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
Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford
Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford A van was knocked off a vehicle carrier and caught fire after it slammed into a train trestle Tuesday night, closing Route 17 in Rutherford for hours, responders said. No injuries were reported in the 8:30 p.m. mishap. Borough, NJ Transit and state DOT inspectors were checking the bridge to make sure it was still structurally sound. Rutherford police and firefighters were among the responders.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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OFF THE HOOK: Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Fairview OFF THE HOOK: Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Fairview OFF THE HOOK: Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Fairview
OFF THE Hook: Tow Truck Driver Run Over In Fairview A tow truck driver was run over by a vehicle he was trying to hitch Tuesday morning in Fairview, authorities said. Police found him conscious and alert – with tire marks across his stomach – after the mishap at Morningside Avenue and South Bergen Boulevard shortly before 8:30 a.m., Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The driver was in the process of hooking up the parked vehicle when it began to roll, Kahn said. “He tried to stop it and the left rear tire rolled over his abdomen,” the chief said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that Kahn said weren’t …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NYPD: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT NYPD: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT NYPD: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT
Nypd: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT One of three men wanted in a $4 million armed robbery in Manhattan’s Diamond District last month may be hiding out in New Jersey or the Stamford area in Connecticut, authorities said Tuesday as the reward for their capture increased. Dressed in a suit with a braided wig and fedora, accused ringleader Jaysean Sutton, 39, looked directly into a surveillance camera while pulling out a gun during the brazen noontime holdup on Aug. 25 at Avianne & Co. Jewelers on West 47th Street. Like him, the other three robbers made no effort to conceal their faces, surveillance video shows. The crew ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain
Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain A driver from Spain was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a 64-year-old woman in Passaic before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Mary Hernandez of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after the 6:05 a.m. crash in the 200 block of Gregory Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Manuel Henry Tolivia Gimeno, 48, of Valencia, Spain was driving the 2018 Toyota 4-Runner that struck Hernandez as she crossed the street, the release says. It doesn't address an earlier report on Daily …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Hawthorne PD: Erratic SUV Driver Was Under Influence Of Heroin Hawthorne PD: Erratic SUV Driver Was Under Influence Of Heroin Hawthorne PD: Erratic SUV Driver Was Under Influence Of Heroin
Hawthorne PD: Erratic SUV Driver Was Under Influence Of Heroin Hawthorne police prevented a potential tragedy when they stopped an SUV driver from Dumont who they said was under the influence of heroin. Officers responding to a citizen’s call of an erratic driver pulled over the full-sized 2005 Ford Excursion on southbound Route 208 shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. The driver, identified as 30-year-old Brendan Jones, was removed from the vehicle when he refused commands to stop trying to hide empty heroin folds, Hoogmoed said. Jones, who had trouble standing, was taken into custody, the sergeant said. On the front…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Prospect Park PD: Clifton Con Artist Scams Elderly NY Man Out Of $8,000 Prospect Park PD: Clifton Con Artist Scams Elderly NY Man Out Of $8,000 Prospect Park PD: Clifton Con Artist Scams Elderly NY Man Out Of $8,000
Prospect Park PD: Clifton Con Artist Scams Elderly NY Man Out Of $8,000 Prospect Park detectives pulled off a rare feat, capturing a Clifton man who they said conned a 72-year-old man out of $8,000 by claiming the victim’s nephew was in trouble. Pretending to be the nephew, 22-year-old Juan Gil-Delao called the New York State victim, told him that he’d been arrested on DWI charges and said he needed money for an attorney, Capt. Ammen Matari said. The victim followed his instructions, sending $8,000 in cash via FedEx overnight to a Prospect Park address, Matari said. Most thieves involved in such scams ordinarily operate out of the country to avoid detection an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted A commercial driver who took off after his delivery truck struck a bridge in Oakland had a suspended license, two active warrants and as a passenger who was carrying pot when police stopped him, authorities said. Officer Bryan Rowin stopped the box truck on West Oakland Avenue after it hit the bridge that crosses River Road and the Ramapo River, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Rowin arrested Berony Maldonado-Garcia, 23, of Paterson, after learning that he was wanted for skipping court twice in Passaic, Eldridge said. Detectives Michael Griffin and Robert Hintzen, who provided backu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Search Continues For Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Pedestrian SEE ANYTHING? Search Continues For Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Pedestrian SEE ANYTHING? Search Continues For Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Pedestrian
SEE Anything? Search Continues For Route 17 Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Pedestrian A search continued for the hit-and-run driver whose car struck a 56-year-old East Rutherford man on northbound Route 17 in Carlstadt, breaking his leg, authorities said Tuesday. Borough police also asked any of the good Samaritans who all stopped to help the victim to contact them to help with their investigation. The silver-colored sedan kept going after hitting the victim between the Carlstadt Ice House and Il Vilaggio restaurant just after 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Acting Police Chief Thomas Berta said. Four other drivers pulled onto the shoulder to help the victim or ask about the accid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String
New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String For the second time in less than a week, a local police officer caught thieves from the Bronx who’d come to fish mail from the dropbox outside the New Milford Post Office, authorities said. Officer Michael Lafrano investigated after spotting a car parked in the post office parking lot on River Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Seeing the officer, the driver tried to pull away, he said. Lafrano stopped the car as Sgt. Scott Petrie and Officer Samuel Gerais arrived. In the vehicle police found several mouse traps with glued strings attached, Van Saders said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says
Bawlin': Ex-Con With Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Of Pot Cries During Traffic Stop, Paterson PD Says An ex-con who was driving without a license when Paterson police stopped him for speeding wept as officers found a stolen handgun and a half-pound of pot in his car, authorities said. Officers Jon Dabal and Mohammad Bashir were on quality-of-life patrol in the 5th Ward when they saw the Chrysler 300 nearly hit the curb while turning onto Cedar Street from Summer Street around 9 p.m. Saturday, Police Director Jerry Speziale Jr. said. The driver then turned onto Chestnut Street without signaling and parked in front of an active driveway, leaving half the car sticking out into the street, he s…

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