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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

Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood A homeless drenched in blood and holding a knife was captured by Englewood police after he stabbed a fellow squatter in a vacant building, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was expected to survive cuts to his hands, elbow, shoulder and foot, as well as an injury to the bridge of the nose, following the attack shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim staggered out of the long-unoccupied building at 215 West Englewood Avenue near Lafayette Place and collapsed on the sidewalk, witnesses told responding officers, the lieutenant said. He was …

by Jerry DeMarco

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse A 50-year-old vehicle thief crashed an SUV in the parking lot of the Bergen County Courthouse while trying to elude a South Hackensack police officer, authorities said. Officer Damian Colon was on patrol when he spotted a 2016 Honda SUV reported stolen out of Newark heading down Green Street at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Sean Bannon said. Colon tried to pull the driver over, the detective said. but he hit the gas instead. A short time later, the SUV careened across the sidewalk and crashed into a handicapped parking sign at 1 Bergen Plaza, Bannon said. The driver -- Angel…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

South Jersey Ex-Con Gets 25 Years Without Parole For Drug, Weapons Convictions: Feds A Trenton-area ex-con who served time for drug and weapons convictions is headed to federal prison for 25 years. Timothy “Young Money” Wimbush, 33, will have to serve out just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Wimbush rejected a plea offer from the government after he was caught armed and dealing during a gun war in Trenton. Taking his chances with a jury, he was convicted in October 2021 of selling and conspiring to sell heroin and possessing a firearm and ammo as a convicted felon. That led to a 300-month prison sentence handed down by…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist lay dead and his passenger seriously injured in the middle of a South Jersey intersection following a crash during a police chase, footage released by state authorities shows. Despite the obvious circumstances, state law and administrative guidelines require New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin to investigate the death of John R. Nutt, 41, of Mount Laurel in Pemberton Township that early April evening. Platkin's office released video from both the dashcam of the pursuing officer and the bodycam of a colleague who arrived from the opposite direction after the crash. Also rele…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed A couple escaped injury when a tree limb fell on their vehicle in Ridgewood. The husband and wife were headed down South Irving Street near Grove Street in their Honda CRV with New York plates when the mishap occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK.Boyd A. Loving The vehicle was towed. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. It's a wonder no one was seriously hurt in the mishap on…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Break Windows To Stop Jersey City SUV Driver From Fleeing Traffic Stop: Carlstadt PD A Jersey City driver who had no license or registration when she was stopped by Carlstadt police got back into her SUV, locked the doors and then crashed into a parked car when she tried to drive off, authorities said. Officers had to break two windows to get Linda Coleman, 30, into custody, Detective Sgt. Mark Wong said. It was shortly before 3:30 a.m. when Officer Anthony Rivezzi spotted the 2006 Ford Explorer parked in the crosswalk at the corner of Central Avenue and Union Street, the sergeant said. A computer check turned up an expired registration and suspended driver's license,…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities A repeat offender from Passaic who's had previous run-ins with law enforcement fought with and spit at police in New Milford, authorities said. Everett McBurse, 30, "has assaulted police and resisted arrest every time he's had an encounter" with them, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. This time, Officers Isaiah Castaneda and Thomas Foschini were interviewing McBurse while responding to a report of a dispute at a home on Faller Drive when he told them he had an active warrant, the chief said. Records show he actually had two -- one in New Milford and the other in Passaic, both inv…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood A driver may have had a medical episode before his SUV struck three parked vehicles in Ridgewood on Tuesday, responders said. The senior driver of the Honda CRV was alert and conscious when members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps loaded him into their rig following the crash on Cottage Place near the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue just before 1 p.m. July 18. He was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The senior driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing removed the SUV and a Honda Fit that was struck. A Mercedes Benz C300 …

by Jerry DeMarco

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Rush-Hour Baby Born At Lincoln Tunnel Entrance With Help From Port Authority Police A young Port Authority police officer had never delivered a baby before -- but there's a first time for everything. Responding to an emergency call at the Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, July 17, PAPD Officer Timothy Jozefczyk was met by a panicked driver who said his partner was in labor and bleeding, authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Jozefczyk talked Maria Marin through it, telling her to keep pushing, Valens said, and within three minutes a healthy boy had been born. Kylian Aaron Guallpa Castano weighed in at six pounds, nine ounces for those at home who a…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/18/2023

Police & Fire

Ex-Employees Of Franklin Lakes Cellphone Store Charged With Theft, Investigation Continues Two now-former employees of a cellphone store in Franklin Lakes were charged with using customers’ information to steal from them, authorities announced. Franklin Lakes police conducted an “extensive and comprehensive” investigation over the past several months before filing theft charges against both Robert Q. Hansford, 28, of Clifton, and Haleem K. Mitchell, 25, of East Orange, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Mitchell, who’d worked with Hansford at TS Mobility AT&T on Franklin Avenue, also was charged with conspiracy, the captain said on Tuesday, July 18. Both were released pending court ac…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/18/2023

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