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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
STORK CLUB: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS STORK CLUB: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS STORK CLUB: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS
Stork Club: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS Fair Lawn police responding to a call found a mom holding her newborn son, authorities said Monday. Responding to a 4th Street home just after 7 a.m., Officers Brendan Loaiza and Luke Hintzen found 37-year-old Sarah Wagner with her bundle of joy. Thomas Wagner, who now gives his older sister a sibling, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps after the officers cleaned him up and made sure he was breathing OK, Sgt. Brian Meztler said. "Thank you, Fair Lawn police and EMT for all your help this morning, as well as your visit [to the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Chain-Reaction Ridgewood Crash Sends 3 To Hospital Chain-Reaction Ridgewood Crash Sends 3 To Hospital Chain-Reaction Ridgewood Crash Sends 3 To Hospital
Chain-Reaction Ridgewood Crash Sends 3 To Hospital A chain-reaction crash Monday afternoon in Ridgewood sent three people to the hospital. A fourth occupant refused medical attention following the crash shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Linwood and North Maple avenues. Village police, firefighters, EMS and a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood all responded. Two tow trucks removed the wreckage. A report that one of the drivers may have experienced a medical episode couldn't immediately be confirmed. ****** ALERT: Authorities are urging anyone who might have been similarly violated to contact their local police department afte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
BAIL REFORM: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say BAIL REFORM: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say BAIL REFORM: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say
Bail Reform: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say Less than a week after he was released for breaking into two area businesses, a habitual Hackensack offender did it again -- at the same deli he'd burglarized twice before, authorities said. Peter Tobin, 52, was picked up last Thursday and released under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law for three Main Street burglaries within a block and a half of one another -- twice at Fairmount Eats and once at B&W Bakery, authorities said at the time. SEE: Accused Hackensack Burglar Breaks Business Glass Doors, Swipes Cash Three Times, Police Say Then, around 2 a.m. Monday, a witness called polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting
Accused Gunman Captured In January Paterson Street Shooting A Paterson man who fired a gun at two men on a city street eight months ago, hitting one, was captured and charged with two counts of attempted murder, authorities said Monday. Yhamere F. Mayo, 28, also was charged with weapons offenses in connection with the Jan. 13 shooting on North Main Street shortly before 1:30 a.m., they said. The 28-year-old victim checked into St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center on his own for treatment of a gunshot wound. A 32-year-old man who was with him was fired at but not hit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Obituaries
'Bells Ringing' For Late Fort Lee Attorney, Mom Of Four 'Bells Ringing' For Late Fort Lee Attorney, Mom Of Four 'Bells Ringing' For Late Fort Lee Attorney, Mom Of Four
'Bells Ringing' For Late Fort Lee Attorney, Mom Of Four "Death bells were ringing" in Croatia as news spread of the sudden death of a Fort Lee attorney from Tenafly. A funeral Mass was scheduled for this coming Wednesday for Ann Mrkic-Zgonene, 47, who died early last week in Edgewater. Mrkic, formerly of Tuxedo Park, NY, leaves behind four children -- Kate, Emma, Niko and Matthew -- as well as her parents, an aunt, uncle and nephew, cousins and a sister-in-law. Born in New York City to Marija and Mile Mrkic (now of Fort Lee), Mrkic was graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in Demarest before earning degrees at Wellesley College and Fordham …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home PHOTOS: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home PHOTOS: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home
Photos: Car Fire Spreads To Garfield Home A suspicious car fire spread to a Garfield home before dawn Monday. A firefighter sustained a minor injury in the 2 a.m. blaze on Prospect Avenue. Garfield firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Hackensack, Lodi, Saddle Brook, Teaneck and Wallington. They had the blaze officially knocked in about an hour and a half. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit was summoned. PHOTOS by Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Garfield car/home fireDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Garfield firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Hackensack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze PHOTOS: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze
Photos: Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze Firefighters needed about an hour to put down a Fair Lawn house blaze Sunday night. No injuries were immediately reported. The two-alarm Plaza Road blaze began as a basement fire around 7 p.m. before extending to the first floor. Neighbors said smoke alarms alerted the occupants, who were seen outside the house. Firefighters had it knocked within an hour. Saddle Brook firefighters joined their Fair Lawn colleagues.  Also responding were Fair Lawn police, the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Squad and an ambulance from Glen Rock. Fire extended to the first…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Assailant At Large In Elmwood Park Hotel Stabbing Assailant At Large In Elmwood Park Hotel Stabbing Assailant At Large In Elmwood Park Hotel Stabbing
Assailant At Large In Elmwood Park Hotel Stabbing Authorities were hunting for the assailant who stabbed a man Sunday at an Elmwood Park hotel. Witnesses reported seeing the bleeding victim outside the Red Carpet Inn on eastbound Route 46 around 3:30 p.m.Detectives were interviewing them and the victim, whose injuries didn't initially appear life-threatening, responders said. The investigators also reviewed surveillance video, they said. Anyone who might have seen something, or who has information that could help find the suspect, is asked to contact Elmwood Park police: (201) 796-0700. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught
Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Police once again pleaded with owners to lock their vehicles -- and not leave their keys or fobs behind -- after a wild noontime car chase Sunday that criss-crossed Bergen County and ended with two in custody. "I really don't want anyone hurt or killed when we are responding to stolen vehicles," said Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. "Anyone on the road or in a home, are at risk during foot or vehicle pursuits." Ridgewood police who were tracking a stolen Land Rover's GPS notified Hackensack police around noon, city police Lt. James Smith said. A patrol officer spotted the vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…

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