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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD 100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD 100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD
100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD An alert Mahwah police officer nabbed a driver from North Carolina on Route 17 with more than 100 pounds of pot, 30 pounds of cannabis oil and several pounds of “magic” mushrooms, authorities said. Officer Michael Silano stopped a Chrysler mini-van driven by Kobe P. Rockwell, 24, of Apex, NC, on the southbound highway for various motor vehicle violations, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said on Tuesday, March 14. Silano requested a Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9, who indicated the presence of drugs in the vehicle following Monday’s stop, the chief said. A search turned up the marijuana, the…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Can't Let Go: Garfield Stalker With 30-Year Grudge Harasses Franklin Lakes Man, Police Say Can't Let Go: Garfield Stalker With 30-Year Grudge Harasses Franklin Lakes Man, Police Say Can't Let Go: Garfield Stalker With 30-Year Grudge Harasses Franklin Lakes Man, Police Say
Can't Let Go: Garfield Stalker With 30-Year Grudge Harasses Franklin Lakes Man, Police Say A Garfield man with a history of harassment charges was jailed after authorities said he stalked and threatened a man in Franklin Lakes over a perceived slight from 30 or so years ago. Steven Thomas, 57, blamed the victim for hurting someone close to him, Capt. Mark McCombs said. "He dug up the victim's phone number, threatened him and released things from his past," the captain said. "The victim is frightened." Thomas already had a history, including an alleged child-luring incident involving a neighbor's son in 2018, criminal records show. He was also reportedly charged with harassment b…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ TRANSIT CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ TRANSIT CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ TRANSIT CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge
Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ Transit CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge A Bergen County man with the same name as NJ TRANSIT's top executive claimed to be him after he was caught stealing uniforms from the agency's garage in Fairview and igniting a fire on one of its buses, authorities charged. Kevin J. Corbett, an unemployed 42-year-old Hillsdale resident, entered the facility off Anderson Avenue in street clothes before dawn Saturday, March 11, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. He then stole an NJ Transit raincoat, an agency uniform shirt and a roll of receipt paper, it says. Transit police responded to a call from employees who grab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Schools Sheltered In Place After Quartet Flees Failed Armed Street Robbery: Police Saddle Brook Schools Sheltered In Place After Quartet Flees Failed Armed Street Robbery: Police Saddle Brook Schools Sheltered In Place After Quartet Flees Failed Armed Street Robbery: Police
Saddle Brook Schools Sheltered In Place After Quartet Flees Failed Armed Street Robbery: Police Saddle Brook Middle/High School was temporarily sheltered in place on Monday after four men reportedly tried to rob someone who thought he was making an online sale, authorities said. "Two men approached the victim on foot while two more were in a car nearby" in the center of town around 2 p.m. March 13, said Capt. John Zotollo, the officer in charge of the department. The victim got in his car and locked the doors as they approached, the captain said. "One of the men allegedly brandished a firearm at the victim as he attempted to break the car window," he said. He escaped without injury …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Video Helps ID Creators Of Swastika Found On Grounds Of Westwood School, Superintendent Says Video Helps ID Creators Of Swastika Found On Grounds Of Westwood School, Superintendent Says Video Helps ID Creators Of Swastika Found On Grounds Of Westwood School, Superintendent Says
Video Helps ID Creators Of Swastika Found On Grounds Of Westwood School, Superintendent Says Police investigating the discovery of a swastika on the grounds of a K-5 school in Westwood are reviewing video evidence, the district superintendent said. The symbol of hate was "created with twigs" and "was about one foot long by one foot wide," Westwood Regional Schools Supt. Jill Mortimer wrote in an email to parents on Monday, March 13. School officials immediately reported it to police, then worked with them to identify those responsible, Mortimer said. "There was video evidence," she added. Principals at other schools in the districts checked their grounds and didn't find anything …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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WILD CHASE: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic WILD CHASE: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic WILD CHASE: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic
Wild Chase: Fleeing Driver Makes K-Turn On Route 17, Goes Wrong Way In Mid-Morning Traffic An unlicensed driver trying to shake pursuing police made a K-turn in mid-morning traffic on Route 17, drove the wrong way down the shoulder, then tried to ditch the unregistered, uninsured vehicle on a side street, authorities said. Kareem Vaughn Hewitt, 33, of Brooklyn got off of and onto Route 17 three separate times before he was caught on foot, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Saddle River Police Officer Ryan Holdsworth tried to stop the Mercury Mountaineer for not having a front license plate on southbound Route 17 shortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday, the chief said. As the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill
Update: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill A gunpoint home invasion robbery in Cresskill nearly six months ago was committed by two accused members of a massive auto theft ring smashed by New Jersey State Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday in announcing charges against them. James Lanier and Carlos Sanchez of Newark are both 24 and have been running together for some time now, records show. Both were among several defendants arrested during a November 2022 State Police takedown of a ring led by Sanchez that authorities said stole more than 30 high-end vehicles – including BMWs and Land Rovers – that were wort…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Granite Spill Temporarily Closes Route 46 Bridge Granite Spill Temporarily Closes Route 46 Bridge Granite Spill Temporarily Closes Route 46 Bridge
Granite Spill Temporarily Closes Route 46 Bridge A noontime mishap closed the Route 46 bridge over the Hackensack River on Monday. The delay was temporary after a truck carrying granite and quartz spilled most of its load on the 89-year-old span between Little Ferry and Ridgefield Park on March 13. A New Jersey Department of Transportation crew with a front-end loader and dump truck cleaned up the spill and the road was reopened. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg
Passaic Man, 21, Shot In Leg A 21-year-old Passaic man was shot in the city Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was shot in the leg on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, responders said, adding that four shell casings were recovered. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. They didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford Resident Accused Of Brandishing Gun Rutherford Resident Accused Of Brandishing Gun Rutherford Resident Accused Of Brandishing Gun
Rutherford Resident Accused Of Brandishing Gun A tax consultant from Rutherford was arrested for pointing a loaded gun during a dispute, authorities said. Gerard Losardo, 35, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday, March 13, records show. He was seized at his home without incident on Friday after allegedly brandishing a legally registered .40-caliber handgun that night, Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Sean Farrell said. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Losardo is charged with aggravated assault, criminal restraint, simple assault, making terroristic threats and a weapons offense.

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