two buyers, the director said. He identified them as Yorquis Fernandez, 22, and Manuel Aristy, 26. Detectives were working another case when…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Police: Machete-Wielding Elmwood Park Man Breaks Down Door, Goes After Step-Son Police: Machete-Wielding Elmwood Park Man Breaks Down Door, Goes After Step-Son Police: Machete-Wielding Elmwood Park Man Breaks Down Door, Goes After Step-Son
Police: Machete-Wielding Elmwood Park Man Breaks Down Door, Goes After Step-Son A 59-year-old Elmwood Park man armed with a machete went after his stepson Monday night, said police who took him into custody. Police rushed to Godwin Avenue after receiving a call just after 6:30 p.m. that Wycliffe Graham was breaking down a door, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Damage to the door "substantiated the victim's account of the incident," Foligno said. Officers arrested Graham without incident and recovered the machete, the chief said. He was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault and weapons counts. No one was injured, Foligno said. The Bergen County Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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HAMMER FALLS: Passaic County Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Federal Prison HAMMER FALLS: Passaic County Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Federal Prison HAMMER FALLS: Passaic County Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Federal Prison
Hammer Falls: Passaic County Heroin Dealer Gets 24 Years In Federal Prison A high-level Passaic County drug dealer who flooded North Jersey and New York with heroin trafficked in from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and elsewhere must spend all of the next 24 years in federal prison. Yasmil "Animal" Minaya, 33, also will remain under supervised release, under the sentence imposed Monday by U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark. There's no parole in the federal prison system, meaning Minaya will have to serve the entire term. Minaya -- who kept addresses in Totowa and Haledon -- was previously convicted of two counts of conspiring to distribute at least one k…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen's Top Lawmen Host High Holy Days Safety Briefing Bergen's Top Lawmen Host High Holy Days Safety Briefing Bergen's Top Lawmen Host High Holy Days Safety Briefing
Bergen's Top Lawmen Host High Holy Days Safety Briefing Bergen County's top law enforcement officers are hosting a safety briefing this Friday for Jewish community leaders and local police officials. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and Sheriff Anthony Cureton will "give faith leaders an opportunity to bring community concerns to the attention of law enforcement and also inform them about safety precautions law enforcement will take during this busy time of year," the sheriff said Monday in a release. "The months of September and October mark several high holy days for the Jewish faith, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simch…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks
Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks A Paramus man was caught taking “upskirt” photos of high school girls at a Route 17 Starbucks, Ridgewood police said. Detectives and uniformed officers rushed to the business on Friday following reports that someone had been taking the photos of Immaculate Heart Academy students at the shop the day before. Louis Tournour, 52, returned, did it again and was taken into custody, village Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. A voyeuristic product of the Internet, upskirting is a cottage industry so prevalent that some states had to pass new laws to address it. Hundreds of thousands of …

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