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Jerry DeMarco

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jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Police & Fire

Fair Lawn Detective Continues To Nail Mailbox Check Thieves He did it again: A Fair Lawn detective continues to bust people cashing checks stolen from a local post office drop box. Once again, the missing item -- a cashier's check for $6,600 -- had been mailed at the Radburn Post Office. And once again, Detective Paul Donohue traced it. Donohue arrested 20-year-old Miguel Ortiz of Paterson, who "admitted to cashing the check into an ATM machine for another [person]," Sgt. Brian Metzler. Ortiz was released pending a court hearing on charges of theft by deception and receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, an investigation was continuing. In recent …

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Treacherous Mahwah School Crossing Gets More Attention After Another Near-Miss A crossing guard was leading Nick LaBate’s 6-year-old daughter and her mom across a busy Mahwah street to the youngster’s school bus stop when an SUV came roaring by – not slowing or stopping, just missing them all by a whisker, as the terrified mother yanked the little girl back. LaBate’s ex-wife “was so upset by what might have happened but for a matter of inches that she was in tears,” LaBate said. For those who live nearby, the street doesn’t have to be named: They know the perils of the stretch of Ramapo Valley Road (aka Route 202) near Island Road all too well. Although the number of…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Weather

Bundle Up, North Jersey -- Or Better Yet, Stay In: Winds Up, Temps Way Down Now that the snow squalls have passed, the temperatures will continue to drop. Bitter cold air will reach lows Thursday morning of 5 degrees to minus-5, said Joe Cioffi, the area's best-known meteorologist. Wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20, he said. HOW cold?COURTESY: esri COURTESY: National Weather Service We just have to make it to the weekend, Cioffi said: Super Bowl Sunday temperatures will push into the high 40s and climb even higher, to low 50s, the next day, he said. "We can say that barring any surprises, the first week to 10 days of February doesn’t look threat…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Boy, 16, Critically Injured In Washington Township Hit-Run Drug Ripoff, Driver Caught UPDATE: A 16-year-old Washington Township boy hung onto a fleeing vehicle and was thrown, suffering severe injuries, in a drug ripoff, authorities confirmed Friday. The 17-year-old driver, also from the township, was quickly taken into custody following Monday night's incident, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He was issued delinquency complaints accusing him of robbery, aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim, leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and assault by auto, the prosecutor said. Calo didn't say whether his office will ask a judge…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Judge Releases Musician Accused Of Beating Wife In 5-Hour Cliffside Park SWAT Standoff UPDATE: A Cliffside Park jazz player involved in a 5-hour SWAT standoff spent less than a day at the Bergen County Jail before a judge ordered him released pending a hearing. Kermit Driscoll, 62, was first taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for a psychiatric evaluation before he was transferred to the Bergen County Jail following Monday night's incident. He was to be held in the county lockup pending trial on charges that include aggravated assault, violating a restraining order, false imprisonment, hindering his arrest, obstruction and harassment. But a judge released Drisc…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Long Drive From Home: Franklin Lakes Police Bust Three In Route 208 Heroin, Oxy Stop It’s more than an hour and a half drive to Paterson from the homes of a Pennsylvania trio whom Franklin Lakes police said they caught with heroin, Oxycodone and hypodermic needles during a traffic stop. Officer David Blum pulled their car over on Route 208 just after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Arrested, charged with drug counts and released pending court hearings were Christopher Scurto, 26, of Greeley, Alissa Winters, 26, of Newfoundland and Sabrina Ray, 41, of Greentown.

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Glen Rock PD: 'Depressed, Despondent' Senior Found In Fair Lawn After Hours-Long Search Glen Rock police had help from several law enforcement colleagues in finding an emotionally troubled senior who concerned citizens thought might harm himself or others. The 70-something “depressed and despondent” man was found in Fair Lawn after a four-hour late-night search, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. He was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for a psychiatric evaluation, the chief said. “A handgun owned by the man was located by Pennsylvania State Police and was voluntarily surrendered to them by a family member,” Ackermann said, adding that the man didn’t have i…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/30/2019

Police & Fire

Stashing Pot In A Storage Unit? Dumb Move, Say Fair Lawn Police Who Seized Four Pounds The thing about trying to stash several pounds of marijuana in a storage unit: People will smell it. Just ask Fair Lawn police. Investigators called to Life Storage on Wagaraw Road could smell it, too, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. With help from a Bergen County Sheriff’s Department K-9 team, narcotics Detectives Brian Rypkema, Anthony Lugo and Mark Wyka figured out which unit to obtain a search warrant for. Inside they found four pounds of pot, along with packaging materials, that they said a Paterson dealer stashed there, Metzler said. The renter, 34-year-old Milton Hall, was released after …

by Jerry DeMarco

01/29/2019

Police & Fire

Wallington PD: Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin Folds Taped To Bra A Wallington driver found passed out behind the wheel outside a local 7-Eleven had 100 folds of heroin taped to her bra, police said. Sgt. Paul Stolarz, a recognized drug expert, noticed that the woman’s eyes were droopy and “she appeared to be emotionally detached from answering questions posed to her,” Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. “She was fumbling through paperwork and had trouble making eye contact.” Christina Maiella, 27, needed help getting out of the car and had to hold onto it for balance, Kudlacik said. After falling a series of dexterity tests, she was taken into custody, he said. …

by Jerry DeMarco

01/29/2019

Police & Fire

Oakland PD: Accused Counterfeiter Released Under Bail Reform Does It Again Only a month after he was busted with more than $650 in counterfeit $10 and $20 bills in Haworth, a Fairview man was caught by an Oakland detective with what authorities said was nearly $1,000 in bogus bills -- along with recent purchase receipts from several area stores.Andrew Lochard, 29, has a criminal record that also includes arrests in 2017 on forgery and money laundering charges in Hillsdale and falsely claiming to have a bomb in Paramus. JB Pet Supply summoned Oakland police Monday after Lochard tried passing a phony $20 bill, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Soon after, Eldri…

by Jerry DeMarco

01/29/2019

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