Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

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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Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street
Feds Probe Explosions On Same Paterson Street Authorities hadn't said by noontime Thursday whether a pair of explosions on the same Paterson block the night before were from fireworks or improvised devices thrown from a passing car. They did say that agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the pair of incidents on 21st Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities were looking for a white Nissan Quest after the devices were reportedly tossed in the middle of the block and at a travel agency on the corner of 22nd Avenue. No one was injured, although a door and window were damaged, r…
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room UPDATE: A Hackensack couple was stabbed dead by an ex-con who came to their home looking for a room, authorities said. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, got into an argument with the victims over what would be the terms of his stay before stabbing Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a law enforcement investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Gunter, a 67-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, was pronounced dead in a living room on the second floor of the Fairmount Avenue home after he'd been stabbed in the torso, responders said. Doorbell video with audio shows Avery…
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room UPDATE: A Hackensack couple was stabbed dead by an ex-con who came to their home looking for a room, authorities said. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, got into an argument with the victims over what would be the terms of his stay before stabbing Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a law enforcement investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Gunter, a 67-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, was pronounced dead in a living room on the second floor of the Fairmount Avenue home after he'd been stabbed in the torso, responders said. Doorbell video with audio shows Avery…
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street A 27-year-old Dumont woman was struck by a sedan when she crossed in the middle of a busy Englewood street in the dark, authorities said. The victim "walked into the roadway, midblock, not in a crosswalk, and was struck" by an Acura TL on West Palisade Avenue near Nathaniel Place shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. Englewood police and paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center responded, de la Rosa said Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries before being released. No charges were filed or summonses …
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers A violent ex-con who's spent two decades behind bars was carrying dozens of bags of heroin and cocaine when he crashed during a Paramus police chase and then fought the officers, authorities said. David C Turner, 46, had fled a traffic stop in Washington Township when Officer Michael Mordaga spotted his 2013 Chevy Equinox speeding on southbound Route 17 shortly after midnight Tuesday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nick Tanelli and Kevin Osback joined Mordaga in trying to stop Turner, who lost control of the vehicle and sent it into a guardrail at the exit for Route 4…
Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30 Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30
Demarest Man, 63, Charged With Stalking Oakland Woman, 30 A 63-year-old Demarest man was arrested for stalking an Oakland woman, authorities said. Kerry Fouch was taken into custody after the 30-year-olf victim told Officer Jacob Martin reported being followed, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Her stalker "would appear at numerous places that she would frequent in and out of Oakland," the lieutenant said. Fouch, formerly of Closter, has a history of minor arrests for offenses including theft, receiving stolen property and drug possession, records show, Oakland police charged Fouch with stalking and then released him pending a hearing, he said.
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Elsewhere Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip More than two dozen boys were reportedly taken to hospitals in Rockland County, the Catskills, and Brooklyn after they apparently suffered food poisoning while returning from a trip to Ukraine. The boys, all in their upper teens, were nauseous, vomiting and feverish, among other reactions, after landing at an unidentified New York City airport, responders said. They apparently had been eating tuna sandwiches before their flight and began feeling ill during the journey, according to unconfirmed reports. UPDATE: As many as 20Vizhnitzer Bochrim who have just returned to Boro Park with the…
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping dump the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also didn't identify th…
Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel
Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Fairfield County Native's Body In Barrel A 29-year-old man was charged with helping to illegally dispose of the naked body of a New York City escort from Fairfield County in a barrel left on a quiet Northern New Jersey street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, of Queens, early Tuesday evening, Aug. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe 42-year-old Greenwich native Nicole Flanagan died. Earlier report: Body Of Wall Street Escort From Greenwich Found Stuffed In Barrel The prosecutor also didn't identify the person who authorities believe is the primary suspect in Flanagan'…
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip
Dozens Of Boys From Rockland, Brooklyn Hospitalized With Food Poisoning After Ukraine Trip More than two dozen boys were reportedly taken to hospitals in Rockland County, the Catskills and Brooklyn after they apparently suffered food poisoning while returning from a trip to Ukraine. The boys, all in their upper teens, were nauseous, vomiting and feverish, among other reactions, after landing at an unidentified New York City airport, responders said. They apparently had been eating tuna sandwiches before their flight and began feeling ill during the journey, according to unconfirmed reports. UPDATE: As many as 20Vizhnitzer Bochrim who have just returned to Boro Park with thei…
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