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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Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber
Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who they said robbed banks in Pomona and Park Ridge earlier this year by claiming to have a bomb. In the earlier holdup, the robber held up a Chase Bank branch in the Pacesetter Shopping Center on Route 202 in Pomona on Jan. 24 while carrying a box that he claimed contained explosives, the FBI said. The FBI said he “specifically demanded cash secured in the back of the bank,” then “exited through the back with an undisclosed amount of money.” The same robber made off with what autho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack PD: Accused Burglar Breaks Business Glass Doors, Swipes Cash Three Times Hackensack PD: Accused Burglar Breaks Business Glass Doors, Swipes Cash Three Times Hackensack PD: Accused Burglar Breaks Business Glass Doors, Swipes Cash Three Times
Hackensack PD: Accused Burglar Breaks Business Glass Doors, Swipes Cash Three Times A Hackensack man with a criminal history burglarized two Main Street businesses – one of them twice -- by breaking glass doors with a rock, said police who arrested him. Peter W. Tobin, 52, hit Fairmount Eats twice and B&W Bakery, taking cash from the register each time, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said Thursday. The businesses are a block and a half apart. Tobin, of Poplar Avenue, was charged with three counts each of burglary and theft and two of criminal mischief before being released pending a Sept. 23 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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RECOGNIZE HIM? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber RECOGNIZE HIM? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber RECOGNIZE HIM? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber
Recognize HIM? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who they said robbed banks in Park Ridge and Pomona earlier this year by claiming to have a bomb. In the most recent holdup, the robber made off with what authorities told Daily Voice was $32,000 from an Oritani Bank branch on Kinderkamack Road in Park Ridge on April 17 after claiming to have a bomb in what looked like a pizza delivery bag. “He ordered the bank’s tellers to go into the vault area and instructed one teller to put money in the bag,” the FBI said Thursday. He then fled…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Police: Sedan Collides With Commuter Bus In Hasbrouck Heights After Driver, 76, Runs Light Police: Sedan Collides With Commuter Bus In Hasbrouck Heights After Driver, 76, Runs Light Police: Sedan Collides With Commuter Bus In Hasbrouck Heights After Driver, 76, Runs Light
Police: Sedan Collides With Commuter Bus In Hasbrouck Heights After Driver, 76, Runs Light A collision with a commuter bus occurred late Thursday morning in Hasbrouck Heights after the sedan's 76-year-old driver ran a red light, police said. The borough driver received a summons for failing to observe the traffic signal at the intersection of Boulevard and Franklin Avenue just after 11:30 a.m., Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. His 2018 Ford Fusion was towed, the lieutenant said. Neither the sedan driver, the bus driver nor the 19 passengers aboard the bus required hospitalization, he said. The #739 bus was bound for the Manhattan Port Authority bus terminal from Ridgewood, N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say
Condo Fire: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say A Mahwah condo resident was hospitalized with minor injuries after he fell asleep on a couch with a lighted cigarette that ignited a smoky fire, authorities said. Officers and firefighters found smoke pouring from the rear window of a Hemingway Lane residence in the Ridge Gardens Condominiums complex just after 4 a.m., Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Firefighters found the 52-year-old victim unconscious on the still-smoldering couch in a rear room of the ground-floor apartment, Jaffe said. They carried him outside to safety with help from Officer Thomas Mitchell, the chief said. Sprinkl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton PD: Detectives Nab 'Grandson In Trouble' Scammer Who Cost Elderly Couple $17,000 Clifton PD: Detectives Nab 'Grandson In Trouble' Scammer Who Cost Elderly Couple $17,000 Clifton PD: Detectives Nab 'Grandson In Trouble' Scammer Who Cost Elderly Couple $17,000
Clifton PD: Detectives Nab 'Grandson In Trouble' Scammer Who Cost Elderly Couple $17,000 An elderly couple was conned out of $17,000 by a Jersey City man who used the “grandson in trouble” scam to get them to send the money to a vacant Clifton address, said authorities who arrested him. Eliezer Velasquez, 21, may have had accomplices, Clifton Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Thursday. The victims, who live in Maine, received a call last Thursday from someone posing as their grandson claiming that he’d been arrested and needed bail money immediately, Bracken said. Complying with his directions, they sent $8,500 via FedEx to the unoccupied Clifton home – then got another call a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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FREAK ACCIDENT: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53 FREAK ACCIDENT: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53 FREAK ACCIDENT: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53
Freak Accident: Tire Pops Off Dump Truck, Critically Injuring Wayne Bicyclist, 53 A producer from Wayne who’s worked with a wide range of musicians – from Yes lead singer Jon Anderson to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – was fighting for his life as friends, loved ones and colleagues rallied to assist him and his family. Jim DeSalvo, 53, was riding his bicycle in town Wednesday when he was struck by a tire that popped off a dump truck, critically injuring him. Supporters have rushed to help DeSalvo and his wife of 20 years, Cat, a freelance video editor. Cat “will be out of work for an undetermined amount of time to help him fight through this like the stubborn mule he is and th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say CONDO FIRE: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say
Condo Fire: Mahwah Resident, 52, Fell Asleep On Couch With Lit Cigarette, Police Say A Mahwah condo resident was hospitalized with minor injuries after he fell asleep on a couch with a lighted cigarette that ignited a smoky fire, authorities said. Officers and firefighters found smoke pouring from the rear window of a Hemingway Lane residence in the Ridge Gardens Condominiums complex just after 4 a.m., Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said.Firefighters found the 52-year-old victim unconscious on the still-smoldering couch in a rear room of the ground-floor apartment, Jaffe said.They carried him outside to safety with help from Officer Thomas Mitchell, the chief said. Sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA
Nabbed! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA A West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park last month was captured Wednesday in Pennsylvania by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Josue Orellana, 18, was nabbed around 8 a.m. Wednesday in an apartment above a tattoo parlor in a Bucks County strip mall a little over seven miles outside Trenton and 82 miles from Cliffside Park, authorities said. A judge ordered Orellana held on $500,000 bail pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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CRIME SPREE: Three Vehicles Stolen, Seven Burglarized Overnight In Saddle Brook -- All Unlocked CRIME SPREE: Three Vehicles Stolen, Seven Burglarized Overnight In Saddle Brook -- All Unlocked CRIME SPREE: Three Vehicles Stolen, Seven Burglarized Overnight In Saddle Brook -- All Unlocked
Crime Spree: Three Vehicles Stolen, Seven Burglarized Overnight In Saddle Brook -- All Unlocked Nocturnal thieves stole three vehicles and burglarized seven others before dawn Wednesday in Saddle Brook. And once again, a North Jersey law enforcement official – this time Saddle Brook Robert Kugler – is urging owners to lock their vehicles and not become a victim. The crime spree occurred on two streets in the early-morning hours, Kugler said. “These hoodlums look for easy prey -- and, unfortunately, found some here in Saddle Brook,” the chief said. It’s happening everywhere: After being dropped off, packs of thieves prowl dark North Jersey neighborhoods while most vehicle owners are …

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