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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor
Undercover Sting Nails North Bergen Man Selling Half-Ounce Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor A North Bergen man was busted for allegedly selling a half ounce of cocaine to an undercover detective in Paramus, authorities said. Jose A. Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, also had Adderall and Oxycodone for sale with him when he was arrested on Monday, March 27, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez “distributed approximately 15 grams of cocaine to an undercover detective,” the prosecutor said, adding that a search of his vehicle “revealed additional suspected Adderall pills, Oxycodone tablets, and packaging material.” Hernandez remained held Tuesday in the …

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Ridgewood, NJ
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SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS) SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS) SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS)
SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (Photos) An Audi packed with stuff plowed into the Whole Foods store in Ridgewood Tuesday afternoon. The 2018 Q5 hit the Godwin Avenue building in the wrong spot -- a corner by the automatic doors -- causing apparent structural damage around 1:45 p.m. March 28. The elderly female driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with unspecified injuries as various items stacked to the roof tumbled out a door of the vehicle. The crash seriously damaged the vehicle and the Whole Foods building in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 28.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE No one could initially say why…

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Newark, NJ
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Ex-Trump PAC Exec Who Blamed 'That B****' Hillary Clinton For Probe Indicted By Feds In NJ Ex-Trump PAC Exec Who Blamed 'That B****' Hillary Clinton For Probe Indicted By Feds In NJ Ex-Trump PAC Exec Who Blamed 'That B****' Hillary Clinton For Probe Indicted By Feds In NJ
Ex-Trump PAC Exec Who Blamed 'That B****' Hillary Clinton For Probe Indicted By Feds In NJ A former pro-Trump PAC exec who blamed "that b**** Hillary Clinton" for his troubles with the law swindled more than two dozen investors out of $7 million, an indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Newark alleges. U.S. Homeland Security agents a year ago this month smashed the alleged Ponzi scheme that they said New Jersey-based businessman David Schamens, 65, used to fund a lavish lifestyle. Now comes a March 28 indictment that charges him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. Schamens, of Greensboro, North Carolina, used some of the investment money fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD
Stolen Car Driver Says She's Returning It To Owner: Lyndhurst PD A driver wanted on multiple warrants told a Lyndhurst police officer who stopped her in a stolen SUV that she was returning it to the owner, authorities said. Toshi Gray, 49, of East Orange was carrying illegal prescription drugs and paraphernalia when Officer Nicollette Villani stopped an Acura MDX on Kingsland and Riverside avenues around 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Gray told Villani she knew that the SUV was stolen and was bringing it back to its owner, the lieutenant said. She was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property and minor drug and parapherna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Out-Of-State Driver’s Secret Stash Held Two Kilos Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Out-Of-State Driver’s Secret Stash Held Two Kilos Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor Out-Of-State Driver’s Secret Stash Held Two Kilos Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor
Out-Of-State Driver’s Secret Stash Held Two Kilos Of Coke: Bergen Prosecutor A “sophisticated, electronically-operated” hidden compartment used by an out-of-state driver stopped by Bergen County detectives held two kilos of cocaine, authorities said. Narcotic Task Force investigators stopped the unidentified vehicle at an undisclosed location and found the drugs last Thursday, March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They arrested the driver, Gabriel A. Ortiz-Redondo, 29, of Orlando, Florida on first-degree charges of possessing the cocaine with the intent to sell it. A judge subsequently ordered that Ortiz-Redondo remain held in the Bergen County Jai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft
Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft A fugitive wanted for robbery and other crimes was chased down by Wayne police after snatching a bag full of fragrances from an Ulta store, among items from various businesses, authorities said. Daniel Jimenez, 34, of Paterson was crossing what’s known as North Leg near the Wayne Towne Center with multiple bags when he spotted Officers David Beltran, Harrison Kirby and James Monaghan shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Jiminez “hurried his pace and ducked behind dumpsters in the rear of West Belt Plaza,” the captain said. “When he re-emerged, he was carryi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles SEE ANYTHING? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles SEE ANYTHING? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles
SEE Anything? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles A 73-year-old Clifton woman working on an arts and crafts project was thrown to the floor and had her mouth, wrist and ankles bound in her own duct tape by two home invaders, one of whom was armed, authorities said. Officers responding to a noontime call of a home invasion in progress on Linden Avenue found the robbers gone and the victim on the living-room floor on Sunday, March 26, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. "Her mouth, wrist and ankles had been bound in duct tape," the lieutenant said. The officers freed the victim, who told them she originally thought nothing of sound…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield
Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield A driver was arrested after police in Garfield said he pointed a gun at another motorist while stopped at an overnight light. Officer Daniel Fedor spotted the blue Chevy Camaro with temporary New Jersey plates at the Wawa complex on Jewell Street as he and his colleagues responded to a report of the threat at nearby Outwater Lane and River Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Fedor, who was joined by Officers Daniel Taylor Jr. and Charles Galbo, spotted a gun handle in plain view between the driver’s seat and the center console as he spoke with the driver, Ja…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Looks Like It's Flooded: Van Dives Into Hacky Looks Like It's Flooded: Van Dives Into Hacky Looks Like It's Flooded: Van Dives Into Hacky
Looks Like It's Flooded: Van Dives Into Hacky A delivery driver told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending his van barreling nose-first into the Hackensack River on Monday. The 45-year-old driver from Pennsylvania refused aid after climbing out the back. He didn't immediately receive any summonses. A tow truck pulled the van from the shallow, murky riverbank near the Taco Bell on South River Street. There was minor property damage to a railing, police said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing 'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing 'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing
'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing “There is no safety without trust,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing a state takeover of the day-to-day operations of the Paterson Police Department and plans to include mental health professionals in responses to barricaded individuals there and statewide. Experience has shown that both moves are absolutely necessary at the moment, the state’s top law enforcement officer said. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city,” Platkin said, speaking outside the Frank X. Graves Jr. Public Safety Complex on Broadway on March 27. “Under these ci…

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