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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital
Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital A 17-year-old driver was taken up the street to the hospital following a collision in Hackensack. An SUV and the teen's Honda Civic collided on Polifly Road just off westbound Route 80 late Monday afternoon, leaving the sedan against the front steps of the Polifly Arms Apartments garden apartment complex. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Unexpected arrival at the door of tenants at the Polifly Arms Apartments in Hackensack.Rory Puntasecca for DAILY VOICE No other injuries were immediately reported. There w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police A would-be burglar bolted after breaking a window at a Cresskill pharmacy, authorities said. A passerby who saw the aborted attempt at Hudson Drug on Union Avenue dialed 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, March 17, Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Officers found broken glass and no entry, the captain said Tuesday. The witness told police the bandit, who ran south on Willow Street, had on dark clothing and a baseball cap, Lanzilotti said. Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics investigator gathers evidence following what local police said was an aborted burglary …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say
20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 20-year-old Passaic resident was the shooter who wounded one young city man and missed hitting another nearly three weeks ago, authorities said. Elijah Ortiz opened fire on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint statement on Tuesday, March 21. Four shell casings were recovered, responders said at the time. A 21-year-old city man was struck in the leg, they said. He was later released from nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical Center foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup An ex-con from Essex County who served 13½ years in federal prison for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville within weeks of one another was convicted Monday of robbing an East Orange cellphone store at gunpoint just two months after his release. Kenneth Graham, 50, of Newark, was wearing a black mask and blue jeans when he entered the downtown Boost Mobile store on Central Avenue and announced a robbery in the middle of the afternoon on Jan. 18, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Graham pointed a gun at a store employee, who was ordered to place several cell phones from a dis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say 'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say 'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say
'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say A Midland Park man could consider himself fortunate after a vehicle fell on him while he was changing a tire, authorities said. The jack "may not have been placed in the strongest locations to hold the weight of the car," borough Police Chief Michael Powderley said after the 58-year-old resident was injured on Erie Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment and released the same day, the chief said. "Lucky guy," he said. Midland Park police and firefighters responded along with the Midland Park Ambulance Corps and Wycko…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
SEE ANYTHING? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint SEE ANYTHING? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint SEE ANYTHING? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint
SEE Anything? Route 17 McDonald's Robbed At Knifepoint The McDonald's on southbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights was robbed by a man with a knife early Sunday morning, authorities said. An employee who was confronted by the robber wasn't injured as he emptied the register at the fast food restaurant on the southbound highway just past Route 46 shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, they said. The robber was described as a dark-skinned Hispanic with a large beard, around 5-foot-8, dressed all in black. He spoke both English and Spanish, may have been drunk and fled south in a red vehicle with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. ANYONE who migh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires
Sedan Packed With 8 Teens Slams Into Pole In Upper Saddle River, Downs Wires, Ignites Fires UPDATE: A sedan packed with eight teens downed a utility pole in Upper Saddle River, yanking down high-tension wires, igniting two fires and knocking out power to some local customers, authorities said. No life-threatening injuries were reported after the 2017 Honda Accord struck the pole on Lake Street near Danebury Downs shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Lt. Donald Hausch said. A girl in the car suffered a broken leg, however. Good Samaritan passersby rushed to help the injured. "I was there holding gashes closed while waiting for PD, FD and EMS to get through the down line…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint
Robbers Rush Cliffside Park Resident At His Door, Take $34G Worth Of Valuables At Gunpoint A Cliffside Park man was accosted at his front door by two robbers who took an iPhone 13, a custom Rolex watch and a white-gold ring at gunpoint worth a combined $34,200, authorities said. The robbers pulled up to the Crescent Lane home just off Palisade Avenue in a silver older model Audi SUV shortly after 7 a.m. Monday, March 20, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. They rushed the victim brandishing a black handgun as he walked up his stairs and into his foyer, the deputy chief said. The robber "demanded in Spanish that the victim turn over his belongings or they would kill him," …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster 3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster 3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster
3 Hospitalized In Horrific Hit-And-Run Head-On In Teaneck, DWI Driver Caught Hiding In Dumpster A driver from Englewood dove into a Dumpster and was captured after running from the scene of a horrific head-on crash on Cedar Lane in Teaneck, police said. Responding officers were pointed toward an alleyway where Felix Veloz had fled following the collision shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Lt. Kevin Marrero said. The impact knocked a Jeep Compass driven by Veloz onto the sidewalk and into a building on Cedar Lane's north side between Lincoln Place and Elm Avenue. A female driver and male passenger of a Toyota Sienna, both 57 years old from Englewood, were extricated by Teanec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash
Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Two bandits in hoodies and ski masks fled a Hackensack gas station with nearly $500 in cash from a strong-arm robbery Sunday night, authorities said. No weapon was shown in the holdup of the Sunoco station on Polifly Road just off Routes 17 and 80 around 9:30 p.m. March 19, they said. The 31-year-old station attendant wasn't injured, police said. The robbers were last seen headed east on Lodi Street, witnesses told them. The robbers fled the Sunoco station on Polifly Road in Hackensack with nearly $500 in cash Sunday night, March 19, authorities said.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOIC…

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